As the Iran war rages on, U.S. Treasury yields – the market’s gauge of borrowing costs – have surged to multi-month highs, pricing in delayed Fed rate cuts and higher inflation expectations. The question is at what point the Treasury market, which underpins global finance, starts causing trouble for both the government and the economy,
With tensions escalating between the US and Iran, global markets are experiencing one of their most volatile days in recent years. Bitcoin’s sharp fluctuations and gold’s historic losses have raised questions among experts about whether the concept of a “safe haven” has changed. Scott Melker stated that the markets were shaken by President Trump’s contradictory
Stripe’s newly launched Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) could mark a turning point for micropayments — a long-promised but underutilized use case in crypto and beyond — as AI agents reshape how transactions are made. That’s the key takeaway from newly published analysis by Forrester senior analyst Meng Liu, who argues that MPP may succeed where
Crypto fundraising roared back last week with over $2.87 billion raised across the top ten deals, according to data compiled by CoinMarketCap. — The week was dominated by payments-focused companies, with four of the top six raises targeting payment infrastructure — a clear signal of where institutional capital is flowing in 2026. Here’s a breakdown
Artificial intelligence has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a core operational tool within the French financial landscape. A comprehensive new study by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) reveals a significant shift: 90% of supervised entities have already integrated AI or have immediate plans to do so. For investment service providers and brokers, this
Glider and Ondo Finance have introduced a platform to let retail investors build and automate custom portfolios of tokenized US stocks, offering direct exposure to equities without a brokerage account. According to the announcement, the platform allows users to create personalized baskets of onchain stocks that track real-world assets, removing the need for wallets, gas