SpaceX raised its bond sale to $25 billion after nearly $90 billion of orders, but analysts cited capital spending, a $5 billion net loss and debt-service exposure tied to Starlink and Starship execution.

#tech debt #AI infrastructure financing #SpaceX

June 29, 2026Read More →

Malaysia IP Address Plan Challenges APNIC Registry Rules

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Malaysia IP Address Plan Challenges APNIC Registry Rules

Malaysia has opened a consultation on whether its regulator should manage IP addresses and autonomous system numbers, setting up a policy clash with APNIC’s moratorium on new National Internet Registries.

#internet governance #IP addresses #Malaysia

June 29, 2026Read More →

BIS Warns AI Investment Boom Could Unwind Abruptly

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BIS Warns AI Investment Boom Could Unwind Abruptly

The Bank for International Settlements says AI infrastructure spending helped support global growth and loose financial conditions, but warns that supply bottlenecks, overinvestment, stretched valuations and opaque financing could turn an AI disappointment into a broader financial-stability shock.

#AI investment #financial stability #central banks

June 29, 2026Read More →

DubaiNow Gas Billing Launch Starts With Lootah BC Gas Customers

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DubaiNow Gas Billing Launch Starts With Lootah BC Gas Customers

Digital Dubai has added Lootah BC Gas bill viewing and payment to DubaiNow, but the first rollout is limited to customers with active accounts and does not name other gas companies or adoption targets.

#digital infrastructure #digital government #DubaiNow

June 29, 2026Read More →

Bitexen ADGM Permissions Put Trading And Custody Under FSRA Rules

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Bitexen ADGM Permissions Put Trading And Custody Under FSRA Rules

Bitexen MENA and Bitexen Custody received ADGM FSRA permissions for virtual-asset trading and custody, but the announcement does not disclose launch volumes, listed tokens or first institutional clients.

#crypto #virtual assets #fiat referenced tokens

June 29, 2026Read More →

VARA Tells Dubai VASPs To Tie AML Risk Reviews To Board Oversight

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VARA Tells Dubai VASPs To Tie AML Risk Reviews To Board Oversight

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has issued guidance from its 2026 business risk assessment review, pressing licensed VASPs to connect AML/CFT risk ratings with board challenge, data evidence and control decisions.

#crypto #crypto web3 #AML/CFT

June 28, 2026Read More →

TDRA Pushes UAE Federal Payments Toward One Digital Identity System

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TDRA Pushes UAE Federal Payments Toward One Digital Identity System

The UAE’s TDRA used a federal workshop to advance a unified government digital payment ecosystem, linking payment procedures, settlement speed, digital identity and service-center channels.

#digital government #digital identity #TDRA

June 28, 2026Read More →

NPCI Sees AI In UPI Growth While App-Concentration Deadline Still Looms

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AI SHIFT:

NPCI Sees AI In UPI Growth While App-Concentration Deadline Still Looms

NPCI chief Dilip Asbe said AI could help UPI reach new users, detect fraud and support credit, while India’s payment ecosystem still faces a December 31, 2026 app-concentration deadline.

#UPI #AI finance #NPCI

June 28, 2026Read More →

Binance EU Restrictions Hand Coinbase And OKX A MiCA Switching Moment

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Binance EU Restrictions Hand Coinbase And OKX A MiCA Switching Moment

Coinbase and OKX are offering bonuses to European users after Binance told customers it would restrict services without a MiCA licence in place by the July 1 deadline.

#crypto #crypto web3 #MiCA

June 28, 2026Read More →

FCA Links Agentic Finance To Tokenisation And Third-Party Risk

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FCA Links Agentic Finance To Tokenisation And Third-Party Risk

FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi said AI is moving financial markets faster than traditional rulemaking, with agentic systems, tokenisation and third-party model dependence reshaping supervision.

#FCA #AI regulation #agentic finance

June 27, 2026Read More →

Copper ME Gets ADGM Approval Step, But Final FSRA Authorisation Still Pending

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Copper ME Gets ADGM Approval Step, But Final FSRA Authorisation Still Pending

Copper ME has received in-principle approval from ADGM’s FSRA to expand regulated digital-asset activities, with custody, settlement, collateral management and tokenised fund brokerage still subject to final authorisation.

#crypto #crypto web3 #ADGM

June 27, 2026Read More →

Quantifind Raises $200 Million For AI Risk Platform, With Customer Metrics Still Sparse

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Quantifind Raises $200 Million For AI Risk Platform, With Customer Metrics Still Sparse

Quantifind secured a $200 million growth investment led by Summit Partners to expand Graphyte, its AI-native risk intelligence platform for financial crime and national security operations.

#regtech #financial crime compliance #Quantifind

June 27, 2026Read More →