A sharp $250 billion sell-off across cryptocurrency markets this weekend has been attributed by analysts to a tightening of U.S. dollar liquidity, driven by macro fiscal pressures, rather than a fundamental failure of digital assets.
Digital asset funds have recorded a second consecutive week of massive outflows, totaling $1.7 billion, as hawkish Fed signals and geopolitical tensions trigger a defensive shift. While Bitcoin and Ethereum led the retreat, tokenized precious metals emerged as a rare destination for new capital.
As financial institutions grapple with aging core systems like Gen, experts warn that deferring modernization in hopes of a future AI fix is compounding costs, risks, and missed opportunities in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
While the online marketplace sector posted robust Q3 earnings, investor sentiment remains tepid. Shutterstock's strategic embrace of generative AI and solid financials were overshadowed by a broader sell-off, raising questions about valuation in a shifting digital landscape.
Japan's financial giant Nomura Holdings is scaling back risk at its digital asset unit following Q3 losses, a strategic pullback that mirrors wider pain across the crypto treasury sector as Bitcoin struggles to hold key levels.
Walmart appoints veteran executive John Furner as its new chief executive, placing digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and expanded health services at the forefront of its growth strategy.
After a stellar 365% surge in the past three years, XRP faces a challenging horizon. Economic uncertainty, shifting investor sentiment, and the maturation of key growth drivers suggest a potentially turbulent period ahead for the digital asset.
February opens with a brutal sell-off across digital assets, seeing over $2.5 billion in liquidations and pushing Ethereum to the brink of $2,000. The turmoil coincides with a historic drop in gold, fueling debates on market stability and the path forward.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is poised to grant its inaugural stablecoin issuer licenses in March, with approvals expected for only a select few firms. The move transitions the city's digital asset framework from sandbox testing to a formally regulated market, focusing on stringent risk controls and credible use cases.
As markets look ahead to 2026, a mix of established giants and emerging players in AI and digital advertising present compelling opportunities for investors seeking both growth and value.
While investors chase pure-play AI stocks, cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike demonstrates how leveraging AI defensively within a robust platform model can drive sustained, profitable growth amid escalating digital threats.
Nomura's digital asset arm, Laser Digital, reports quarterly losses leading to reduced crypto exposure, even as it aggressively pursues a US banking charter and global expansion, highlighting a dual-track strategy of short-term risk management and long-term infrastructure build-out.
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is accelerating its strategic shift toward integrated smart security platforms, emphasizing digital credentials, connected locks, and cloud-based access control to meet growing demand from commercial and institutional clients.
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) unveils a strategic 2026 roadmap for its Arc blockchain, secures a landmark partnership with Intuit, and receives conditional approval to establish a federally supervised digital currency bank, signaling a major push to bridge crypto and traditional finance.
A key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed legislation to prohibit social media access for children under 16, framing the move as a response to digital addiction and the exploitation of Indian user data by foreign tech giants, amid a growing global regulatory push.
HMRC opens phone lines and boosts digital services on the final Saturday before the January 31 deadline, as over a million taxpayers missed the cut-off last year.
ExxonMobil's 2025 year-end results underscore a reshaped corporate strategy, delivering record shareholder returns and production milestones in Guyana and the Permian, while advancing carbon capture and enterprise digitalization.
Fueled by AI-driven ad innovations and surging social media engagement, Meta's advertising revenue is on track to surpass Google Search in 2024, marking a historic shift in the digital landscape.
Palantir Technologies strengthens its position in industrial digital transformation and secure AI infrastructure through a broadened partnership with South Korea's HD Hyundai and a new role in developing sovereign AI data centers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Sportswear giant Nike is probing claims by a ransomware group that it has leaked a trove of internal company data. The alleged breach, which comes as Nike navigates restructuring and margin pressures, raises significant questions about cybersecurity readiness and potential impacts on its digital transformation strategy.
