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View More NewsPayward, the financial infrastructure company behind crypto exchange Kraken, integrated Singapore Gulf Bank’s real-time clearing network to enable institutional clients to settle qualifying digital-asset transactions around-the-clock and fund trading even on a non-banking day.The service begins with U.S. dollar transactions for a select group of clients in eligible Asian and Gulf region jurisdictions, Payward announced on Sunday.Mark Greenberg, Payward’s chief commercial officer, explained the deal targets a fundamental issue affecting crypto markets. While assets trade all weekend and around the clock, the cash that funds those trades often remains subject to bank cut-off times and multi-day settlement. SGB Net allows…
In brief The CFTC published an advance notice outlining Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM, which would let crypto exchanges register as a new type of federally regulated “crypto asset market.” Under the agency’s preliminary reading, merely offering leverage could bring even fully paid trades under CFTC oversight unless customers take actual delivery of their crypto. The public has 60 days to comment. Exchanges that don’t offer leverage could keep operating under state licenses. The CFTC wants to give crypto exchanges a federal home, and leverage is the key that unlocks the door.The agency is moving forward with further rulemaking proposals…
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A review of The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past by Chelsea Follett; 536 pages; Cato Institute, Washington, DC (October 2026)New technologies can be threatening, and consequently many people have had occasion to feel that things were better in the old days, when life was simpler. Indeed, more than a few writers have gone beyond such impressions to synthesise and promote a theory of history that condemns technological progress in general, and the industrial revolution in particular, for the crime of having ruined the once pristine and wonderful world that we used to enjoy. In her terrific…
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Istanbul, October 5, 2026—Turkish authorities have weaponized the country’s disinformation law to stifle independent reporting by repeatedly detaining and arresting journalists on charges of…
These funds must rebalance every day to keep leverage pinned at 3x. That forces them to buy more futures after gains and sell more…
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Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks and other protocol changes before a planned November…
Greenfield Capital, an investor in Safe, says it has filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland’s foundation watchdog, seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board…
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Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence ForcePresident Donald Trump has named Jay Clayton, US director of national intelligence, to…
Associate Justice Samuel Alito sat down for multiple interviews with Jan Crawford of CBS News in advance of the opening of the Supreme Court’s…
A month out from the election, and polling (and recent headlines) suggest that Democrats are currently on the upswing. A consensus poll on the…
In brief President Trump announced a “Super Intelligence Force” to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton widely reported as…
In brief The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in D.C. federal court, challenging its authority to grant national trust bank charters…