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OpenAI's new ChatGPT Wallet lets its AI agents pay for purchases
Users approve every purchase with Face ID or a fingerprint, and OpenAI says the agent never sees the real card details. It starts with US ChatGPT Pro subscribers.
Two senators are right to ask HHS about bets on clinical trials and FDA approvals
Their letter covers Kalshi contracts in the United States and Polymarket contracts on an international exchange. Kalshi said it limited the markets when it launched them in July.
Nomura is considering a sale of crypto unit Laser Digital, Bloomberg reports
Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said Marex Group is evaluating a deal and that Nomura has not decided whether to sell the Zurich unit or keep it.
Western Union sends Intermex a termination notice; Intermex rejects it
Western Union sent a termination notice after California’s DFPI issued conditions Western Union called unacceptable. The 2025 deal was $16.00 a share. Intermex rejected a purported termination and will pursue its remedies including specific performance and substantial damages.
Polymarket says annualized revenue has surpassed $1.8 billion
Polymarket told CNBC on Tuesday its annualized revenue has surpassed $1.8 billion, up from a run rate north of $1 billion in June. CNBC, citing TickerTracker, said the U.S. exchange had more than $14.5 billion in notional volume in October, up from $4 billion in June.
Strategy buys $81.9 million of bitcoin and repurchases $188 million of STRC
Strategy ($MSTR) bought 1,036 bitcoin for $81.9 million last week and bought back $188.3 million of its STRC preferred stock.
It funded both moves by selling 2,051,348 shares of MSTR for $283.8 million in net proceeds and now holds 850,364 BTC.
Avalanche to be core ledger for clearing on NYSE-affiliated 24/7 tokenized securities platform
Ava Labs says Avalanche is the core ledger for the clearing firm; the Journal reported exclusive Avalanche settlement on the exchange's planned round-the-clock venue, pending approvals.
Coinbase gets full federal trust charter for crypto custody
The charter follows April's conditional nod and excludes ordinary retail deposits and traditional lending at the trust bank; New York custody migrates over three years.
Democrats poised to take Congress as Wall Street braces for hearings more than new laws
Rep. Maxine Waters and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are expected to lead the House and Senate banking panels, with the power to set hearings, pick witnesses and issue subpoenas.
Pfizer raises its 2026 forecast as Shopify falls just short and Block tops estimates
Pfizer lifted its 2026 revenue and profit forecasts, Shopify's sales and merchant volume came in a little under estimates, and Block's adjusted profit beat. Palantir and Apple also reported.
Polymarket briefly halts international trading after a third-party breach drains user accounts
The prediction market says a compromised third-party provider was to blame and it will fully reimburse affected traders. Trading was back after nearly an hour.
DTCC's tokenization service goes live with JPMorgan, Citi and Morgan Stanley signed up
The Depository Trust Company launched a service that creates tokens representing securities it holds on the Canton Network and its private Besu chain, with 20 firms signed up and 34 securities eligible at launch.
CFTC is reportedly probing Polymarket again over US users on its offshore platform
The probe, part of a broader CFTC inquiry opened this year, is examining Polymarket's location controls and US advertising, according to people familiar with the matter. The CFTC and Polymarket declined to comment to Reuters.
Boeing slides almost 11% on earnings day while SoFi jumps 13%
Boeing posted a core loss of 34 cents a share, SoFi grew members 35%, Robinhood missed profit estimates and JetBlue's shares jumped. Here's Tuesday's earnings roundup.
Robinhood taps Ripple for stablecoin settlement and its own treasury
RLUSD is live now on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected in the Robinhood app later this year, while Robinhood will integrate Ripple Treasury into its own treasury operations.
Coinbase's 15-minute crypto prediction markets settle at $1 or $0
A new Coinbase post pitches up-or-down contracts on BTC, ETH and SOL, but they aren't new, and bitcoin's 15-minute markets may settle on a different price than the one on your screen.
Franklin Templeton puts $150 million of fund shares on the XRP Ledger, all in one wallet
Franklin Templeton issued about $150 million of new tokenized money market fund shares on the XRP Ledger, all to one wallet, CoinDesk reported. That wallet now holds all of the fund's nearly 193 million shares on the network. Franklin hadn't replied to CoinDesk by publication.
Coinbase pitches AI agents that trade crypto, stocks and derivatives for you
Coinbase is promoting a way to plug Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and other agents into your account. The service has been live since June; what's changed is the menu.