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View More NewsThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) and cryptocurrency exchange Kraken are reportedly launching tokenized stock trading on the stock market operator’s new night-time trading venue.The LSE has partnered with Kraken’s parent company, Payward, to launch access to tokenized stocks tracking the value of leading UK equity products starting in 2027, Payward’s chief commercial officer, Mark Greenberg, told the Financial Times according to a Tuesday report.The tokenized stocks will be listed on LSE’s new night-time trading venue, LSE 24, that will offer 24/5 trading, operating from Mondays to Fridays, the company announced on July 21.The initiative makes the London bourse the latest…
The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of legislation, cuts young people off from essential information and experiences, particularly harming vulnerable youth and marginalized groups who often find safety in supportive online communities they can’t access offline. That’s why we’re urging Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the measure. Should the law go into effect in January, platforms would be prohibited from offering virtually every functional recommendation algorithm and basic input, such as who…
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Beijing’s Cold War with the West entered a new phase this month. The chastened creators of AI agent Manus are preparing a return to Singapore, after witnessing the forced collapse of their US$2 billion sale to Meta. Manus was originally developed in China, before its parent company relocated to the city-state. But three months after the big sale to Meta was announced, the founders were summoned back to Beijing and prevented from leaving until the deal was scrapped.In the midst of the Manus fallout, China’s State Council issued revised exit and entry regulations. Citizens can be prohibited from travelling outside…
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In brief Spot XRP ETFs took in $26.2 million on Aug. 28, extending a nine-day inflow streak and lifting cumulative net inflows to about…
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New York, August 31, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately release journalists Zied el-Heni, Mourad Zghidi, and Borhen Bsaies,…
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Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR).Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded corporate holder…
Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle surged Monday after the company reported mostly upbeat earnings and disclosed that a major crypto venture capital fund had…
In brief Circle launched Agent Stack, a suite of tools letting AI agents autonomously hold funds, make payments, and hire other services using USDC…
The U.S. Supreme Court (Photo 81937138 © Steven Frame | Dreamstime.com) A recent YouGov poll, conducted in early May, finds that 38% of Americans…
Cronos (CRO), up 9.7% from Friday, joined Sui (SUI) as a top performer. Read the full article here