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Investors looking for high dividend yields often turn to real estate investment trusts, or REITs. REITs exist virtually entirely to generate income that is then substantially completely returned to shareholders via dividends. In this way, REITs can be an excellent way to generate passive streams of income. This article will discuss 3 high-yield REITs that have yields above 4% and sustainable dividends for the long run, making them attractive for income investors. STAG Industrial (STAG) STAG Industrial is an owner and operator of industrial real estate. It is focused on single-tenant industrial properties and has 563 buildings across 41 states…

Hibachi, a decentralized exchange for perpetual futures and a Circle Ventures portfolio company, announced today that it is developing a new FX exchange on Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain network developed by Circle. Arc is designed to meet the needs of developers and companies bringing more economic activity onchain and is currently in public testnet. Hibachi is a participant in the Arc Builders Fund, a Circle Ventures initiative supporting teams building applications enabled by Arc’s unique architecture. As stablecoins gain traction as tokenized cash for cross-border money movement, Hibachi is building the exchange needed for stablecoin FX conversion and hedging. The…

The United States National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has proposed its first rules under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, sketching out how subsidiaries of federally insured credit unions could apply to become federally supervised payment stablecoin issuers. The NCUA, which oversees more than 4,000 federally insured credit unions serving roughly 144 million members and about $2.38 trillion in assets as of mid-2025, is using this proposal to set out the process and standards for licensing such issuers. Under the proposal, any payment stablecoin issuer that is a “subsidiary of an insured credit union” would need to…

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📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Ethereum’s co-founder dropped bombs. Vitalik Buterin went after the DeFi sector on February 8, calling out platforms that pretend they’re decentralized when they’re basically controlled by insiders. Buterin said most DeFi projects are run by small groups of people who make all the decisions. That’s not what decentralization means, he argued. Real decentralization means power gets spread around, not just slapping a “decentralized” label on something that’s pretty much centralized. The guy didn’t hold back – he called these platforms fake and warned they’re creating the same problems traditional finance has.…

Danske Bank now offers Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP trading for customers via the Danske eBanking and Danske Mobile Banking platforms. However, it repeatedly warned them about the dangers inherent in crypto-related investments. Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, is now allowing customers to gain exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap: Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The announcement came from the financial institution’s website on Wednesday. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP Listings in Danske’s eBanking and Mobile Banking Apps According to Danske Bank’s press release, customers can invest in BTC and ETH through exchange-traded products (ETPs). They can…

Wall Street’s Goldman Sachs has revealed an expansion of its crypto holdings, reporting roughly $2.36 billion in total crypto exposure — including $1.1 billion in Bitcoin ETFs, according to financial holding disclosures. Bitcoin’s portion of the haul — the largest of any digital asset listed — highlights just how far the venerable investment bank has shifted from earlier skepticism toward meaningful exposure in the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap.  The $1.1 billion position was in IBIT, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. The SEC filings also revealed holdings of approximately $35.8 million in Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, roughly $92,000…

Bankers in the small but lucrative market for debt swaps are now struggling to complete deals.Designed to help developing nations cut their debt burdens and protect the environment in a single product, the swaps are seeing potential borrowers hit the brakes, according to bankers and consultants interviewed by Bloomberg. With emerging-market bonds rallying, such deals often no longer make financial sense, they said. At the same time, some governments are skeptical of the environmental focus the swaps have, they added.Antonio Navarro, a former Credit Suisse banker who’s now a managing partner specialized in such deals at boutique credit fund ArtCap…

 French police arrested six suspects following the escape by a magistrate and her mother, who were kidnapped by ransom seekers. The number of crypto-related crimes is increasing in France.Six individuals connected with the kidnapping were arrested by the police. Those who were victimized have relatives within the cryptocurrency industry.The arrests were confirmed by Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran to AFP. Three suspects were held overnight. Sunday morning also witnessed two additional arrests. On Sunday afternoon, a minor was caught.Daring Escape From Captors’ GarageThe 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother freed themselves Friday morning. They were found injured in a garage in…

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