Daily intelligence on Capital market & AI MAY 6 · 36 STORIES
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SEC Floats Optional Semiannual Reporting

The SEC has proposed allowing public companies to report on a semiannual basis instead of filing quarterly Form 10-Q reports. The change would alter a long-standing disclosure cadence for U.S. public companies and could reduce reporting burden if adopted.

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Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2bn

Bullish plans to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion deal. The combination is intended to create a global transfer agent for tokenized securities.

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FSB flags private credit systemic risks

The Financial Stability Board warned that private credit could amplify stress in a downturn because of its complexity, leverage, and links to other parts of the financial system. The group said these vulnerabilities could pose broader financial stability risks if market conditions worsen.

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Onchain tokenized equities trading debuts

Securitize, Jump Trading, and Jupiter have launched regulated onchain trading for tokenized equities. The debut is intended to show that tokenized stocks can support liquidity and trading at scale.

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State Street and Galaxy Move Cash Management Onchain

State Street and Galaxy Digital are bringing cash management onto blockchain-based rails, highlighting continued convergence between traditional finance and crypto infrastructure. The move reflects growing interest in using tokenized or onchain systems for treasury and liquidity operations.

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CME Plans Bitcoin Volatility Futures

CME will offer futures that let traders speculate on or hedge against future bitcoin volatility. The product gives market participants a new way to manage crypto price swings through an exchange-traded instrument.

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Digital Asset Infrastructure Hits Turning Point

The article says industry attention is moving toward infrastructure that can connect traditional financial markets with blockchain-based markets. This suggests digital asset systems are becoming more integrated with mainstream market plumbing.

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FSB flags risks in fast-growing private credit

The Financial Stability Board says private credit has grown rapidly to an estimated $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion in assets. It warns the market is helping finance mid-sized companies but may also create financial stability risks.

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MarketAxess and Moment Expand Retail Bond Access

MarketAxess and Moment are partnering to give large wealth managers and RIAs access to institutional fixed income liquidity. The move aims to broaden retail and advisory access to bond markets typically used by institutions.

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Euronext Securities Begins European CSD Testing

Euronext Securities has launched a testing phase ahead of its planned European central securities depository service. The service is expected to start from September 2026.

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SAP buys Prior Labs, limits customer agent use

SAP plans to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs in a $1.16 billion deal and invest further in the company. The company is also restricting customer agent use to a small set of approved options, including Nvidia's NemoClaw.

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Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over fake doctor chatbot

Pennsylvania has filed suit against Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation. The filing says the bot also invented a state medical license number, raising concerns about deceptive AI behavior and consumer protection.

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OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 Instant for ChatGPT

OpenAI released GPT-5.5 Instant as the new default model for ChatGPT. The company says it lowers hallucinations in sensitive areas like law, medicine, and finance while keeping response times fast.

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Meta expands AI age checks using body analysis

Meta is using AI to analyze height and bone structure to estimate whether users are underage. The system is already live in select countries, with a broader rollout planned.

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Daemon Tools hit by supply-chain backdoor attack

A widely used Daemon Tools disk utility was reportedly backdoored in a monthlong supply-chain attack. The incident raises security concerns for users and organizations that rely on the software, but the article does not describe a regulatory action or major policy change.

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Apple may let users choose third-party AI models in iOS 27

Apple is reportedly planning to give iOS users a choice of third-party AI models for a range of tasks in a future operating system update. The move would mark a broader shift toward more flexible AI integration across Apple devices.

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PayPal ties turnaround to AI and cost cuts

PayPal says it is becoming a technology company again by using AI and automation to modernize its platform. The company links the effort to $1.5 billion in savings as it cuts jobs and restructures operations.

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ElevenLabs adds BlackRock and celebrity investors

ElevenLabs disclosed new investors including BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria. The voice AI company also said it has reached $500 million in annual recurring revenue and is expanding its enterprise business.

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Medium

CopilotKit raises $27M for app-native AI agents

CopilotKit raised $27 million in a Series A round led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire. The Seattle-based startup says the funding will help developers deploy app-native AI agents.

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Medium

Krutrim pivots from AI models to cloud services

India's first GenAI unicorn is shifting focus to cloud services after layoffs and a slowdown in product updates. The move highlights the economic difficulty of building large AI models in India.

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