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Standard Chartered Bank announced on the 19th a plan to reduce corporate function positions by more than 15% by 2030, affecting approximately 8,000 jobs. The bank stated that its next phase of growth will benefit from a more streamlined, agile, and connected operating model. The workforce

U.S. stock index futures all fell collectively before trading on Tuesday. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.7%, S&P 500 index futures fell 0.4%, and Dow Jones futures dropped 77 points. At the same time, chip stocks remained under pressure, with Micron, Broadcom, and NVIDIA each down more than 1%. This echoed signs of profit-taking in the high end of the technology sector recently. For the crypto market, fluctuations in macro risk assets have long transmitted through channels such as liquidity expe

Blockchain data platform Bubblemaps identified 9 connected Polymarket wallets that collectively earned $2.4 million with a 98% win rate on contracts tied to US military operations, intensifying scrutiny of prediction markets' vulnerability to insider information. The wallets placed major bets

Canaan Inc. has been selected to supply hash-to-heat equipment to a district heating network in the Nordic region, deploying its Avalon A1566HA hydro-cooled mining units to deliver hot water directly to residential customers. Key Takeaways: Canaan Inc. won a competitive bid to deploy 8 MW of A

A research note published in the news this week by Citi warns that recent advances in quantum computing have compressed the practical attack timeline for digital asset cryptography to as early as 2030–2032, with Bitcoin identified as meaningfully more exposed than Ethereum, not because of

The UK Home Office announced a major £9 million funding package on 19 May 2026 to equip police forces across England and Wales with AI-enabled intelligence tools to help identify and prosecute grooming gangs and child sex offenders. The technology will enable officers to examine vast amounts of

XRP Price Compression Signals Imminent Volatility Expansion Market analyst Xaif Crypto suggests XRP may be entering a volatility vacuum—a phase where market activity tightens, participation slows, and price action becomes unusually compressed. On-chain and derivatives signals align with this

XRP Ledger's upcoming 3.1.3 upgrade has sparked fresh debate after Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz explained why XRPL sees more events that look like "technical hard forks." Summary David Schwartz said XRPL has more "technical hard forks" than most established public ledgers. XRPL 3.1.3

Bitcoin price remained under pressure on Monday as weakening technical indicators, heavy ETF outflows, and rising geopolitical tensions continued weighing on investor sentiment, with traders increasingly watching whether BTC could revisit the key $75,000 support zone next. Summary Bitcoin price

Three Wall Street firms converged Monday on shared investment arguments across four publicly traded crypto companies, maintaining buy-equivalent ratings even as analysts adjusted price targets downward to reflect compressed valuation multiples across the payments and crypto sectors. Benchmark, TD

AI Financial Corporation, a World Liberty Financial (WLFI) treasury firm chaired by World Liberty Financial CEO Zachary Witkoff, reported a $271.5 million net loss for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, and warned that its financial conditions "raise substantial doubt" about its ability to continue o

Opening Bernstein analysts assigned "Outperform" ratings to four bitcoin miners—IREN, Riot Platforms (RIOT), CleanSpark (CLSK), and Core Scientific (CORZ)—citing their positioning to benefit from rising AI infrastructure demand, while maintaining a "Market Perform" rating on

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has officially approved a new policy concept proposal to build the future financial system using artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. The proposal, titled "Next-generation AI & Onchain Finance Concept," was drafted by a project team