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Nasdaq has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all equity interests in LeveL Markets, one of the largest Alternative Trading Systems in the United States. The acquisition advances Nasdaq's strategy to build what it describes as always-on market infrastructure that combines traditional

Bermuda is integrating the Stellar blockchain network into its financial infrastructure to strengthen the reliability and efficiency of financial services. Denelle Dixon, chief executive officer and executive director of the Stellar Development Foundation, highlighted the adoption as an example of h

Fidelity Investments filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday to add staking capabilities to its spot Ether exchange-traded product, the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH). The asset manager stated that FETH could stake up to 100% of its Ether holdings under normal conditions,

Gold futures stalled on Tuesday after reaching a two-month high, reversing earlier gains as August contracts closed down $20.80 or 0.47% at $4,427. The closing price marked the highest level since June 5th, excluding the previous session. The reversal occurred as gold tested key resistance formed

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% year-over-year in July, matching economist consensus estimates and slowing from June's 3.5%. Core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, also met expectations at 2.5% year-over-year, down from 2.6%

Market Focus · CPI Special Edition This morning we said, “One number prices the world.” Now the number is out: mild, but it is not yet time to breathe a sigh of relief. July CPI rose 3.4% year over year, in line with expectations (the smallest increase since March), while core CPI rose 2.5% year over year, the lowest since March 2021. Core CPI also increased 0.1% month over month, returning to positive growth. Two consecutive months of mild monthly data are pushing the narrative of “an energy-dr

Nebius Group NV (NBIS) on Wednesday reported a 454% year-on-year revenue increase in the second quarter, reaching $582 million and surpassing Wall Street's $574 million estimate. The AI infrastructure company posted a loss of $0.68 per share versus the expected $0.7 loss, driven by soaring demand

SK Hynix will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on the 27th (local time) for its advanced semiconductor packaging production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. President Kwak Noh-jeong and key executives are scheduled to attend the event. The company is investing $3.87 billion (approximately 5.5

Aurora Labs integrated its cross-chain execution infrastructure, Aurora Intents, into COCA, a self-custodial banking application serving over one million users across 75 countries. The integration enables COCA users to deposit supported digital assets from multiple blockchain networks through a

Anchorpoint, a Standard Chartered Bank subsidiary joint venture with HKT and Animoca Brands, began the phased rollout of HKDAP on Wednesday, providing beta access to institutional distributors and professional investors for the Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. The company stated its initial

Meta and Nvidia released open-weight artificial intelligence models this week for free developer access. Meta released Muse Glimmer on Monday and announced plans to open weights for Muse Spark 1.2, while Nvidia debuted Nemotron 3.5 Lightning on Tuesday. The releases follow an open letter on

Bitwise Asset Management cut roughly 14% of its staff, reducing headcount to about 155 from around 180, the San Francisco-based firm confirmed to Bloomberg. The layoffs come as Bitcoin has fallen close to half from the record it set in October 2025 to around $64,000, in a slump now running about 10

The SEC and CFTC issued joint guidance last week classifying digital assets into five categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities. The move signals the agencies will build their own crypto regulatory framework rather than wait for the

CME Group announced Tuesday plans to launch two compute futures contracts on Oct. 5, pending regulatory review, in partnership with Silicon Data to track compute pricing indexes. Each contract represents one month's rental of Nvidia H100 or the newer Blackwell B200 chips, aiming to turn compute

Chainlink (LINK) whale wallets executed 246 transactions above $100,000 in 24 hours this week, marking the highest daily count in five months, according to blockchain analytics firm Santiment. The surge in large-holder activity followed Standard Chartered's initiation of LINK coverage on Monday,

On August 12, Metaplanet withdrew 1,473 BTC ($93.82 million) off an exchange, per Lookonchain. Roughly two hours later, Hut8 followed with a 493 BTC ($31.36 million) withdrawal. Combined, the two transfers moved 1,966 BTC (about $125 million) out of exchange custody within a single window. The

MicroStrategy published a Bitcoin credit model on August 12 that displays collateralization levels for every dollar the company owes bondholders and preferred shareholders. The dashboard assigns credit tiers and floor prices to each debt instrument, allowing investors to identify the Bitcoin price p

Bluwhale, an AI-native financial operating system, was named to the Inc. 5000 for the first time, ranking No. 2372 on the 2026 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. The ranking reflects the company's revenue growth from 2022 through 2025, a period during which Bluwhale scaled the

Riot Platforms disclosed Monday that it signed a 20-year agreement to supply 191 megawatts of capacity from its Rockdale, Texas campus to a company it described as a 'leading frontier AI' lab, which Bloomberg reported is Anthropic, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is expected to

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines finalized their merger approval on the 12th, marking the conclusion of a corporate combination process that began in November 2020. Asiana Airlines held an extraordinary shareholder meeting and approved the merger contract