Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Arcus, a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX team and backed by Robinhood Crypto, launched tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain on Tuesday. The expansion addresses growing competition among platforms to build onchain infrastructure for traditional financial assets.

On Tuesday, July 21, U.S. stock markets opened higher across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 230.57 points, or 0.44%, to 52,069.83. The S&P 500 gained 38.24 points, or 0.51%, reaching 7,481.71. The Nasdaq Composite added 227.56 points, or 0.89%, closing

On July 20, 2026, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) closed at $14.26, down from the low-$20s earlier in July and sitting just 13.8% above its 52-week low of $12.53. According to the company's Q1 2026 results, the reported GAAP net income of $33.1 million on $4.4 million in revenue came entirely from

According to Odaily, Arcus launched tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain on Tuesday. The decentralized exchange, built by the team behind dYdX and supported by Robinhood Crypto, offers over 95 stock tokens, perpetual markets, and crypto assets through self-custodial trading

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital announced that the SEC has declared effective its registration statement, paving the way for the company to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 28, 2026 under the ticker symbol IOND. The company will use a direct listing rat

According to BlockBeats, on July 21, Ionic Digital announced that its shares will begin trading on Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 28 under the ticker symbol IOND, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission formally declared its registration statement effective. Ionic is pursuing a

Hungary's central bank governor stated that the bank will decide whether it can continue its rate-cut cycle at its September monetary policy meeting.

Hedge funds have sold US technology stocks at the fastest pace in at least a decade, offloading information technology positions in six of the past eight weeks, according to Goldman Sachs data reported by Barchart. Technology ranks as the most-sold US sector among hedge funds in the last week

According to Barchart, citing Goldman Sachs data, hedge funds offloaded information technology positions in six of the past eight weeks, marking the largest eight-week sales in at least a decade. The funds' tech exposure as a percentage of total market exposure has declined to its lowest level

UBS raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 8,100 today, according to the investment bank's latest market outlook.

According to Financial Times, President Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, effective in 30 days, citing unfair trade practices. The tariffs exempt energy, potash, critical minerals, fish, and steel and aluminum products already subject to national security duties. Canada is the U.S.

Intel's foundry business secured Fortinet as a customer for next-generation security chip production, the companies announced Tuesday, marking the first publicly named client win under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over in March 2025. Fortinet will manufacture its SP6 chip using Intel's Intel 4

Samchundang Pharmaceutical's stock fell 29.87% to 167,600 won on May 21 in the Kosdaq market, hitting the lower trading limit one day after a 29.82% surge. The previous day's rally followed the company's announcement of receiving a Pre-ANDA response from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

According to CNBC, Fortinet on Tuesday signed on to use Intel's foundry to produce its next-generation security chip SP6 on the Intel 4 process, marking the first publicly named customer win for Intel under CEO Lip-Bu Tan since his takeover in March 2025. The announcement represents progress for Int

According to Bitget market data, on July 21, WTI crude oil rose above $85 per barrel, gaining 2.52% intraday.

General Motors reported Q2 earnings on July 21 with adjusted earnings per share of $3.57, beating forecasts of $3.19-$3.20, driven by strong pricing on high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs and improved North American profit margins rising to 8.6% from 6.1% year-over-year. However, net income

According to sources, two Indian state-owned refiners halted loading of crude oil from Iraq on July 21 due to heightened security risks in the Strait of Hormuz. India Oil Company abandoned plans to load the supertanker Lila Jamnagar, which can carry approximately 2 million barrels of crude. The

Grayscale has filed an application with the SEC to launch the first spot Worldcoin ETF in the US, according to its S-1 filing. The fund is planned for Nasdaq listing under the ticker symbol GWLD and will hold WLD directly. Following the announcement, WLD price surged approximately 4-5% during the da

According to Bloomberg, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, has applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch gold-linked perpetual futures contracts.

According to Zhitong Finance, Xinwei Medical Co., Ltd. (06609) on July 21 guided first-half 2026 revenue of at least RMB 280 million, representing growth exceeding 50% year-over-year, with net profit projected at over RMB 60 million and adjusted net profit of over RMB 70 million, up more than 100% y