Dtcpay funding raises US$10 million in Series A to expand compliant digital payments in Europe, detailing licensing, Visa tie-up, strategy. Backed by strategic capital and fresh regulatory approvals, Singapore-based dtcpay funding is set to accelerate the rollout of compliant digital payment solutions across Europe and key global markets. Series A round and strategic backers Digital
China resumed large-scale military operations near Taiwan on March 15, sending 26 aircraft and 7 naval vessels toward the island in the largest show of force in weeks. The activity follows an unusual two-week lull in Chinese flights near Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Analysts are now reassessing the economic risks of a Taiwan
No major AI company has endorsed crypto trading bots. No frontier lab is training models for it. Yet a growing number of traders are using Anthropic’s Claude to build automated Polymarket bots, claiming profits in the millions. Viral threads suggest anyone can do it. But the loudest winners are using strategies any quant fund could
Nvidia shares failed to sustain a rally on Monday despite a series of headline-grabbing announcements at the company’s annual GTC developer conference. The stock briefly jumped during CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote but later pulled back, ending the session with only modest gains. NVIDIA Stock Price Chart on Monday, March 16. Source: Google Finance Investors initially
Wall Street private-credit funds are slowing the exits as withdrawal pressure builds As Bitcoin climbs and holds above $73,000, several of Wall Street’s biggest private-credit funds have capped, stretched, or halted withdrawals, according to recent filings and reports tied to BlackRock, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, Cliffwater, and Blue Owl. JPMorgan has also marked down some private-credit
The volatility created in global energy markets by the war with Iran in the Middle East could complicate the Fed’s interest rate cut plans. Rising oil and natural gas prices, creating new pressure on inflation, have significantly weakened expectations for an interest rate cut. Economists expect the Fed to keep its policy interest rate unchanged
Crypto market intelligence platform Messari named former Chief Technology Officer Diran Li as its new CEO, confirming layoffs as part of a broader restructuring around AI. The leadership change follows Eric Turner’s departure after less than two years in the role. Turner took over as interim CEO in July 2024 after founder Ryan Selkis resigned.
The institution has asked the government to allow digital financial assets to be issued on open networks like Ethereum, opening national businesses to international investments. Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina also stated that these regulations would help conduct cross-border settlements. Russia Sets Up Digital Assets As Vehicles For International Investment The Central Bank
US President Donald Trump has again pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, saying at a White House meeting that they should have a “special meeting” to reduce rates. “What’s a better time to cut interest rates than now? A third-grade student would know that,” Trump added, according to videos shared on X.
T. Rowe Price has filed to hold a broad set of digital assets in its new exchange-traded fund (ETF), including bitcoin, ether, dogecoin, and shiba inu. The asset manager, which has $1.8 trillion in assets under management, filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), offering new details about