The European Central Bank's latest survey reveals that crypto assets remain a negligible payment method among euro area merchants, with just 0.2% of online businesses and under 1% of physical stores accepting them.
Figure Technology Solutions reported Thursday that its consumer loan marketplace volume reached $4.3 billion in the second quarter, up 132% from a year earlier.
Spot bitcoin ETFs are bleeding again, with U.S.-listed funds shedding $333 million in net outflows this week. Year-to-date, investors have pulled over $4 billion from these funds.
According to Bloomberg News on August 14, OpenAI is showing strong momentum as it prepares for its initial public offering (IPO), with annualized revenue expected to exceed $40 billion in 2026, doubling from approximately $20 billion in 2025.