Business & Economics

Mastercard and Thunes Team Up to Deliver Near-Instant Global Stablecoin Payouts

Mastercard has formed a new partnership with Thunes to bring near-instant stablecoin payouts to users worldwide. The collaboration expands Mastercard’s payment network by adding...

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base Network for Institutional Clients

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has officially launched its tokenized deposit product, JPM Coin (ticker JPMD), for institutional clients on Coinbase’s Base blockchain. Announced on...

Canary Capital’s XRP ETF Nears Nasdaq Debut After Key Regulatory Filing

Asset manager Canary Capital has inched closer to launching its highly anticipated spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm filed a Form 8-A registration...

Sonic Labs CEO Maps Out Path Toward Real-World Blockchain Adoption

Sonic Labs, the company behind the high-speed blockchain network “Sonic,” is shifting gears under new CEO Mitchell Demeter to focus on real-world financial integration....

UAE Executes First Digital Dirham Transaction in Landmark CBDC Pilot

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) and the Ministry of Finance have successfully completed the nation’s first transaction using the “Digital...

Tesla Investors Approve Elon Musk’s Historic $1 Trillion Pay Deal

Tesla shareholders have given the green light to a record-breaking compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, valued at up to $1 trillion over the...

Japan’s FSA Backs Mega-Banks’ Stablecoin Venture for Corporate and Cross-Border Payments

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has officially endorsed a joint stablecoin initiative led by the nation’s three biggest financial institutions—Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),...

Tether, KraneShares, and Bitfinex Team Up to Drive Tokenized Securities Growth

On November 6, 2025, Tether Ltd.’s tokenization division, Hadron by Tether, announced a strategic alliance with KraneShares and Bitfinex Securities to bring traditional financial...

Microsoft Offers Refunds to 2.7 Million Australians After AI Pricing Fallout

Microsoft Faces Backlash Over Copilot Integration Microsoft has apologized to roughly 2.7 million Australian users of its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans for mishandling...

Meta Plans $25 Billion Bond Sale to Boost AI and Data-Center Expansion

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is preparing one of its largest debt offerings to date, aiming to raise at least $25 billion through a...

Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Nokia to Power Next-Gen AI Networking

On October 28, 2025, Nvidia Corporation announced a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia Oyj, acquiring roughly a 2.9% stake through a directed share...

Australia’s ACCC Sues Microsoft Over Hidden Price Hikes in AI Copilot-Integrated 365 Plans

Microsoft Faces Legal Action for Allegedly Misleading Australian Consumers Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft,...