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KuCoin EU Wins MiCA/MiCAR License in Austria: How the New Approval Reshapes Europe’s Crypto Market as of November 30, 2025

KuCoin EU Wins MiCA/MiCAR License in Austria: How the New Approval Reshapes Europe’s Crypto Market as of November 30, 2025

As of November 30, 2025, KuCoin’s European arm has become one of the most closely watched players in the EU crypto market after securing a Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA / MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). The authorization allows KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH (KuCoin EU), based in Vienna, to roll out regulated digital‑asset services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), excluding Malta. PR Newswire The approval, announced on November 28 and followed by a wave of analysis and commentary on November 29, marks a major step not only for KuCoin but for the broader
30 November 2025
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JPMorgan Hit With Record €45m BaFin AML Fine as It Bets Big on Berlin Chase Launch

JPMorgan Hit With Record €45m BaFin AML Fine as It Bets Big on Berlin Chase Launch

Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has slammed JPMorgan SE with a record €45 million (about $52 million) penalty for anti–money laundering (AML) failures, just as the U.S. banking giant opens a new Berlin hub to launch its Chase digital retail bank and steps up expansion across Europe and Türkiye.Reuters+2Reuters+2 The clash of timelines — a landmark enforcement action announced on 6 November and an ambitious retail push in Europe’s largest economy unveiled days later — sets up one of the most closely watched tests of how far global banks can grow while staying on the right side of increasingly tough regulators.
14 November 2025
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Visa–Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement: How New Rules Could Reshape Credit Card Checkout and Rewards – November 14, 2025

Visa–Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement: How New Rules Could Reshape Credit Card Checkout and Rewards – November 14, 2025

On November 14, 2025, the fallout from the latest Visa–Mastercard swipe fee settlement is still unfolding – and the message from major financial outlets is clear: paying with a credit card is about to get more complicated, and the “golden age” of rich rewards may be nearing its peak. Reuters+2The Wall Street Journal+2 Drawing on coverage from The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and the Financial Times, along with fresh reporting and analysis published on November 13–14, this article explains what’s changing, why merchants and banks are fighting over it, and what it could mean for your wallet in the months
14 November 2025
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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Crypto Betting Showdown: Polymarket Banned in Romania Amid $600M Election Bets, Yet Wall Street Bets $2B on Its U.S. Comeback

Romania Blacklists Polymarket Over $600M Election Betting Boom In late October 2025, Romanian authorities took aim at Polymarket after an unprecedented frenzy of crypto betting during the country’s elections. According to ONJN – Romania’s National Gambling Office – Polymarket facilitated roughly $600 million worth of wagers on Romania’s presidential race, plus another $15 million on Bucharest’s local electionsreadwrite.com. The platform allowed users to bet on election outcomes using cryptocurrency, a practice the regulator squarely categorizes as illegal gambling without a Romanian licensereadwrite.comreadwrite.com. ONJN officially added Polymarket.com to its blacklist of unauthorized gambling sites on October 29threadwrite.com. This means internet providers
4 November 2025
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Mauritius Drone Laws 2025: 8 Critical Rules & Recent Updates Every Pilot Must Know

Mauritius Drone Laws 2025: 8 Critical Rules & Recent Updates Every Pilot Must Know

Key Facts Summary (Keep reading for an in-depth breakdown of each rule and how to comply with the latest Mauritian drone regulations.) Rules for Recreational Drone Use General Allowed Use: Flying a drone recreationally (for personal enjoyment with no commercial intent) is legal in Mauritius, but strict rules apply to ensure safety drone-laws.com. Drones under 7 kg used purely for leisure were previously exempt from heavy regulation civil-aviation.govmu.org. This means that until recently hobby pilots did not need a license or to register their small drones, as long as they followed the safety guidelines. However, all recreational pilots are expected
21 September 2025
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AI’s Explosive Weekend: $1.5B Settlement, Record Fines & Game-Changing Breakthroughs (Sept 7–8, 2025)

AI’s Explosive Weekend: $1.5B Settlement, Record Fines & Game-Changing Breakthroughs (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Key Facts Authors vs. AI: Landmark Settlement and New Copyright Battles After years of tension between creators and AI firms, content owners scored a major victory. Anthropic – maker of the Claude chatbot – agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by authors who accused it of illegally downloading millions of pirated books to train AI reuters.com reuters.com. Plaintiffs say it’s the largest copyright payout in U.S. history reuters.com reuters.com, roughly $3,000 per book for about 500,000 titles. Under the deal, Anthropic will delete all illicit book data taken from shadow libraries and compensate authors for past use
8 September 2025
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Bitcoin Breaks $110K as DeFi Hacks, Trump’s Token & Regulators Shake Crypto – Early Sept 2025 Roundup

Bitcoin Breaks $110K as DeFi Hacks, Trump’s Token & Regulators Shake Crypto – Early Sept 2025 Roundup

