Google parent Alphabet profit surges 29% in Q2 amid AI splurge
The firm’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said its AI products have already generated “billions” in revenue from its cloud business.
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UBS raises US recession odds to 60%, but what does this mean for crypto prices?
On Aug. 30, global investment bank UBS increased its view on the risk of the United States entering a recession within one year to 60%, up from 40% in June. According to economist Pierre Lafourcade, the latest data showed a 94% chance of the economy contracting, but added that it "does not morph into a…

US-based crypto firms join forces for travel rule compliance
“We are focused on adding new members, so that TRUST can provide comprehensive compliance across the crypto industry,” said the joint announcement. 103 Total views 3 Total shares Many major crypto companies based in the United States have released a solution for the Financial Action Task Force's Travel Rule.In a Wednesday blog post, crypto services…

Trump’s trade war pressures crypto market as April 2 tariffs loom
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Japan to test Ripple’s ODL service for money transfers to Philippines
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Core Scientific trades debt for equity, reduces $260M debt load
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Crypto Biz: Crypto’s day of reckoning has arrived
Who would’ve thought that the implosion of Terra, the collapse of Three Arrows Capital and the bankruptcies of Celsius and Voyager wouldn’t be the most terrible crypto stories of 2022? In retrospect, crypto’s day of reckoning — and the new low for the cycle — hadn’t arrived even after all these tumultuous events. The industry’s cyclical…