August, 2025

August, 2025

BNPL Fintech Affirm Launches on Stripe Terminal, Enabling Pay Over Time for Consumers
Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Stripe, the programmable financial services company, have expanded their partnership with the f...

Cybersecurity Firm Kaspersky Reports Significant Increase in Phishing Attacks
Kaspersky has detected and blocked “over 142 million” phishing link clicks in Q2 2025, a “3.3% increase from Q1.” Currently phishing is going through a shift driven by “sophisticated AI-powe...

US Consumer Credit Market Exhibiting Signs of Stability and Measured Growth : TransUnion
TransUnion’s Q2 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) reveals a U.S. consumer credit market demonstrating resilience and disciplined behavior amid a complex economic landscape. Released on Aug...

Inside the Stream: Paramount Scores With UFC, ESPN-Fox One Bundle, Micro Dramas
Sports streaming continues to boom, as Paramount signed UFC to an exclusive 7-year deal worth $7.7 billion that will feature 43 events per year. It was the latest in a string of deals that have se...

Inside the Stream: ESPN’s DTC Pricing, HBO Max Redux, NewFronts
This week we discuss the new ESPN direct-to-consumer app, which was announced this week. Colin thinks that at $30 per month it’s too expensive relative to other streaming services, yet given the b...

Inside the Stream: FASTs Everywhere: TCL, Fire TV, Google TV, Cox Media
FASTs are everywhere these days, and this week we discuss several new announcements/launches that caught our eye, from providers including TCL, Fire TV Channels, Google TV and Cox Media Group (with ...

Inside the Stream: Dissecting Netflix’s U.S. Account Sharing Cap, Limitations of Comcast’s NOW TV
Netflix has begun rolling out its account sharing limitations in the U.S.. The rollout effectively puts an end to one of the most-loved features of Netflix subscriptions - the ability to share log-i...

Pi Coin Now Trades Like Any Top Meme Coin — Will Price Gains Follow?
The Pi Coin price is up 5.5% over the past week, outperforming XRP, BCH, Ton, and even Uniswap. However, the broader bea...

Sam Altman Says AI Is in a Bubble—Are Crypto “AI” Tokens Next to Pop?
OpenAI founder Sam Altman warned of an AI bubble that might have profound implications for crypto. Many leading AI token...

3 Altcoins See Declining Exchange Reserves in the Second Week of August
Altcoin market capitalization (TOTAL3 – excluding BTC and ETH) surpassed $1.1 trillion in the second week of August. I...

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