Business / Finance
MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for crypto purchases by US customers
Eligible US users can fund MoonPay crypto purchases with Cash App balances as the payments firm expands beyond its core onramp business.
Cash App's crypto support expands beyond bitcoin and USDC via MoonPay
Eligible Cash App users will be able to use their balances to purchase digital assets offered by MoonPay, which include ether, solana and stablecoin USDT.
The finance skills that are becoming more and more critical in the AI age
Finance leads Heidrick & Struggles’ list of the 15 most in-demand skills amid the rapid rise of AI.
Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, August 18: Slightly Lower
Mortgage interest rates eased slightly this morning as the U.S. and Iran appear to be at an impasse.
Morning Minute: PUMP Prints First Golden Cross as Revenue Hits Seven-Month High
Plus, Ethereum researchers are prioritizing privacy; Robinhood is rolling out agentic trading; and Ansem debuts his own launchpad.
210 interns. 115,000 applicants. Here’s what Citadel Securities’ 0.18% actually have in common
One of Wall Street's most selective employers says technical skill is no longer what separates the interns who get hired from the ones who don't.
The most important AI habit I have is making one phone call a day
As AI gets better at recording, summarizing, and analyzing every conversation, I've started protecting the one skill I never want to outsource: listening.
Visa looking for new stablecoin settlement partner after BVNK sale to Mastercard
Visa’s request for product (RFP) talks about the need to support a range of stablecoins.
Ethereum’s next upgrade breaks the '21,000 gas' rule wallets rely on
Sending ETH to a brand-new address will cost more than sending to an existing one, and software built around a flat fee will get the sum wrong.
Financial adulthood has moved to the 30s: ‘the decade when people come to terms with where they are in life’
Older millennials bear the scars of 2008. Younger ones face an equally unforgiving—but differently broken—economy.
UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says
Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns about ‘passive pricing strategies’ used by some petrol stationsBusiness live – latest updatesSome petrol stations are still not p…
Chainalysis Sues US Government Over $94.6M ICE Contract Handed to Rival TRM Labs
The bid protest, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, challenges ICE's sole-source award for blockchain forensic tools, pitting the two biggest names in crypto tracing again…
‘The ultimate gamers’ mascot’: Sonic the Hedgehog at 35 – from 2D to 3D to a billion-dollar film franchise
Sonic’s creators explain how the speedy scamp has kept on running through generations as an enduring avatar of ‘attitude in the face of adversity’One day in the early 1990s, I cam…
The 'crack' in the energy market is wider than ever. Bitcoin might feel it.
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 18 2026
From jumpers to slug pellets - how British wool is back in demand
An increased demand in wool has meant prices have increased more than 70% in the last year.
South Korea joins more than 30 jurisdictions restricting Polymarket access
Regulators rejected Polymarket's defense regarding its P2P nature, arguing the platform manages market rules and facilitates crypto-based gambling activity.
Current price of oil as of August 18, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade
Bond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb OmanBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment borrowing costs continued to ris…
Kraken launches US-listed stock trading for EEA customers
Eligible EEA users can trade conventional US shares alongside more than 700 tokenized xStocks through Kraken’s European entity.
Bitcoin pauses at $64,000 as rising yields, oil drag equities lower
BTC has dropped 0.6% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures slip 1.1%, with the FOMC's July meeting minutes and a White House crypto summit both due Wednesday.
Anthropic’s annual revenue run rate reportedly hits $65 billion
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
‘Picky bits’ on the menu as British shoppers snap up picnic food in heatwave
Consumers also turn to supermarket deals to save money, helping slow grocery price inflationBusiness live – latest updatesShopping baskets took on a decidedly summery complexion d…
Bitcoin scores a rare win over S&P 500 with 2.6% rise versus 0.5% fall
BTC outperformed Wall Street on Monday, breaking its recent pattern of lagging behind U.S. stocks.
AI gets its own “boiler room” scandal
The SEC accuses a Long Island firm of running a $74 million boiler room that sold retirees marked-up shares in Anduril, Anthropic, Perplexity, and SpaceX.