Finance
WisdomTree, a New York Stock Exchange–listed asset manager, closed last year with record assets under management, underscoring its steady expansion across both traditional and digital finance. The firm reported total AUM of $144.5 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, a 5.3% increase from the previous
AI
Travelers is stepping up its use of artificial intelligence across the business, pairing advanced technology with human expertise as it adapts to changing demands in the insurance sector. The shift is already delivering measurable gains in efficiency and profitability, even as it reduces the need for some traditional call centre
Markets
NinjaTrader, a U.S.-based futures trading platform, has officially launched its retail futures offering in Europe, marking a significant step in its international expansion. The rollout begins in the Netherlands and Germany, two markets where interest in exchange-traded derivatives has been steadily rising among individual investors. The Chicago-headquartered firm
Innovation
Amboss Technologies has introduced RailsX, a new peer-to-peer trading platform built directly on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, marking another step in the network’s expanding role beyond payments. The announcement was made Friday at the PlanB Forum in El Salvador, a gathering focused on Bitcoin adoption and development. RailsX is
DeFi
Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, has officially rolled out its stVaults infrastructure on mainnet, marking a significant step in how staking products are designed and deployed. The launch follows nearly a year of testing with institutional validators, data firms, and blockchain networks, and is already seeing adoption
AI
Artificial intelligence is often linked to chatbots and office productivity tools, but at PepsiCo, its most practical use is happening far from email inboxes. The company is applying AI to one of its most complex and high-stakes environments: manufacturing facilities where mistakes are expensive and changes are difficult to reverse.
Finance
President Donald Trump has named Kevin Warsh as his choice to lead the Federal Reserve, ending weeks of speculation and setting the stage for a closely watched shift in U.S. monetary leadership. The announcement, made Friday via Trump’s Truth Social account, confirmed market expectations that had sharply tilted
Markets
Bitcoin slipped to its lowest level since November on Friday, extending a broad market pullback that has picked up momentum since the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to keep interest rates unchanged this week. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly fell to around $81,200 before stabilizing, as U.S.
AI
China’s largest technology companies are making a decisive push into agentic AI, betting that autonomous systems tightly woven into commerce will define the next phase of artificial intelligence adoption. Agentic AI refers to systems that can independently carry out multi-step tasks rather than simply respond to prompts. While much
Finance
Binance has announced plans to shift $1 billion from its stablecoin reserves into bitcoin, signaling a strong vote of confidence in the world’s largest cryptocurrency at a time when markets are under pressure. In an open letter published Friday, the exchange said it will convert the full balance of
Politics
Kevin Warsh has moved to the top of the list to become the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, with prediction markets signaling overwhelming confidence that President Donald Trump is preparing to nominate him. Traders on Polymarket late Thursday priced Warsh’s chances at 93 percent, a sharp jump
Politics
U.S. financial regulators are taking a more coordinated approach to cryptocurrency oversight as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission formally join forces on a new initiative called “Project Crypto.” The effort, announced Thursday at the Joint CFTC-SEC Harmonization Event, aims to modernize how digital