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Ether.fi upgrades neobank with stocks and 4% loans

Ether.fi has upgraded its non-custodial neobank with tokenized stocks and metals, portfolio-backed loans near 4%, payments in over 30 currencies, and programmatic ETHFI buybacks. Summary Ether.fi users can trade tokenized assets and hold them inside self-custodial vaults. An Aave market on Optimism supports loans against portfolios at rates currently near 4%. Cash card users receive…

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Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works

Surveillance technology startup Flock announced a series of new policies and tools on Thursday, claiming they will help curb abuse of its automated license plate camera reader systems and help keep its law enforcement customers accountable. Flock is now recommending police departments retain data for seven days rather than the previous 30 days. Along with…

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PDAX, RCBC Sign MOU to Expand Tokenized Gold Access Through Digital Banking

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Investing in physical gold has long been a go-to strategy for preserving wealth, but holding the actual metal comes with significant hurdles: security vaults, expensive minimum purchases, and cumbersome authenticity checks. That friction may soon…

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The FAA Turned to Gamers to Solve Its Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Video games were supposed to be entertainment. For more than 2,000 people, they may now be a path toward controlling America’s skies. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) say they have added more than 2,000 candidates after deliberately targeting gamers in their latest air traffic controller recruitment campaign, helping…

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Michael Saylor Maps Bitcoin Into 4-Part Digital Money Stack

Key Takeaways Saylor assigns separate purposes to bitcoin, credit, and payments. STRC supplies the existing income-producing layer of the model. Solstice’s SR-strcUSX targets a 7% annual yield, with junior capital absorbing losses first. Saylor Extends Bitcoin Beyond Direct Ownership Bitcoin can support several financial products rather than only function as a standalone asset, according to…

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Fed rate pause was the right call, Goldman’s Kaplan says

Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Robert Kaplan has backed the Federal Reserve’s 9–3 decision to keep interest rates at 3.50%–3.75% in July, arguing that policymakers needed more time to assess inflation before acting. Summary The Fed held rates at 3.50%–3.75% in July despite three votes for an increase. Kaplan said incoming data should determine whether policymakers…

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Why is OpenAI losing so many executives?

OpenAI’s Chief Revenue Officer announced today that she is leaving the AI giant. “I wanted to let you know that I made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI in the coming weeks to pursue other opportunities,” said Denise Dresser, the now-former OpenAI CRO, in a post shared to her LinkedIn. “I’m incredibly proud of all…

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