Key takeaways Industry consolidation is driven by firms that offer superior value propositions. Technology has revolutionized financial services, enabling previously unattainable value propositions. Asset management fundamentally relies on information processing, a concept that was novel decades ago. AI’s nondeterministic nature poses challenges for accountability in finance. AI operates more like human thinking, requiring prompts to…

Another bombshell hit could change Bitcoin price prediction for the mid-term. Forbes investigation is rattling the Bitcoin mining sector and carries serious political weight. Bitcoin itself is trading at the $76,000 level, but the real volatility is in the stock price of American Bitcoin (ABTC), which has quietly shed 92% of its peak value while…

The company said the region has become one of its most important in the past several years. Six years after establishing its first office in Dubai, Ripple has now doubled down on its presence in the region and in Africa by setting up a regional headquarters in the city’s International Financial Center (DIFC). DIFC’s…

XRP has seen a sharp rise in bullish social sentiment after Rakuten Wallet launched new XRP features in Japan.  Summary Rakuten Wallet now lets users convert loyalty points into XRP and trade the asset. XRP can be used for QR payments across more than 5 million Japanese merchants. Santiment said XRP hit its second-highest bullish…

Ripple has expanded its operations in the UAE by establishing a new Middle East and Africa headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as it scales up to meet increasing demand for regulated blockchain payment services. The blockchain payments infrastructure company plans to double the size of its Middle East and Africa team out…

Twenty One Capital shares rose after hours after Tether backed a proposed merger with Strike and Elektron Energy.  Summary Twenty One Capital shares gained after hours after Tether backed a three-way Bitcoin merger plan. Strike would add payments and financial services, while Elektron would bring Bitcoin mining infrastructure. Tether said the deal could move Twenty…

Trump dismissed Iran’s proposal and kept the naval blockade intact. The odds of Trump announcing the blockade’s end by May 31 dropped to 43.5% YES, down from 52% yesterday. Market reaction The May 31 market fell from 52% to 43.5% YES as traders priced in the renewed stalemate. This continues a slide from 76% a…

BTC had dropped by nearly four grand in the days leading to the FOMC meeting. In line with most experts’ expectations, the United States Federal Reserve has officially maintained the key interest rates unchanged for the third consecutive meeting in 2026. History shows that BTC tends to underperform in the first week or so…

Bitcoin is pulling back from the upper boundary of its ascending channel on Powell’s final FOMC day, with a daily MACD bearish crossover now confirmed and price retreating toward key SMA support. This article breaks down what the daily chart signals, where price could head next, and why the Fed transition to incoming Chair Kevin…

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and public derision of U.S. strategy have pushed odds sharply lower on a resolution. A Trump announcement lifting the U.S. blockade by May 31 now sits at 43.5% YES, down from 60% just 24 hours ago. ## Market reaction Iran’s closure of the strait is a direct escalation…