Chainlink, Cardano, other blockchain groups push SEC for clearer crypto rules

Investors have pushed the healthcare sector to a record high, and some favored stocks have high projected revenue growth rates through 2028.

The president’s statement comes as a voter backlash against the facilities intensifies ahead of the midterm elections.

Tether has led a pre-seed funding round in Bolivian fintech Peso, which offers USDT payments through food delivery apps and local banking networks, to support the company’s expansion across Latin America. In a Wednesday announcement, Tether said the investment will help Peso expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, including services that connect USDT with local currencies through banking and merchant payment systems. Peso has integrated USDT payments into Yango’s food delivery service in Bolivia, allowing customers to pay for orders using the stablecoin. The fintech offers QR payments, point-of-sale services for merchants and virtual accounts linked to Bolivia’s banking system through ACH transfers. Tether did not disclose the size of its investment. Source: TetherThe investment comes as other fintech companies expand USDT-based financial services in Bolivia. On Tuesday, lending platform Tala announced a partnership with El Dorado to offer credit directly through the digital wallet, allowing eligible customers to receive and repay loans in USDT on the Tempo blockchain.

Open this photo in gallery:The IBM logo at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, in Davos, Switzerland in January. Romina Amato/ReutersIBM finance chief James Kavanaugh on Wednesday said delayed software deals that rattled investors in the last quarter were beginning to close, as the company lifted its forecast for the business and reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. In an interview with Reuters, Kavanaugh said IBM now expects annual software revenue growth of about 7 per cent to 8 per cent, up from 6 per cent to 8 per cent previously. Third-quarter revenue rose 4.7 per cent to US$17.10-billion, above analysts’ average estimate of US$16.82-billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. Adjusted profit came in at US$2.95 per share, beating estimates of US$2.86 per share. IBM cuts annual revenue growth forecast, days after warning of shift to AI spendingCEO Arvind Krishna had said in July that IBM had “faltered” in adapting to a shift in customer spending from software to data-centre infrastructure, triggering its steepest one-day share drop in over a century.

US President Donald Trump hosted a roundtable at the White House on cybercrime, even as he and members of his administration face scrutiny from lawmakers and voters over accusations that they used their positions to enrich themselves with digital assets. Speaking at the roundtable event on Wednesday, Trump said “countless” Americans lost more than $20 billion from cybercrime in 2025 through impersonation schemes, ransomware attacks, scam centers and other methods. The president added that federal officials had frozen $1 billion in “cybercurrency tied to foreign scammers” and prevented $1.6 billion in losses in 2025 from going to criminals engaging in cybercrime following a March executive order. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (left), President Donald Trump (center) and Attorney General Todd Blanche (right) speaking at the White House on Wednesday. Source: White HouseNotably, neither the president nor Attorney General Todd Blanche explicitly used the term “cryptocurrency” or “digital assets” when discussing the scams affecting many Americans, despite reports before the roundtable signaling a crackdown on foreign crypto scams would be the focus of the event.