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Why Is Kraken Accepting Tokenized Stocks as Collateral? Kraken has begun accepting select tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds as collateral for futures and margin trading, expanding the role of tokenized real-world assets beyond simple spot exposure. The feature allows eligible clients to use supported tokenized securities as collateral without selling them first. That means users can keep exposure to assets such as Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Strategy, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, and the Invesco QQQ Trust while opening leveraged positions on the exchange. The launch reflects a broader shift in tokenized markets. Tokenized stocks and ETFs are no longer being…
The artificial intelligence boom has a people problem, and it is getting worse faster than most investors have noticed.While Wall Street has spent the better part of three years fixating on chip stocks, hyperscaler spending, and the relentless march of AI valuations, a less glamorous drama has been unfolding in suburban town halls, county commission meetings, and online petitions from New Jersey to Michigan. Ordinary Americans, armed with electricity bills, noise complaints, and a generalised anxiety about what artificial intelligence is doing to their lives, are pushing back against the physical infrastructure of the AI boom — and they are…
Why Is Revolut Removing USDT? Revolut has notified some users that it will delist Tether’s USDt stablecoin in August, citing regulatory and risk considerations as major fintech platforms continue adjusting crypto access under tighter stablecoin rules. According to a customer notice, users will no longer be able to buy USDT from July 6, with full delisting scheduled for Aug. 31, 2026. USDT deposits will stop being supported after July 30, 2026, and any incoming USDT transfers after that date will be rejected. Users who still hold USDT at the end of August will have their balances automatically converted into their…
US stock funds saw their biggest weekly exit since March, raising fresh questions about the strength of Wall Street’s rally.Investors pulled $17.2 billion from US stock funds in the week through July 1, according to Bloomberg, citing Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett and EPFR Global data.The move does not signal a market crash, but it does show investors are turning more cautious after a strong run in US equities.The key question now is simple: is this routine profit-taking, or an early warning that confidence in the AI-led rally is starting to fade?Wall Street’s rally loses its flow…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) urged lawmakers to keep the country’s banks and regulated financial institutions insulated from cryptocurrencies and privately issued stablecoins, telling a parliamentary panel that outright prohibition remains a live policy option as India settles its approach to digital assets. Deputy Governor Rohit Jain and Executive Director P. Vasudevan set out the central bank’s position before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday, according to The Economic Times. In a background note submitted to the committee, the RBI backed a containment strategy that would bar banks and regulated entities from dealing in crypto and privately…
The Hang Seng Index retreated by over 10% in the first half of the year as some of the biggest Chinese technology companies lagged behind their global peers like the Nikkei 225 and Kospi, which jumped by 34% and 85%, respectively. Top Hang Seng Index stocks have retreated this yearHong Kong’s Hang Seng Index has dived this year because its biggest constituent companies have underperformed the market. Trip.com, China’s biggest player in the travel industry, has slumped by 42% this year amid concerns about its business. It recently released a weak earnings report, which came a few months after Beijing launched an…
Nvidia enters the second half of 2026 facing growing pressure to defend both its market leadership and investor confidence.While the company remains the world’s largest by market capitalisation, its stock has lagged several semiconductor peers this year as investors broaden their focus across the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain.The company continues to benefit from strong demand for AI processors. However, questions are emerging over whether Nvidia can sustain its dominance as its largest customers increasingly develop competing technologies and as Apple closes the gap in market value.Apple closes the gap in market valueNvidia has remained the world’s most valuable listed…
Weaker payrolls fade Fed hike bets, pressuring the Dollar; diverging ECB path and geopolitical risk premiums complicate the moves. A Dovish Repricing of Fed Expectations Is Undercutting the Dollar The dominant force across markets right now is a sharp downward revision in expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, triggered by a weaker-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls report. The Dollar is bearing the brunt of this shift, sliding broadly as the tightening premium that had supported it gets stripped out. The knock-on effects are visible everywhere: EUR/USD is poised for its first weekly gain in three weeks, GBP/USD is grinding higher though still…
The European Securities and Markets Authority has proposed a major redesign of EU transaction reporting, saying a new “Report Once” framework could save market participants between €250 million and €1 billion a year while reducing recurring reporting costs by 22% to 24%. In its final report, ESMA said transaction reporting under MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR has become fragmented, duplicative and expensive because requirements have expanded through separate regulatory regimes. The regulator now wants a single modular framework that allows firms to report transaction data once and make that information reusable across multiple supervisory mandates. The reform is more than a…
Why Did The Swedish Court Rule Against Google? A Swedish court has ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by Klarna, after finding that Google illegally favored its own shopping service in search results. The award is equal to around 14.3 billion Swedish crowns. With interest, Klarna said the total reaches about $1.97 billion. The ruling is the largest award by a Swedish court in a competition case, although it remains well below the roughly 78 billion crowns PriceRunner had sought, including accrued interest. The Patent and Market Court in…