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Revolut abandons US merger plans to pursue own de novo banking licence: FT

Revolut abandons US merger plans to pursue own de novo banking licence: FT

Revolut has abandoned plans to buy a US bank and is preparing a de novo licence application, the Financial Times reported.

Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FT

Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FT

The fintech company believes a de novo banking license under the Trump administration will be faster than acquiring an existing bank, avoiding the need to maintain physical branches.

Farcaster to repay $180 million to venture backers, says protocol is ‘not shutting down’

Farcaster to repay $180 million to venture backers, says protocol is ‘not shutting down’

The company behind Farcaster plans to return the full $180 million it raised from venture capital investors, co-founder Dan Romero said.

White House Says 'Memes Will Continue' After Allegedly Altering Woman's Arrest Photo

White House Says 'Memes Will Continue' After Allegedly Altering Woman's Arrest Photo

The White House came under scrutiny for sharing a modified arrest image on X, as the administration pushes tougher limits on manipulated media.

Caroline Ellison, former Alameda and FTX executive, released after 14 months

Caroline Ellison, former Alameda and FTX executive, released after 14 months

The former Alameda Research chief and key witness against Sam Bankman-Fried has exited federal custody but remains subject to long-term bans, injunctions, and supervision tied to the FTX collapse.

Elon Musk’s Grok Generated 23K Sexualized Images of Children, Says Watchdog

Elon Musk’s Grok Generated 23K Sexualized Images of Children, Says Watchdog

The Center for Countering Digital Hate reports that Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok produced an estimated 23,338 sexualized images of children.

Trump Makes Good on Threat, Sues JP Morgan for $5 Billion Over Debanking

Trump Makes Good on Threat, Sues JP Morgan for $5 Billion Over Debanking

The president previously said the Biden administration was primarily to blame for banks dropping him as a client, not bank executives themselves.

Optimism community begins vote on OP token buybacks

Optimism community begins vote on OP token buybacks

The Optimism Foundation's proposal would link the value of the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.

Trump sues JPMorgan over allegedly terminating bank accounts, putting debanking criticisms back in the spotlight

Trump sues JPMorgan over allegedly terminating bank accounts, putting debanking criticisms back in the spotlight

President Trump reportedly sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon over allegedly debanking multiple accounts tied to the president.

Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Outpace Human Intelligence as Early as This Year

Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Outpace Human Intelligence as Early as This Year

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated claims that rapid AI advances and humanoid robots will reshape work, energy demand, and the economy.

From Stellar to Canton: How Franklin Templeton Adopted Tokenization

From Stellar to Canton: How Franklin Templeton Adopted Tokenization

Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, unpacks how one of the world's largest asset managers embraced tokenization.

Trump files $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan over 2021 debanking

Trump files $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan over 2021 debanking