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AI Investment Is Now Driving About a Third of US Economic Growth
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AI Investment Is Now Driving About a Third of US Economic Growth

A growing body of research is pointing to the same uncomfortable number: somewhere around a third of US economic growth right now traces back to AI. Not AI products people use daily, but the spending behind them.

Tokenized Stock Trading Hits Record in July, but Fee-Free Promotion Questions Real Demand
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Tokenized Stock Trading Hits Record in July, but Fee-Free Promotion Questions Real Demand

Tokenized stock trading reached a record high in July, but new data suggests the headline growth may not reflect the broader market.

BNY Mellon Moves $8.6 Trillion in Fund Records Onto Blockchain
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BNY Mellon Moves $8.6 Trillion in Fund Records Onto Blockchain

BNY Mellon has launched a blockchain-based transfer agency platform that will record fund transactions and investor ownership onchain. The initiative covers a business that services approximately $8.6 trillion in assets across 7.6 million investor accounts, significantly expanding blockchain’s role beyond pilot projects. 

Morgan Stanley Ethereum and Solana ETPs Now Pay Staking Yield
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Morgan Stanley Ethereum and Solana ETPs Now Pay Staking Yield

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has quickly outrun all the disadvantages it might have had as a crypto latecomer, with it new cryptocurrency staked ETPs. 

Is Private Equity the Next Fintech Battleground? Revolut Brings Alternative Investments to Retail Users
Fintech & Ecommerce

Is Private Equity the Next Fintech Battleground? Revolut Brings Alternative Investments to Retail Users

Revolut has advanced in its quest to be recognized as a full-fledged financial super app, as it has launched a feature enabling private market investments for retail clients. Instead of merely introducing an additional investment product, the fintech’s latest move illustrates the more significant transformation occurring in the wealth management sector: the race for the […]

Clearwater Analytics: 66% Of Fund Managers Fear Firms Are Over-Investing In AI
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Clearwater Analytics: 66% Of Fund Managers Fear Firms Are Over-Investing In AI

Vast majority (66%) of fund managers believe their firms are over-investing in AI, while 25% believe their organizations are not investing enough, according to new global AI investment research from Clearwater Analytics.

Crypto Gets the Blame, But Instant Bank Transfers Emerge as Bigger Risk in Investment Scams
Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto Gets the Blame, But Instant Bank Transfers Emerge as Bigger Risk in Investment Scams

Celebrity investment scams are frequently associated with cryptocurrency, but new evidence suggests crypto may be only part of the story.

Bitcoin Winter Amidst AI Summer: Why BTC Is Lagging Behind AI Stocks and What Could Change by the End of 2026
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Winter Amidst AI Summer: Why BTC Is Lagging Behind AI Stocks and What Could Change by the End of 2026

Over the past two years, global markets have entered a striking asymmetric divergence. On one side, artificial intelligence-related equities have surged, driven by massive capital inflows and strong narrative momentum. On the other hand, Bitcoin that used to be innovators’ favourite has moved in a comparatively slower, more muted trajectory. This imbalance has led analysts […]

Global Fintech & AI Funding Roundup: Major Startup Investments in May 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Global Fintech & AI Funding Roundup: Major Startup Investments in May 2026

May 2026 was not a normal month for venture capital. Global startup funding reached $92 billion, the second-largest monthly total on record, just behind February, according to Crunchbase data. A single deal explains most of the headline: Anthropic’s $50 billion Series H accounted for 54% of all venture capital raised globally in the month. However, […]

Fresh Study Shows Share Of Viral Finance TikToks With No Risk Warning Doubled In Six Months
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Fresh Study Shows Share Of Viral Finance TikToks With No Risk Warning Doubled In Six Months

A report from financial information site DayTrading.com found that 75% of the most-watched investing videos on TikTok were misleading, with the proportion carrying no risk warning rising from 30% to 60% between September 2025 and April 2026.

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders
Blockchain & Crypto

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced plans to launch the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts available to U.S. traders. The announcement arrives as parent company Payward accelerates a broader strategic pivot to a full-spectrum digital asset infrastructure company.

Nickel Digital Survey: 95% Of Institutional Investors See Digital Asset Careers As More Attractive
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Nickel Digital Survey: 95% Of Institutional Investors See Digital Asset Careers As More Attractive

Wall Street’s talent is eyeing the crypto floor. A new survey of executives managing $14 trillion in assets finds that nearly all of them now view digital asset careers as more attractive than a year ago… yet half still consider the professional risk too high to make the move.

Kraken Accelerates IPO Preparations, Doubles Down on RWAs, With Fresh Funding in Sight to Boost $20B Valuation
Blockchain & Crypto

Kraken Accelerates IPO Preparations, Doubles Down on RWAs, With Fresh Funding in Sight to Boost $20B Valuation

Payward, the parent company of Kraken crypto exchange, is moving further with long-nurtured IPO plans. Several signs hint that the public offering won’t be postponed this time.

JPMorgan’s Tokenized Fund Pulls In $200 Million in Its First Week
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JPMorgan’s Tokenized Fund Pulls In $200 Million in Its First Week

JLTXX, JPMorgan’s on-chain money market fund backed by U.S. Treasuries, has doubled its seed capital and held its $1.00 peg since launching on Ethereum six days ago.

Investor’s Guide: Should You Buy Lime Shares at IPO If You Missed the Nvidia Rally?
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Investor’s Guide: Should You Buy Lime Shares at IPO If You Missed the Nvidia Rally?

Every bull market has its “wish I had bought that” moment. In 2023–2025, it was Nvidia. Now, as the IPO market stirs back to life with Lime, the Uber-backed scooter giant targeting a $10 billion valuation, a new question is forming in investor group chats and brokerage forums alike: is this the next asymmetric opportunity, […]

JPMorgan Bets On Ethereum Again With $100M Money Market Fund Filing
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JPMorgan Bets On Ethereum Again With $100M Money Market Fund Filing

Long forgotten are the days when JPMorgan executives treated crypto and blockchain as a short-lived market bubble. Today, the bank is filing its second Ethereum-based money market fund backed by U.S. Treasuries in under a year, just as the tokenized real-world asset market crosses $32 billion mark.