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China Looks to Become Leader in Humanoid Robots Sector
China is reportedly stepping up efforts to gain dominance in the humanoid robotics space. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Feb. 7), that country now has more than 140 com...

Banks Lobby for Faster Turnarounds on European IPOs
Banks are reportedly shortening the marketing period for European-based initial public offerings (IPOs). This change to the IPO space comes amid ongoing upheaval in global equity markets du...

Bilt Users Get Surprise Wells Fargo Cards as Partnership Ends
After almost four years, Wells Fargo’s relationship with Bilt is winding down. However, that hasn’t stopped customers of the credit rewards provider who closed their accounts with the...

Block Planning Layoffs of Up to 10% of Its Workforce
Payments company Block is reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 10% of its staff. The firm has been informing hundreds of employees that their positions could be eliminated durin...

Vitalik Buterin Says Most DeFi Is a Lie—Here’s What Really Counts
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and crypto analyst c-node have reignited the debate over the true purpose of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Together, the two industry experts challenge the boomi...

Vietnam Proposes 0.1% Tax on Crypto Transfers in Draft Rules
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a 0.1% tax on turnover for each crypto-asset transfer conducted through platforms operated by licensed service providers, under a draft circular released f...

Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds Another $42 Million in Ethereum Despite Crypto Winter
BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, has capitalized on the digital asset’s recent price volatility to expand its treasury holdings. On February 7, blockchain analysis platform Look...

Markets and Crypto Eye Policy Reforms As Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Secures Historic Victory
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, often dubbed the country’s “Iron Lady,” has secured a historic landslide victory in the February 8, 2026, snap parliamentary elections. Her Liberal Democ...

Arthur Hayes Attributes Bitcoin Crash to ETF-Linked Dealer Hedging
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX, suggested that institutional dealer hedging is exacerbating the recent downward pressure on Bitcoin prices. In a February 7 post on X, Hayes pointed to struc...

INVESTING YACHTS Launches RWA Yacht Charter Model
February 8th, 2026 – Ibiza, Spain Investing Yachts today introduced its real-world asset (RWA) yacht charter model, a blockchain-based approach designed to tokenize exposure to potential doub...

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