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Statistics Canada reported on September 14 (local time) that Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% year-over-year in August, matching market expectations. The increase was driven by sustained gasoline prices amid ongoing Middle East conflicts and a sharp acceleration in travel package

Oracle began a fresh round of layoffs on Monday, according to a Business Insider report citing a source with knowledge of the matter and reviewed copies of layoff notification emails. The emails informed affected employees that their roles were being eliminated as part of a 'broader organizational c

A man in his 70s in Hong Kong lost HK$13 million (approximately $1.67 million) after downloading a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment app promoted through an unsolicited WhatsApp message, the Hong Kong Police Force confirmed through its CyberDefender social media channel. The victim purchased

The Digital Chamber's Convergence Forum is taking place in NYC this week, featuring participants including zkSync, Fireblocks, and Cari Network. The event, scheduled for today at 12:55 PM, will explore the evolving landscape of banking in the context of cryptocurrency regulation in 2026. The forum a

New York Attorney General Letitia James led 17 bipartisan state attorneys general in urging lawmakers to vote against the Clarity Act, sending a letter on Monday ahead of a key Senate procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday. The coalition warned that the landmark cryptocurrency legislation would

JPMorgan analyst Richard Choe upgraded IREN Limited from Underweight to Overweight, raising the price target to $65 from $46. The double upgrade follows a $5.5 billion deal between IREN and Nvidia that repositions the former Bitcoin mining company as a neocloud provider. IREN, formerly known as

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer convened Senate Democrats Sunday evening to discuss the Clarity Act, two days before a Tuesday 2:15 p.m. ET vote that will determine whether crypto market structure legislation advances this year. President Trump met with advisors Friday on the bill's ethics

Arbitrum, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, posted a tweet stating 'We heard you like RWAs,' generating attention in the crypto community. The statement signals the platform's focus on real-world assets, particularly tokenized stocks, as institutions explore tokenization opportunities. This d

Anthropic selected Nasdaq for its initial public offering, according to Business Insider. The Claude maker may view recent AI safety concerns as strengthening rather than weakening its IPO case, arguing that transparency as a public company improves safety. Social media suggestions that Anthropic

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted multiple whistleblower awards totaling over $150 million, according to an official agency announcement. The awards aim to incentivize individuals to report financial misconduct and support compliance across the financial sector. The CF

DeFiDevCorp expanded its Solana treasury to 2.39 million SOL, adding 55,491 SOL since August 27. The expansion accompanies a secured $300 million funding facility intended primarily for additional SOL purchases. The move reflects growing institutional confidence in Solana's decentralized finance

President Trump accepted key ethics restrictions on a major cryptocurrency bill that would establish a new regulatory framework for digital assets. The agreement allows state attorneys general to take enforcement action on violations — not just the Justice Department — addressing Democratic

Senator Cynthia Lummis is calling for immediate action on the CLARITY Act after 12 months of negotiations, describing it as a "strong, bipartisan compromise" necessary to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Lummis warned that without clear regulations, the U.S. risks losing

Stand With Crypto is mobilizing public support ahead of the cloture vote for the CLARITY Act scheduled for September 15, 2026. The legislation includes ethics provisions requiring officials, judges, and their spouses to divest from cryptocurrency holdings or utilize blind trusts. The mobilization

MetaMask announced new wallet protection features on Monday, adding warnings for lookalike addresses, investment and romance scams, and first-time recipients across its mobile app and browser extension. The protections respond to user behavior patterns showing trust in recipients or coaching past wa

LI.FI raised $29 million in a December 2025 Series A extension led by Multicoin Capital and CoinFund, bringing total funding to $51.7 million. The cross-chain aggregator processed $60 billion in lifetime transaction volume by December 2025, demonstrating institutional-scale demand for blockchain

Cross-chain liquidity protocol Symbiosis recovered 15 Bitcoin, worth approximately $1.1 million, after an exploit targeting its native Bitcoin bridge. The exploit allowed an attacker to mint 46.1 billion unbacked tokens, though the attacker appears to have realized net proceeds of only 4.3 Wrapped B

Michael Saylor's Strategy has not purchased Bitcoin for the second consecutive week, maintaining its holdings at 845,050 BTC, according to CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor. The development follows a $139 million repurchase of STRC preferred stock by the firm. Market observers are monitoring th

Evercore founder and senior chairman Roger Altman on Monday called artificial intelligence 'the greatest threat facing the world by a big margin,' advocating for stronger guardrails and slower development pace. Altman, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, stated the technology