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EUR/JPY rises on Thursday to around 177.00 at the time of writing, up 0.30% for the day. The cross is rebounding amid broad weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY), as concerns over Japan’s public finances weigh on the currency. The recent appointment of Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, seen as a fiscal dove favoring expansionary …

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When Rani Johnson joined Workday as chief information officer in March 2023, her appointment happened to coincide with some monumental generative artificial intelligence milestones, including the debut of Anthropic’s Claude and the rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-4. Amid all the buzzy attention on generative AI and the hunt to produce both top- and bottom-line gains from …

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Key Takeaways: Aave partners with Maple Finance to integrate institutional-grade assets into its $40B DeFi lending markets. New collateral types, starting with syrupUSDT and syrupUSDC, aim to stabilize borrowing demand and enhance capital efficiency. Maple’s network, representing billions in deployable capital, opens the door for large-scale institutional participation in decentralized finance. Aave, the world’s largest …

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Chancellor Faces Taxing Test in Bid to Boost Capital Markets The UK Treasury’s latest plan for stimulating its stock exchanges appears to be a temporary or permanent reduction in the stamp duty (tax) paid on transactions in shares of newly listed companies. Advocates of stamp duty reform have long argued that the UK is at …

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The crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) space is expanding fast. There are now 155 active filings covering 35 different digital assets, and that number could climb past 200 within the next year. There’s now 155 crypto ETP filings tracking 35 different digital assets. Could easily end up seeing over 200 hit mkt in next 12mo. Total …

Full List of 155 Crypto ETPs: XRP Leads Ahead of ETH, SOL and BTC Compete for Top Spot Read More »

Analysts say XRP’s long-awaited ETF could draw strong demand, but warn that much of the expected price boost may already be reflected in the market. Talk around an XRP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) has grown as large financial firms prepare for potential approval. The product would allow institutions to gain direct exposure to XRP, similar to …

What Happens to XRP Price After ETFs Go Live? Analysts Say ‘Rally May Be Over’ Read More »

The 2025 state of crypto report from a16z, a top-tier web3 investment firm, has concluded that the industry has matured. In a detailed report, a16z noted that the crypto industry has reached its maturation stage, fueled by the mainstream adoption from institutional investors across the world. “This year’s story: the maturation of the crypto industry …

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Bitcoin (BTC) price faces a midterm risk of dropping below $100,000 soon, Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick says. According to the bank’s market analyst, the Bitcoin price may briefly fall below $100k amid trade war worries. However, Geoff noted that the potential Bitcoin price drop below $100k may be short-lived. As such, Geoff noted that such …

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