Markets
Bernstein has lifted its price target on Figure Technology Solutions, signaling growing confidence in the blockchain-based lender’s business model and growth outlook. The research and brokerage firm raised its target to $72 from $54 and named the stock its top investment idea for 2026, pointing to accelerating growth and
Blockchain
21Shares has introduced a new exchange-traded product on the London Stock Exchange that blends bitcoin and gold, marking a milestone for UK retail investors seeking diversified exposure to digital and traditional assets in a single vehicle. Announced on Tuesday, the product was developed in partnership with ByteTree Asset Management and
Innovation
Grayscale Investments has broadened its scope in the digital asset market, adding a new mix of artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, consumer, and infrastructure tokens to its internal asset consideration list. The update reflects the firm’s ongoing effort to track emerging trends and assess opportunities for future investment products. In
Finance
A newly formed special purpose acquisition company linked to crypto exchange Kraken is preparing to enter public markets, adding fresh momentum to the growing intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. KRAKacquisition Corp disclosed on Monday that it has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and
Politics
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions from the crypto community after a memecoin he promoted this week showed signs of unusual on-chain activity, prompting allegations of a potential “rug pull.” Adams appeared at a press conference in Times Square on Monday to unveil the so-called NYC
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AI
Humanoid, AI-powered robots are moving beyond research labs and technology showcases and into real working environments. A new partnership between Microsoft and Hexagon Robotics highlights how quickly this shift is taking place, marking an important moment in the commercial rollout of physical AI systems across industrial sectors. Announced this week,
Politics
In one of his first major moves as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael S. Selig has unveiled a revamped advisory body aimed at helping the agency navigate the fast-evolving world of financial technology, digital assets and prediction markets. Selig announced on Monday that the
Innovation
AlphaTON Capital Corp. is deepening its push into decentralized artificial intelligence with a $46 million infrastructure deal that significantly expands its access to high-performance NVIDIA chips. The Nasdaq-listed firm, which manages a Toncoin-focused treasury, said the move supports its efforts to scale Cocoon AI, a privacy-focused compute network built for
DeFi
Trump-backed crypto venture World Liberty Financial has taken its next step into digital finance, launching a lending and borrowing platform as its USD1 stablecoin continues to gain traction among dollar-pegged tokens. The new service, called World Liberty Markets, allows users to lend and borrow a range of digital assets, using
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Markets
The meme coin market is currently giving us mixed signals. While the sector broadly dipped over 5% in the last week, we have seen a 5% bounce in the last 24 hours that hints at renewed interest. It is a classic "trader's market," and three coins