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The Bank for International Settlements confirmed on 30 July 2026 that Project Agorá completed real-value testing of tokenized cross-border payments, with JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and 25 other private sector institutions joining five central banks to settle roughly CHF 800,000 in live transactions using t

Elon Musk told The Economist in late July at his Texas Gigafactory that money won't matter by 2036, a prediction that challenges Bitcoin's core investment thesis. Musk's reasoning centers on AI and robots producing more goods and services than anyone could consume, making currency obsolete. He predi

Intercontinental Exchange has agreed to acquire MarketAxess in a cash transaction valued at approximately $5.7 billion. ICE will pay $167 for each outstanding MarketAxess share, giving the transaction an equity value of about $6 billion. The offer represents a 33% premium to MarketAxess's closing pr

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for July reached 55.2 in its final reading, marking an 11.5% increase from June's 49.5 and exceeding the market forecast of 54.0. The improvement reflected broad-based gains across income, education, asset, age, and political affiliation groups, ac

Bitcoin whales accumulated 40,100 BTC worth approximately $2.6 billion between July 23 and month-end, according to Santiment data. Wallets holding 1,000 to 10,000 BTC increased their supply share from 21.11% on July 23 to 21.25% by the close of July, while the larger 10,000 to 100,000 BTC cohort

FIFA's plan to sell a minority stake in FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE), a new subsidiary controlling World Cup business operations, faced immediate rejection from major soccer governing bodies. FIFA said earlier this week it plans to raise $4.2 billion from third parties, valuing FFE at

US Treasury prices fell broadly on the 31st, with short-term bonds experiencing steeper declines after three Federal Reserve regional bank presidents who voted for interest rate increases at this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting released their dissent reasons. The officials — Beth

Individual investors in Korean stocks sold a record 8.284 trillion won on May 31, marking the largest single-day selloff in the Korea Exchange's history, as the KOSPI rebounded sharply following two consecutive days of circuit breaker activations. The mass exodus occurred despite Samsung

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted a statement on X on July 30, 2026 demanding the Senate vote immediately on the Clarity Act, closing with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dismissal that he had no time to convince those who don't understand. The move followed Bessent's Wall Street Journal

Tether reported strong second quarter results for 2026, generating approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit while increasing its reserve surplus to more than $4.11 billion. The stablecoin issuer expanded its gold holdings by 14 metric tons, reduced secured lending exposure by approximately

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Iranian firms on Wednesday for operating a scheme that requires commercial vessels to purchase Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-approved maritime insurance to transit the Strait of Hormuz. One of the firms, HormuzSafe Marine

Uniswap, the largest decentralized crypto exchange by trading volume, launched 'Earn,' a new product built with Morpho, the second-largest decentralized lending protocol, to let users earn yield on idle crypto assets. The product allows users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ether into three

XDC Network launched XDC AI, a payment infrastructure product that pairs the open x402 standard with gasless USDC settlement to enable AI agents to pay for services autonomously. The product addresses what co-founder Atul Khekade identified as a critical gap in the emerging agentic economy: while AI

The State of New York sued Kalshi on Friday, alleging the prediction-market platform operated an unlicensed gambling business in violation of state law. New York claims Kalshi bypassed state gambling licensing requirements, failed to pay taxes like licensed platforms, and permitted users

Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund Situational Awareness saw its assets plunge from $45 billion to around $10 billion by Thursday after being forced to sell all leveraged stock positions to Citadel at a discount. The collapse followed tumbling semiconductor stocks and Wall Street margin calls that h

U.S. House Select Committee chairmen have requested information from food delivery company DoorDash regarding its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models, CNBC has learned. The request is part of a joint investigation by the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee o

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung announced that Korea and Argentina will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on critical minerals supply chain cooperation during his official visit to Argentina. In a written interview with Spanish-language news agency EFE released ahead of his summit with A

AXT Inc. (AXTI) shares surged nearly 47% in Friday's opening trade following a 27% gain on Thursday, as investors responded to the semiconductor materials company's third-quarter guidance that significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations. The rally followed AXT's second-quarter earnings report sh

SK Hynix stocks hit the upper trading limit on the 31st, surging 30%. This marked the first time the stock reached the upper limit since 2009, when the company operated as Hynix Semiconductor. The surge was driven by strong AI investment commitments from US Big Tech companies and global hedge