Overseas demand for U.S equities is growing, says Kraken senior VP Johan Kerbrart

Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood’s senior vice president and general manager of cryptocurrencies, said during a fireside chat at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami that global demand for U.S. stocks is rising, prompting investors to look beyond the domestic market. “We’re seeing a lot of demand from overseas investors for U.S. stocks, particularly companies related to…

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Bitcoin tops $81,000 as Strategy mulls selling BTC to fund dividend obligations

Bitcoin Bitcoin$81,505.59 Bitcoin prices topped $81,000 during the Asian session on Tuesday, rising 6.7% for the week, benefiting from broader risk sentiment, with stocks hitting records on receding tensions over Iran and renewed optimism about artificial intelligence, according to CoinDesk market data. Other cryptocurrency majors also participated in the bid. Solana rose 3% to $87.35….

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Minnesota lawmakers fail at trying to get Omar to testify about alleged fraud, GOP leader talks next steps

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, declined to respond to a Minnesota committee’s request for more information about her ties to the state’s massive fraud scandal, leading to a failed subpoena vote on Tuesday, but the committee chair said more options exist. The subpoena required a two-thirds vote of the committee to pass, and despite Republicans’ majority…

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Crypto’s barbell; speculation and stablecoin payments won users, Tempo’s Romero says

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — After years of experimentation, today’s cryptocurrencies have boiled down to two core uses: transactions and payments. Speaking during a fireside chat at Consensus 2026 in Miami, Dan Romero, Tempo’s head of marketing, said the industry is forming a “barbell” between speculative trading such as the Hyperliquid market on the one hand…

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Man charged in US with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme

A man with multiple aliases used the names of the prominent Astor family to defraud a Mexican billionaire of approximately $450 million through a phony stock-backed loan scheme, according to a newly unsealed U.S. indictment and other court records. Federal prosecutors allege that 63-year-old Vladimir Sklarov, also known as Gregory Mitchell and Mark Simon Bentley,…

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