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Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/robinhood.jpg" alt="Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined.</p>
Binance.US to attempt prediction markets entry as CFTC-licensed entity, says CEO
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/paper-document-man-office-cftc.jpg" alt="Binance.US to attempt prediction markets entry as CFTC-licensed entity, says CEO" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The CEO of the US crypto exchange said that the company would apply for a license with the CFTC in August allowing it to offer prediction markets.</p>
Bond market is calling Warsh’s bluff on inflation fight as yields surge
The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond touched its highest level since 2007 during Warsh’s press conference.
Rising Part D premiums could drive more people into Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage plans could be the winners of a decision by the Trump administration to put an early end to a program that kept the cost of Medicare prescription drug plans lower.
Starbucks is becoming cool again. Here’s how it pulled off its turnaround.
Trendier products, faster service and more food options boost Starbucks’ earnings.
Qualcomm’s stock falls as memory woes weigh on earnings
The chip company came up short on its bottom line.
‘Love Island USA’ winners are spending their $100,000 prize money in a very relatable way
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai aren’t spending their reality-TV winnings on shopping sprees just yet.
Robinhood puts up record revenue as volatility drives a trading bonanza
Prediction-market revenues on the popular trading app increased tenfold during the second quarter.
Crypto entering biggest consolidation phase in history, says ARK analyst
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/layoffs-fired-human-resource-hr-leaving-quit-closing-breaking-news-2.jpg" alt="Crypto entering biggest consolidation phase in history, says ARK analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente says revenue is becoming increasingly concentrated among a handful of crypto protocols, setting the stage for more mergers, acquisitions and exchange closures. </p>
Looking for a second home? Sellers in these markets could be ready to make a deal.
House hunters could find good prices in second-home markets across the South and Midwest.
Tennessee county passes another ban on crypto operations
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-top-5-biggest-bitcoin-mining-farms-tn.jpg" alt="Tennessee county passes another ban on crypto operations" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A group of 12 county commissioners voted unanimously to ban mining facilities and data centers in unincorporated areas as it deals with a lawsuit by a digital asset company.</p>
US prosecutors propose changes to CLARITY as voting window narrows: Report
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/regulation-semen-lot-of-papers-clarity-act.jpg" alt="US prosecutors propose changes to CLARITY as voting window narrows: Report" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A White House crypto adviser said that the proposed changes to the CLARITY Act were “not even close” to the administration’s position, signaling another fight over the bill.</p>
I’m managing a former colleague who just can’t keep up with her workload. How do I handle this without being a jerk?
“I wish she would just find somewhere else to work.”
Americans are living longer than our retirement system can handle — and many of us are unprepared
Watch out for these 4 major financial pitfalls.
Do-nothing Fed? Maybe not. Now Wall Street zeros in on rate hike in September.
Markets should be ‘on alert for a hike in September, particularly with war clouds pushing up energy prices again,’ one economist says
Binance launches regulated gold, silver options through ADGM exchange
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/twin-peaks-price-falling-down-red-new.png" alt="Binance launches regulated gold, silver options through ADGM exchange" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>New commodity options let traders gain exposure to gold and silver prices through Binance’s Abu Dhabi-regulated exchange.</p>
Bitcoin price wedged into ‘most divided’ FOMC as Iran war spikes oil prices 8%
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/article-covers-116994-bitcoin-price-fomc-mt-gox-26-7-k-dip.jpg" alt="Bitcoin price wedged into ‘most divided’ FOMC as Iran war spikes oil prices 8%" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin traders weathered an oil-price surge and ongoing Asia chip-stock sell-off into the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.</p>
MoonPay vault enables ChatGPT and Claude users to authorize crypto transactions
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/magazine-ai-agents-are-trading-crypto-now-but-beware-these-rookie-mistakes.png" alt="MoonPay vault enables ChatGPT and Claude users to authorize crypto transactions" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>MoonPay’s PayBox vault lets ChatGPT and Claude users authorize crypto purchases, token swaps and crosschain transactions while retaining custody of their assets.</p>
Cost to insure AI debt reaches record high amid Asian semiconductor tumble
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-negotiation-south-korea.jpg" alt="Cost to insure AI debt reaches record high amid Asian semiconductor tumble" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Seoul’s historic two-day crash and widening hyperscaler credit spreads suggest the AI trade’s leverage is starting to bite — in equities and in bonds.</p>
‘She is on Medicaid’: My sick friend pleaded with me to be her executor. Can I decline after she dies?
“She is in poor health and owns a home with a reverse mortgage that has been used to help pay for her caregivers.”