Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to ChainCatcher, Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has partnered with fintech infrastructure provider GTN to expand xStocks tokenization to international markets. The collaboration will begin with Hong Kong equities, followed by expansion to the UK, Europe, South Korea, and other

According to its Q2 earnings results released overnight (July 23), AT&T beat earnings expectations with adjusted EPS of $0.65 versus Wall Street consensus of $0.59. The stock closed up 3.5% following the announcement. The telecom company generated $4.7 billion in free cash flow, exceeding its own g

Franklin Templeton executive Chetan Karkhanis, who leads digital asset partnerships in Asia-Pacific, identified fragmented blockchain standards, regulatory inconsistency, and distribution gaps as the primary barriers preventing tokenized assets from achieving scale. Franklin Templeton reported asset

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Bridge Capital, said in an interview with CNBC that the moral provisions of the CLARITY Act prohibiting federal officials from sponsoring cryptocurrency don’t have enough force; he believes the same ethical logic should extend to all forms of trading on material nonpublic information, not just digital assets. Scaramucci’s core argument centers on lawmakers’ stock trading. Scaramucci’s stance on the CLARITY Act In the CNBC interview, Scaramucci said the CLARITY Act’

According to Gate's official announcement, Gate gStocks launches 9 new tokenized securities for spot trading today (July 23) at 14:00 UTC+8, including AXTIG (AXT Semiconductor), CRWVG (CoreWeave), INTWG (Intel 2x Leveraged

Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies is being valued at approximately $425 billion on crypto platform Hyperliquid, where a CXMT-linked perpetual futures contract traded near $6.35 per share on Thursday after peaking recently at $8.60, days before the company's Monday listing on

According to Goldman Sachs, the investment bank maintained its Brent crude oil price forecast for the fourth quarter of 2026 at $80 per barrel, assuming a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East by that

Jim Cramer recommended Keel Infrastructure (KEEL) stock to investors on his July 22 episode of “Mad Money.” The company, formerly a Canadian bitcoin miner, Bitfarms, completed its transition to an AI data center developer in April this year. On the same day, BTIG initiated coverage of KEEL with a “Buy” rating and a target price of $8. BTIG Initiates a “Buy” Rating With an $8 Target Price In its initial coverage report released on July 22, BTIG assigned KEEL a “Buy” rating and set a target price

Crypto traders on Hyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives exchange, are pricing ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) at levels that would make China's leading memory chipmaker the nation's most valuable listed company ahead of its Shanghai debut next Monday. The perpetual futures contract for CXMT t

According to The Block, Benchmark Equity Research raised Hut 8's price target to $195 from $165 on Wednesday, citing the completion of full commercialization of its Beacon Point AI data center campus in Texas. The upgraded target implies approximately 75% upside from the stock's price at the time of

According to Jin10 data, offshore Chinese yuan Hong Kong interbank rates (CNH HIBOR) declined on July 23, with the one-week HIBOR falling to 1.43606%, marking the lowest level since June 15. Overnight HIBOR dropped 5 basis points to 1.38061%, while two-week HIBOR declined to 1.43333%, reaching its l

Tesla reported a $1-billion mark-to-market gain on its SpaceX holdings during the second quarter of 2026, CFO Vaibhav Taneja disclosed on Wednesday's earnings call. The gain was partially offset by foreign exchange losses of approximately $300 million and Bitcoin losses of about $100 million. The di

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices rose approximately 8 yuan per gram on July 23 compared to the previous day. Multiple domestic brands' gold jewelry products are now trading in the range of 1253-1258 yuan per gram.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) reported second-quarter revenue of $17.16 billion on Wednesday, missing Wall Street's $17.26 billion estimate, and cut its 2026 constant-currency revenue growth outlook to 4%-5% from more than 5%. Management attributed the shortfall to delayed closures of

According to Alphabet's earnings report Wednesday evening, Micron Technology jumped 2.5% overnight after the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast by $15 billion. SanDisk, Western Digital, and SK Hynix each rose about 2%, with the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) climbing 2.6%. Google's in

U.S. stock indices closed lower on Wednesday as oil prices surged following escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The S&P 500 ended 0.2% lower at 7,498.96, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.5% to 28,998.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat at 52,218.58. Brent crude futures

According to Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja on Wednesday, Tesla reported a $1-billion mark-to-market gain on its SpaceX holdings in the second quarter of 2026. The gain was partially offset by approximately $300 million in foreign exchange losses and $100 million in Bitcoin losses. SPCX shares closed

According to Fiscal.ai, ServiceNow reported second-quarter revenue of $3.99 billion on Wednesday, beating the consensus estimate of $3.92 billion. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.90, topping the $0.86 consensus estimate. The company's shares jumped 7% in after-hours trading following the r

According to Fiscal.ai, IBM reported second-quarter revenue of $17.16 billion on Wednesday, missing the $17.26 billion consensus estimate as infrastructure sales declined 7% year-over-year. The company also trimmed its 2026 constant-currency revenue growth guidance to 4%-5%, down from its prior

According to Bank of America's research on July 23, the server CPU market could reach $170 billion by 2030, roughly four times its current level, as Nvidia's new Vera CPU architecture intensifies competition with AMD in AI server platforms. The competitive focus has shifted from single-chip