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TSM or NVDA?
fool13d ago

TSM or NVDA?

Taiwan Semiconductor recently put up stellar fourth-quarter numbers, signaling that we've yet to reach peak AI demand. Are we in for another banner year in 2026?

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benzinga13d ago

NYSE Tokenization Plan Sparks Fresh Privacy And Compliance Debate

The New York Stock Exchange is preparing for a future where stocks and other financial instruments can exist as blockchain based tokens. While tokenization is often framed as a way to speed up settlement and reduce costs, it also introduces a more complex challenge for regulators and market participants: how to protect sensitive trading and identity data while preserving the transparency required for market oversight.Tokenization would move parts of today's market infrastructure onto distributed ledgers. That shift forces regulators to rethink long standing assumptions about surveillance, record keeping and data protection. Unlike traditional trading systems, blockchain ledgers can make transaction activity visible by default. This creates potential conflicts with privacy laws in both the United States and Europe, as well as with financial market rules enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.As the NYSE explores tokenized settlement and trading models, privacy is becoming a core design question rather than a secondary feature.Tokenization Meets Privacy LawPrivacy regulation was not built with blockchains in mind. In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation places strict limits on how personal data can be collected, stored and disclosed. In the United States, laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act aim to give consumers more control over how their information is used, while financial regulations impose their own confidentiality obligations on brokers and exchanges.Tokenized securities complicate that framework. Ownership records, transfers and settlement events could be written to a ledger that is shared across institutions or, in some designs, visible to a much broader audience. That raises the question of whether trading activity itself could become a form of personal data.Katherine Kirkpatrick, General Counsel at StarkWare, argues that the regulatory challenge is no longer just about monitoring financial crime but also about reducing unnecessary exposure of sensitive information."There is a growing recognition that regulators need to protect personal data just as much as they need to monitor financial activity," Kirkpatrick said. "Americans are now receiving data breach notices almost routinely, which creates a regulatory imperative to reduce large centralized stores of sensitive information. Privacy technology offers a way to limit exposure while still allowing lawful access through mechanisms like viewing keys, where transaction data can remain private to the public but be disclosed to regulators when legally required."That shift reflects a broader regulatory reality. As financial activity becomes more digital and more automated, the risk profile changes. Large centralized databases of customer and transaction data have become prime targets for cyberattacks. Tokenization, if designed carefully, could reduce that risk by distributing sensitive data and limiting how much information is visible by default.SEC And FINRA Face Structural QuestionsFor U.S. financial regulators, the challenge is ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) Stock Price Down 15.9% – Here’s Why
themarketsdaily13d ago

Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) Stock Price Down 15.9% – Here’s Why

Vizsla Silver Corp (TSE:VZLA – Get Free Report)’s share price dropped 15.9% on Thursday . The company traded as low as C$7.66 and last traded at C$7.79. Approximately 2,537,928 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 80% from the average daily volume of 1,411,647 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$9.26. Wall Street [...]

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Chesterfield Resources (LON:CHF) Trading 3.8% Higher – Here’s What Happened
thelincolnianonline13d ago

Chesterfield Resources (LON:CHF) Trading 3.8% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Chesterfield Resources plc (LON:CHF – Get Free Report) rose 3.8% on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1.20 and last traded at GBX 1.09. Approximately 1,458,647 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 174% from the average daily volume of 531,533 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1.05. [...]

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Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?
watchlistnews13d ago

Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Shares of Seabridge Gold, Inc. (NYSE:SA – Get Free Report) (TSE:SEA) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 2,323,537 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 85% from the previous session’s volume of 1,258,022 shares.The stock last traded at $32.7230 and had previously closed at $34.64. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades SA has been [...]

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ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITU) Shares Down 10.5% – Here’s Why
watchlistnews13d ago

ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITU) Shares Down 10.5% – Here’s Why

ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITU – Get Free Report)’s share price fell 10.5% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $19.91 and last traded at $20.0040. 5,472,954 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 12% from the average session volume of 4,900,364 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.34. ProShares Ultra [...]

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