New Hampshire Follows Bitcoin Reserve With 'Blockchain Basic Laws' Signing
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte helped make the state into one of the crypto-friendliest in the nation when she signed HB 639 into law last week.
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Franklin Crypto CIO says crypto prices are disconnected from fundamentals
Latest developments: In an interview with Jennifer Sanasie on CoinDesk's Public Keys Ginns said the convergence between traditional finance and crypto continues to gain momentum despite a prolonged market slump
The Arrogance of the Modern
It is the quiet assumption that because we possess more information, faster communication, and increasingly advanced technology, we must therefore be less vulnerable to the same emotional and collective mistakes that sh…
Bolivia Is Considering Adding Tether's USDT Stablecoin to National Payments System: Report
Bolivia’s economy is stabilizing, and now it is investigating the potential inclusion of Tether’s dollar-backed stablecoin USDT as a form of payment in the nation, according to a local news report from La Razón.
Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Demanding AI Development Pause
Protesters again took to the streets of San Francisco, marching between the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI.
Big Pharma’s $300 Billion Patent Problem Fuels Biotech Deals
Big Pharma has a $300 billion problem, and biotech developers with promising drugs are becoming the fix. Major drugmakers are spending at a pace not seen since 2019 to replace medicines that will soon lose patent protec…
The ETF World Cup: How the Final 4 Single-Nation ETFs Stack Up
The World Cup has reached its final four. Spain, France, England, and Argentina will contest some exciting matches this week in advance of the final. Those nations, with the slight adjustment for England, all also can b…
Democratic Opposition to Clarity Act Grows in Crypto Bill's Do-or-Die Final Weeks
Key Senate Democrats have begun mounting an impassioned case against passage of the Clarity Act in its current form, as the sprawling crypto bill enters a climactic final hurdle.
Inside GRIN: 5 International Holdings in Victory’s Free Cash Flow ETF
The VictoryShares International Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (GRIN) tracks an index that is built on a rigorous methodology that identifies non-U.S. companies with a positive free cash flow (FCF) trend and high levels of p…
Trump's crypto riches loom over Clarity Act talks to ban conflicts for U.S. officials
President Donald Trump's disclosure that the crypto sector had increased his wealth by some $1.4 billion is looming heavily over the ongoing discussions about satisfying Democratic lawmakers' demands that the crypto mar…
Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
'The Odyssey' Director Chris Nolan: Young Audiences are Rejecting 'AI Slop'
“The Odyssey” director Christopher Nolan famously doesn’t use a smartphone, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that he isn’t on board with the latest tech buzzphrase.
Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak
Claude doesn't behave the same way in every conversation. According to new research published Monday, AI giant Anthropic found its assistant consistently expresses different values depending on both the model users choo…
VIDEO: ETF of the Week: VCHY
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Vanguard US High-Yield Corporate BD Index ETF (VCHY) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed severa…
Robinhood Chain's Early Momentum Is Being Driven By Meme Coins, Not Tokenized Stocks
Robinhood spent over a year building a blockchain around the idea that users want to trade tokens tied to the world’s most valuable companies. But since Robinhood Chain debuted two weeks ago, digital assets with cute pi…
Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
No Mag 7? No Problem for Active Tech ETF GTEK
It’s one thing to want more tech exposure, but it’s another to get that exposure without overweighting the big names. Whether that’s the Mag 7 or just the AI hyperscalers, most investors are already saturated with big-n…
Few Active Fixed Income ETFs Beat the Benchmark. These Do.
For decades, traditional index-based ETFs have served as the low-cost foundational anchor for core allocations, consistently demonstrating that outperforming a broad market index is an uphill battle. Yet, while the vast…
This Is How Much Your Boyfriend Is Spending on AI Girlfriends
People are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on AI girlfriends, and the trend doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.
Federal budget deficit narrows, surprising economists
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
World Markets Watchlist: July 13, 2026
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CA…
Revenue Weighting Has Relevance
Major equity indexes, including the S&P 500, continue hovering around all-time highs. If advisors and investors are going to quibble about anything, though, it’s that the cap-weighted versions of those gauges aren’t as …
Active ETF TSPA Doubles AUM YTD Amid Growing Attention
The active ETF landscape has become an ever-larger part of the ETF ecosystem. Leveraging fundamental research and increasingly competing for core and core-plus assets, active ETFs have picked up major inflows and helped…
Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive milestone, but investors may be overestimating its signifi…