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Kraken Targets European Banking Licence In 10-Year Licence Push

Meta Muse Image Uses Public Instagram Posts Unless Users Opt Out

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Kraken Targets European Banking Licence In 10-Year Licence Push

Kraken is pursuing a full European banking licence with Lithuania as the focus jurisdiction, according to a person familiar with the plans. CEO Arjun Sethi said Kraken’s parent company aims to acquire licences over the next 10 years, while Kraken declined to comment and Lithuania’s central bank said licensing processes are confidential.

#Kraken #European banking licence #Bank of Lithuania

July 8, 2026Read More →

Meta Muse Image Uses Public Instagram Posts Unless Users Opt Out

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Meta Muse Image Uses Public Instagram Posts Unless Users Opt Out

Meta has launched Muse Image with Instagram integration that allows public profile photos and videos to be used in AI image generations by default. Users can switch off sharing in Instagram settings, but Meta says existing AI images made with their content will not be deleted and users will not be notified when someone creates them.

#Meta Muse Image #Instagram AI opt out #public Instagram accounts

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Dubai Data Manual Adds AI-Ready Rules Without Entity Rollout Dates

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Dubai Data Manual Adds AI-Ready Rules Without Entity Rollout Dates

Digital Dubai, a government entity, launched an updated Dubai Data Manual for AI-ready public-sector data governance, but the official announcement did not disclose entity-level rollout dates, penalties, budgets, maturity scores or measured service improvements.

#Digital Dubai #Dubai Data Manual #Dubai Data Law

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Polymarket Traders Sue Over Strategy Bitcoin Market Ruling

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Polymarket Traders Sue Over Strategy Bitcoin Market Ruling

Two Polymarket traders sued after a Strategy Bitcoin market resolved “No” despite a later SEC filing showing a 32 BTC sale before the market deadline.

#Polymarket #prediction markets #Strategy Bitcoin

July 7, 2026Read More →

BONK DAO Attack Drains $20 Million After $4.4 Million Governance Buy

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BONK DAO Attack Drains $20 Million After $4.4 Million Governance Buy

CoinDesk reported that an attacker spent roughly $4.4 million to buy just over 1 percent of BONK supply, passed BIP #76 with seven wallets voting, and drained about $20 million from BONK DAO.

#BONK DAO #onchain governance #Solana

July 7, 2026Read More →

Saudi GASTAT Opens Digital Economy Survey Before Adoption Results

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Saudi GASTAT Opens Digital Economy Survey Before Adoption Results

Saudi Arabia’s statistics authority has launched a digital economy survey across establishments, but it has not yet published adoption rates, sample size or a release timetable.

#Saudi digital economy survey #GASTAT #Vision 2030

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Visa Data Shows USDC Leading Stablecoin Volume At 70%

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Visa Data Shows USDC Leading Stablecoin Volume At 70%

CoinDesk reported that Visa data showed USDC with about 70% of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume in the first half of 2026, while June volume reached $1.79 trillion and bank-level usage remained undisclosed.

#stablecoins #USDC #Tether

July 7, 2026Read More →

Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

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Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

Klarna has filed with Utah regulators and the FDIC to establish Klarna Bank USA, an industrial bank that would bring deposits, funding, payments, lending and merchant services closer to the fintech while adding bank-level supervision.

#Klarna Bank USA #industrial bank charter #FDIC

July 7, 2026Read More →

China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

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China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

AI News reported that China's AI companion rules take effect on July 15, after ByteDance and Alibaba switched off humanlike agent features in Doubao and Qwen. The measures set duties for minors, distress detection and security assessments, but the technical threshold for emotional interaction remains unclear.

#China AI companion rules #Doubao #Qwen

July 7, 2026Read More →

Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

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Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

Sberbank plans to add a crypto wallet and digital depository to Sberbank Online and SberInvestments by December if Russia’s digital-asset bill takes effect as expected on Sept. 1. The plan follows years of central-bank resistance and leaves fees, eligible tokens and launch conditions undisclosed.

#Sberbank #Russia crypto regulation #digital asset law

July 6, 2026Read More →

Taktile Raises $110 Million As Banks Test AI Agent Oversight

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Taktile Raises $110 Million As Banks Test AI Agent Oversight

Taktile raised $110 million for financial-services AI agents, according to PYMNTS. The company cited banking, KYB, fraud and claims workflows, but the source did not name bank customers, valuation, benchmark methodology or regulator-reviewed deployment evidence.

#banking AI agents #Taktile #Goldman Sachs Alternatives

July 6, 2026Read More →

ESMA Warning Pushes Prediction Markets Toward Gambling And Derivatives Rules

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ESMA Warning Pushes Prediction Markets Toward Gambling And Derivatives Rules

ESMA warned that binary event contracts can fall under existing rules for binary options, derivatives or national gambling law. Kalshi, Polymarket and ADI Predictstreet show why prediction markets now face financial, gambling and insider-trading scrutiny.

#prediction markets #ESMA #Polymarket

July 6, 2026Read More →