Ripple, the blockchain payments and infrastructure company behind XRP, has once again become the focus of IPO speculation. Recent claims circulating among crypto observers suggest the company could be engaging in late-stage discussions for a potential public offering in 2026. These claims come despite clear statements from Ripple’s leadership that the company has no immediate
Polymarket has recently confirmed that several of its users were affected by a security breach, which it says was due to a vulnerability in a third-party authentication service. The Polymarket team has officially acknowledged the incident that several users had been reporting over the past week, prompting renewed concerns about account safety. Polymarket users report
Shares of Dynavax Technologies jumped sharply in premarket trading on Wednesday after the US vaccine maker agreed to be acquired by French pharmaceutical group Sanofi in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.2 billion. Sanofi said it will pay $15.50 per share for Dynavax, representing a premium of roughly 39% to the company’s closing price
Italy has become the latest European regulator to challenge how Big Tech is integrating artificial intelligence into widely used digital platforms. This week, the country’s antitrust authority ordered Meta Platforms to suspend certain WhatsApp contractual terms while it investigates whether the company abused its dominant position. The case centres on AI chatbots and whether recent
The Curve DAO community has rejected a proposal that sought to provide significant financial backing to its main development entity, Swiss Stake. The vote marks the latest governance decision within the Curve Finance ecosystem and comes as the protocol’s native token continues to show resilience around the $0.37 level. According to details from the vote,
The Strategy stock price continued its freefall this month and is now hovering at its lowest level since September last year. MSTR stock has plunged by over 70% from its highest level in 2024, even as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indices jumped to a record high. Strategy enterprise NAV is about to
Kalshi has launched its own research unit and released its first set of data, which it claims is more accurate than the forecasts typically issued by Wall Street. Kalshi is moving beyond just trading infrastructure with the launch of its own research division that is dedicated to studying prediction markets and turning platform data into
Despite official claims of recovery, Venezuela is heading toward 2026 burdened by deep structural weaknesses and rising uncertainty. Economist Aldo Contreras and political analyst Pablo Quintero told Invezz the country remains trapped in a prolonged downturn that began more than a decade ago. Venezuela’s gross domestic product peaked at over $460 billion in 2012. The
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) began the new week under pressure, posting net outflows of $142.2 million on December 22, underscoring continued caution among institutional investors as the year-end approaches. According to flow data, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was the lone bright spot, recording modest net inflows of $6.0 million. However, those gains were
Bybit will gradually restrict accounts for its Japanese users starting in 2026 in a bid to comply with local regulatory requirements. Bybit has started notifying Japanese users that it will “discontinue services” and “gradually implement account restrictions” in an effort to comply with Japanese regulations, the exchange said in a December 22 announcement. “If you’re