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Ethereum has recovered toward $2,100 after forming a possible bullish divergence near its June lows, but analysts disagree on whether the move can extend toward $2,500. Michaël van de Poppe maintains a broader target around $2,500 despite the latest market correction, while CobraTrader's Elliott

Major auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's reported nearly $10 billion in combined sales in the first half, marking one of the strongest starts as wealthy buyers gained confidence from soaring stock markets. Sotheby's achieved its best first half ever with $4.4 billion in sales, up 58% from

XRP trades near $1.11, remaining well below the $2.68 to $2.77 breakout zone as the cup and handle pattern tracked for weeks now faces invalidation. Ripple introduced a dedicated Mint function to streamline RLUSD issuance, targeting minting delays and improving settlement predictability. The stall r

Solana-based decentralized exchanges recorded approximately $17.04 billion in daily trading volume, according to DeFiLlama data. The surge reflects Solana's role as a low-fee, high-speed execution environment where retail traders conduct frequent on-chain transactions. The network's infrastructure s

HSBC analysts initiated coverage of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) stock with a Hold rating and a $115 price target, according to TheFly. Shares have fallen approximately 13% from the initial public offering price of $135, trading down 2% in Friday's pre-market session. The firm cited c

Super Micro Computer disclosed preliminary fiscal Q4 2026 results on 21 July, revealing new orders exceeding $60 billion and raising gross margin guidance to 15%-17% from 8.2%-8.4%, while warning revenue would land near the low end of its $11.0 billion to $12.5 billion range. SMCI closed at $31.20 o

Strategy unveiled new bitcoin metrics July 24, with CEO Michael Saylor announcing on X that the company has refined its measurement framework for Bitcoin, Digital Credit, and Digital Equity. The new metrics include Net BTC Per Share, BTC Hurdle ARR, and BTC Floor ARR, replacing or supplementing

SpaceX stock declined in Friday pre-market trading to approximately $115.94, down 1.95% from Thursday's close of $118.24, as investors responded to heightened short-selling activity, delays to the company's latest Starship mission, and new disclosures from major shareholder Alphabet. The retreat

The UK Financial Conduct Authority issued Decision Notices against Alec Finch and Robert Finch proposing to ban them from the financial services industry following a September 2023 High Court judgment that found they engaged in fraud and misused client money while running AFL Insurance Brokers

S&P Global reported on July 24 that the Eurozone's service sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) preliminary reading for July reached 51.6, marking a shift from contraction to expansion. The service PMI rose from June's 49.4, surpassing the 50.0 threshold that separates contraction from expansion

Samsung Electronics announced plans to add stablecoin support to Samsung Wallet during the Galaxy Unpacked showcase on Wednesday. Samsung product manager Lee Dinham said the company aims to expand the wallet beyond traditional payments by integrating digital assets alongside existing payment and

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is emerging as a blockchain built for institutional tokenization as the market for tokenized real-world assets moves toward a multi-trillion-dollar future. The network already offers operational infrastructure for financial institutions, including native on-chain asset

Germany's manufacturing and services sectors showed improvement in July, with key business activity indicators reaching 4-month highs, according to data released by S&P Global on July 24. The manufacturing PMI preliminary reading came in at 52.2, surpassing the 50.0 expansion threshold and marking t

Deriv integrated its proprietary Derived Indices with TradingView, enabling traders to analyze and execute trades on the broker's exclusive synthetic markets directly from the charting platform. The integration provides access to Deriv's 24/7 markets while introducing TradingView users to products a

BNB Chain has become the largest blockchain host for Franklin Templeton's Benji platform assets, according to validated Benji data. Approximately $1.5 billion of Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market

Naver and Dunamu cleared a partial obstacle to their merger on the 24th as South Korea's Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee recommended establishing exception provisions for virtual asset operator major shareholder qualification screening. The Committee's Growth Subcommittee concluded that

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell to 1,466.60 won as of 3:30 PM on July 23 in the Seoul foreign exchange market, down 0.20 won from the previous trading day's close of 1,466.80 won, marking the lowest closing level since May 7. The decline occurred despite overnight oil price rebounds that

A Polymarket account in the name of George Cottrell received $8.8 million in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources in 2024, the Financial Times reported. Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who has funded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, used the account—registered as 'GCottrell93'—to bet on Donald

Korean foreign exchange swap points rose on the 24th, reflecting a market imbalance where dollar supply exceeded won availability. The 1-year FX swap point closed at -12.90 won, up 0.70 won from the opening price, while shorter maturities also gained across the board. The upward movement stemmed fro

PayPal, Robinhood and Coinbase will report second-quarter results over four days next week, creating a concentrated test of whether stablecoins, prediction markets and crypto services have become material earnings drivers. PayPal is scheduled to report on July 28, followed by Robinhood on July 29 an