Hackers gained access to the memecoin platform Pump.fun’s X account on Feb. 26, raising questions about security at a crucial time for memecoins and the crypto industry as a whole. The platform has since regained control over its X account. Pump.fun said that it’s unlikely any of its staff are at fault as it followed
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New token listings resemble the stock market on steroids. Without the guardrails of traditional finance, prices swing wildly, making—and more often breaking—fortunes in days, if not hours. Binance exchange is often the listing destination of choice for many of these tokens, which offer traders high-risk bets and the chance to chase the next market sensation.
The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees. What’s fueling its rapid growth, and how does HYPE compare relative to Solana’s native token SOL (SOL)? Protocols ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: DefiLlama Hyperliquid’s
Social media mentions of crypto dip buying have rocketed to their highest level since last July amid a crypto market rout that recently sent Bitcoin under $80,000. Santiment’s social sentiment tracker found that traders’ discussions on various social media channels like X, Reddit and Telegram between Feb. 25 and 26 are “showing a very high
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Renters looking for a better deal may need to rethink the kind of properties they’re focused on in their search. As of January, median single-family home rent prices are up about 41% since before the pandemic, according to a recent report by Zillow. Meanwhile, multi-family rents are up
A home for sale in Casselberry, Florida, Aug. 14, 2024. Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, hitting the lowest level in two months, but demand for mortgages didn’t respond. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.2% from the previous week, according to
“For Sale” and “Sale Pending” signs in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release existing homes sales figures on June 21. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images High mortgage rates and elevated home prices combined to crush home sales
“We want to continue what is working, but discontinue what isn’t working,” said Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va., as the committee takes up the next surface transportation bill. Allison Robbert/Bloomberg As Congress takes up the next surface transportation bill, lawmakers should keep in mind the importance of
Adobe Stock The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined MarketAxess Corporation $90,000 for Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rule violations including the inaccurate reporting of trade times for more than 57,000 transactions, most of which were off by just one second. MarketAxess, which operates fixed income electronic trading platforms, submitted a letter to FINRA proposing a
Dallas Police Department officers in 2022. The Dallas City Council set a goal to hire 300 police officers in the current fiscal year to comply with a voter-approved mandate to increase the police force and officer pay, which led to a negative rating outlook from Moody’s Ratings.Bloomberg News The Dallas City Council adopted a goal
“When you go up on the Hill, the M.O. is, ‘No, we’re not, we’re not going to touch bonds,'” said Brian Egan, chief policy officer for the National Association of Bond Lawyers. ”We heard that consistently throughout 2017 until we actually saw the bill. It’s easy to say programs are safe when you haven’t really sat
S&AdobeStock S&P Global Ratings’ view of Guam’s bonds has shifted from negative to positive. It gave a positive outlook to its BB-minus rating on Guam’s general obligation bonds, BB rating on Guam’s business privilege tax and section 30 revenue bonds, and B-plus rating on its appropriation-backed certificate of participation. The ratings action removes a negative
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed fiscal 2026 general fund budget is 9% higher than the existing fiscal 2025 general fund budget.Bloomberg News Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget includes $930 million in bonds in what may be the first of several years of increased state bonding. The bonds would be general obligation bonds
Amtrak, with a train pictured here in Chicago, is moving forward on efforts to build a high-speed bullet train in Texas. Amtrak Amtrak this week issued a Request for Qualifications announcing it’s seeking a delivery partner for a high-speed train in Texas, signaling momentum for the long-stalled project. The RFQ represents the first major step
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21854401/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were little changed Thursday as mutual funds continued to see inflows. U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 62%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 67% and the 30-year at 86%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3
Dave Sanchez has been head of the SEC Office of Municipal Securities since 2022. While Dave Sanchez, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities has repeatedly expressed concern regarding joint powers authorities, there is no certainty of following enforcement action although that risk always can be heightened in situations where bond
Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC The mystery over Warren Buffett’s surprisingly defensive stance deepened over the weekend. The 94-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway sold more stocks in the latest quarter and grew
Sentiment among the nation’s single-family homebuilders dropped to the lowest level in five months in February, largely due to concern over tariffs, which would raise their costs significantly. The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index, or HMI, dropped a sharp 5 points from January to a reading of 42. Anything below 50 is
A view of the turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. Tom Little | Reuters President Donald Trump promised to unleash U.S. energy dominance, but his sweeping executive order targeting wind power puts a pipeline of projects at risk that would generate enough electricity for millions of American homes. The
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