The Podcasts ⇒
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.
UK: Labour rolls out cost of living measures after local election losses
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce free bus travel for children aged five to 15 in England during August and tariff cuts on over 100
Missouri AG sues crypto ATM operator CoinFlip ‘for enabling scams’
The lawsuit followed the launch of a December 2025 investigation by Missouri authorities into several crypto ATM companies, citing “deceptive fee structures” and scams.
New Zealand data: More exports in April than in March, but fewer imports
New Zealand Balance of Trade (Apr) 1.920B expected, 0.842B, prior 0.698B Imports 6.70B prior 7.25B Exports 8.62B prior 7.94B Big beat on the trade balance
SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ to join law school, signaling end of time at regulator
Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at a Virginia law school some 18 months after her term at the SEC expired, leaving another empty
Price predictions 5/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, ZEC, BCH
Bitcoin looks on track for a rally toward $80,000 while HYPE, ZEC and a handful of altcoins are pushing toward their range highs.
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 20 May:USD moves lower helped by yields & oil falling.
Major US stock indices close sharply higher ahead of Nvidia earnings Nvidia earnings after the close. What to expect. Labour Wes Streeting is likely to
Economic and event calendar in Asia 21 May 2026 – Australian jobs data, and plenty more
It’s a packed agenda ahead. The data most likely to move marekts is the Australian jobs report. I had a preview here posted yesterday: Preview:
Labour Wes Streeting is likely to abandon bid for PM and support Andy Burnham
The Times is reporting that Labour Wes Streeting is likely to abandon his bid for PM in favor of Andy Burnham if Burnham wins the
Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website
Bitcoin Magazine Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, is now accepting
Nvidia earnings after the close. What to expect.
Nvidia will announce its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings report after the close today, May 20, with Wall Street expecting earnings of $1.78 per share —
Tether buys SoftBank’s stake in Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital
The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending, mining and capital markets.
Fairshake PAC’s $20M backing pays off in three US state primaries
Five Republicans and one Democrat won or went to runoffs following primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky after a crypto-backed PAC and its affiliates spent
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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 […]
- Kraken’s Confidential IPO Filing, New Investors and Recent Extortion Attempt
Kraken has confirmed that it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
- HootDex’s Central Limit Order Book vs. DeFi AMMs
Decentralized finance has largely been defined by Automated Market Maker systems that use liquidity pools and mathematical curves to set prices. AMMs […]
- The SEC’s Latest Statement on Decentralized Finance
In its latest staff statement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outlined how certain decentralized finance interfaces may fall […]
Stephen Colbert’s net worth: The late-night star’s wealth in 2026
In order to know a comedian, you must hear their jokes, and Stephen Colbert’s satirical humor always comes with a side of politics. Back in
Morgan Stanley resets Take-Two stock price target before GTA VI release
Morgan Stanley is bullish on Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), as investors now have a clear release date of Nov. 19, 2026, for the company’s long-awaited Grand
SpaceX’s IPO filing is finally out — here are the highlights
Investors have been waiting years for Elon Musk‘s SpaceX to test the public market waters, with the long-awaited IPO promising to be one of the
Anthropic just scored major win in escalating Al talent war
In Silicon Valley, the same handful of people keep showing up on opposite sides of the same fight. They build a company. They leave. They
