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A new allergy and immunology clinic in West Des Moines is bringing a direct-care model to specialty medicine. Allergenix, which opened in March under Iowa’s direct-care law, operates without billing insurance. It instead publishes prices for care services on its website. The direct-care model, which has spread to practices across the country, according to a news release, is also meant to provide faster access and allow physicians more time with patients. “This isn’t a trend chasing novelty. It’s a response to where insurance-based care has taken over what matters the most,” Dr. Sean Stanga, founder of Allergenix and an allergy/immunology…

Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the agencies) are issuing a joint final rule to implement the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 (FDTA). To promote interoperability of financial regulatory data, the joint final rule establishes joint data standards for certain collections of information reported by regulated financial entities and data…

Many are assumed to belong to Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto and other owners who lost their keys, which means they can never be moved to safety. Another 5 million or so are exposed through address reuse, according to Project11, a research group tracking the issue, though most of those are thought to be active holdings in exchange wallets.Swapping in quantum-resistant signatures is the easy part, but the fight is over the coins nobody moves. One camp argues for a hard deadline, after which the signature schemes Bitcoin uses today, ECDSA and Schnorr, stop being accepted and any unmigrated coins…

The stock market doesn’t care about your politics. Insisting on a portfolio that’s red or blue can forfeit a lot of green.

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxBehind the glow of a Telegram chat window, a victim lured by a fake job offer and trafficked into a Southeast Asian scam compound is coerced under violence, running romance scams against strangers half a world away. The wallet collecting the proceeds lies on a public blockchain, and this is just one of the many Southeast Asia crypto scams happening today.This is also one of the uncomfortable intersections Chainalysis maps out in its 2026 Crypto Crime Report. Its data indicates that cryptocurrency flows to suspected human trafficking services…

The major stock indices all closed higher on the day helped by the the framework for a deal between Iran and the US/Israel. Reports indicated that the United States, Iran, and Pakistan have made significant progress toward a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict, with negotiators suggesting a framework deal is close at hand. Any initial agreement would serve as a starting point for what are expected to be lengthy and complex nuclear negotiations in the months ahead.As part of the proposed framework, Iran would commit to foregoing the development of nuclear weapons and would agree to eliminate its…

Key PointsBoston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) shares have performed poorly in recent months. Year to date, shares in the medtech company have fallen by over 50%. It’s not surprising shares have fallen so far, so fast. Boston Scientific has kept walking back growth expectations all year. However, with the analyst community far more upbeat about it than the market, let’s explore this beaten-down healthcare stock’s comeback potential.Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an “Indispensable Monopoly” providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Image source:…

Picture the scene: it’s 1am on a sultry July night and Jude Bellingham has just scored the decisive penalty to send England into the World Cup semi-final. Cue wild celebrations among millions of pub goers, fuelled by the realisation that there is still an hour until closing time.Keir Starmer may have imagined a national morale-boosting spectacle such as this when his government told hospitality venues that they could stay open until 2am on some World Cup match days.The relaxation of licensing rules reflects the UK’s time difference with the US, Mexico and Canada, the tournament’s co-hosts, which means many England…

SpaceX is officially set for the largest IPO on record. Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company is raising $75 billion, selling 555.6 million shares for $135 a piece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal values SpaceX at $1.77 trillion, making it the seventh most-valuable U.S. company, ahead of Tesla, Musk’s electric vehicle maker. SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut will come Friday, when the masses will have their first opportunity to buy into the 24-year-old company. Betting on SpaceX at this price is largely a wager on Musk, as the company is burning cash and is far smaller…

Meta Platforms META) stock has endured a rough stretch recently, with shares down 10% this month and off roughly 15% year-to-date.The decline has come despite continued strength across many of the tech leaders’ core businesses. To that point, Meta is still benefiting from powerful competitive advantages, including its massive user base, extensive advertiser relationships, and strong balance sheet.Combined with ongoing AI-driven opportunities, these strengths could support long-term earnings expansion.This raises an important question for investors: Has the recent selloff created an attractive opportunity, or are there still reasons for caution?Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Meta Continues to Dominate Digital AdvertisingMeta remains…