Around 19,500 Bitcoin choices contracts will expire on Friday, July 17, with a notional worth of roughly $1.23 billion. This expiry is way smaller than standard occasions, so it’s unlikely to have any influence on spot markets. Crypto markets have gained later within the week following cooler-than-expected US inflation knowledge, however have misplaced these good…
A federal grand jury indicted Sioux Falls crypto investor Benjamin Paul Wiener, 43, on 29 counts tied to an alleged fraud scheme that prosecutors estimate value victims roughly $20 million. The fees embrace wire fraud, cash laundering, financial institution fraud, and aggravated id theft. Wiener pleaded not responsible on July 10 and was launched on…
The international embedded finance market hit $197 billion in 2026, rising at round 31.5% yearly. Most of that progress is being powered by a comparatively small group of APIs that permit non-financial corporations supply banking, funds, lending, and card merchandise with out constructing any of that infrastructure themselves. A payroll platform can supply earned wage entry….
Banks and fintechs are burning via their previous playbooks sooner than they’d prefer to admit. Static thresholds and guide overview queues catch what fraudsters have been doing final yr, not what they’re attempting this week Now, generative AI helps criminals write extra convincing phishing emails and clone voices for account takeover scams, the arms race has…
It was October 2025 when the first cryptocurrency shot to an all-time high above $126,000. In the months that adopted, nevertheless, the euphoria pale, and the bears took management. The state of affairs solely worsened at first of the summer time, when BTC dropped nicely under $60K, whereas in the previous few days consumers stepped…
Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing the trade at $20 billion. It is the primary institutional capital the platform has raised since launching in 2016. The verify stands out towards a pointy pullback in crypto fundraising. Deal counts have collapsed whilst a number of giant platforms proceed to draw nine-figure investments. Citadel…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 sank as a lot as 4.4% on Friday, July 17, main a broad Asian tech selloff. Investors dumped chip shares tied to the synthetic intelligence increase. The index fell to 63,896.48, extending losses from earlier within the week. Chip-equipment maker Advantest and tech investor SoftBank every misplaced round 9 %. Taiwan’s Taiex…
Netflix (NFLX) forecast third-quarter income of $12.86 billion, wanting Wall Street’s $13 billion estimate. Shares sank almost 9% in after-hours buying and selling Thursday, July 16. The steerage overshadowed second-quarter outcomes that beat earnings estimates however fell simply brief on income. Investors are weighing slowing subscriber progress towards a maturing streaming enterprise heading into the…
Alphabet inventory fell over 4% after the European Union ordered Google to open Search and Android information to rivals. The order provides to issues over a delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro launch. The pullback erased most of a rally sparked days earlier by Warren Buffett’s public endorsement of the inventory. Shares modified arms close to $353…
Trump Media & Technology Group has launched a paid knowledge feed known as Truth API. It provides banks and buying and selling companies sooner entry to Donald Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts. The service goes reside August 1 and already has signed clients, the corporate stated. Why Speed On Trump’s Posts Matters Trump’s Truth Social…