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Small business owners across the United States are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for efficiency gains, with nearly half reporting substantial weekly time savings. However, widespread concerns about reliability and security continue to limit fuller integration, according to a new research study released by Bluevine.... Read More

The California Confiscation tax, which is slated to be on the ballot this coming November, has gained the support of the California Democrat party. This past June, the “billionaire tax” earned sufficient signatures to move the issue to a ballot vote, evading the state legislature.... Read More

Aave, one of the more active decentralized lending protocols, is preparing to phase out support for a range of underused asset reserves and fully wind down its presence on several smaller blockchain networks. The initiative, announced by founder Stani Kulechov, forms part of a broader... Read More

OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch has been acquired by Visa (NYSE:V) for $2.4 billion. In a company statement, Visa said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the anti-fraud tech firm. BioCatch has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform to analyze deep... Read More

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has revealed its intention to purchase MDSec Consulting Limited, a specialized information security firm based in the United Kingdom. The move aims to reinforce the bank’s defenses against increasingly sophisticated digital threats. Announced on July 30, 2026, the transaction is... Read More

Quantum computing is moving steadily toward becoming a practical commercial technology rather than remaining primarily a research endeavor, according to recent comments from IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) top executive. The company’s chief executive indicated that the field is nearing a point where it will begin delivering tangible... Read More

WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today requested comment on a proposal to implement structural and substantive changes to its rules governing the disclosure of OCC information. The proposed changes are designed to improve the balance between protecting OCC confidential information from... Read More

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally granted a petition from CME Group seeking review of a prior staff decision that conditionally approved Nasdaq PHLX’s plans to list and trade cash-settled Bitcoin index options. As a result, the approval remains stayed while the... Read More

The EU Commission’s AI Act transparency requirements went into force on 2nd August, 2026. The European Commission’s AI Office, together with national authorities, will begin enforcing the new rules. Under the rules, AI systems including chatbots must tell users they are dealing with AI. Images,... Read More

The US Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 PM today. The upper house of Congress will be in session this week, but the summer recess will kick in at the end of the week, with Senators not scheduled to return until September 14th. As... Read More

Following a significant security incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has advised crypto holders to consider spreading their assets across multiple wallets. The event underscores that even reputable offline storage solutions are not immune to flaws and highlights the ongoing challenges... Read More

Michael Coates, the newly appointed chief information security officer at the Solana Foundation, has raised alarms about how artificial intelligence is transforming cryptocurrency-related fraud into something far more convincing and harder to detect. In a recent interview, Coates stressed that the industry’s most pressing risks... Read More

Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM), the consumer-focused fintech firm, has announced plans to reduce its staff by approximately 10 percent. The decision will impact nearly 150 employees at a company that employed about 1,500 people at the close of the previous year. Leadership at the Fintech firm has... Read More

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL), the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, have shown signs of technical recovery after a period of consolidation. The stock has recently moved back toward its 10-week moving average, following a steady year-to-date advance of approximately 144% in 2026. This performance... Read More

A critical vulnerability in certain Coldcard hardware wallets has led to substantial Bitcoin losses, with researchers tracking approximately 1,367 BTC drained from more than 4,500 addresses. The estimated value of the stolen funds has climbed toward $90 million as of early August 2026, according to... Read More