Czech Republic tells ISPs to block Polymarket after gambling blacklisting
The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its blacklist of unauthorized online gambling websites, requiring internet providers to block access within 15 days.
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Canadian home sales rise in June, prices unchanged from prior month
Canada’s housing market is showing growing signs of recovery following a challenging winter and spring amid high economic uncertainty from the global trade war.
US, UK Outline Recommendations to Align Stablecoin and Tokenization Rules
The U.S. and UK have laid out a joint roadmap for aligning how they regulate stablecoins, tokenized assets, and digital money, a coordinated push by two of the world's largest financial centres to let blockchain-based f…
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Cathie Wood’s ARK buys another 220K Circle shares despite sell-off
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock decline.
Stripe, Advent offer $53B to acquire PayPal: Report
Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for $53 billion, at a 28% premium compared to the company’s Tuesday closing price.
Norway’s core inflation falls to 2.7% in June, below forecasts
Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.5% at its meeting on 18 September. Based on the Committee’s current assessment of the outlook, the policy ra…
Sweden’s consumer prices rise 0.3% in June, up 1.3% yearly
Trade tariffs and related uncertainty contributed to strong fluctuations in economic activity during the first half of 2025, with frontloading of activity, especially in Ireland. The unwinding of these factors in the se…
Visa, Mastercard and Ripple back x402 as agent payments average 32 cents
Every major card network has signed on to a payment standard built so that software can pay software without a human involved.
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Cathie Wood of Ark Invest Thinks Bitcoin Has Finally Bottomed Out. If History Is Any Guide, This Is What Happens Next.
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, whose 2030 base case for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is $730,000, said on July 3 on Ark Invest's podcast that the coin has entered a "bottoming process" and that it will "resume the very volatile b…
Bitcoin nears $65,000 as cooling U.S. inflation guts the Fed rate-hike trade
Bitcoin climbed to near $64,800 on Wednesday, its best session in weeks, after U.S. inflation cooled by more than economists expected and traders abandoned bets that the Federal Reserve would raise rates this month.
US freezes $131M in Iran-linked crypto as Middle East tensions rise
“US Treasury is committed to disrupting and degrading Iran’s illicit financial activities, including its abuse of digital assets,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
China new home prices decline at slower pace in June
The miss against forecasts underscores how the Iran-linked oil shock is now compounding, rather than merely coinciding with, China's long-running property downturn, adding a fresh external drag to an already unbalanced …
China Q2 GDP disappoints as sluggish domestic demand offsets exports boost
China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter, keeping the country on track to meet its full-year target of 5% and easing some pressure on policymakers to step up stimulus to underpin growth.
Bitmine generated $46M from Ethereum staking last quarter
Ethereum staking generated 98% of Bitmine’s revenue last quarter as the company’s pivot from Bitcoin mining gained momentum following its March validator launch.
Ahead of Earnings, Traders Can Tune Into These Netflix ETFs
Even with the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) acquisition out of its hair — leaving Paramount Skydance (PSKY) to hold the bag — Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) is struggling this year.
Three US senators oppose CLARITY Act on ethics grounds with vote expected soon
Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly said the chamber will consider a vote on the crypto market structure bill before Aug. 10, though it’s unclear whether it has enough Democratic support to pass.
Drug Pipeline Wins State Street Over on Healthcare
State Street Investment Management is turning positive on healthcare stocks after nearly a year of caution. The firm’s Q3 2026 sector outlook upgraded healthcare from neutral to positive. That marks the sector’s return …
Strong Markets, Growing Complexity
In our view, the second quarter was defined by strong but uneven US equity performance. The S&P 500 delivered a solid rebound in April, posting its best monthly gain since November 2020 and moving to fresh record highs …
Crude Stock Decline Smaller Than Expected, Suggests Weaker Demand
API Report: US Crude Oil Inventories Fall by 8.33 Million Barrels, Missing Market Forecasts
Velocity raises $38M to build stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises
Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows.
DeepMind CEO Says AGI Will Be Bigger Than Electricity or Fire
For the second time this year, Demis Hassabis predicted that artificial general intelligence would arrive before the end of the decade. This time, however, he said it won't simply be another technological breakthrough—i…
Time to Upgrade Financials? The Bull Case for Banks
The 2026 war with Iran has created an array of geopolitical consequences — some of which have directly impacted investor portfolios. Foremost among these is weakening growth expectations, which have proved to be particu…
US, UK treasuries to align transatlantic rules on tokenization and stablecoins
The US Department of the Treasury and HM Treasury released a set of recommendations as part of the Transatlantic Taskforce for the Markets of the Future, which included stablecoin activity and tokenized finance.
Some U.S. Senate Democrats come out against Clarity Act, calling it a 'corrupt' bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Democrats from the U.S. Senate argued there are "lots of reasons" to oppose the currency crypto legislative effort even as advocates of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act seek to craft a versi…