Finance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to impose multi-year bans on several former executives tied to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, marking another step in the long-running fallout from one of the industry’s most high-profile failures. In a litigation release published Friday, the SEC said
AI
Artificial intelligence has quietly shifted from an experimental add-on to a core part of daily operations in marketing. Across the industry, agencies are no longer testing AI in isolated innovation labs. Instead, it is embedded directly into briefs, production pipelines, approvals, and media optimization. A December post from WPP iQ,
Finance
DraftKings has officially stepped into the federally regulated prediction market space with the launch of a new standalone product, DraftKings Predictions. Announced Friday, the app operates under the oversight of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), marking a notable expansion beyond the company’s traditional sportsbook business. DraftKings
What Tariffs Are and Why They Matter Tariffs are taxes governments place on imported goods and services. They’re usually meant to protect local industries, raise revenue, or pressure other countries during trade disputes. On paper, they target physical products. In reality, their effects ripple much further. Higher tariffs often
AI
Four of India’s largest IT services companies—Cognizant, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and Wipro—have announced plans to deploy more than 200,000 Microsoft Copilot licences across their organizations, with each firm rolling out over 50,000 seats. Microsoft has described the move as a new benchmark for
Finance
Crypto exchange Bybit has officially relaunched its platform in the United Kingdom, nearly two years after stepping away from the market due to tighter regulatory rules. The return marks a renewed effort by the company to serve UK users while aligning with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) financial promotion
Finance
Ethereum’s core developers have officially named the blockchain’s next major upgrade after Glamsterdam, offering a clearer view into how the network’s 2026 development cycle is shaping up. The post-Glamsterdam upgrade will be called Hegota, continuing Ethereum’s structured, twice-a-year release cadence. The name Hegota combines two traditions
Security
A senior promoter involved in the collapsed crypto venture IcomTech has been sentenced to nearly six years in U.S. federal prison, marking another major development in the ongoing prosecution of one of the most prominent cryptocurrency fraud cases in recent years. Magdaleno Mendoza, 56, received a 71-month prison sentence
Finance
The court-appointed administrator overseeing the liquidation of Terraform Labs has filed a sweeping lawsuit against Jump Trading and two of its senior executives, seeking $4 billion in damages tied to the crypto firm’s dramatic collapse in 2022. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, Terraform’s plan administrator,
Finance
Coinbase has taken legal action against the U.S. states of Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, escalating a growing dispute over who has the authority to regulate prediction markets in the United States. The lawsuits, filed on Thursday, ask federal courts to confirm that prediction markets fall exclusively under the oversight
AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept in human resources. Across large organisations, it is becoming part of daily operations, quietly reshaping how HR teams handle questions, recruit staff, train employees, and support frontline workers. The most visible impact appears where outcomes can be measured clearly, especially in time
DeFi
Forward Industries, the largest corporate holder of Solana’s native token, has taken a significant step toward blending traditional finance with decentralized markets by issuing its public equity directly on a blockchain. The company announced Thursday that its SEC-registered shares are now live on the Solana network through Superstate’s