Citigroup is preparing to roll out its long-awaited crypto custody service by 2026, marking another step in Wall Street’s expanding embrace of digital assets. According to Biswarup Chatterjee, Citi’s global head of partnerships and innovation, the bank has been working on the custody solution for over two years and is now moving closer to market […]
Bitcoin dipped below the $117,000 mark on Tuesday following a legislative setback in the U.S. House of Representatives, where several cryptocurrency-focused bills were blocked from advancing. According to Coin Metrics, the digital asset was last trading 2.8% lower at $116,516, retreating from an earlier high of $120,481.86. The decline followed a 196–223 vote, where a […]
Streaming giant YouTube TV could lose access to major Disney-owned networks — including ESPN and ABC — by the end of the month if a new distribution deal isn’t finalized in time. Disney announced on Thursday that it will begin notifying YouTube TV subscribers about the potential blackout, as its current contract with the platform […]
Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 2023, found more than just a job at an Amazon warehouse in Indianapolis—she found her husband, Kristopher Vincent, a longtime employee at the same facility known as IND8. But their future has suddenly become uncertain. Last month, Poteau was contacted by the Department of […]
Jeff Bezos has named longtime Amazon executive Tom Taylor as the new President and CEO of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, a major philanthropic effort focused on tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity. Taylor, who spent over two decades at Amazon and previously led its Alexa voice assistant division and third-party seller services, shared […]
Iurii Gugnin, a 38-year-old Russian national residing in New York, has been arrested and charged with operating a sophisticated money laundering scheme that allegedly funneled over $530 million through U.S. financial institutions. Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payment firms Evita Pay and Evita Investments, is accused of facilitating transactions on behalf of clients linked to […]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Tuesday that it will soon restart shipments of its MI308 artificial intelligence chips to China, sending its stock up more than 6% following the announcement. The company stated that the U.S. Department of Commerce has begun reviewing license applications again, allowing AMD to move forward with exports once approval […]
Lufthansa announced on Monday that it will cut 4,000 jobs worldwide by 2030 as part of a major restructuring plan that leans heavily on artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and profitability. The airline group said most of the reductions will target administrative roles, particularly in Germany, as the company streamlines overlapping tasks and embraces digital […]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares surged nearly 8% on Friday after reports revealed that IBM successfully used AMD’s chips to run a quantum computing error correction algorithm — a major step forward in the development of scalable quantum systems. IBM’s stock also jumped around 8%, marking its best single-day performance since January, as excitement around […]
In a major sign of easing tensions, China has lifted several restrictions on the export of critical minerals and rare earth materials to the United States, signaling progress in the ongoing trade truce between the two economic superpowers. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced Friday that it would temporarily suspend certain export controls on materials […]