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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released data on local time 11th showing US existing home sales for July totaled 4.06 million units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 1.7% from the previous month but up 0.7% from the same period last year. The figure slightly exceeded the market f

Nasdaq has agreed to acquire LeveL Markets, the third-largest alternative trading system in the US by trading volume, as part of its push into tokenized and always-on markets. The announcement was made Tuesday, with the deal subject to regulatory approval and financial terms undisclosed. Nasdaq

US stocks traded in a narrow range Tuesday, Aug. 11, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 221.79 points, or 0.41%, to 54,197.77 at 9:52 a.m. ET, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.03% to 7,750.84 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.35% to 26,513.18. Strong market breadth continues to support the

Tether will shut down Alloy, its gold-backed lending platform, on September 17. Five customers currently owe 399,088.74 aUSDT against 194.41 Tether Gold (XAUT) in collateral. The shutdown follows Alloy's failure to gain traction after its June 17, 2024 launch, with its June 30 attestation valuing al

Leveraged exchange-traded funds have increased their AI-related exposure to 58%, with significant capital concentrated in semiconductor stocks including SK Hynix and Micron, raising concerns about amplified market volatility. The elevated concentration stems from the funds' daily rebalancing

The AI industry is entering a new phase focused on demand-side adoption after initial infrastructure buildout, according to a market analysis comparing the current AI revolution to the historical railroad era. Hyperscalers are expanding revenue through dual strategies of custom chip development and

An attacker drained 200,000 XRP in 97 minutes through a flaw in the Coreum–XRP Ledger bridge that exploited memo data verification logic. According to market analyst Xaif Crypto, the bridge's relayer system reportedly failed to verify actual destination addresses, instead relying on transaction memo

ARP Digital, a regulated digital capital infrastructure platform, secured a Broker-Dealer licence from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) on August 11, 2026. The licence enables the firm to provide regulated digital asset conversion to local fiat currency in the UAE. This milestone e

US Treasury bond prices strengthened on the 11th after reports emerged of a potential agreement between the United States and Iran. As of 9:03 AM Eastern Time, the 10-year Treasury yield fell 0.90 basis points to 4.693%, while the 2-year yield dropped 1.90 basis points to 4.228%, according to

CitroTech Inc. (NYSE AM: CITR), a specialty chemical company delivering fire inhibitor solutions, provided a business update in a shareholder letter issued by CEO Wes Bolsen highlighting commercialization progress. The company's partner network expanded from 13 partners at the end of the second

Samsung Electronics and Apple are experiencing divergent smartphone component cost dynamics, with memory emerging as the largest bill-of-materials item for iPhones while Samsung's Galaxy Z8 foldable achieves record pre-order figures. For 256GB iPhone Pro models, memory's BOM cost share rose from

Twilio Inc. Class A (TWLO) received an A-grade rating in a recent SEPA technical analysis, scoring 74 out of 100 points across five evaluation axes. The communications platform stock demonstrated strong upward momentum through gap-up price patterns, supported by a quarterly earnings per share

Twenty One Capital posted a $413.5 million net loss in the second quarter, with newly appointed CEO Raphael Zagury laying out plans to transform the Tether-backed firm into a bitcoin operating company. The loss was primarily driven by a $401.5 million decline in the value of its digital asset

TSMC announced on the 11th that its 5.5x reticle-sized CoWoS advanced packaging technology has entered mass production, achieving yields consistently above 98% across multiple AI customer products, with some reaching 99%. TSMC Vice President Jun He disclosed the milestone, highlighting that the

Bank of America downgraded Broadcom's credit rating to neutral, citing debt risks associated with the company's XPV platform that continue to widen corporate bond spreads. BofA analysts determined that credit risk from the XPV platform is persistently expanding Broadcom's bond spreads relative to in

Hims & Hers Health faced analyst caution on Tuesday as Citi lowered its price target to $33 from $35 while maintaining a Neutral rating, citing heightened execution risk after the telehealth company's second-quarter earnings report. The company reported Monday a 40% revenue increase to $753

Gold&S closed at 1,320 won on the 11th, down 9.15% from the previous trading day, with its market capitalization falling to approximately 6.3 billion won. The company was designated as a management stock on July 13 due to market cap shortfall, placing it far below the KOSDAQ listing maintenance

Chloé Bakalar, OpenAI's AI ethics lead, left the company last month without a public announcement, the Financial Times reported on Monday. She joined as AI ethics lead last August and departed in July, according to the paper. A person familiar with her role told the FT she had been the only

Three independent analysts using distinct methodologies have converged on October 2026 as Bitcoin's cycle bottom with price targets near $40,000. Peter Brandt, a trader with 51 years of experience, predicted on an unspecified recent date that BTC will bottom around $40,000 on October 4, 2026.

BitMine, a cryptocurrency company with an Ethereum-focused treasury strategy, purchased an additional 7,391 ETH in the past week according to a company statement. The acquisition expands BitMine's total Ethereum holdings to 5,805,238 ETH, representing approximately 4.8% of Ethereum's total supply. T