Interactive Brokers Lets US Investors Move from X Cashtags to Trading

Interactive Brokers has connected X cashtags to trading for US investors, leading the latest daily roundup of brokerage and fintech news. The same recap reported that the US Senate has blocked the CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure legislation that had been moving through the legislative process.

Broker and platform moves

On the technology side, Match-Trade Technologies is offering prop trading firms a seven-day launch route through its Match-Prop product. TradingView has added MCP support aimed at AI tools, and Devexperts is targeting brokers in South Korea as a growth market. iFOREX cut its earnings forecast for the first half, while AvaTrade is closing its Polish office, according to the recap.

Retail trading names also featured. NAGA's chief executive discussed the company's return to profitability, and Revolut is reconsidering a London listing. Revolut appeared in a second item concerning a KYC data incident. Crypto exchange CoinEx is shutting down, and Anthropic, the AI developer, is pushing further into financial services.

On the regulatory front, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is targeting illegal peer-to-peer crypto sites. In a separate market development, Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman.

The daily recap collects company news, executive moves, deals and regulatory updates spanning forex and CFD brokers, payments, digital assets, trading platforms and global markets, and is published each weekday.