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Circle launched Agent Stack on July 30, 2026, a new infrastructure offering that allows application programming interface providers to accept payments in USD Coin (USDC) from autonomous software agents. The initiative is designed to support pay-per-use pricing models and create additional revenue

The World Gold Council's Gold Demand Trends report shows total gold demand remained unchanged year over year at 1,269 tonnes in the second quarter despite the market's sharpest quarterly decline in a decade. First-half demand reached 2,522 tonnes, up 2% from the same period last year, while the

IREN stock closed at $38.26 on July 30 after a forced liquidation drove the price to $29.31 on July 29, when the Situational Awareness fund was margin-called by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America and sold its entire $401 million IREN position to Citadel in a pre-open block trade, per

SanDisk (SNDK) closed at $1,280 on July 30, down 37% in July from a June 25 record of $2,335, after printing $1,015.89 on July 29 — the day Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund was forced to liquidate a SanDisk position worth roughly $1.1 billion in stock and calls, its

CoreWeave closed at $73.90 on July 30, 2026, after falling 13.8% in July and touching a low of $60.82 on July 29—down 28.75% over one month and 40.1% below its year-ago price, per Yahoo Finance and Quiver Quantitative. The stock absorbed two July shocks: Meta's July 17 announcement of Meta

Fundstrat's Tom Lee argued this week that the artificial intelligence trade will shift to crypto payment rails built for software agents, while veteran macro investor Jordi Visser stated the AI trade's easy money phase has ended. Lee co-founded Fundstrat and chairs BitMine Immersion Technologies, wh

Reddit Inc. (RDDT) shares fell nearly 14% in Friday's pre-market trade despite the social media company reporting better-than-expected second-quarter results and issuing stronger-than-expected guidance for the third quarter. Investors focused on slowing U.S. user growth and management's commentary o

Coinbase reported a net loss of $359 million in its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, missing Wall Street expectations as crypto trading volume declined. The company posted $1.22 billion in revenue, down 14% from the prior quarter and 19% from a year ago, with a loss of $1.36 per share—far

Roblox Corp. (RBLX) stock slumped 13% overnight after the gaming platform delivered a weak outlook signaling slower growth ahead. The company reported Q2 revenue of $1.46 billion, up 36% year-on-year, while bookings rose 8%, but warned of lower bookings in the upcoming quarter as it invests in

Roblox Corp. (RBLX) shares fell more than 21% in Friday's pre-market trading following mixed second quarter results and lower-than-expected third quarter revenue guidance. Analysts at Benchmark downgraded the stock to Sell from Hold with a $33 price target, while BTIG and Deutsche Bank also issued d

U.S. authorities filed a civil forfeiture action seeking to recover 2,117,677.97 USDT held in an Ethereum wallet, alleging the cryptocurrency represents proceeds of wire fraud and money laundering linked to an international pig butchering investment scam. Prosecutors claim the fraud targeted

Wintermute reported that institutional investors accounted for 72% of spot OTC trading volume on its desk in the first half of 2026, up from roughly 61% in the second half of 2024. The firm stated this structural shift makes broad-based altcoin rallies significantly less likely going forward. Winter

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell 6.00 won to 1,431.40 won as of 6:22 PM on May 31, driven by sudden yen strength. The pair briefly dropped to 1,426.30 won at 5:57 PM following suspected intervention by Japan's forex authorities, which sold dollars and pushed USD-JPY from 160.1 yen to 158.5 yen. The

XRP displays two on-chain signals indicating reduced selling pressure heading into August, following a 3.8% gain in July that ended a two-month losing streak. Average monthly inflows to Binance have fallen to approximately 3.6 million XRP, marking a record low, while withdrawal transactions

Ripple secured full Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization in Europe this week, a regulatory milestone for institutional XRP payments across the EU, while XRP price remains capped at $1.10 amid Federal Reserve hawkish signals. XRP is trading at $1.07,

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf discussed AI in warfare and the company's manufacturing push on the latest episode of The Tech Download podcast. The conversation addressed how tech startups like Anduril are challenging established defense contractors by prioritizing speed, innovation, and artificial

Texans lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency kiosks in 2025, more than any other state, according to FBI figures presented to a legislative committee. The state accounted for 1,179 of the 13,460 complaints logged nationally last year, during which reported losses to the machines rose 58% to $389 mill

Evernorth, the Ripple-backed entity, amended its SEC registration statement to formalize employment agreements for three senior executives. Chief legal officer Jessica Jonas would receive an initial equity award worth about $4.5 million, while chief business officer Sagar Shah and chief operating of