CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham joins MoonPay as chief legal and policy officer

Key Takeaways CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham is joining MoonPay as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer after nearly four years as commissioner. Pham will lead MoonPay’s global legal operations and regulatory strategy, bringing experience from major CFTC crypto modernization efforts. Share this article Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham is joining crypto payments firm MoonPay as…

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YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula

YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in response to a recent change Billboard made to its ranking formula, which continues to add more weight to paid, on-demand streaming compared with ad-supported, free streaming. Billboard justified its decision to adjust its age-old formula…

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Robinhood CEO Predicts Boom in Prediction Markets

The Robinhood CEO is predicting massive growth for crypto-based prediction markets as adoption accelerates. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has said that prediction markets are entering a long-term growth phase, pointing to platforms like Polymarket as early winners of what he called a “prediction market supercycle.” The remarks place crypto-powered forecasting tools at the center…

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Tether Invests $8 Million in Speed to Advance Lightning Network Payments

Tether leads strategic funding round for Speed, supporting Lightning Network and stablecoin-powered global payment infrastructure. Tether announced on December 16, 2025, a strategic $8 million investment in Speed1, Inc., a payments infrastructure company leveraging the Lightning Network and stablecoins. The funding round, co-led with ego death capital, aims to enhance global settlement capabilities using instant,…

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