EthSystems says privacy is the key to getting banks on public blockchains

EthSystems, a startup spun out of the Ethereum Foundation earlier this month, is betting that privacy, not scalability, is the biggest obstacle preventing institutions from moving financial activity onto public blockchains. The company, which emerged from the Ethereum Foundation’s Institutional Privacy Task Force, is building confidentiality infrastructure for banks, asset…

Microsoft earnings setup: Options market prices in roughly a 6% post-results move (MSFT:NASDAQ)

jewhyte As Microsoft (MSFT) is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings amid margin pressure from surging AI infrastructure capex, investors will closely watch the stock’s post-earnings reaction. Wall Street expects the company to report quarterly revenue of $87.63B and per-share Source link

Zcash Ironwood goes live, here’s everything to keep track of

But evidence points away from exploitation, a CoinDesk Research report found in July. If someone had minted counterfeit ZEC, the obvious next step would be to move it out and sell it, which would show up as funds leaving the pool. However, Orchard’s balance grew steadily through the four years…

Wall Street trades mixed as global tech softness weighs and earnings take center stage

Jul 28, 2026, 10:02 AM ETDow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJI), SP500, COMP:INDAAPL, AMZN, MSFT, PTTWF, META, US10Y, US2Y, US30YBy: Jason Capul, SA News Editor alexsl Wall Street’s major market averages traded mixed on Tuesday as weakness in global technology stocks weighed on sentiment ahead of a busy week of…

Core Scientific lands AMD AI deal as bitcoin mining operation winds down

Data center operator Core Scientific (CORZ) announced an infrastructure partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) anchored by 15-year leases for 529 megawatts of U.S. AI capacity, which the company said could generate more than $14 billion in base contracted revenue. The capacity is expected to support AMD customer deployments beginning…

How to Follow Up Without Being Annoying

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter   Stop sending useless “just checking in” emails that create immediate homework for busy professionals. If you want to build real professional trust, you need to deposit value before you ever ask for a withdrawal. This episode breaks down the three-step “Value-First Ping”…

Police complain that Binance is making it harder to track crypto scammers: NYT

Under the policy, foreign law enforcement agencies must route certain requests through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, or MLATs. The treaties provide a formal process for governments to exchange evidence and information in criminal investigations, but requests can take considerably longer than direct cooperation with an exchange. The change represents a…

My favourite FTSE 100 stock just got cheaper. Time to consider buying?

Image source: Games Workshop plc Ask me for my favourite stock in the FTSE 100 that I don’t currently hold and my answer would be immediate: fantasy figurine maker Games Workshop (LSE: GAW). In my opinion, this is about as good as any listed business gets. You’ve got a market…