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Europe's financial system faces big threats from non-EU dependence for AI, quantum defense
Three of Europe’s financial regulators have warned EU governments regarding the reliance of the bloc’s banks, funds and insurers on foreign providers and infrastructure. In a joint risk, the regulatory bodies warned that this reliance could magnify the effect from any geopolitical shock or cyberattack. Why are financial regulators warning EU governments? The Joint Committee...
Wed, Sep 23
Google under pressure from UK regulator to give users more choices for search engines on Android and Chrome
Britain’s competition regulator wants Google to give Android and Chrome users more control over which services they use to search the web, including AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) unveiled the strengthened proposals on Wednesday, which would also require Google to ask users if they want to keep...
Wed, Sep 23
Meta tested call-center contractors behind Muse AI calls for half its staff
Meta had call-center contractors place some Muse AI calls in a test for half its employees, then rolled it back for now.
Wed, Sep 23
Anthropic partners with OpenEvidence to bring medical AI to 100 countries
Doctors in about 100 low and middle income countries will soon be able to access OpenEvidence, a clinical search tool already used by physicians in the US and Europe for free. The medical platform will run on Anthropic’s AI models, with the two companies saying the rollout is aimed at geographical locations where limited access...
Wed, Sep 23
Türkiye scores passing grades on FATF assessment, but prosecution backlog is a red flag
Türkiye scored passing grades on most of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) anti-money-laundering standards, per the Wednesday release by the financial regulator, building on the jurisdiction’s progress since it exited the FATF gray list in June 2024. However, the country is not yet in the clear as it only got upgraded for enhanced follow-up...
Wed, Sep 23
Infosys standardizes on Chainlink stack for systems behind 1.7 billion accounts
Infosys is standardizing on Chainlink's CCIP, CRE, ACE and Proof of Reserve across banking systems touching 1.7 billion accounts, with no bank named yet.
Wed, Sep 23
Stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital assets headline Hong Kong's regulatory framework
Hong Kong’s two main financial regulators have laid out plans to move core market functions on-chain and build new licensing rules for digital assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is upgrading its main settlement system to run on blockchain, all day, every day. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), on the other hand, is...
Wed, Sep 23
21shares charges 2.5% a year for Europe's first Zcash ETP as ZEC passes $1,600
21shares listed Europe's first Zcash ETP on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam at a 2.5% annual fee as ZEC pushed past $1,600.
Wed, Sep 23
OECD: AI boom masks global economy slowdown as Middle East energy worries persists
The OECD has credited spending by companies in the artificial intelligence trade for making up for some of the problems that the Middle East energy shock would have caused for the global economy this year. The capital wave has gone into data centers, semiconductors and other AI infrastructure, with technology export boosts in Japan and...
Wed, Sep 23
Crypto and precious metals may currently suit 24/7 trading, CFTC chair Selig says
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig says crypto and precious metals may suit 24/7 trading, while agricultural products and energy may not.
Wed, Sep 23
Circular financing talks return as Nvidia-backed Firmus plans second-largest Australian IPO
Firmus Technologies will open a $7 billion share sale on October 6 and list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on October 22. At a target value of near $50 billion, this would be Australia’s second-largest IPO. The deal is also a test of how far investors will follow Nvidia’s circular financing model as the...
Wed, Sep 23
Grayscale turns Bitcoin miners ETF into AI compute ETF
Grayscale Investments has followed the heavily beaten path of firms pivoting from Bitcoin mining to AI compute as the firm rebranded its Bitcoin Miners ETF (MNRS) into the Grayscale AI Compute ETF (GCPU), which is being marketed as a way for ordinary investors to cash in on the energy and compute demand driving the AI...
Wed, Sep 23
Bitcoin untouched since 2012 moves 600 BTC, pushing decade-old tally to 1,971 BTC
A Bitcoin wallet idle since July 2012 moved 600 BTC worth ~$51.9 million, lifting a two-week tally of decade-old coins on the move to 1,971 BTC.
Wed, Sep 23
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 undercuts Opus 5 by 40% with 20-cent cache reads
Anthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 costs about 40% less than Opus 5 on typical workloads, with cache reads cut 60% to $0.20 per million tokens.
Wed, Sep 23
HYPE rally sets the stage for breakout above $100
HYPE broke above $97, entering a new range of price discovery. The token rallied on a mix of record derivative trading and spot demand from whales.
Wed, Sep 23
About 40% of Coldcard's Wave 2 outflows were whitehat rescues, Galaxy says
Galaxy's Alex Thorn says about 40% of the Coldcard exploit's second wave was whitehat activity, with 52.37 BTC moved to a recovery trust address.
Wed, Sep 23
Cardano Foundation opens x402 payments to AI agents before its facilitator reaches mainnet
The Cardano Foundation added ADA payments to the official x402 kit for apps and AI agents, but its facilitator has only run on a Cardano test network.
Wed, Sep 23
Ninepoint launches first US ETF with bet on North American energy integration
On September 22, Toronto-based asset management firm Ninepoint Partners initiated trading for its first U.S.-listed fund, hoping that the energy links that unite Canada and the U.S. will endure beyond trade rifts affecting the border. The Ninepoint North American Energy Independence ETF, which trades on the NYSE Arca under the symbol ENRG, aggregates all companies...
Wed, Sep 23
UK’s Burnham calls for global AI standards ahead of 2027 G20 presidency
In his first address at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Prime Minister Andy Burnham promoted the British capability of facilitating the establishment of a global rulebook on artificial intelligence. He said the UK is set to become a leader in this initiative and intends to focus on AI during its G20 presidency in 2027,...
Wed, Sep 23
A7 routed $6.9 billion through global banks using forged documents, FT reports
As reported by the Financial Times (FT), leaked documents reveal that the Kremlin-linked A7 network has funneled over $6.9 billion via shell companies and forged shipping documents with the help of international banks. According to the documents, the method of circumvention is no longer a choice between classical banking or cryptocurrency methods. In this case,...
Wed, Sep 23
