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According to Tuesday's announcement, Augustus raised $180 million in Series B funding led by VC firm Tiger Global, with participation from Hummingbird, QED, and founders of Nubank, Ramp, Circle and Deel, valuing the U.S. fintech at $1 billion.
Augustus operates a federally chartered national bank d

On Wednesday (August 6), the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) usage reached $275 million with 1 counterparty, up sharply from $30 million in the previous trading session.

On July 21, President Trump stated during a White House meeting with Lebanese President Aoun that the United States will take action if Houthi forces block the Red Sea. Trump noted that such a blockade has not occurred, but if it does, the U.S. will address it.

According to UBS, the global investment bank raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,100 from 7,500 on July 21, implying potential upside of 8% or more over the next six months. The bank also projects the index will reach 8,900 by end of 2027.

According to Codelco, its Andina copper mine experienced production disruptions on Tuesday due to a severe winter storm affecting central Chile and causing power supply issues. The company stated that operations across its departments are continuing under emergency protocols designed to protect

According to Onchain Lens, a Hyperliquid trader's $7 million BTC short position was partially liquidated, incurring losses of $232,700. The trader's wallet currently maintains an open short position of 60.46 BTC, worth

Today, the Nasdaq-100 index extended gains to 2%, hitting fresh intraday highs, as semiconductor and technology stocks led the rally. Nebius surged 16.1%, followed by SanDisk up 13.2%, Teradyne up 13.1%, Micron up 13%, and Western Digital up 12.8%. The broader market also posted solid gains, with th

According to CME FedWatch data released on July 22, the probability of the Federal Reserve holding interest rates unchanged at its July meeting stands at 78.1%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike is 21.9%.

According to the UK Parliament's Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group, the group launched a formal inquiry on Tuesday (July 22) into why banks refuse to open accounts and block payments for crypto businesses. Written evidence will be accepted until August 31, with

According to Steve Rattner, a prominent Wall Street analyst, Donald Trump's net worth has increased by 183% over the past two years of his presidency, significantly outpacing wealth gains of previous US presidents during their first two years in office. In comparison, Bush saw a 35% increase,

According to Iran's state media, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei warned Bulgaria on July 22 against allowing the United States to use its territory for military operations against Iran. Bulgaria's government had sought parliamentary approval to host up to 8 U.S. refueling aircraft at

According to federal lobbying disclosures, OpenAI and Anthropic combined to spend $3.17 million on federal lobbying during the second quarter of 2026, a 23% increase from the first quarter.
Anthropicspent $1.97 million from April through June, up 26% from Q1, while OpenAI spent $1.2 million,

According to Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti in a Cointelegraph Chain Reaction interview, crypto firms that have already secured authorization under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation may still

According to ChainCatcher, citing Onchain Lens monitoring data, an address withdrew 16 million ENA from its Gnosis multisig wallet and transferred the tokens to Binance. The transfer, valued at approximately $1.37 million, occurred

According to Nvidia on Tuesday, the company's new Vera CPU can deliver up to 1.8x higher performance on agentic AI workloads compared to traditional x86 CPUs. The chip's custom Olympus cores were designed to maximize single-thread performance for branch-heavy, latency-sensitive workloads typical

According to Bloomberg, BlackRock's iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) attracted net inflows of $2.8 billion last week, marking a single-week record and far exceeding the previous record of $1.2 billion set in February. Approximately 25% of the fund's position has been allocated to SK

According to Bitcoin Treasuries.NET, shareholders of Satsuma Technology, a UK-based Bitcoin treasury company backed by Mark Moss, have voted to sell the company's remaining 668 BTC and return capital to shareholders before winding down

According to a White House statement on July 21, President Trump announced a trade agreement with Jordan aimed at eliminating long-standing trade barriers for U.S. exporters and opening new market access for American industries. The agreement builds upon the existing U.S.-Jordan Free Trade

According to the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli military personnel neutralized armed terrorists who were transferring weapons in the Gaza Strip today (July 21).

According to statements from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, on July 21, 2026, the office filed 5 civil forfeiture complaints seeking to seize over $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to international investment scams targeting U.S. and Canadian residents. The action is