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Make CryptoSlate preferred on The U.S. economy entered 2026 with far less momentum than markets had priced in a few months earlier. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, fourth quarter 2025 GDP growth was revised down to 0.5%, a sharp step down from the 4.4% pace recorded in the third quarter.On its own, that revision would usually support the view that the Federal Reserve is moving closer to rate cuts. The problem is that inflation has not cooled enough to give policymakers much room.New PCE data released today shows headline inflation at 2.8% year-over-year in February, with core PCE…

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxCARSOME, CarTimes and Japan Consumer Credit Service (JACCS), a member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), have formalised a strategic auto financing partnership in Singapore.The collaboration aims to strengthen financing capabilities in one of Southeast Asia’s most established automotive markets.The agreement follows JACCS’s acquisition of a 49% stake in CarTimes Capital in February.CarTimes, a majority-owned subsidiary of CARSOME, anchors the partnership in Singapore, building on CARSOME and JACCS’s 2025 collaboration in Malaysia through CARSOME Capital.CarTimes and CarTimes Capital have established a significant presence in Singapore, providing vehicle ownership…

Your EA risk settings from 2025 are quietly destroying your account in 2026. Not because they were wrong then — but because the market you set them for no longer exists. Volatility is higher. Geopolitical risk is persistent. Correlations between instruments have shifted. And your EA is still running with the same position sizes, the same stop distances, and the same risk percentages you configured months ago — as if nothing has changed. It is like driving at the same speed on a road that turned from highway to mountain pass. Same car. Same engine. Completely different conditions. And the…

Drones in Ukraine and in the War with Iran have made the surface of the earth a contested space. The U.S. has discovered that 1) air superiority and missile defense systems (THAAD, Patriot batteries) designed to counter tens or hundreds of aircraft and missiles is insufficient against asymmetric attacks of thousands of drones. And that 2) undefended high value fixed civilian infrastructure – oil tankers, data centers, desalination plants, oil refineries, energy nodes, factories, et al -are all at risk.  When the targets are no longer just military assets but anything valuable on the surface, the long term math no…

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) Indicator – one of the most famous oscillators in traders’ arsenal. But, like any tool, it has both strengths and serious drawbacks. Let’s break them down in detail, and then look at a modern solution – Currency RSI Scalper, which eliminates the main problems of the classic RSI. Advantages of RSI: why traders continue to use it? Simplicity of interpretation✔ Levels 30 (oversold) and 70 (overbought) are intuitively understandable even for beginners.✔ Signals are visually clear – crossing these levels is easy to track. Effectiveness in trending markets✔ In conditions of a strong trend, RSI…

The global asset manager owned by billionaire Steve Cohen is in the midst of a capital rotation, fully exiting multiple names while opening new positions. Point72 Asset Management’s latest 13F filing shows that the firm dumped its stake in the retail giant Walmart (WMT), selling all 1,941,836 WMT shares worth $200.125 million in Q4 of 2025. Cohen’s asset management firm also unloaded 100% of its position in the payments firm PayPal (PYPL). Point72 sold 876,306 PYPL shares valued at $58.765 million. And the firm dropped all of its holdings in the data streaming platform Confluent (CFLT), dumping 17,206,434 CFLT shares…

Bitcoin and Ethereum’s dominance is being directly challenged in a new outlook from Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone, who believes that an unexpected contender is positioning itself to overtake both. Tether USDT’s market cap is steadily closing in on Ethereum, and Mike McGlone thinks the stablecoin’s ascent is only getting started, while the two largest cryptocurrencies may be headed in the opposite direction. The Unlikely Contender Gaining Ground Mike McGlone, senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has singled out Tether (USDT) as the asset most likely to reshape the crypto market hierarchy in the near future. The crypto market has grown…

I’ll be honest: When I first started testing AI video generators, I was skeptical. For years, producing high-quality video meant expensive gear, a dedicated editor, and turnaround times that made you want to scream. I’ve been there.

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Analysis of 6M credit applications shows how digital credit scores predict defaults in real-world lending across fintechs and neobanks.    The intelligence layer for fintech professionals who think for themselves. Primary source intelligence. Original analysis. Contributed pieces from the people defining the industry. Trusted by professionals at JP Morgan, Coinbase, BlackRock, Klarna and more. Join the FinTech Weekly Clarity Circle →   Insights from 6M Credit Applications: How Digital Credit Score Correlates with Defaults As digital interactions shape how people manage their finances, lenders are paying closer attention to alternative data. Risk teams now use credit scoring software to surface…