1/ Today we launched the 2025 Forbes World's Billionaires List, one of the largest investigative business journalism projects with 100+ reporters around the world. We found a record 3,028 billionaires in 78 countries worth a collective $16.1 trillion. forbes.com/billionaires/

The stock market crash driven by Trump's tariff plan has already wiped $225 billion from the fortunes of the world's billionaires. The hardest-hit have also been forging closer ties with him recently: Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Read here Forbes: forbes.com/sites/giacomot…

New from the great Phoebe Liu and me Forbes: The man who designed the iPhone is about to join the billionaire ranks. forbes.com/sites/phoebeli…

Excited to announce that I've joined the Money team at Forbes, where I'll be covering crypto and fintech for the next few months – [email protected] for any pitches!

New from me for Forbes : Kraken, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, launches its US derivatives arm. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

The House overwhelmingly passed a pair of big GOP crypto proposals — the GENIUS Act & CLARITY Act — in blowout bipartisan votes Wider-than-expected Dem support on CLARITY (market structure), which goes to the Senate. GENIUS (stablecoins) will become law politico.com/live-updates/2…

New from me for Forbes: In May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked a court to scrap the Biden-era open banking rule. Yesterday, caught between the bank and fintech/crypto lobbies, it shifted course, getting time to rewrite the rule. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

New from me for Forbes: Brazilian fintech Nubank reported strong financial results last night that beat analysts' expectations. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

From Anchorage Digital to BitGo and Morgan Stanley, a growing cast of financial firms are reaping big fees riding the tidal wave of corporate bitcoin buying. A look at who's getting rich off the $100 billion crypto treasury boom for Forbes: forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

New from me for Forbes: Home equity loan company Figure is targeting a $4.13 billion valuation in its initial public offering. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

The future of Web3 security isn’t just about constant vigilance. It’s systems that keep assets safe even when people make mistakes. Our CEO Riad | co-founder at Cubist | ECE faculty at CMU sat down with Forbes’ Julie Goldenberg to offer his security perspective amid a surge in crypto hacks: forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

New from me for Forbes: Swedish buy-now, pay-later firm Klarna begins trading on the NYSE – the first of 3 highly anticipated fintech IPOs this week. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

New from me for Forbes: Blockchain lender Figure begins its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, after raising $787 million in an upsized IPO. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

NEW: The NFT market crash nearly crushed OpenSea. Yet it has reinvented itself into a place for buying all crypto tokens–especially memecoins. This month, trading volume will likely exceed $2 billion, the company’s highest in more than three years: forbes.com/sites/jeffkauf…

Fintech company Propel launched a new emergency fund on Wednesday to support low-income Americans at risk of losing access to federal food and nutrition benefits as a result of the government shutdown. Read my latest for Forbes: forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

A new AI-powered platform built by a UC Berkeley team aims to streamline the university transfer process for community college students. My latest for Forbes: forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

New from me for Forbes: The Musk Foundation gave record grants last year, but they mostly went to Musk’s own charities and American health and educational organizations. Here's where he donated: forbes.com/sites/juliegol…

How This Entrepreneur Turned Her Ring Concierge Service Into A Growing Jewelry Empire forbes.com/sites/juliegol… (Photo: Ring Concierge)

New from me for Forbes: Nicole Wegman launched a jewelry business with $2,000 to help women navigate the engagement process. Today, Ring Concierge has grown into a multimillion dollar empire that resonates with both Gen Z and millennial women. forbes.com/sites/juliegol…