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    A flat $1,660 monthly Social Security benefit for everyone? It’s one proposed CBO remedy.

    Even this radical rethink would only pay for about 12% of the cost of the tax cuts currently being considered by Donald Trump...

    Coinbase CEO’s journey from no ‘political causes’ to hiring DOGE staff

    Five years ago, Brian Armstrong wanted employees of his cryptocurrency exchange to refrain from expressing political views at work. Now, the Coinbase CEO...

    These 3 stock-market sectors can defy the growing ‘sell America’ trade

    Tech, financials and healthcare are 3 relatively insulated U.S. stock-market sectors. Source link

    Avalanche and Helix commit $100M to fund blockchain ecosystem Fusion

    Avalanche, Helix and Faculty Group have launched Fusion, a new blockchain ecosystem aimed at driving real-world adoption through modular infrastructure tailored to...

    Why corporate bonds may be ‘fairly guarded’ from Moody’s downgrade of U.S. debt

    Moody’s decision to lower the rating on U.S. government debt seems unlikely to shake up the corporate bond market too much. Source link

    Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn

    US President Donald Trump has signed a bill criminalizing nonconsensual artificial intelligence-generated deepfake porn, which also requires websites to take down any illicit...

    Disclosed trading an oasis in the FX liquidity ‘mirage’

    It takes a market-wide crisis to know how stable the underlying pipework is that supports it. In the $7.5 trillion foreign exchange market,...

    He called the S&P 500 bottom. Now this stock trader can’t rule out a ‘flash crash.’

    Theo Trade’s Jeff Bierman: “You have to be very careful how you approach this market.” Source link

    Solana Labs offshoot Anza pitches ‘biggest change’ ever to network consensus

    Anza, a Solana blockchain infrastructure firm spun out of Solana Labs, has proposed a new proof-of-stake consensus called Alpenglow that it claims would...

    My friend’s partner is pregnant, but she’s married to another man. Is he financially responsible?

    “She claimed her husband was cheating on her and stopped paying their mortgage.” Source link

    Crypto.com, Canary launch CRO fund in US

    Crypto.com and asset manager Canary Capital are launching a US investment fund designed to provide exposure to the Cronos blockchain’s native token, CRO,...

    Here’s the secret to valuing a startup investment like a venture capitalist

    Early-stage bets are, more than anything, bets on leadership. This is what to look for. Source link

    Strategy buys 7,390 BTC for $765M, gets hit with class-action lawsuit

    Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, and the top corporate Bitcoin holder, acquired nearly $765 million of Bitcoin last week. The purchase comes as the company...

    El-Erian says the era of U.S. exceptionalism is on pause

    Mohamed El-Erian, the former chief executive of bond giant Pimco and Allianz’s chief economic adviser, said the era of U.S. exceptionalism isn’t conclusively...