Kustodia launches smart contract escrow for LATAM’s $600m fraud crisis
Mexico’s first peso-denominated blockchain escrow goes live on SPEI for high-value P2P transactions.
Bitcoin falls as traders cut risk ahead of FOMC: Will TradFi, spot ETF volumes bolster $70K support?
Bitcoin price volatility tends to spike before and after the FOMC, a pattern that is playing out this week. Will institutional investor BTC buying protect the $70,000 support?
KuCoin EU hires new AML chief after Austria ban on new business under MiCA
KuCoin EU hires a new AML chief and deputies in Vienna weeks after Austria’s regulator banned the MiCA‑licensed exchange from taking on new business over compliance gaps.
Realmint launches to give retail investors a smarter way into RWAs
Realmint officially launches today, opening doors for retail investors to access RWAs through a smarter, data-driven platform.
Most crypto investors believe Bitcoin is undervalued: Coinbase survey
Coinbase survey results and onchain data suggest that Bitcoin is undervalued and at the tail end of its bear market phase.
UAE reviewing multilateral ties after Opec exit but rules out more departures, says official
OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsUAE withdraws from Opec, effective May 1.UAE criticises GCC response to Iran war.UAE reviews role in multilateral organisations.
What is Opec+ and how does it affect oil prices?
An installation depicting barrel of oil with the logo of Opec is seen during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan November 19, 2024. — Reuters
The United Arab Emirates, one of Opec+’s largest producers, will leave the oil producers’ alliance…
Stocks swing, oil edges up with US-Iran peace talks stalled
An oil tanker docks at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan April 19, 2026. — ReutersBrent sits around $112; West Texas Intermediate broke $100.Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta and Manila up, others fell.Markets gear up for release of earnings from Wall Street titans.
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OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
The judge also warned Musk and Sam Altman to curb their “propensity to use social media to make things worse outside the courtroom” after both sides traded attacks online.