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Revolut Targets US IPO in 2026

Revolut's CEO has refined the timeline for a US IPO, now indicating it is roughly two years away, pointing toward…

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ASIC Monitors Anthropic’s AI with Global Regulators

Global financial regulators, including Australia's ASIC, are coordinating to monitor Anthropic's Mythos AI model, viewing its ability to exploit software…

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US-Sanctioned Exchange Blames $15M Heist on Unfriendly States

The sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange Grinex is shutting down after a $13-15 million hack, which it claims was a state-backed attack…

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Stripe and Airwallex Shift From Merger Talks to Rivalry

In early 2018, Airwallex founder Jack Zhang rejected a $1.2 billion acquisition offer from Stripe to continue building his vision…

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Journalists Face Ethics of News Betting

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi create an ethical dilemma for journalism by allowing bets on sensitive events, turning information…

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ROAS Looks Good, But Is It Driving Growth?

Paid search campaigns can appear successful based on surface-level metrics, but these often fail to reveal whether the ads actually…

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Fintech Hits $1.4B Valuation After Kanye West Pivot

Slash, a vertical banking platform, has raised $100 million in Series C funding, led by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital,…

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Kraken hacked via insider breach, extorted by attackers

Kraken is facing an extortion attempt after an insider threat compromised limited customer support data, but client funds were never…

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Airwallex Challenges Stripe with Physical Payments Expansion

Airwallex is expanding from digital to physical payments, launching a point-of-sale product that allows international businesses to accept in-person payments…

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Primatz Guard: Legitimate Crypto Recovery Service

Primatz Guard is a prominent firm specializing in the recovery of stolen cryptocurrency and other digital assets for individuals and…

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Sanctioned $21B Crypto Scam Market Still Active on Telegram

The UK government has sanctioned the Xinbi Guarantee platform for enabling massive cryptocurrency fraud and human trafficking, but it remains…

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Senator Questions Elon Musk on X Money Strategy

Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally questioned Elon Musk about his planned X Money payments platform, citing concerns over consumer protection,…

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MITRE’s New Fraud-Cyber Framework Uses Real Attack Data

U.S. financial fraud losses surged to $16.6 billion in 2024, highlighting a critical operational gap between siloed fraud and cybersecurity…

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Pillar Raises $20M Seed Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz

Pillar, a new financial risk management platform for commodity businesses, has raised $20 million in a seed round led by…

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Ben McKenzie Criticizes Cryptocurrency Risks

Actor Ben McKenzie's new documentary, releasing this week, presents his critical investigation into the cryptocurrency ecosystem, questioning its financial legitimacy…

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London Fintech Round Raises $6M Seed for Payroll Platform

London fintech firm Round raised $6 million in seed funding to launch new autonomous workflow products that streamline complex financial…

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Arizona Court Pauses Kalshi Criminal Case

A federal court has paused Arizona's criminal case against prediction market Kalshi, creating a jurisdictional clash over regulation. The CFTC's…

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Trump Officials Urge Banks to Test Anthropic’s AI Model

U.S. regulators, including Treasury and the Fed, have advised major banks to test Anthropic's Mythos AI model to identify cybersecurity…

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Gunzilla CEO Defends Paying Developers in Twitter Post

Gunzilla CEO Vlad Korolev dismissed allegations of withheld wages as "FUD" from critics, admitting to contractor payment delays for cash…

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Bitcoin Depot Loses $3.6M in Crypto Hack

Bitcoin Depot, a major Bitcoin ATM operator, suffered a security breach in March 2026, resulting in the theft of over…

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