U.S. Midterms Raise Congressional Risk for Highly Valued AI Stocks
A Democratic advance could increase the risk of investigations, hearings and stricter regulation for AI companies, while high valuations leave stocks with little room for error.
A Democratic advance could increase the risk of investigations, hearings and stricter regulation for AI companies, while high valuations leave stocks with little room for error.
Chairman Mike Selig said the agency will use existing authority to advance two proposed crypto market rules after the Senate rejected the CLARITY Act.
The agency says it can advance market-structure rules under existing authority, but Congress must act before it can oversee spot crypto markets.
The Senate vote failed 49-50 on Sept. 15, leaving the market-structure bill short of the three-fifths threshold needed to proceed.
The agency approved KalshiEX’s Bitcoin-linked BTCPERP contract and will review other perpetual products case by case.
Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews before Thursday White House talks and a state dinner attended by U.S. business executives.
The Federal Open Market Committee raised its policy rate to 3.75%-4% in September, while its median year-end 2026 projection rose to 4.1%.
A 49-50 procedural vote leaves existing Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules in place.
The banking watchdog proposed reviewing borrowing, lending and access to decentralized-finance protocols under the European Union’s crypto framework.
The memorandum portrays Dario Amodei as tied to effective altruism and criticizes the movement as Anthropic prepares for an expected record-setting IPO.
The operation allegedly used two platforms to process yuan-to-USDT conversions, with Taiwan serving as a customer-service and identity-verification hub.
The committee called for flexible, targeted implementation and ample liquidity as it reviewed the main approach for the next stage of monetary policy.
The Securities and Futures Commission also announced plans for CMU OmniClear to support central bank digital currency settlement by year-end.
Williams said downside risks to full employment have eased, while inflation remains a significant challenge and artificial intelligence demand is strong.
China’s share of global container exports rose from 31.7% in 2019 to 37% in 2025 as shipments to regions outside North America increased.
Ronald Spektor pleaded guilty to 31 charges after impersonating Coinbase support and targeting about 100 U.S. users over roughly a year.
AI dialogue is taking place alongside disputes over advanced semiconductors, computing capacity and technology controls, but no bilateral AI agreement has been confirmed.
Personal accounts nearly exceeded the central bank’s previous year-end expectation of 60,000 during the first three weeks of large-scale implementation.
Huang said AI companies should test their products and release them only after confirming model safety, while supporting rules for specific applications when gaps exist.
Ronald Spektor pleaded guilty to 31 counts after prosecutors said he used phishing and social engineering to target about 100 U.S.-based users.
Nearly 1 million similarly sized trades have appeared since August in Kalshi’s Ether perpetual contract market, with the CFTC weighing whether to open an investigation.
The deficit reached 5.1% of GDP in 2025, while lawmakers are set to vote on the 2027 finance bill Nov. 17.
The shipments included electronics, motors and aircraft parts usable in drone and missile systems, but not confirmed deliveries of finished weapons.
The approvals cover certain products after a U.S. launch, while outstanding crypto-collateralized lending fell to $56.16 billion in the second quarter of 2026.
The mission said a Feb. 28 strike on a Minab school killed more than 150 people, including at least 123 children.
The National Economic Council director said core inflation is near 2% after the Fed raised its policy rate to 3.75%–4% on Sept. 16.
The trust bank safeguards Bitcoin backing for cirBTC, a wrapped token designed for Ethereum and other blockchain applications.
The agreement would extend the pause beyond its November expiration through Jan. 10, allowing more time for economic negotiations.
Bitcoin accounted for 44.2% of banks’ cryptoasset exposure in the Americas in the second half of 2025, down from 75.8%, while Ether rose to 38.5%.
Iris Rabaya Au transferred the income into personal bank accounts between 2020 and 2023 and was ordered to pay $1,484,343 in restitution.
X Strategies alleges Derek Utley used company funds for luxury purchases and $29 million in slot-machine wagering during 2025.
The proposal would protect qualifying noncustodial, permissionless systems, including those handling tokenized securities, while SIFMA warns the SEC’s separate relief could fragment prices and liquidity.
The plan would seek to reinforce the dollar’s global reserve status and increase demand for U.S. Treasury securities.
Brian Armstrong said Coinbase is not engaging in fractional-reserve lending as U.S. policymakers debate whether stablecoin rewards should face bank-style restrictions.
The five-year relief allows permissioned venues to trade tokenized National Market System stocks while the agency develops permanent rules.
The March 11 agreement creates a Joint Harmonization Initiative covering policymaking, examinations, enforcement, data sharing and regulatory definitions.
The draft would restrict stablecoin deposits and withdrawals on licensed platforms to users’ own verified accounts or wallets and set daily limits of about $150,000 per platform.
More than 20 million users hold digital assets or related financial products, while regulators develop rules for foreign stablecoin transactions.
The framework is aimed at clarifying oversight for digital-asset markets in the United States.
The extension moves the tariff negotiation deadline to Jan. 10 while President Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States.