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Executive Summary The 10‑year SOFR swap rate has moved from roughly 3.5% before the Iran war to about 4.0%, pushing into a zone where receiving fixed begins to make strategic sense for liability managers. The central thesis: over the life of a 10‑year swap, the Fed funds rate is likely to average meaningfully below 4%, leaving positive carry even if term SOFR hasn’t yet peaked. With 10‑year breakevens near 2.5% and the 10‑year Treasury yield now firmly above 4.50%, positioning needs to be layered—tactically short duration and using fixed‑rate payers in the near term, but structurally averaging into fixed‑rate receivers…

As artificial intelligence continues to dominate the stock market, investors remain cautiously optimistic about AI and view it as a long-term investment. But some remain concerned about near-term risks, and the role AI plays in financial advice, a new study from asset manager Janus Henderson suggests.  Investors have also expressed skepticism about relying on AI for receiving financial recommendations, citing concerns about data security, bias, and overhyped expectations, according to the survey of 1,000 U.S.-based investors, which was fielded from March 5 to March 24.  About 79% of investors stated they would be “upset” if their advisor used AI without disclosing it, but when it comes to personalized projects, 40% say they would be upset if their…

Cotton futures are trading with July down 9 points and other contracts up 30 to 38 points. December was down 258 points since last Friday. The US dollar index was $0.076 lower at $99.110. Crude oil is down $2.62 on the day to $93.97. CFTC data showed managed money adding another 2,475 contracts of cotton futures and options to their net long in the week ending on 5/19, taking it to 62,045 contracts. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   The Seam reported 135 sales on Friday at an average…

Bitmine owns more than 4.47% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 89% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026 Bitmine has 4,712,917 staked ETH, representing $10.1 billion at $2,134 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its March–April bimonthly security report, including the strategic deployment of 1,000 BTC to its treasury reserves to strengthen user protection. MEXC’s security infrastructure intercepted and restricted 26,897 accounts tied to coordinated fraud within 60 days, an 18.9% increase from the previous reporting cycle. Threat intelligence engines mapped 6,903 malicious syndicates (up 33.6%), with the heaviest concentrations emerging from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Indonesia, tracking 3,567 and 1,524 threat clusters, respectively. All identified entities were immediately banned across the platform to…

Victoria, Seychelles, May 26th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its March–April bimonthly security report, including the strategic deployment of 1,000 BTC to its treasury reserves to strengthen user protection. Alongside this massive capital injection, the exchange continues to scale its compliance architecture to neutralize evolving market threats. Intercepted 26,897 Accounts Linked to Organized Risk Activities During this 60-day period, MEXC’s security infrastructure intercepted and restricted 26,897 accounts tied to coordinated fraud—an 18.9% increase from the previous reporting cycle. Threat intelligence engines mapped 6,903 malicious syndicates (up 33.6%), with the heaviest concentrations emerging from…

Seoul, South Korea, May 26th, 2026, Chainwire The Scandic Finance Group (SFG) is laying the foundation for a comprehensive ecosystem of real services and digital financial technology with the SNC Scandic Coin (SNC). As a global conglomerate with more than one hundred and fifteen daily newspapers and companies in mobility, technology, security and real estate, the group is creating a common currency whose use goes beyond that of a means of payment. The new coin simultaneously serves as an access key, loyalty programme and store of value for users around the world. From today’s market launch on 26 May 2026, interested parties…

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26) today is down -0.21 (-1.41%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) is down -3.20 (-0.72%).Sugar prices are weaker today as they consolidate above Monday’s 2-week lows.  Strength in sugar exports from Thailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is bearish for prices.  Thailand’s 2026 sugar exports Jan-Apr rose +29% y/y to 1.6 MMT. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   On Monday, sugar prices fell to 2-week lows after the ISO forecast a record global sugar crop for the 2025/26 season and…

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —  AFX, a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives, has officially launched its Points Program, introducing a multi-season incentive system designed to reward genuine ecosystem participation ahead of the protocol’s future token launch. Unlike traditional DeFi farming models that primarily reward raw trading volume, AFX’s points system is built around a different principle: rewarding real contribution. Active traders, liquidity providers, and community participants can now earn points through meaningful participation across the protocol, with all accumulated points eventually redeemable into tokens at TGE. This program will run across three consecutive seasons,…

Author: Henrik Anderson, Senior Blockchain Analyst at btcecosystem The cryptocurrency market is entering another phase of high-volatility expansion—and Solana is once again in the spotlight. From viral “meme coins” to AI-integrated blockchain projects, billions of dollars in speculative liquidity are rapidly flowing back into the market. Retail investors are chasing the next blockbuster token, while social media is flooded with discussions about Solana-based ecosystems, low-market-cap boutique projects, and high-speed decentralized exchanges. However, behind the “meme coin” craze, a larger trend is quietly emerging. Infrastructure is becoming one of the most important sectors in the next cryptocurrency cycle. Market focus is…