October 24, 2026 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has laid bare a months-long, often tense negotiation between Mark Zuckerberg and a special committee of the company’s independent directors over how to raise equity capital for an enormous artificial intelligence… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 7:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

AnyMind Group will introduce artificial intelligence tools, including agentic AI applications and AI-generated content, in the U.S. as the marketing and e-commerce technology company expands its operations into the market. The company said on October 22 that it had launched U.S. operations in Los Angeles,… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence startup, has introduced Kimi K3.1 Pro as the opening model in its K3.1 series. The company positions the system as its most capable open-weight offering in the roughly three-trillion-parameter class to date. The release builds directly on the earlier… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 11:23 am By Barry James  |  

As the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee kickoff the first evidence session of their inquiry into Regulatory Sandboxes this week (with written submissions closing Friday) in this, the first of a short series, in which we will map, diagnose, and work out… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 11:10 am By Michael Wong  |  

Only 13% of chief information officers (CIOs) said their organisations had achieved significant or transformational value from artificial intelligence, even as companies ramp up spending and expand its use, according to a Gartner survey. The survey of 2,002 CIOs and technology executives, conducted from May… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Barclays (LON: BARC) has disclosed plans to eliminate roughly 5,000 positions across its global operations by the close of 2026, equivalent to about 5 percent of its total workforce. The lender reported a headcount of approximately 93,000 employees at the end of 2025. Of the… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has introduced Treasury for agents, a new capability that lets startups run key financial tasks through AI agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. Announced on October 21, 2026, from San Francisco and Dublin, the feature builds on Stripe Treasury, which already lets companies manage… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay and DunPay’s parent company Dunamu are exploring a strategic partnership focused on stablecoin-powered payments, corporate treasury tools, and broader global reach for Dunamu’s GIWA blockchain. On October 20, 2026, the New York-based crypto payments and stablecoin infrastructure firm MoonPay said it is moving forward… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European financial supervisors have reached out to Google following a significant cloud computing disruption earlier this week that temporarily disabled online services at multiple major banks. The outage, which occurred on Tuesday and persisted for several hours, stemmed from a power-related incident at a third-party… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed all U.S. military personnel and Pentagon civilians to stop using nonpublic government information for wagers on prediction markets or other betting platforms. The one-page memorandum, dated October 20 and circulated to senior defense leaders, combatant commanders, and agency heads,… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, the parent entity of the cryptocurrency platform Kraken, has obtained preliminary regulatory clearance to establish operations in Kazakhstan. The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) granted in-principle approval for a license covering Payward Kazakhstan within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). The development, announced on… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uniswap Labs has rolled out Aggregator Hooks for Uniswap v4, converting the protocol into an active liquidity aggregator that draws on sources beyond its own pools. These hooks encapsulate external liquidity venues and surface them as native Uniswap v4 pools. The feature went live on… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong has selected blockchain firm Solana (Nasdaq: HSDT) to establish or expand operations in the region. Solana is the only blockchain infrastructure company selected by the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) in 2026, joining enterprises such as Pfizer, GSK, Roche, Dassault Systèmes, DiDi and… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury is declaring a victory of sorts in its mission of putting the economic screws to the rogue regime led by Iran. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent posted on X earlier today that the “United States is no longer… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The deadline for comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (Reg CA) passed this week, but feedback continues to trickle in. Notably, most comments support the proposal, which exempts issuers from raising up to $75 million for a project. Reg CA… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wall Street closed sharply lower on Thursday as technology stocks absorbed the heaviest selling, with the latest batch of corporate results failing to rekindle enthusiasm for artificial intelligence investments. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.6 percent, its steepest single-session decline since June, while the S&P 500… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI), the digital financial services company operating as an all-in-one app, announced on October 22, 2026, the debut of SoFi Earn, or SOFIE. The firm describes it as the first tokenized deposit made available to consumers by a nationally chartered U.S. bank…. Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz is rebranding its dedicated cryptocurrency investment practice as a16z Frontier, broadening its mandate beyond blockchain-focused startups to encompass a wider range of emerging technologies. The change, announced on October 22, 2026, by managing partner Chris Dixon, frames the shift as an expansion rather… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Core has revised its security disclosure practices in response to large language models that have sharply lowered the barrier for rediscovering certain software flaws. The change prioritizes faster delivery of patches for issues that can be identified with minimal effort, while retaining longer timelines… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 1:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is restructuring its capital base to sustain heavy spending on artificial intelligence while protecting the voting control of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. During its third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram disclosed plans for a new class… Read More