Signal or noise??? US foreclosure filings rose 20% YOY in February to 38,800 properties.
“There’s a place where the sun never goes”… Franklin Templeton is advancing tokenized fund infrastructure for five ETFs with direct wallet access and 24/7 trading.
Cheer up!!! US layoffs have surged to the highest levels since 2009, white-collar roles are declining amid automation, entry-level hiring is historically weak, and 75% of workers report burnout or stress.
“Video killed the radio star”!!! OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its AI video-generation platform that created realistic videos from text prompts, signaling a shift from hype to economics, where costly consumer tools struggle and enterprise, revenue-generating AI businesses prevail.
“Don’t stop believin’; hold on to that feelin'”!!! Wall Street’s bonus pool hit a record $49 billion in 2025 (+9%), with average bonuses rising to $247,000 (+6%), and pre-tax profits surging to $65 billion (+30%).
Is she talking Corporate Currency®??? Christine Moy, Partner and Head of Digital Assets, Data & AI Strategy at Apollo: “The killer use case for blockchain is being open architecture infrastructure where multiple different asset types can coexist and be programmable.”
No more cursing at a red light at 11pm with no traffic for miles… NoTraffic, an AI-powered traffic management startup, raised $90 million to modernize intersections by upgrading traditional traffic signals with a real-time system that analyzes and responds to live road conditions.
Long shot??? Bipartisan US senators introduced a bill targeting sports contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket, aiming to shut down “casino-style” offerings and intensify the clash over whether prediction markets fall under CFTC derivatives oversight or state gambling laws.
From paper certificates to book-entry to blockchain… The New York Stock Exchange announced it will enable issuers to mint blockchain-native stocks and ETFs, signaling a shift toward issuer-led tokenization where digital transfer agents unlock on-chain ownership, faster settlement, and programmable securities within a regulated market structure.
“Meet me in the middle of the night, let me hear you say everything’s alright”… Kleiner Perkins’ newly-raised $3.5 billion venture fund, targeting early to growth AI and technology investments, underscores strong investor demand, intensifying competition for top-tier deals and elevating valuations in select segments, though the broader market remains early-stage and uneven.
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