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Shares in major U.S. lenders plummeted Monday morning after President Donald Trump blindsided the financial sector with a proposed 10% ceiling on credit card interest rates.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) finalized the sale of its Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and thinkFolio businesses to private equity firm STG on Monday, concluding a divestiture aimed at sharpening the financial giant's focus on its core growth adjacencies.

Coinbase is weighing its support for the CLARITY Act as US lawmakers debate a potential ban on stablecoin rewards.

2025 delivered global conflict and political shockwaves - yet markets surged anyway.

Iran says it can accept crypto for weapons exports, though analysts warn the system may be more symbolic than operational.

Wyoming has unveiled FRNT, marking the first state-backed blockchain token issued in the United States.

Crypto firms are engaging US lawmakers this week as momentum builds around a major digital asset bill.

A new US bill seeks to bar politicians and federal staff from trading prediction market contracts tied to policy and politics.

A 243-kilo Pacific bluefin shattered records at Tokyo’s New Year auction, selling for ¥510 million (US$3.2m) at Toyosu Fish Market.

Crypto companies have poured more than $21 million into a Trump-backed PAC ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections.

Markets are betting on US rate cuts in 2026, setting up a clash between the Fed’s caution and Donald Trump’s political pressures.

Coinbase and betting companies are preparing to challenge Polymarket and Kalshi as prediction markets face rapid growth and rising regulation in 2026.