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South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-negotiation-south-korea.jpg" alt="South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries.</p>

BitMart to wind down exchange, end trading by Aug. 26

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/closed-exchange.jpg" alt="BitMart to wind down exchange, end trading by Aug. 26" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto exchange BitMart said it will wind down operations after its BMX token plunged and users reported withdrawal delays, with platform operations set to end in January.</p>

Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/phishing.jpg" alt="Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches. </p>

‘Time will tell whether that was a good bet’: My adviser got me a full SpaceX IPO allocation. Was I lucky?

“Investors frequently receive only a small fraction of the shares they request — if they receive any at all.”

Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-when-prediction-markets-go-wrong-who-decides-what-counts-as-the-truth.jpg" alt="Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinhood is reportedly considering expanding its services.</p>

College kids are moving into retirement communities for reasons beyond ‘cheap rent’

Students are forging intergenerational bonds while planning game nights and teaching gym classes, but “by 7:30 or 8, things get pretty quiet here.”

Bitcoin advocacy group to join US State Department’s ‘digital freedom’ program

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/bitcoin-state-department.png" alt="Bitcoin advocacy group to join US State Department’s ‘digital freedom’ program" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues including digital freedom.</p>

‘I’m still confused’: I sold $80,000 in shares on June 30, so why didn’t I receive my dividend?

“To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund.”

Wise to resubmit US charter application under GENIUS Act

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-occ-application.png" alt=" Wise to resubmit US charter application under GENIUS Act" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for digital asset companies in the last year.</p>

The super rich use 401(k)s and IRAs to sidestep taxes on millions of dollars. This proposed law would cut them off.

More than 200 individuals had a total of more than $85 billion in tax-sheltered retirement accounts

Still waiting for the free $1,000 to hit your child’s ‘Trump account’? Here’s what to know.

Around $1.5 billion has been deposited into the accounts since their launch earlier this month, the Treasury Department said.

I’m 38, lost my job, and have to move back in with my parents. What did I do wrong?

My emergency fund is running out — I thought I did everything right

A ‘generational buying opportunity’ guarantees inflation plus 3% a year, says this hedge-fund manager

Bob Elliott sparks buzz highlighting the bargain level of TIPS.

Are 7% mortgage rates next? The Treasury market is flashing a warning sign for home buyers.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged up to its highest level of 2026.

North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-north-korea-crypto-relationship2.jpg" alt="North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds through crypto.</p>

SpaceX isn’t the wireless threat that investors fear — unless someone breaks this unspoken agreement

It would likely be too expensive and time-consuming for SpaceX to build a mobile network on its own. But the major wireless carriers have to hope one of their rivals doesn’t sell out.

Fidelity joins push for Senate passage of CLARITY Act

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/regulation-lot-of-papers-clarity-act.jpg" alt="Fidelity joins push for Senate passage of CLARITY Act" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Fidelity called on the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, joining industry groups and crypto firms pushing for market structure legislation.</p>

Dango’s perp DEX taps out nearly 4 months after launch

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-defi-perpetual-dex-closure.jpg" alt="Dango’s perp DEX taps out nearly 4 months after launch" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Dango will close its network on Aug. 13, joining BitMEX, Odos and Satori Finance in a wave of recent crypto shutdowns.</p>

Ethereum ETFs close week in red, end 5-day inflow streak

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-ethereum-and-etf.jpg" alt="Ethereum ETFs close week in red, end 5-day inflow streak" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Ethereum ETFs snapped a five-day inflow streak and Bitcoin ETFs logged a second day of outflows, though both funds extended their weekly inflow streaks to three.</p>

‘It’s nothing personal’: Should I tell my 96-year-old stepmother that I don’t want her inheritance?

“I would likely be the one responsible for dealing with the house.”