Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets
The new standard is aimed at regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds whose issuers need identity checks, sanctions controls and other transfer rules built into…
Bitcoin dips below $84,000 as oil jumps on Iranian tanker attacks
Bitcoin briefly broke under the level analysts flagged as the point where sellers take over. Oil and the dollar both climbed. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin.de trading remains halted as German regulator rejects MiCA application
Trading on the platform has largely been suspended since June as its operator awaited MiCA authorization, with the company now looking to regulated partners to…
Pudgy Penguins-backed Abstract to shut down after ‘tens of millions’ in losses
Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company funded Abstract for 18 months but still failed to find productmarket fit despite attracting major brands and a community…
Oct. 9 has loomed large in stock-market history. Why investors still shouldn’t buy into an October jinx.
Not just one, but two, major market turning points since 2000 have occurred on that day. Source:MarketWatch
The S&P 500 is back in record territory as the ‘Magnificent Seven’ ride to the rescue
After trading sideways for much of the past year, the “Magnificent Seven” have been staging a comeback, helping to reenergize a bull market threatened by…
UK names 6 banks to lead first digitally native government bond
The DIGIT pilot will test distributed ledger technology and onchain settlement for UK sovereign debt, with issuance expected by the first quarter of 2027.…
Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain
Highway drivers will be allowed to use a reddyed farm fuel that’s taxexempt through the end of 2026. Source:MarketWatch
‘Trump accounts’ could force MAGA children to own New York Times stock
This is going to bring a lot of problems that almost anyone could have predicted Source:MarketWatch
Marvell just impressed Wall Street with ‘good numbers plus a better story’
Marvell’s stock is popping after the company not only delivered with its financial forecasts but also demonstrated its diversified mix of customers and…
How Meta’s stock can surge to $1,000, according to the biggest bull on Wall Street
A Wells Fargo analyst warns of a nearterm profit hit from AI infrastructure spending and legal costs — but thinks that will set up massive gains by 2028.…
Russia’s digital ruble accounts top 220K in first month, nearly 4X central bank forecast
The digital ruble’s early uptake comes as BRICS nations explore linking their digital currencies for crossborder trade and payments. Source:Cointelegraph