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Louis Velazquez is a dynamic force at the crossroads of technology, finance, and media. As the founder of MegaHoot Technologies and a financial industry veteran, Velazquez has built a reputation for identifying disruptive trends and turning them into profitable ventures. His diverse career spans from his early days as a competitive athlete to becoming a pioneering tech innovator and influential radio show host.
US military strikes Iran (again)
US US military strikes Iran (again) At 3 PM, US forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran. US military strikes
Revolut receives in-principle approval from UAE authorities for crypto services
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.
Trump on FOX Business: Iran wants to meet. They want to make a deal. But plans for more military operations.
Trump is speaking on FOXBusiness and says: Oil prices will yo-yo for a while. Thinks inflation at year end will be lower than it is
Stanford study says 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enable settlement manipulation
Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix.
Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit
Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses
Traders Took $8.2 Million From Polymarket’s Five-Minute Bitcoin Bets, Study Found
Bitcoin Magazine Traders Took $8.2 Million From Polymarket’s Five-Minute Bitcoin Bets, Study Found A new study argued that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin contract became a machine
President Trump To Meet Senators On Clarity Act’s Ethics Fight: Report
Bitcoin Magazine President Trump To Meet Senators On Clarity Act’s Ethics Fight: Report President Donald Trump plans to meet with a group of senators at
Iran’s Qalibaf: We must always be ready to fight and stand to the end to safeguard our national security and interests
Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Qalibaf is on the newswires and says: We have never welcomed war, but we must always be ready to fight and stand
US Senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon
President Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the
Securitize, Cantor target tokenized IPOs for public markets
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure for tokenized IPOs and secondary equity offerings within the existing US securities framework.
Aave launches V4 on Avalanche, laying groundwork for tokenized credit markets
The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized real-world assets.
Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $65,500 on Soft Inflation Data
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $65,500 on Soft Inflation Data The Bitcoin price jumped over $65,500 on Wednesday after US inflation data showed that
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- The SEC and the Tokenization of Stocks, Regulation, Infrastructure and the Emerging Digital Securities Market
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has intensified its focus on the tokenization of stocks and other traditional financial instruments, […]
- Pecu Novus Joins Chainlist, Opening a 110,000 TPS Blockchain to the World’s Largest Smart Contract Developer Ecosystem
A nine-year-old Layer-1 network completes its EVM transition and the timing may matter more than the listing itself. On a directory page that most […]
- HSBC, Canton and the Institutional Tokenisation Stack
On April 13, 2026, HSBC’s Global Payments Solutions division confirmed it had successfully completed a pilot simulating the issuance, transfer, and […]
- Morgan Stanley Signals Strategic Shift Toward a Tokenized Financial System
As global financial markets continue to evolve under the weight of digital infrastructure, Morgan Stanley is increasingly positioning itself for what […]
- How eToro’s Zengo Deal Reshapes the Competitive Landscape for Money Transfer and Trading Platforms
eToro has entered into an agreement to acquire Zengo, a self‑custodial crypto wallet provider, in a deal valued at around $70 million, according to […]
Coca-Cola quietly hints at reinventing previously failed flavor
It’s rare these days for me to feel anything but frantic. I cover AI for a living, after all. But sometimes I just want to
Dimon makes a sobering call despite a strong economy
The warnings worth taking seriously rarely come from the people who missed the last rally. They come from the ones who just won. When a
55-year-old dining chain shuts restaurants, targets 70 closings
Casual dining chain Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. has closed another restaurant as part of its plan to shutter up to 70 underperforming restaurants and
Bipartisan senators target Social Security’s shortfall
Seven senators introduced the Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone (PROMISE) Act on July 14. This is a procedural bill designed to
Australia will make it slightly easier for everyone to visit
In the four years that passed since Australia reopened to international travelers in 2022 following one of the longest pandemic-related border shutdowns in the world,
