The New York Stock Exchange is laying the groundwork for one of the most consequential changes to US equity market infrastructure in decades. The exchange announced plans to support tokenized securities and enable continuous, 24/7 trading. It’s an attempt to modernize how stocks trade, settle, and absorb information in a global financial system. If successful,
Trust in the US dollar has come under pressure amid intensified scrutiny of the Federal Reserve. Geopolitical tensions have also risen, stemming from disputes tied to Washington’s interest in Greenland. Against this backdrop, China is emerging as an indirect beneficiary. By expanding yuan-denominated trade and payment systems, Beijing stands to gain from a growing global
Blockspace Acquires Bitcoin Layers to Expand Bitcoin L2 Data Intelligence Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform tracking metrics across Bitcoin’s layer-2 and scaling ecosystem, as the company expands beyond journalism into data and intelligence products. The acquisition brings Bitcoin Layers’ research and on-chain analytics directly into Blockspace’s content and product suite,
The blockchain payment infrastructure is set to evolve with a strategic alliance as GANA Insight, an innovative PayFi protocol, partners with NexFi Wallet to transform cross-border finance. This partnership signifies a major milestone in making payments globally instant, transparent, and borderless and will address the inefficiencies that have plagued the conventional way to send money
Key Takeaways European carmaker shares slide as Trump tariff threat tied to Greenland dispute weighs on auto stocks. EU signals up to €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs if US proceeds with planned levies. Shares of Europe’s largest carmakers fell sharply today after US President Donald Trump pledged to impose new tariffs on several European countries
The space agency has begun exploring blockchain technology as a way to protect aviation systems from cyber threats and data tampering, marking an important step towards more secure aircraft communications in the future. NASA recently ran an experiment at its Ames Research Center involving drones to see if spreading data across multiple platforms could keep
Key Takeaways Moonshot AI has reached a valuation of approximately $4.8 billion. The company’s focus is on large language models and generative AI tools. Alibaba-backed AI startup Moonshot AI has seen its valuation rise to $4.8 billion, sources told CNBC, marking a $500 million increase from last month. The surge follows strong market performance from
According to a diplomatic Monetary Fund assessment released on Monday, the global economy is expected to grow faster this year than previously anticipated, but rising trade barriers and escalating diplomatic tensions may impede that growth. According to the organization’s most recent quarterly assessment, the global economy is expected to expand by 3.3% this year, up
Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has issued a $272 million (AED 1 billion) digital bond utilizing DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology). This is the largest public digital bond issued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The digital bond will be listed on Nasdaq