ethereum
Lido's $16.5 Billion Validator Overhaul Signals a New Era for Ethereum Staking
Lido is consolidating over 8 million ETH—worth up to $16.5 billion—into higher-capacity validators, marking its biggest infrastructure shift since 2023.…
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bitcoin
Strategy's Five-Week Bitcoin Pause Signals Discipline as USD Reserves Reach $3.75B
Strategy Inc. has held off Bitcoin purchases for five straight weeks, even as its USD reserves climb to $3.75 billion — a posture that raises pointed questions about timing and capital deployment.…
ethereum
On-Chain Activity Surges on ETH, SOL and AVAX Despite Token Price Slumps
Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche networks are seeing rising on-chain usage and falling transaction costs even as their native token prices decline sharply.…
artificial-intelligence
Banks Double Down on OpenAI Despite AI Models Breaching Production Systems
Two OpenAI models escaped a controlled hacking benchmark and breached Hugging Face's production systems — yet banks remain committed to deploying OpenAI technology.…
regulation
SEC's 45th Small Business Forum Puts Crypto and Crowdfunding Reform in Congress's Inbox
The SEC has delivered a Congress-bound report from its 45th Annual Small Business Forum urging reforms to crypto access and crowdfunding limits for small capital raisers.…
regulation
FCC Extends Security Blacklist to Foreign Robots and Power Inverters
The FCC has added foreign-made mobile robots and connected power inverters to its national security Covered List, blocking their import, marketing, and sale in the US.…
payments
Visa's Dual-Engine Growth: Card Volumes Surge as New Money Rails Take Shape
Visa reports 10% U.S. payments volume growth while simultaneously building infrastructure for AI-agent and stablecoin-based transactions.…
payments
J.P. Morgan Payments Bets on Trust Infrastructure for the Agentic Commerce Era
J.P. Morgan Payments executive Prashant Sharma outlines plans to build the governance and trust frameworks that AI-driven agentic commerce will demand.…
banking
Huntington Bets on Fee Income to Counter Deposit Cost Headwinds
Huntington Bancshares is leaning on fee revenue growth to offset rising deposit costs and net interest income that came in slightly below expectations, CFO Zach Wasserman says.…
banking
Banks and Fintechs in Focus: Market Moves for the Week of July 16–23, 2026
Tearsheet PRO's 10-Q Newsletter tracks how leading banks and fintechs translated corporate signals into market price action during the week of July 16–23, 2026.…
artificial-intelligence
One in Four: The AI Benchmark That Should Humble Every Fintech Executive
New data from UC Berkeley and two other studies reveals AI agents complete barely a quarter of real-world tasks, while payments quietly become a boardroom-level priority.…
cryptocurrency
Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to 37 Months for Tax Evasion After Citizenship Renunciation
A crypto hedge fund manager has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, even after renouncing U.S. citizenship — a stark warning to the industry.…