Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns

Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring creating a financial product for clients to bet on whether President Donald Trump’s signature tariffs would be struck down in court. In response to WIRED’s reporting, Democratic…

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Bitcoin Volatility Strikes as Hot PPI Data Spurs Dollar Rally

Bitcoin experienced sharp volatility, dropping to $117,719 before recovering above $118,000, following a surprisingly hot U.S. inflation report. Bitcoin Tumbles Then Rebounds The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI), a key inflation indicator measuring wholesale goods prices, surged 0.9% for the month, significantly exceeding the forecasted 0.2% increase. This marked a sharp acceleration from the prior…

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Instagram is developing a feature that helps users find shared interests

Instagram is working on a feature called “Picks” that aims to help users find common interests. The Meta-owned social network confirmed to TechCrunch that Picks is an internal prototype and isn’t being tested externally. The feature was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who often finds unreleased features while they’re still under development. According to…

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Pi Network (PI) News Today August 14th

PI’s price has seen a slight rebound recently, coinciding with new updates from the project behind the token. In this article, we’ll cover the most noteworthy developments as of late. Recent Ecosystem Updates Pi News – an X account disclosing developments related to the controversial cryptocurrency project Pi Network – recently revealed that TransFi has…

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BIS Bulletin Proposes Revamping Crypto AML Measures With Compliance Scores

The paper, issued by BIS economists, proposes using blockchain as a transaction history to overcome the limitations faced by current AML measures when dealing with decentralized assets, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in order to protect off-ramping institutions. BIS Bulletin Proposes Using Blockchain History to Build Crypto AML Score The expansion of cryptocurrency and stablecoins…

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