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March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Friday closed down -6.90 (-1.83%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed down -84 (-2.00%).Coffee prices fell sharply on Friday, with robusta posting a 2.5-month low.  The outlook for ample coffee supplies is weighing on prices.  Last Thursday, Conab, Brazil’s crop forecasting agency, raised its total Brazil 2025 coffee production estimate by 2.4% to 56.54 million bags, from a September estimate of 55.20 million bags.   Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.  Robusta coffee remains under pressure amid concerns about abundant supplies.  Vietnam’s National…

Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to build crypto infrastructure for institutional clients. As part of the partnership, the duo will explore offerings across trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending, the British multinational bank announced on Friday. “We aim to explore how the two organisations can support secure, transparent and interoperable solutions that meet the highest standards of security and compliance,” Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, said. The two firms said the partnership combines Standard Chartered’s cross-border banking and custody expertise with Coinbase’s institutional crypto platform. The goal is to…

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down by -1.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -1.91%.  December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) fell -1.07%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ25) fell -1.94%.Stock indexes sold off sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 posting a 1.5-week low, the Nasdaq 100 a 2-week low, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating from a new all-time high.  Friday’s slump in technology shares weighed on the broader market. Join 200K+ Subscribers: Find out why the midday Barchart Brief newsletter is a…

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Executive Heather Planishek has been appointed as CEO of Lambda, an AI cloud infrastructure provider. Planishek will lead Lambda’s global finance organization as the company continues to expand its infrastructure footprint and operations. Additionally, Planishek will oversee Lambda’s financial strategy, planning, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and business systems. As part of the transition, Planishek will be stepping down from her role at Lambda’s board of directors, after joining the board in July.  Prior to joining Lambda, Planishek most recently served as COO and CFO at Tines, the intelligent workflow platform.  Financial advisors Chris Sauve and Dominic Benetti have joined Cetera Financial and oversee about $147M in assets under administration at their Michigan-based firm Great Lakes Wealth Advisors. Sauve and Benetti joined Cetera after…

A group of crypto organizations has pushed back on Citadel Securities’ request that the Securities and Exchange Commission tighten regulations on decentralized finance when it comes to tokenized stocks.Andreessen Horowitz, the Uniswap Foundation, along with crypto lobby groups the DeFi Education Fund and The Digital Chamber, among others, said they wanted “to correct several factual mischaracterizations and misleading statements” in a letter to the SEC on Friday.The group was responding to a letter from Citadel earlier this month, which urged the SEC not to give DeFi platforms “broad exemptive relief” for offering trading of tokenized US equities, arguing they could…

Over the past decade, smartphones have become deeply integrated into our lives, acting as payment tools, social hubs, entertainment centers, and even office platforms. However, their potential extends far beyond this—they can also be transformed into 24/7 “portable mining rigs” generating income. In the current climate of slowing economic growth and persistent inflationary pressure, “transitioning the phone from a pure consumption device to a tool for creating cash flow” is becoming a quietly growing trend. The backbone of this trend is the cloud mining model, once confined to professional circles, now accessible through mobile apps. DL Mining: A Cloud Mining…

Vilnius, Lithuania, December 12th, 2025, Chainwire BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, has been named Best Centralized Exchange in the Community Choice category at The BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025. The award was announced during a live virtual ceremony on December 10, 2025. The BeInCrypto 100 Awards is an annual event celebrating the leaders, products, and initiatives shaping the future of Web3, organized by BeInCrypto, a reputable independent news and media platform, in partnership with Binance Square. In the “Best Centralized Exchanges” category, BTCC received the highest number of votes from global cryptocurrency users. “Winning the community vote for ‘Best Centralized…

HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: JZXN) (“Jiuzi” or the “Company”) today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with several institutional investors to increase its private placement financing size to up to US$1 billion. This represents a significant expansion from the previously disclosed US$12 million private placement plan on October 7, 2025, highlighting strong institutional investor confidence in Jiuzi’s strategic transformation into the high-growth crypto asset services sector. This expanded private placement represents an 80-fold increase in committed capital. The funds will be used to support the development of the Company’s…