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Strategy says MSCI should measure markets, not dictate corporate assets
The bitcoin treasury company said index providers should measure markets rather than determine which assets public companies are allowed to own.
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Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy
Bank Leumi customers will be able to trade bitcoin, ether and solana through the bank’s investment app from early 2027.
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Crypto for Advisors: The crypto advice gap
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White House AI Testing Shift Could Put Open Models Back in the Risk File
The White House is reportedly preparing to bring powerful open-weight AI models into its voluntary pre-release cybersecurity testing framework, a move that could narrow a gap that had started to matter for banks, payment firms and merchants choosing among artificial intelligence vendors. The reported change, detailed by WIRED, would mean open models could be included in the framework…
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B2C2 taps Schroders veteran to chase Asia’s growing crypto wealth
The institutional crypto liquidity provider is bringing on the former Schroders Wealth Management Asia chairman as it targets family offices and asset managers across the region.
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FinTech Navi Targets $2 Billion Valuation in India IPO
FinTech startup Navi is preparing to launch its initial public offering in India and will seek a valuation of as much as $2 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 13), citing unnamed sources. Navi aims to raise as much as 30 billion rupees (about $315 million) and file a prospectus by December, according to the report.…
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Bitwise Slashes 14% of Staff Amid Crypto Prices Downturn
Bitwise has reportedly cut 14% of its staff amid an ongoing downturn in cryptocurrency prices. The San Francisco digital assets company reduced its workforce from around 180 to roughly 155, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Aug. 12), citing an email from Bitwise. Even with these layoffs, Bitwise’s staffing levels are at their highest point to date, CEO Hunter Horsley told Bloomberg,…
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Smart contract blockchain Solana nearly froze Wednesday, Marinade Finance says
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Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
HashKey Exchange and OSL Group are now authorized distributors, enabling institutional and professional investors to mint and redeem HKDAP tokens.
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Cognition AI Eyes $40 Billion Valuation From New Funding
Cognition AI is reportedly planning a funding round that could more than double its valuation. The artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup is in discussion with investors about the round, which may lift its valuation to at least $40 billion, Bloomberg News reported late Tuesday (Aug. 11), citing sources familiar with the matter. This comes less than three months…