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Treasury is quickly becoming the nerve center of finance with decisions that influence not just liquidity, but enterprise risk appetite, growth strategy, and digital transformation. Behind this shift are the three foundational pillars of AI, cyber defense and payments optimization. The momentum behind each represents a profound reshaping of treasury’s responsibilities and capabilities, especially in an operating landscape where risk and uncertainty are rippling faster than ever through balance sheets and forecasts. Together, these technologies and marketplace realities are recasting the finance function not as a back-office utility but as a strategic hub whose decisions now influence enterprise risk appetite,…

Spencer Fane was honored to host An Evening of Networking and Digital Assets on August 20 at the firm’s Denver, Colorado office. The event featured a stimulating conversation between attorney Emma Channing and special guest Amanda Wick, author of “The Catalysts,” founder & CEO at the Association for Women In Cryptocurrency, and principal at Incite Consulting. Following Emma’s opening remarks, the pair discussed the rise of digital assets such as cryptocurrency alongside ongoing developments such as the GENIUS Act (signed into force on July 18), and the CLARITY and Anti-CBDC Acts (currently in the Senate). Attendees gained enhanced understanding of…

Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, president-elect of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, shared the group’s concerns with Cardiovascular Business. “This is going to have a highly negative impact,” he said.

The latest people news in the industry today. Trucordia, a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage, promoted Leslie Greve to senior vice president of marketing. Greve previously served as the company’s vice president of marketing. “Leslie has successfully guided our brand transformation over the past year,” said Felix Morgan, chief executive officer of Trucordia. “Her strategic leadership, creativity, and ability to lead through change have helped position our company as a modern, integrated, and trusted brand across all of our markets.” Since joining Trucordia in 2024, Greve has led a multi-phase rebranding effort to bring the company’s legacy offices under the Trucordia…

In brief Projects are fighting over who will take control of the USDH ticker to create a “Hyperliquid-aligned” stablecoin. Major companies like Ethena, Paxos, Sky, and Agora have submitted proposals, most of which include a way to give back to the Hyperliquid community. But the relative newcomer Native Markets is currently looking most likely to win the bid. Hyperliquid suddenly has a swarm of suitors making passionate pleas for its hand in marriage to create the USDH stablecoin.It’s a drama that kicked off last week and has now reached a fevered pitch as some of the biggest crypto companies around…

Tiffany J. Smith, Partner and Co-Chair, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Working Group, will be a featured speaker at PLI’s Developments in Decentralized Finance 2025 on the panel “Introduction to Decentralized Finance for Lawyers.”  Panelists will explore key trends and foundational concepts, offering participants a deeper understanding of DeFi’s inner workings, including its technical infrastructure, community engagement, business and product development strategies, marketing approaches, and the legal frameworks that apply to DeFi projects.

BOISE, Idaho — Attorney General Raúl Labrador is warning Idahoans about a dangerous rise in cryptocurrency ATM scams that have defrauded victims out of tens of thousands of dollars.In just one week, an observant employee at a Stinker Store stopped two elderly individuals from collectively losing more than $30,000. The worker unplugged the cryptocurrency ATM and had to contact Boise police to convince the victims that they were being scammed.RELATED | Boise Police warn parents of phone scam that claims their child is hurtCryptocurrency ATMs, which resemble traditional bank machines, are commonly found in gas stations and convenience stores. While…

Data scientists consider business metrics more important than technical metrics – yet in practice they focus more on technical ones. This derails most projects. So, why?Eric Siegel Predictive AI offers tremendous potential – but it has a notoriously poor track record. Outside Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, most initiatives fail to deploy, never realizing value. Why? Data professionals aren’t equipped to sell deployment to the business. The technical performance metrics they typically report on do not align with business goals – and mean nothing to decision makers. For stakeholders and data scientists alike to plan, sell…

Ford Motor Co.’s new “Ready Set Ford” global marketing campaign is designed to showcase its most exciting and distinctive products, such as the pictured Ford Bronco, to rebuild aspiration and excitement for the automaker. // Photo courtesy of FordFord Motor Co. in Dearborn is launching its first new global marketing campaign — called “Ready Set Ford” — in more than 15 years.New advertising, featuring a voice over by “Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston, will debut Sept. 11 during “Thursday Night Football” on ESPN and Thursday’s “The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Falon will be taped in Detroit at the Detroit Opera…

Crypto is superior to traditional finance. Unlike SWIFT, which can take days to process payments, newer blockchain networks achieve finality in mere seconds and have throughput sufficient for real-world mass adoption. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent projects stablecoins alone will hit $3.7 trillion by 2030. That’s the equivalent of Germany’s GDP.Despite its technological edge, crypto has a major security problem. We’re on track to lose around 4% of total value locked to hacks in 2025. In H1 alone, the industry lost over $2 billion. When annualized, that points to over $4 billion flowing into hackers’ wallets this year.If these losses were…