CFTC chief poses questions about policing AI but calls it a road to 'autonomous trading'
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a forum in which the chairman, Mike Selig, suggested AI agents may usher in a financial revolution.
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Dissents and more: 3 things to watch for at today’s Fed meeting: Crypto Daily
Comments on financial conditions: The 10-year Treasury yield has pulled back to 5%, a 36 basis-point drop since Oct. 7. The 30-year yield has declined by 40 bps. This has eased financial conditions, which track credit availability in the economy, with a knock-on effect on risk-taking… Read More
Bitcoin treasury stock plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC
Datavault AI (DVLT) shares plunged nearly 50% on Tuesday after a filing revealed that the company had been unable to withdraw bitcoin from crypto exchange Biconomy since June and would have to restate its financial results. The stock closed at $0.067, down 49.55%, with roughly… Read More
Scott Bessent puts crypto alongside AI and chips in U.S.-China tech race at Ripple conference
However, the White House’s broader push to regulate crypto markets suffered a setback after Congress failed to pass the Clarity Act, which would have established a federal framework for the industry. Bessent called the failure a disappointment but said the Treasury Department could work with… Read More
Janus Henderson launches first Nasdaq-licensed tokenized fund
Janus Henderson, a London-based asset manager overseeing roughly $500 billion, is bringing one of Wall Street’s best-known stock indexes onto blockchain rails through an issuer-sponsored fund. The launch comes amid an escalating debate over who gets to tokenize traditional securities. The firm teamed up with… Read More
Lenders are done financing AI on faith, JPMorgan says
The stress is showing up in credit markets too. The cost of insuring against defaults on the debt of several AI-linked firms has hit record levels. This insurance is called a credit default swap (CDS). The buyer pays a yearly premium, and if the borrower… Read More