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Bank Cards May Be Obsolete by 2030 as Tokens and Biometrics Move In
Mastercard wants payments to move beyond plastic by 2030, replacing traditional card numbers with unique transaction tokens and approving purchases with biometrics such as fingerprints and facial recognition. The company says the shift…
CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket – the First Republican-Led State It’s Targeted
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Kentucky in federal court on June 23 to block the state’s crackdown on Kalshi and Polymarket – its ninth such suit since April, and the first against a state with a Republican attorney…
$917 Million Lost: Fake Government Agents Are Steering Victims Toward Crypto Traps
Federal prosecutors are warning that fake government agents are pressuring victims into crypto ATMs, wire transfers, and cash handoffs. Reported losses reached $917 million, with scammers using spoofed calls, fake badges, and urgent threats…
Binance Races for New EU License Route Ahead of July 1 MiCA Deadline
Binance is seeking a new EU licensing path after withdrawing its MiCA licence application in Greece shortly before its current permission expires. The exchange now faces an upcoming authorization deadline as it prepares to apply in another…
MiCA Deadline Hits July 1 as Unlicensed Crypto Platforms Face EU Shutdown Risk
Crypto firms serving clients across the European Economic Area face shutdown risk if they fail to secure authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) before enforcement begins. Regulators have ruled out extensions,…
Robert Kiyosaki Calls Gold Price Drop ‘Great News,’ Plans to Buy More
Gold’s recent pullback has strengthened Robert Kiyosaki’s wait-for-confirmation approach, with the investor monitoring technical charts before making new purchases. Peter Schiff, meanwhile, argued that gold’s drop reflects market…
You’re Not Bullish Enough: Ripple Executive Predicts Crypto Payments Boom
Ripple executive Reece Merrick compared crypto payments to the early evolution of online shopping, arguing that crypto payments are moving through a similar infrastructure-building phase that preceded mainstream e-commerce adoption. Ripple…
Peter Schiff Questions Bitcoin ‘Cheap’ Narrative as Strategy Shares Tumble
Peter Schiff pushed back against claims that bitcoin is undervalued following recent declines, arguing that the asset lacks conventional valuation benchmarks as Strategy-linked securities faced steep losses. Peter Schiff Challenges Bitcoin…
14 AI Models Including Claude, ChatGPT and Grok Predict Bitcoin’s Price Outlook
The price of bitcoin is down 40% over the last year and has spent the past week trading between $62,171 and $65,994. In one of our periodic AI prediction experiments, we asked leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to scan the…
She Won $71.5 Million, Then a Rule Change Froze Her Lottery Payout
An 83-year-old Texas retiree using the pseudonym Jane Doe hit a $71.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, 2025, after buying her ticket through the Jackpocket app. Seven days later, the Texas Lottery Commission banned third-party…