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Surging tech shares lifted the Nasdaq composite to a record close, and left AI safety fears in the dust.

Tax-loss selling is likely to lead these 20 stocks to become artificially depressed in the fourth quarter — and therefore good bets to bounce back in the new year

The Eurosystem launched the wholesale settlement system while the ECB began work on a small, undisclosed investment in tokenized public-sector securities. The post ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Long-delayed debut of the National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

SlowMist has warned that attackers may have adapted the Darksword exploit chain to compromise devices running iOS 26.5 and extract private keys from self-custody crypto wallets. SlowMist Chief Information Security Officer 23pds said attackers are using Darksword to bypass Apple’s…

Plus, Paramount settles and crude prices drop again

Bitcoin has broken out to $86,000, but analysts say the next leg depends on whether spot buyers continue to show up as leverage builds.

Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a cross-border CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US policymakers, according to the Financial Times.

Bitcoin has surged to an eight-month high as a massive short squeeze accelerates the rally, putting $90,000 firmly in focus.

The SEC has opened a five-year route for tokenized U.S. stock trading, but TD Cowen has found that domestic investors, institutions, and listed companies show little appetite for the products. TD Cowen said U.S. investors already have efficient access to…

Rushing early into post-quantum cryptography could create risks, including bugs or scams posing as wallet upgrades.

Stocks rose as oil futures tumbled due to hopes of a resumption in U.S.-Iran negotiations, causing a relief rally that pushed high-risk technology stocks to record highs.

About 60% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are down more than 20% from their all-time highs.