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The US Department of Defense signed a four-year rare earth agreement worth $96 million with Australian mining company Lynas in March, triggering protests in Malaysia where the company's main processing facility is located. Over 50 non-governmental organizations sent an open letter to Malaysian

Galaxy Digital launched the Galaxy Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative on July 21, committing up to $5 million in grant funding to developers building post-quantum defenses for Bitcoin's cryptographic infrastructure. The program addresses Bitcoin's reliance on elliptic curve cryptography, which a s

Birdeye launched Peak on July 22, an institutional-grade digital asset terminal consolidating advanced research tools, market intelligence, and portfolio management capabilities into a single platform. The crypto intelligence firm designed Peak to serve financial institutions and professional market

UK gilt yields rose on the 22nd despite cooling inflation, with the 10-year yield reaching 5.0512% at 8:16am local time, up 1.60 basis points from the previous session. June consumer price index data showed inflation rising 2.6% year-over-year, below the 2.7% market forecast. The increase reflects i

The Coinbase Premium Index has remained negative for more than 900 consecutive hours, marking its longest such streak in two years, according to on-chain analyst Darkfost. The extended period reflects persistent caution among institutional and professional Bitcoin investors, with selling pressure on

Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) shares surged approximately 200% in 2026, trading between $44 and $133 from yearly low to peak, as the company pivoted from Bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence infrastructure. At the time of writing, Hut 8 stock trades near $108, up about 128% since the beginning of the y

Bank for International Settlements economists Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, and Jan Paulick published a working paper in July 2026 comparing stablecoin adoption in emerging markets to deposit dollarization across more than 130 economies. The research found that capital controls reduced bank dollari

Movement Labs, the developer of the Movement blockchain network, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US due to financial difficulties. Court documents show the company's assets range from $100,000 to $500,000, while total liabilities exceed $1 million, with fewer than 1,000

Ondas Inc. (ONDS) secured orders totaling $70 million from customers for a wide range of its products in the last four weeks, the company announced Wednesday. The orders attracted significant investor attention, with the stock rising nearly 9% and ranking among the top ten trending tickers on

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) disclosed on July 19, 2026, that UAC-0145, a subgroup of the Russian military intelligence-linked Sandworm hacking operation, launched a cyber campaign using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing malicious

XRP shows signs of technical momentum improvement as its 40-day Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator flattens after an extended decline, according to market analyst EGRAG CRYPTO. The development coincides with approximately $5.66 million in XRP accumulation by Franklin Templeton

Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial entered a legal dispute after the crypto entrepreneur's digital assets were frozen following his $75 million investment in the Trump family-backed project. Sun filed suit accusing the firm of illegally freezing his acquired tokens, while World Liberty Financial

Oil prices climbed to a six-week high on Wednesday as a Houthi naval blockade threat against Saudi Arabia introduced risk at the Bab el-Mandeb shipping chokepoint. Brent crude futures rose 4.2% to $94.83 a barrel at 09:38 GMT after touching a session high of $95.24, while West Texas Intermediate gai

Franklin Templeton's head of digital assets and innovation Sandy Kaul stated on Wednesday that artificial intelligence agents represent the next killer use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency. Kaul explained that the AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols capable of

The Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026, issued Release No. 33-11426, requesting public comment on how it should regulate exchange-traded funds that invest in novel asset classes or employ novel strategies. The release poses 27 questions and proposes no specific rule changes, with co

SK Hynix ADR stock plunged 7.11% to $159.72 in New York premarket trading as of 8:57 AM local time on July 22, reversing the prior session's 13.75% surge. The sharp decline reflects investor caution ahead of Alphabet's second-quarter earnings release and renewed inflation concerns driven by

MoonPay acquired crypto deposits infrastructure startup Glide, integrating cross-chain deposit technology into its payments stack. The acquisition brings Glide's engineering team, technology and customer base into MoonPay, strengthening the company's MoonPay Deposits product, though financial

Samsung launched its Galaxy Z8 Series foldable smartphones at an event in London on July 22, 2026, introducing three devices priced from $1,199 to $2,099 as the company seeks to maintain its leadership in the foldable market ahead

Russia's central bank sold 43.5 tonnes of gold during the first half of 2026, bringing its sovereign gold reserves to 2,282 tonnes as of the start of July, according to the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). The sales were primarily conducted to cover a budget deficit that reached 4.6 trillion rubles

Samsung detailed the features of its upcoming smart glasses at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, marking the company's entry into a device category dominated by Meta. The South Korean tech giant revealed that the glasses include a built-in camera, gesture control capabilities, and