Europe moves to tackle risks from Visa, Mastercard duopoly of euro card payments
As of December 2025, American companies Visa and Mastercard are processing nearly two-thirds of card payments in the Eurozone, and…
Category: Financial
Alphabet draws $100B+ demand for $15B bond sale to fund record $185B AI spend
Alphabet Inc. is raising $15 billion in the US corporate bond market this week, part of a sweeping financing strategy…
Strategy hasn’t sold any STRC shares despite advertising on X
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has been using its X marketing budget to advertise STRC, its quasi-pegged, 11.25% dividend-yielding preferred share. Unfortunately,…
Argentina’s Inflation Miracle in the Spotlight as Statistics Chief Resigns
The resignation of Marco Lavagna, the head of Argentina’s statistics institute, has put the inflation index in the public eye.…
Apollo nears $3.4 billion loan to fund Nvidia chips for xAI
Apollo Global Management is on the verge of finalizing a $3.4 billion loan for an investment vehicle that plans to…
Digital Asset Treasury Management Moves Toward Structured Models
Digital asset treasury strategies are evolving as cryptocurrency markets continue to mature. What once focused primarily on holding a small…
Top crypto stocks to watch this week: HOOD, COIN, MSTR, BMNR
Crypto stocks, including digital asset treasury (DAT), exchanges, and miners, have plunged this year as Bitcoin and most altcoins imploded.…
Crypto Traders Reduce Fed Rate Cut Expectations Even as Expert Calls Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh ‘Dovish’
Crypto traders have reduced expectations for a Fed rate cut this year as betting markets recalibrate following President Donald Trump’s…
YouTube Star MrBeast Just Bought a Banking App—Will It Offer Crypto?
Beast Industries, a financial entity tied to YouTube star MrBeast, has agreed to acquire fintech startup Step for an undisclosed…