Mexico-based fintech Plata raised up to $500M in a financing deal arranged by Nomura Securities International, as it moves toward becoming a full-fledged bank (Prakhar Srivastava/Reuters)

Investigation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK-registered companies to move ~$1B in stablecoins since 2023, evading international sanctions (TRM Insights)

2026-01-11 · 1 hits

Taiwan's data shows the US became its top export destination in 2025 over China, including Hong Kong, the first time since 1999, partly driven by AI tech demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)

2026-01-11 · 1 hits

Analysis: global AI-related companies drove ~40% of benchmark convertible bond index returns in 2025, pushing the amount raised to $166.5B, the most since 2001 (Bloomberg)

2026-01-11 · 1 hits

Newly listed Chinese AI chipmakers Moore Threads, Biren, and MetaX had stellar stock market debuts, but none has sales above 10% of rival Cambricon (Financial Times)

2026-01-11 · 1 hits

Morgan Stanley survey of audio habits in the US: 50% to 60% of listeners aged 18-44 reported listening to AI-generated music for 2.5 to 3 hours per week (Luke Kawa/Sherwood News)

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