VanEck launches $30M ventures fund for crypto and AI
VanEck’s new $30 million fund, VanEck Ventures, will focus on investment in fintech, crypto and AI startups building next-generation payments.…
Everything HBO’s Bitcoin doc got wrong about Peter Todd and Satoshi
HBO’s “Money Electric” suggests Bitcoin developer Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, but contradictions and timeline errors abound. ...
TikTok’s use of casino-like virtual currency to allegedly exploit children faces scrutiny in DC lawsuit
The District of Columbia attorney general alleges that TikTok operates an alleged "unlicensed virtual currency" as part of its TikTok…
Ozempic underworld: Inside the black market of obesity drugs
A CNBC investigation into illegal weight loss drugs reveals a marketplace where criminals brazenly counterfeit the drugs or ship the…
CVS, UnitedHealth say FTC should take Lina Khan and two commissioners off drug middlemen case
The companies argue the commissioners have "a lengthy track record of making public statements that indicate serious bias" against pharmacy…
Bayer shares down 7% after U.S. court says it will review Monsanto case
The company said in a statement Wednesday that there was "no basis for a different outcome on appeal." ...
DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling
The Department of Justice late Tuesday indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy.…
Major McDonald’s french fry supplier closes plant in Washington, slashes jobs as inflation continues
A large, Idaho-based french fry supplier said last week that a plant facility in Washington was closed during a quarterly…
Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando closing for Hurricane Milton
Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando are shutting their gates in preparation for Hurricane Milton, which is barrelling toward Florida…