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Sony Bank received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank for issuing a dollar-backed stablecoin in the US. The approval enables Sony Bank to establish a wholly owned subsidiary called Connectia Trust this month with $40

The Bitcoin community debate over Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110) intensified on July 9, 2026, after Farside Investors reported that 17 new signaling blocks had been produced, triggering automated monitoring alerts. The development occurred as Bitcoin traded near $62,821, with technical i

Robinhood Markets CEO Vlad Tenev and Chief Legal Officer Daniel Gallagher sold company shares on July 6 under preset Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, according to recent SEC Form 4 filings. Tenev sold 375,000 Class A shares (converted from Class B) at weighted average prices between $112.2242 and $118.138

The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released minutes from its June 16-17 meeting showing members united in maintaining the current federal funds rate target range but concerned about inflation risks driven by the Iran conflict, tariffs, and AI-related investment. The minutes i

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned on the 9th (local time) that US military intervention in navigation route decisions in the Hormuz Strait will trigger a strong response and seriously disrupt the gradual reopening process, putting the interests of nations using the strait a

Meta released Muse Spark 1.1 on Thursday, its latest artificial intelligence model designed for coding and agentic work, according to the company's chief AI officer Alexandr Wang. The update comes three months after Meta unveiled its first AI model under Wang's leadership and represents the company'

Goldman Sachs announced Thursday it secured deals to manage a combined $70 billion in retirement assets for Verizon Communications and Lockheed Martin. The mandates include approximately $30 billion in pension assets for both companies and $40 billion in Verizon defined-contribution retirement asset

Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank, is preparing to enter the cryptocurrency and digital asset space as a regulated custodian. The bank announced plans to offer crypto-related services to clients following the expected implementation of new cryptocurrency regulations in Russia. This

Home sales in the United States dropped 2.4% in June from May to 4.09 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. High mortgage rates coupled with record-high home prices caused homebuyers to pull back despite housing analysts predicting a slight month-over-month gain.

PepsiCo reported mixed second-quarter results on Thursday as weak North American demand offset strong international sales. The beverage and snack giant posted earnings per share of $2.20, slightly below the $2.21 analyst estimate, while revenue of $24.18

Wisconsin prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Circle, the company behind USDC, after the stablecoin issuer refused a court order to burn and reissue stolen tokens. The case stems from a romance scam in Walworth County where a victim lost approximately 381,000 USDC to a fake investment pla

Oceanus Chain launched a blockchain ecosystem and token presale integrating decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, and Web3 gaming services. The project introduced its native token OCS to support development of a platform combining DeFi utilities, a proprietary operating system, blockchain

Gauntlet, a crypto yield curator, raised $125 million in a Series C funding round this week, with Japan's SBI Holdings as the sole investor through its U.S. subsidiary, SBI Holdings USA, Inc. The funding will enable Gauntlet to expand stablecoin coverage beyond the U.S. dollar and euro to include th

Dogecoin trades below its long-term downtrend against USDT with a $0.047 liquidity zone in focus according to trader Stefan. The cryptocurrency continues making lower highs and lower lows on higher-timeframe charts. Simultaneously, the DOGE/ETH pair tests long-term relative support that could

Solana is testing a critical resistance zone between $79 and $85 where approximately 105 million SOL previously changed hands, according to URPD chart data from Ali Charts and Glassnode. The concentration of transaction volume at this price level creates a supply wall as holders near breakeven may c

Global restructuring advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal accepted its first client payment in USD Coin (USDC) via the Solana blockchain as July draws to a close, according to reports first highlighted in a social media post. The transaction reflects growing institutional interest in blockchain-based paym

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix margin debt reached 10.76 trillion won as of the 8th, according to financial investment industry data on the 9th. The margin balance for these two Korean stocks increased by 699 billion won in just 6 trading days this month, as individual investors borrowed money

Hansung Enterprise, a seafood processing company known for its Crabmi brand, recorded an upper limit gain of 29.94% to close at 6,510 won on the 9th according to the Korea Exchange. The stock surge followed online support calling the company a 'patriotic enterprise' after social media posts

MoonPay launched support for MoonAgents on Telegram on Thursday, bringing its AI crypto assistant to the messaging platform. The integration allows users to interact with their AI agent when away from their desktop computers, according to MoonPay Agents Product Lead Kevin Arifin. Users can ask MoonA

Cryptocurrency projects lost approximately $972 million across 207 hack incidents in the first half of 2026, the highest incident count ever recorded, according to Immunefi's June 2026 Ecosystem Update. Total losses remained below $1 billion and represented less than half of what the industry lost i