OpenAI safety employee quits, says ’time for trial and error is over’

Australia’s financial intelligence agency has temporarily halted operations of a major cryptocurrency ATM network, citing ongoing failures to meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules. AUSTRAC suspended the registration of Cryptolink Pty Ltd as a Virtual Asset Service Provider for three months, effective from 9 August 2026. As a result, the company’s 96 cryptocurrency automatic…

Noble: Upside Is Worth The Rough Waters

Even with its recent mini-rally, Bitcoin (BTC +0.97%) remains nearly 40% below its all-time high from October 2025. But that’s perfectly OK, says asset management giant BlackRock (BLK +1.47%), because the long-term investment thesis for Bitcoin remains unchanged. If that’s the case, then is it time for investors to start buying Bitcoin again? Let’s take…

With SWIFT’s ISO 20022 compliance deadline looming in November, several banks are behind schedule. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Cross-border payments are approaching a hard deadline in November, when SWIFT stops accepting unstructured address data under ISO 20022. The global messaging standard that replaced the old SWIFT MT…

In 2022, nearly half of Americans worked a side hustle. By 2026, only a third do. Side hustle income for the people who stuck with it nearly tripled anyway, reaching $1,242 a month. Gen Z and millennials pulled back faster than any other group. Economic pressure pushed many people out, not in. If you’re deciding…

Just the Tip: The most financially stable couples run a hybrid system: a joint account for shared expenses like rent, utilities, and groceries, plus individual accounts for personal spending. Set it up so the joint account handles household obligations transparently while your individual accounts let you spend without justifying every purchase. The structure prevents most…