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Former Xero engineering executive Nigel Fernandes will lead Pepperstone’s push to own more of its technology as the business expands into crypto and new markets.  MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Melbourne-based Pepperstone, a global online trading and fintech provider serving clients in more than 160 countries, today announced the appointment of Nigel Fernandes as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective 1 October 2026. The appointment comes as Pepperstone accelerates its shift toward owning more of its own technology, building a broader fintech ecosystem spanning crypto, AI-native engineering and institutional-grade infrastructure.  Fernandes brings more than 20 years of technology leadership experience…

Crypto market maker Wintermute plans to invest about $1 billion in high-frequency trading and artificial intelligence data-center infrastructure over five years as it expands into stocks, commodities and foreign exchange.The London-based firm wants non-crypto markets to generate more than 50% of revenue by the end of 2027, up from 10% now, according to a Bloomberg report citing founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy. Wintermute expects to fund the spending with retained earnings.The push follows a drop in crypto activity. Wintermute’s average daily trading volume fell to about $10 billion this year from $15 billion in 2025 as bitcoin declined to roughly…

Fast food chains in search of a sales pick-me-up are back to rolling out energy drinks. The research New research from Citi restaurant analyst Jon Tower on Wednesday easily explains the energy drink push by fast food giants. Here are a few key findings from his survey of 2,400 US consumers: 60% of energy beverage consumption at restaurants/coffee shops is incremental. 49% of respondents suggested an energy drink purchased at a restaurant would replace one purchased elsewhere. 74% of total respondents are very or somewhat interested in purchasing energy drinks from a restaurant or coffeeshop, including 44% who are very…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 12, 2026 –MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released interim trading data for its Asian AI Pre-IPO Futures. Daily trading volume for UNITREEUSDT rose by as much as 1,104% day over day following its launch, while KIMIUSDT recorded a 562% day-over-day increase in trading volume on its second day. MEXC became the first centralized exchange to list UNITREEUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on July 31, approximately 10 days before Unitree formally opened subscriptions for its STAR Market offering on August 10. The early listing gave eligible users a way to trade market expectations surrounding the…

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Milton, Georgia, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire Businesses are increasingly looking for ways to offer more payment options without adding operational complexity. ForumPay, a crypto payment infrastructure company, enables merchants to accept crypto payments across online, in-store, and in-app channels, with instant conversion and next-day settlement. ForumPay has recently announced a new payment flow that it says could meaningfully alter how payments are processed. Customers can now initiate purchases using any Visa or Mastercard and bank transfers in selected markets, with funds routed automatically through ForumPay’s infrastructure. Merchants can now offer card and bank payments without registering as a card acceptance…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, listed DAPPOS (DOS) in the Innovation Zone, with the DOS/USDT pair opening at 09:07 (UTC) and the DOS/USDC pair opening at 09:27 (UTC) on August 10, 2026. DOS is also available on MEXC Convert for instant, zero-fee token swaps. To celebrate the listing, MEXC has launched the DAPPOS (DOS) Airdrop+ event, offering $60,000 worth of DOS and 10,000 USDT in rewards. DAPPOS builds low-barrier AI products that make advanced AI accessible without a steep learning curve. Its flagship product, xBubble, is a low-prompt AI agent that…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has upgraded its RealStocks trading experience with three new features. The upgrade is designed to improve access to the U.S. stock market, simplify fund and portfolio management, and support users pursuing long-term investment strategies through the MEXC platform. RealStocks is an innovative cross-market trading product launched by MEXC in collaboration with regulated brokerage partners, allowing eligible users to directly purchase and hold real shares of more than 7,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs. With the new RealStocks Real-World Assets (RWA) feature, users can access a trading experience…

Teledyne Technologies has entered a definitive agreement to purchase Varex Imaging in a cash transaction valued at nearly $1.1bn. Under the terms announced by both companies, Teledyne will purchase all outstanding common shares of Varex for $18.90 per share. The agreed price includes consideration of Varex’s equity awards and net debt as of 3 April 2026. The transaction has been approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both parties. Varex Imaging provides X-ray sources and imaging software to original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Its products are used in medical diagnostic imaging. Varex president, CEO and director Sunny Sanyal said: “Joining…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its report, “The Next-Generation Investor: Behavioral Migration from Traditional Finance to Crypto Exchanges.” The report reveals that traditional asset trading is gradually shifting toward crypto exchanges. Among surveyed users with a traditional finance background, 74.2% have moved some or all of their traditional asset trading activities to crypto exchanges. Meanwhile, 83.3% of all respondents plan to further increase their traditional asset trading volume on crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges are evolving beyond digital asset trading platforms to become important gateways for multi-asset trading. The survey…