The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under Acting Chair Caroline Pham, launched a Digital Assets Pilot Program. This initiative allows registered Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to accept Ethereum (ETH), along with Bitcoin (BTC) and USD Coin (USDC), as margin collateral in regulated derivatives markets such as futures and swaps. This is not a broad […] The post Implications of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Digital Assets Pilot Program appeared first on Tekedia.

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., a major global brokerage firm, has begun rolling out a feature allowing eligible retail clients to fund their individual brokerage accounts using stablecoins, primarily USDC (USD Coin). Currently limited to USDC; other stablecoins or cryptocurrencies are not accepted. Clients log into the Client Portal, select “Fund with Stablecoin,” choose a supported […] The post Interactive Brokers Group Rolls Out Features to Eligible Retailers for USDC Funding appeared first on Tekedia.

As crypto markets continue to evolve, the conversation around opportunity is becoming more nuanced. Bitcoin remains the primary benchmark, Ethereum continues to anchor decentralized finance, and ecosystems like Solana, BNB, and ADA compete for developers and liquidity. At the same time, traders are increasingly asking a different question: where is the infrastructure being built that […] The post Is L.xyz the Next Major Solana Infrastructure Project Traders Are Positioning Early For appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin continues to dominate market structure, while Solana and Cardano remain two of the most discussed ecosystems among traders looking beyond large caps. Solana is widely associated with speed and low transaction costs, while ADA is often evaluated through a longer-term adoption lens. At the same time, Ethereum and BNB still anchor most DeFi liquidity […] The post Why Traders Comparing Bitcoin, ADA, and SOL Are Also Researching L.xyz appeared first on Tekedia.

A Bloomberg report states that Elon Musk’s X generated approximately $752 million in revenue for Q3 2025 from July–September is up over 17% year-over-year. This brought total revenue for the first nine months of 2025 between January–September to just over $2 billion. This marks a sign of stabilization and growth after years of ad revenue […] The post Elon Musk’s X Generated Approximately $752M in Revenue for Q3, 2025 appeared first on Tekedia.

ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer a subsidiary of ADNOC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Maryah Community Bank to integrate AE Coin—the UAE’s first Central Bank-licensed stablecoin, backed 1:1 by the Emirati dirham (AED)—as a payment option. Payments will be accepted at nearly 980 service stations across three […] The post ADNOC Distribution Signs MoU with AL Maryah Community Bank for Stablecoin Payments appeared first on Tekedia.

Iranian authorities seized a foreign-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of transporting 6 million liters approximately 1.585 million gallons of smuggled diesel fuel. Iranian state media, including IRIB and Fars News Agency, reported the operation, describing the fuel as contraband. 6 million liters of alleged smuggled diesel. Reports vary slightly, but […] The post Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Allegedly Carrying 6 Million Liters of Smuggled Diesel appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter to the Depository Trust Company (DTC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). This letter provides regulatory relief, allowing DTCC to proceed with a three-year pilot program for tokenizing certain real-world securities on approved blockchain networks. The pilot focuses on highly […] The post U.S. SEC Issues a No Action Letter to Depository Trust Company appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced conditional approval for Ripple’s application to charter Ripple National Trust Bank, a federally supervised national trust bank focused on digital asset custody and related fiduciary services. This is not a full commercial banking license, it does not allow taking deposits or making loans like […] The post U.S. OCC Conditionally Approved Ripple’s National Trust Bank Charter, as U.S. Home Prices Turns Negative on a YoY Basis appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. Treasury has proposed draft designs for a commemorative $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump’s likeness, planned for issuance in 2026 to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary— semiquincentennial of independence. Reports from across outlets like CNN, CNBC, NBC News, Fox Business, USA Today, Politico, and Reuters indicate the Treasury released initial drafts showing Trump’s […] The post U.S. Treasury Proposes Draft Designs, Featuring Trump on the $1 Coin appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.2, its most advanced model series to date, positioning it as a major leap forward for professional knowledge work amid intensifying competition in the AI chatbot market. According to the company, GPT-5.2 is designed to unlock greater economic value for users, with marked improvements in spreadsheet creation, presentation building, coding, image perception, […] The post OpenAI Introduces GPT-5.2, Strengthening ChatGPT Amid Intensifying Rivalry appeared first on Tekedia.

