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Republicans in the US House of Representatives are moving to add prediction market restrictions to a stalled congressional stock trading ban, as lawmakers scrutinize whether members of Congress should be allowed to wager on elections or public policy.House Administration...

Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for its worst weekly performance since November 2022, down around 15% week-to-date as of Friday.BTC/USD weekly chart Source: TradingViewBTC was trading near $62,500 after briefly dropping toward $61,000 earlier in the session. The roughly $1,500...

For all the star-studded splendor of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, its origins were remarkably modest. To find them, you must leave the French Riviera entirely and return to a warm September afternoon in 1954, in St. Mark’s Square in Venice.  Europe...

In emerging markets, smartphones, fintech tools, and trust-based platforms are replacing bank loans and MBAs as the foundation for new businesses. Source link

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model is stressed, which could limit the firm’s ability to keep buying BTC and potentially force further sales, according to Grayscale.“The shift in approach from one of the world’s largest BTC holders has weighed on market...

Bitcoin slid to $62,715 in Asian hours on Friday, down 1.9% on the day and 14.5% on the week, as the artificial-intelligence trade that has powered global risk assets through 2026 ran out of breath. Ether dropped a sharper...

US-based AI firm Anthropic warns AI development is advancing at a pace that could soon see agents building, training and improving themselves without human input, and recommends a slowdown in development.In a blog post published Thursday, Marina Favaro, lead...