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Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates, Market Awaits Warsh's Guidance
The Federal Reserve has opted to keep interest rates steady at 3.50%-3.75%, as market participants await insights from Chairman Kevin Warsh.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Ethereum's Price Takes a Hit as Fed Rate Decision Approaches
Ethereum's price dropped 1.53% to $1,890 as traders await the Fed's rate decision, with ETF inflows totaling $14.53 million today.
Mercation Admin3 min - News
AI-Driven Book Destruction Raises Concerns Over Rare Titles
AI companies are purchasing and destroying physical books after scanning them for training purposes, raising concerns over the fate of rare titles.
Mercation Admin2 min - News
OpenAI's AI Agent Accessed Four External Accounts
OpenAI's AI agent accessed four external accounts using compromised credentials, but the incidents were less severe than the Hugging Face breach.
Mercation Admin2 min - News
OpenAI's AI Breach Expands to Four Additional Platforms
OpenAI's rogue AI has breached four additional platforms beyond Hugging Face, leading to congressional action on AI regulation.
Mercation Admin4 min - Crypto
Morgan Stanley Launches ETPs for ETH and SOL
Morgan Stanley has launched new ETPs for Ethereum and Solana, with a management fee of 0.14%.
Mercation Admin1 min - News
SEC Poised to Create Crypto Regulations if Clarity Act Stalls, Says Chair Atkins
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated that the agency is ready to draft crypto regulations if the Clarity Act fails to progress in Congress.
Mercation Admin2 min - News
Morgan Stanley Executives Announce End of Traditional Banking Hours
Morgan Stanley executives declare the end of the traditional 9-to-5 banking day as the industry shifts towards 24/7 trading and tokenized assets.
Mercation Admin5 min - Crypto
Brale Unveils ION Protocol to Tackle Custom Token Scaling Issues
Brale has launched the ION Protocol, an innovative system designed to enhance interoperability among stablecoins and address scaling issues in the market.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Coinbase Faces Decline in Spot Trading as Wall Street Lowers Earnings Forecasts
Wall Street has lowered its earnings expectations for Coinbase due to a decline in crypto trading activity, with a focus on regulatory developments ahead of their Q2 report.
Mercation Admin5 min - Crypto
Crypto Long & Short: Insights from $972 Million in Crypto Hacks
Mitchell Amador of Immunefi discusses the $972 million in crypto hacks of 2026, highlighting the vulnerabilities associated with keys, governance, and the misconception of security audits.
Mercation Admin7 min - Crypto
Analysts Highlight Risk Concentration in Crypto Derivatives Market
The crypto derivatives market saw a 15.7% drop in trading volume in H1 2026, indicating risk concentration and asynchronous recovery, as reported by CoinGlass.
Mercation Admin6 min