Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappointing Q2 results.
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Wetherspoons pubs ban playing music or taking calls on phone speakers
The pub chain Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music or taking calls on speaker after growing complaints about the noise.
Ripple partners with South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank for cross-border payments
Ripple partnered with Jeonbuk Bank on Aug. 18 to deploy Ripple Payments for cross border business remittances, making Jeonbuk the first South Korean regional bank to adopt the service.
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Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than doubling in H1 2026.
Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality
Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality.
Robinhood Chain TVL surges 45% in August as tokenized RWAs lose ground
Stablecoin market cap on the chain has reached $640 million, the bulk of which has come from USDe.
Tokenized equities triple market share as Ondo, Binance and xStocks dominate
RWA crypto projects are no longer a niche side story in DeFi. They have become one of the clearest bridges between crypto and traditional finance, turning Treasuries, private credit, invoices, funds, and other real-worl…
IREN delivers first of four AI cloud deployments to Microsoft under $9.7 billion deal
IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) reported that its first 50MW Horizon 1 direct-to-chip liquid cooled AI Cloud deployment has been delivered to and accepted by Microsoft at IREN’s Childress, Texas campus. Horizon 1 is part of a five-…
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Bitcoin production slips again in July for CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan
CleanSpark is up 6.4% year to date, while BitFuFu and Canaan have fallen more than 50% and 70%, respectively.
CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch
The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.
US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
Under the law, entities generally cannot issue payment stablecoins in the U.S. without obtaining an appropriate federal or state license.
Wall Street Pushback Halts SEC's Crypto Fundraising Framework, Sources Say
More drama in Washington’s ongoing crypto policy debate unfolded Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commission abruptly canceled a meeting that would have kicked off the formal rulemaking process for a new framewor…
Fed policy stance keeps Treasury yields high, says Citadel Securities
The S&P 500 edged up 0.02% on Monday, while U.S. crude slumped 7.5%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped four basis points. The drop in oil prices provided little boost to risk assets.
Nvidia financing initiative follows SEC guidance that takes sponsors off the hook for data center investments
The tech sector is getting creative in its hunt for new capital, with AI chipmaker Nvidia entering $500 billion in partially backstopped agreements last week with private equity firms to support what they're calling a n…
Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion
In July, ETH outperformed Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 basis points, the largest since July 2025, reflective of the strengthening fundamentals of crypto
Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
Sainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop.
Five things to watch in markets in the week ahead
Investing.com - The ongoing war in Iran is tipped to be front and center for investors this week, as markets fret over the impact of the fighting on energy prices and global assets. A flash reading of U.S. business acti…
Austria’s FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty
Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined Bitpanda GmbH EUR 70,000 (about $81,000) for several breaches of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The regulator disclosed the final decision Friday.
Strategy sells $334 million in MSTR shares, makes no bitcoin purchases or sales as USD reserve hits $4.8 billion
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $53.4 billion.
Bitcoin miner HIVE inks five-year $350 million AI cloud contract, adds $70 million in annualized revenue
HIVE's BUZZ HPC signed a five-year, $350M GPU cloud deal, adding $70M in ARR, its second large NVIDIA cluster deal in two months.
SEC, CFTC and White House Set for Key Crypto Meetings This Week
U.S. crypto policy will take center stage this week as the White House, SEC and CFTC hold major meetings. On August 19, the White House is expected to meet crypto industry leaders alongside SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFT…
Bets on imminent Fed rate hike fade; retail earnings ahead - what’s moving markets
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Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.
Philip R. Lane: The rise in defence spending and the euro area economy
In response to great-power rivalry and the weaponization of interdependence, the EU has adopted a geopolitical approach to economic statecraft. To build resilience and maintain its international credibility, the union w…