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US President Donald Trump has notified Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to respond to allegations within three weeks, ABC News reported on the 7th local time. The notification follows a Supreme Court ruling on June 29 that rejected Trump's dismissal attempt, requiring procedural due process. The

Firmus raised $2 billion in equity at a valuation above $10.5 billion, the Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure firm announced. The round closed as NVIDIA (NVDA) stocks traded within about $13 of their all-time high. The raise reflects continued heavy AI spending tied to Nvidia's ecosystem ahead of the A

Martin Shkreli announced on Friday that he is shorting shares of Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) following the company's second-quarter earnings report released after market close on Thursday. The former hedge-fund manager stated his position is based on the view that 'one year of bottleneck on a com

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent warning letters to prediction market platforms instructing them to stop using American-style moneyline betting odds, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The CFTC told regulated entities to comply with the law and avoid 'deceptive' practices when listing,

eToro restored outbound eToro Money payments across the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia on Friday after temporarily halting the service for more than five hours. The broker stopped all outbound payments from eToro Money in the three regions at 08:41 UTC on August 7 while its team

The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index, which tracks US investor demand for Bitcoin, has remained in negative territory for 80 consecutive days as the leading cryptocurrency continues trading within a narrow range. The previous longest negative period occurred between January 16 and February 24 this

The Situational Awareness hedge fund faced a forced unwind last Thursday following a margin call, marking a clearing event for the artificial intelligence trade after turbulent July performance battered market leaders. The fund, run by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, had used

Burger King has overtaken Wendy's as the second-largest burger chain in the United States by systemwide sales, reclaiming a position it lost six years ago to the rival chain. The shift follows two years of diverging performance: Wendy's reported its sixth consecutive quarter of declining US

XRP dropped 2.05% in 24 hours to $1.02, marking it as the only cryptocurrency in the red among the top 10 digital assets by market capitalization. The decline followed the Senate's departure from Washington without voting on the Clarity Act, a market-structure bill that would classify

Upbit and Bithumb, two leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, announced divergent decisions regarding the meme coin Bonk (BONK). Upbit will end BONK trading support on September 7th at 09:00, while Bithumb removed the token from its delist watchlist. The contrasting actions reflect

BTCPay Server disclosed on Friday that a critical vulnerability is being actively exploited and urged users to update their servers to version 2.4.2. The team stated that funds may be at risk, though the number of affected users and the extent of losses remain unclear. BTCPay Server is a free,

Wendy's withdrew its full-year 2026 financial outlook and reduced its annualized dividend to $0.28 per share on Friday as new CEO Bob Wright outlined plans to revive the struggling fast-food chain. The company is reassessing its business opportunities and capital allocation while developing a

Hackers are using BNB Chain smart contracts to distribute malware through compromised websites and fake CAPTCHA prompts, according to a report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence. In a post on X on Thursday, Microsoft said the campaign uses EtherHiding, a technique that stores malicious instructions in

Airbnb shares surged 15% Friday after the company delivered one of its strongest growth quarters in years and CEO Brian Chesky announced the company will spend 'a lot more' on AI tokens this year than originally forecast. Chesky credited artificial intelligence as the 'number one explanation' for

An early Bitcoin investor who accumulated BTC when the cryptocurrency traded between $10 and $15 has executed their first transaction after approximately 10 months of inactivity. According to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens, the whale transferred 50 BTC, valued at approximately $3.22

OpenAI's first consumer device will be a screenless smart speaker shaped like a doughnut and roughly the size of a hockey puck, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The battery-powered product is priced in the $300 to $400 range and slated for availability in 2027. OpenAI is positioning the device as a c

Grayscale's Ethereum Staking Mini ETF signed a new trust agreement on August 6 that makes staking the default for nearly all of its 839,556 ETH holdings, aiming to deploy the fund's 161,000 idle ETH. The rewrite enables monthly cash distributions of staking rewards to shareholders and was filed

Russ Savage, the billionaire founder of Rockstar Energy, has acquired more than 12 million shares of Celsius Holdings and is calling for the removal of the company's CEO following an earnings miss this week. Savage now controls roughly 4.7% of Celsius, a stake worth approximately $300 million at

SpaceX stock surged 10.54% to $127.03 as of 11:33 AM local time on August 7, the second consecutive day of sharp gains. Argus Research upgraded SpaceX to 'buy' from 'hold' with a $160 price target on August 7, driving the rally. The surge occurred despite 911.5 million shares exiting lockup on Augus