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 With New Music, Games, Safety, and Accessibility Features Apple has officially rolled out iOS 26.2, and the update arrives earlier than many users expected. After weeks… TechCity

Crypto heavyweights Ripple and Circle have moved a step closer to becoming fixtures inside the U.S. banking system after receiving conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish national trust banks, a decision that underscores Washington’s accelerating pivot toward formalizing digital assets rather than sidelining them. The OCC on […] The post U.S. Banking Regulator Opens the Door Wider to Crypto as Ripple, Circle Win National Trust Bank Approval appeared first on Tekedia.

NALA, a global fintech company focused on cross-border payments and remittances, has received formal regulatory approval from the Bank of Ghana, marking a major milestone in its expansion across Africa. The Bank of Ghana has issued a Letter of No Objection (LONO) to NALA and its licensed local partner, BigPay, authorizing both companies to operationalise […] The post NALA Secures Bank of Ghana Approval to Launch Compliant Remittance Services in Partnership With BigPay appeared first on Tekedia.

The AI industry has, for the most part of its evolution, been mired in questions about profitability as concerns rise about whether companies are genuinely prepared to pay for artificial intelligence at scale. Nearly all major AI companies are still operating at a loss, given the volume of investment going into infrastructure and the little […] The post Survey Finds More Organizations Willing to Pay for AI in 2026, Strengthening Hope for Long-Term Returns appeared first on Tekedia.

Broadcom delivered exactly what Wall Street typically rewards: strong earnings, robust guidance, and eye-catching growth tied to artificial intelligence. Yet the market response was brutal. Shares of the chipmaker plunged 11% on Friday, marking their worst single-day drop since January, as investors abruptly pulled back from some of the most crowded names in the AI […] The post Broadcom Selloff Highlights Rising AI Jitters as Investors Question How Long the Boom Can Last appeared first on Tekedia.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that seeks to sharply curtail the power of U.S. states to regulate artificial intelligence, marking one of the most aggressive federal interventions yet in the rapidly expanding AI sector. The order authorizes the U.S. attorney general to challenge and potentially overturn state laws deemed inconsistent with what […] The post Trump Moves to Override State AI Laws, Triggering Fierce Federalism Clash and Backlash From Both Parties appeared first on Tekedia.

U.S. sales for Tesla plunged to a near four-year low in November, dropping to approximately 39,800 vehicles, according to a Reuters report. This represents a sharp decline of nearly 23% from the 51,513 units sold in November 2024 and marks the company’s lowest monthly sales volume in the U.S. since January 2022, according to exclusive […] The post Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge to Four-Year Low Despite Affordable EV Rollout appeared first on Tekedia.

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The Solana ecosystem continues to expand at a rapid pace. Trading volumes are increasing, new applications are launching, and capital is flowing toward platforms that can handle scale without sacrificing speed. As this growth accelerates, traders are becoming more selective about where they deploy capital, especially when it comes to decentralized exchanges. Rather than chasing […] The post Solana Ecosystem Expands, but L.xyz Is Where Early Positioning Is Quietly Happening appeared first on Tekedia.

Peter Schiff, a long-time critic of Bitcoin and an outspoken supporter of gold, has dismissed claims that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is changing his stance on cryptocurrencies. The misunderstanding followed Dimon’s December 11, 2025, interview on Fox Business, in which he discussed blockchain’s practical uses in traditional finance. During the interview, Dimon reiterated that blockchain […] The post Peter Schiff Dismisses Claims of Jamie Dimon Softening His Bitcoin Stance appeared first on Tekedia.

Gold pushed to its highest level in nearly two months on Friday, powered by a weaker dollar, growing expectations of additional U.S. interest rate cuts, and a fresh wave of safe-haven appetite linked to economic and geopolitical tension. Silver extended an extraordinary 2025 breakout, shattering another record and underscoring a year in which industrial metals […] The post Gold Surges to Seven-Week High as Safe-Haven Rush Deepens; Silver Breaks New Record appeared first on Tekedia.

