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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller downplayed risks from bitcoin and broader crypto markets on Monday, arguing that digital assets remain largely disconnected from the traditional financial system even as the technology behind them moves into the mainstream. Speaking at an event hosted by the Global Interdependence Center, Waller framed crypto markets as an extension and competition of everyday commerce rather than an entirely new phenomenon.  His comments come as crypto markets continue to grapple with regulatory uncertainty in Washington and recurring bouts of volatility that have shaped investor sentiment for years. While bitcoin has become more embedded in institutional…

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Welcome to The Market’s Compass Emerging Market’s Country ETF Study, Week #579. As always, it highlights the technical changes of the 20 EM Country ETFs that I track on a weekly basis and publish every third week. Paid subscribers will receive this week’s unabridged Emerging Market’s Country ETF Study sent to their registered e-mail. Past publications can be accessed by paid subscribers via The Market’s Compass Substack Blog. Next week I will be publishing The Market’s Compass Developed Markets Country ETF Study. On Sunday I published the latest edition of The Market’s Compass Crypto Sweet Sixteen Study which I publish…

As your business grows, so does your responsibility to your employees. As a solo entrepreneur, you can (and often need) to work quickly, putting in the long hours needed to get your business up and running. But you also need to make sure that you’re taking care of your employees. To do that, you need the HR software solution in your corner. However, with so many options to choose from (and likely a limited amount of time to do your research!), finding the right HR software can be hard. With that in mind, I’ve done the hard yards for you!…

What to Know: The OpenClaw ‘poisoned plugin’ incident reveals critical security flaws in Web2 AI agent architectures. Investors are pivoting toward decentralized AI solutions that offer verifiable security and immutable smart contracts. SUBBD Token uses Web3 rails to eliminate high platform fees and secure AI tools for content creators. The project has raised over $1.47 million, signaling high demand for platforms merging AI utility with crypto incentives. The discovery of ‘poisoned plugins’ inside the OpenClaw AI ecosystem has rattled developers. It highlights a critical vulnerability in how autonomous agents handle third-party software. Security analysts identified a vector where malicious code,…

As Australia’s digital-asset market moves from experimentation to expectation, the way platforms are judged has changed. Speed and token count alone are no longer enough. Today’s users are looking for structure, security, fair fees, and platforms that can operate inside a regulated environment without sacrificing access to the global market.Against that backdrop, KuCoin’s recognition as Finder’s Top Pick Crypto Exchange 2025 has landed as more than just an industry accolade; it reflects how Australian users are redefining what “best” actually means.Finder is one of Australia’s most influential consumer-comparison platforms, known for reviewing financial products based on user experience, cost, accessibility, and…

On February 3, 2026, legal and enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) stocks suffered their worst single-day losses in years, with some companies seeing double-digit percentage declines in a matter of hours. The selloff erased $285 billion in market value across the sector! The catalyst? An open-source GitHub repository (essentially, a public folder of code and instructions anyone can view) containing text files with AI prompts. This is the second time in roughly a year that the market nuked hundreds of billions in value based on a surface-level reading of a technical release, amplified by journalists who couldn’t be bothered to look through…

Wall Street’s fear gauge spiked to its highest level since November last week. The CBOE Volatility Index, known as the VIX, jumped above 20 on Thursday as technology shares tumbled on concerns that massive artificial intelligence investments might not pay off. Though it sits currently on 18.43, that level still signals elevated anxiety. Normal market conditions see the VIX around 15. The nervousness isn’t just tech. Data from Cboe Global Markets, reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows the options “skew” measure for the iShares Russell 2000 fund reached its highest reading since November this week. When skew climbs, traders…

Early in my first business, before anyone cared what our website looked like or if our tax ID matched our mailing address, I was so busy keeping the lights on that titles felt like decorations on a cake that never got baked. “We’re all just rolling up our sleeves here,” I thought. “What’s in a title anyway?” Turns out — more than you think. I’ve had a front-row seat to the evolution of the CEO title from something that seemed ceremonial to something absolutely essential in a startup. There’s a whiplash moment for every founder when you realize: this isn’t…

February is about momentum, and for a limited time, Kraken is giving you more reason to put your assets to work. With our February Deposit Match, you’ll receive a 3% match on new cash or crypto deposits, a straightforward way to add meaningful value the moment your funds arrive on Kraken. It’s a simple, competitive incentive designed to reward everyone equally and make depositing on Kraken even more worthwhile. No tiers. No gating behind a monthly subscription. Just real value, applied clearly. What is the February Deposit Match? The February Deposit Match rewards new on‑platform deposits made between February 2,…