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The Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its long-running fraud and securities violation lawsuit against Justin Sun in a $10 million settlement.The US Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its lawsuit against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun with a $10 million settlement, ending a two-year legal battle over alleged fraud and securities laws violations.The SEC said in a letter to a Manhattan federal court on Thursday that Rainberry, one of Sun’s companies, would pay a $10 million fine, and claims against Sun and his companies, the Tron Foundation and BitTorrent Foundation would be dropped.Related: Rep Waters demands SEC oversight hearing about…

After another year that confounded rate and recession forecasts, many advisors are rethinking what fixed income should do in client portfolios in 2026. Resilient growth, sticky inflation, and tighter credit spreads have complicated the traditional “rates fall, bonds rally” narrative, forcing a reassessment of where to take risk, how much duration to own, and how to make real income work harder without overreaching on credit or structure.   Erik Aarts, senior fixed income strategist at Touchstone Investments, shares his perspective on how advisors can position across core, credit, and real-yield opportunities in a post-pandemic economy that no longer fits the old playbook. …

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed up +0.78%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.51%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +0.77%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) rose +1.53%.Stock indexes rallied on Wednesday as signs of US economic resilience and cooling inflationary pressures outweighed concerns about the Iran war.  The US labor market continues to grow after the Feb ADP employment report showed employers added more jobs than expected.  Also, the US service economy expanded at the fastest pace in 3.5 years last month, while service price…

CANYON, Texas, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Beef.com, the category-defining global domain acquired by Texas Slim, today announced it is building the first dedicated digital infrastructure network for the global beef industry — connecting ranchers directly to pricing, payment, and market settlement for the first time at scale. Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/beef-com/9385451-en-beef-com-launches-digital-network-for-global-beef-industry  This is not an e-commerce launch. It is infrastructure. American ranchers operate inside a system built against them — opaque pricing, slow payments, and middlemen extracting margin at every step. Beef.com is being built to change that structure, not work around it. The…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 5th, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, officially kicks off the Bybit TradFi Stock Festival’s Wall Street Showdown competition with a 100,000 USDT prize pool as Bybit TradFi continues to announce new stock CFDs weekly.  Geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty continue to weigh on markets this week. With the S&P 500 trading at 6,869.50, the Nasdaq Composite at 22,807.48, and BTC rebounding above $73,000, Bybit TradFi’s Wall Street Showdown has been activated at an opportune time for traders diversifying across multiple asset classes. Bybit TradFi’s round-the-clock access to commodities, energy…

Singapore, Singapore, March 5th, 2026, Chainwire iZUMi Finance has announced a strategic agreement with CIMG Inc. (Nasdaq: IMG) (“CIMG”), a Nasdaq-listed digital asset company, under which CIMG intends to pursue the proposed acquisition of selected key assets, core patents, and intellectual property from iZUMi Finance. The proposed acquisition builds on the firms’ prior engagement, including the jointly launched $20 million Upstarts Fund, and represents a significant step in CIMG’s strategy to expand its institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. Through the acquisition of iZUMi Finance’s technology assets and liquidity infrastructure, CIMG aims to strengthen its DeFi architecture and deepen its presence…

As institutional participation in digital assets accelerates, organizations are increasingly focused on secure and compliant storage models. Many decision-makers begin their evaluation by researching institutional crypto custody solutions that are purpose-built for professional environments, where risk management, transparency, and operational control are essential. Selecting the right custody partner is no longer optional—it is foundational to long-term success in the digital asset market. At a high level, Crypto custody refers to the secure holding of digital assets by a specialized service designed to protect funds from theft, loss, and unauthorized access. For institutions managing significant capital, this function must be supported…

Key takeaways:Derivatives and onchain data show a lack of bullish conviction, as 43% of Bitcoin holders remain at a loss despite recent price gains.Surging AI energy demand is squeezing miner profits to record lows, forcing major listed firms to offload BTC and pivot to computing.Traders face a psychological hurdle at $76,000, the average cost basis for major corporate holders like Strategy.Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a four-week high on Wednesday, potentially clearing a path for a recovery toward the $78,700 monthly close recorded in January. Despite a 22% rally from the $60,000 local bottom on Feb. 6, several onchain and derivatives…

Blackstone has increased redemption capacity for its Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED), raising the quarterly repurchase limit to 7.9% of total shares as withdrawal requests across the retail private credit sector rise.  In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Blackstone said it expanded the fund’s standard 5% quarterly repurchase limit to 7%, while the firm and its employees stepped in to cover the remaining 0.9%.  “This enabled BCRED to meet 100% of requests for the quarter with certainty and timeliness while further aligning Blackstone and its employees alongside BCRED’s shareholders,” the filing said.  Blackstone emphasized the move reflects…

  The crypto industry has evolved from a niche technological experiment into a global digital ecosystem. In 2026, discovering trustworthy platforms, tools, and services is essential for navigating decentralized finance, NFTs, blockchain startups, and Web3 innovation. While directories help users find promising crypto projects, another equally important factor often goes overlooked: cognitive performance. Analytical thinking, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making are core skills in crypto investing and blockchain entrepreneurship. This is where modern cognitive tools like MyIQ come into play. The Crypto Space Demands High-Level Thinking Cryptocurrency markets are volatile. Smart contract ecosystems are complex. Tokenomics models require structured reasoning.…