Taiwan’s tech-heavy equities are showing no signs of fatigue, even as anxiety about overstretched AI valuations dents sentiment in global markets. The island’s benchmark Taiex is now within striking distance of the symbolic 30,000 mark — a level investors say could be crossed in early 2026 — extending a blistering rally that has nearly doubled […] The post Taiwan’s Tech Stocks Power Toward Record 30,000 as Investors Brush Off Global AI Bubble Fears appeared first on Tekedia.

As Nvidia races to deploy its most powerful GPUs into Microsoft’s global data-center network, an internal note from early fall shows that the rollout hasn’t been entirely seamless. In the email, an Nvidia Infrastructure Specialists (NVIS) team member questioned whether Microsoft’s cooling strategy at one facility was “wasteful,” underscoring the mounting resource pressures tied to […] The post Inside Nvidia’s Blackwell Rollout at Microsoft: Internal Email Flags “Wasteful” Cooling as AI Data Center Demands Surge appeared first on Tekedia.

The laborious process of holiday shopping, traditionally a complex matrix of deciding, price comparing, and review checking, is being fundamentally disrupted by the rise of conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI). Consumers are now seamlessly integrating generative AI platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity into their buying journeys, treating them as personalized, omniscient shopping assistants. […] The post AI Reshapes Retail: Conversational Commerce To Drive $263 Billion in Holiday Sales appeared first on Tekedia.

World, the ambitious biometric identity verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Alex Blania, has unveiled a major upgrade to its mobile application, transforming it into a decentralized “super app” for the AI era. The newest version of the World App, developed by the startup Tools for Humanity, deeply integrates high-utility features, including […] The post World App Reinvents as ‘Super App,’ Blending Encrypted Chat, Global Crypto Payments, and Biometric Identity appeared first on Tekedia.

Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens imploded in 2022 and erased an estimated $40 billion in market value, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday in a New York federal court. The hearing before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer is set for 11 a.m. local time (1600 GMT) […] The post Do Kwon to Be Sentenced in New York After TerraUSD Crash That Wiped Out $40bn and Shook the Global Crypto Industry appeared first on Tekedia.

Google on Thursday rolled out a revamped version of its Gemini Deep Research agent, rebuilding the tool on top of Gemini 3 Pro, the company’s latest flagship foundation model. The new system is designed not only to generate long-form research reports, but also to function as an embeddable research engine that other developers can plug […] The post Google Launches Gemini Deep Research, Locking Into a New-Era AI Arms Race with OpenAI Hours After GPT-5.2 Launch appeared first on Tekedia.

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has cut its ex-gantry petrol price to N699 per liter, a reduction of N129 from the previous N828, and a move that is already reshaping competition in a market long dominated by import-driven pricing. Sources inside the refinery confirmed the adjustment, and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) later […] The post Dangote Refinery Cuts Ex-Gantry Petrol Price to N699 per liter, Reshaping Competition for Importers appeared first on Tekedia.

Aliko Dangote has unveiled one of the boldest ideas in his business playbook career, and it has little to do with building factories. Instead, it is about re-engineering Nigeria’s capital market through a play of currency. Dangote has announced plans to list 10 percent of his $20 billion refinery on the Nigerian Exchange in 2026, […] The post Dangote’s Dollar Dividend Playbook and the Redesign of Nigeria’s Capital Market appeared first on Tekedia.

Aliko Dangote has opened a new chapter for his industrial empire with a sweeping plan to list a 10 percent stake in his $20 billion refinery on the Nigerian Exchange in 2026, a move that could reshape Nigeria’s capital market and pull in global investors hungry for hard-currency returns. He affirmed the plan at the […] The post “You Buy In Naira, But You Get Dividends In Dollars”: Dangote Affirms Plan Of Refinery’s Historic NGX Listing In 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.

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Oracle shares suffered a dramatic decline, plummeting by 13% on Thursday following the issuance of a significantly weaker-than-expected earnings forecast. This sharp drop, which threatened to erase over $90 billion from Oracle’s market capitalization, triggered a broader selloff across the technology sector. The plunge points to a growing skepticism among investors regarding the immense capital […] The post Oracle’s AI Ambitions Spark Tech Selloff: Over $90B Market Value Wiped Amid Debt and Delayed Returns appeared first on Tekedia.