Key Facts (Early September 2025 Highlights) Crypto Market Rally Opens September After a rough August, cryptocurrencies staged a strong comeback as September 2025 began. Global crypto market cap rebounded to around $4 trillion cryptonews.com, driven by renewed risk appetite in both crypto and stocks. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped roughly +2.5% in 24 hours to trade north of $111,000 coindesk.com, a level not seen since its spring highs. “Crypto got off to a strong start in September, led by bitcoin’s rise to nearly $112,000,” CoinDesk noted on Sept. 2 coindesk.com. Traders returning from the U.S. Labor Day weekend catalyzed a surge from BTC’s
3 September 2025
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Crypto Whirlwind: Markets Dip, Regulators Pivot, NFTs Sag as Institutions Double Down (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Crypto Whirlwind: Markets Dip, Regulators Pivot, NFTs Sag as Institutions Double Down (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Crypto Market Turbulence and Trading Highlights Bitcoin and Ether Retreat: Late August saw notable profit-taking in crypto markets. Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to about $108,400 – its lowest level since early July – after soaring to a record $124,000 on Aug. 13 cryptonews.com. This ~10% pullback from the all-time high extended BTC’s weekly losses to nearly 8% coindesk.com, a comedown partly attributed to the old adage of “buy the rumor, sell the news” around major crypto events. (Indeed, some analysts wryly pointed out that BTC’s drop coincided with the high-profile Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong, mirroring a pattern of price
30 August 2025
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Bitcoin Blazes Toward New Highs as Regulators Embrace Crypto – Weekend Blockchain Roundup (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Bitcoin Blazes Toward New Highs as Regulators Embrace Crypto – Weekend Blockchain Roundup (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Bitcoin traded around $115,000–$117,000 over Aug. 24–25, 2025, roughly four times its level a year earlier and well above its 2021 all-time high of $69,000. Ethereum neared $4,800 and briefly hit about $4,870 on Aug. 24, 2025, approaching its record and signaling strong institutional demand. Aave deployed its v3 on the Aptos blockchain on Aug. 21, 2025, marking its first expansion beyond Ethereum, with the AAVE token rising about 19% to around $355. The U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act 68–30 in June 2025 to set federal standards for stablecoins, and the CLARITY Act advanced over Aug. 24–25 to unify
25 August 2025
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Quantum Computing’s Weekend Bombshells (Aug 3–4, 2025): Breakthroughs, Big Bets & New Rules

Quantum Computing’s Weekend Bombshells (Aug 3–4, 2025): Breakthroughs, Big Bets & New Rules

Fujitsu announced it has begun developing a superconducting quantum computer with over 10,000 physical qubits, aiming for completion in fiscal 2030, and a STAR fault-tolerant architecture to reach 250 logical qubits by 2030 and 1,000 by 2035. IonQ and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical approach to a Unit Commitment power-grid optimization using IonQ’s 36-qubit Forte system in the DOE GRID-Q program. Rigetti Computing announced 99.5% two-qubit gate fidelity on its 36-qubit modular processor built from four 9-qubit chiplets, with a launch on August 15 and a plan to exceed 100 qubits by year-end 2025. Quantinuum opened a
4 August 2025
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AI Revolution in Overdrive – Tech Titans’ Launches, Mega-Deals, New Rules & Warnings (Aug 2–3, 2025)

AI Revolution in Overdrive – Tech Titans’ Launches, Mega-Deals, New Rules & Warnings (Aug 2–3, 2025)

Major AI Company Announcements Business & Investment News Policy & Regulation Updates Research & Innovation Breakthroughs Expert Commentary & Analysis Sources: News and press releases from Aug 1–3, 2025, including Reuters, TechCrunch, ScienceDaily, and official statements reuters.com ts2.tech techcrunch.com ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.techsciencedaily.com ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech, as well as academic publications (Nature, Cell Reports Physical Science) and expert interviews. All linked references provide access to the primary source material for each claim.
3 August 2025
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AI Gold Rush Accelerates as Tech Titans Unveil New Tools, Regulators Hit the Brakes (July 30–31, 2025)

AI Gold Rush Accelerates as Tech Titans Unveil New Tools, Regulators Hit the Brakes (July 30–31, 2025)

OpenAI’s Stargate Norway data center, built in Narvik with Norwegian partner Aker and infrastructure provider Nscale, will deploy 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by 2026, start at 230 MW with plans to expand to 520 MW, run on 100% renewable hydropower, and operate under the OpenAI for Countries program to provide sovereign AI capacity. On July 29, OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Study Mode, a Socratic-style tutor that guides learners step-by-step, is optional to toggle on/off mid-conversation, and, in early tests, refuses to directly write essays. Anthropic launched Claude for Financial Services, its first sector-specific AI assistant designed for banking, insurance, and investment
31 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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