Binance gave Russia client data used in Ukraine donation case

Binance gave Russian authorities customer records later used to charge a Russian IT specialist with financing terrorism over donations to Ukrainian groups, according to a report by Reuters on Monday. The exchange identified Yuri Belenkiy as the source of transfers worth more than $700, Reuters reported, citing law enforcement documents.…

Stock futures mixed as investors look ahead to retail earnings (SPX:)

Aug 17, 2026, 5:38 AM ETS&P 500 Futures (SPX), INDU, US100:INDWMT, TGT, FFIV, HD, INCY, ROST, ADP, WMB, LOW, EQIX, TJX, EXR, DOV, FTV, TTD, US10Y, US2Y, US30Y, SNDKBy: Sinchita Mitra, SA News Editor mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Stock index futures were mixed on Monday as investors looked forward to…

Bitcoin flat near $63,500, but the flows have quietly turnedurned

Bitcoin near $63,500 looks like more summer torpor, capped below $64,000 and holding above the low-$60,000s, but the flow picture underneath has reversed, said Yusuf Fakhro, partner at ARP Digital, in a note to CoinDesk. US spot ETFs took in more than 14,000 BTC over five days into August 7,…

I asked ChatGPT for the chance of the FTSE 100 finishing summer above 11,000 points and it said…

Image source: Getty Images Mid-August can often provide a quiet period for most people to take a holiday or relax with the kids. It’s also when I can dedicate time to looking ahead and seeing where I think the FTSE 100 could go. From that, I can then drill down…

For a Video Interview on Your Phone #shorts

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Click here if the video does not play properly. This will solve the problem of a jumpy video interview. I Lowballed My Desired Salary! Is It OK to Fix It? ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big…

5.1% and 5.9% yields! 2 FTSE dividend shares the experts are buying in 2026

Image source: Getty Images Even with the UK stock market reaching record highs, there are still some attractive dividend shares offering generous payouts in 2026. Two that have recently caught the eye of institutional analysts are Dunelm Group (LSE:DNLM) and Telecom Plus (LSE:TEP), both offering yields of 5.1% and 5.9%…

Why bitcoin’s $48 billion in futures open interest looks like a powder keg?

Volume, meanwhile, is dead simple as it measures the number of contracts that changed hands during a given period. Think of it as measuring how many times the front door of that exclusive club opened and closed over a given period, regardless of who stayed. It thus represents the degree…

Meet the 3 ETFs that continue to stamp all over the FTSE 100!

The FTSE 100 is up an incredible 19% in just 12 months. Over five years, it’s up 44%. There’s a good chance — in this Magpie’s view, at least — that it will keep soaring as value stocks gain momentum. Investing in a Footsie-tracking exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be a…

What next for Ripple-linked token as bearish chatter rises

The scale of the positioning is easier to see measured in tokens. About 2.77 billion XRP now sits in futures positions, up from closer to 2 billion earlier this summer and nearing the levels last seen when the token was worth several times more. The ledger is getting busier too.…