Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Charles Schwab completed its $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade in October 2020 and migrated all client accounts to the Schwab platform by 2024. TD Ameritrade never offered direct spot cryptocurrency trading during its independent operation, limiting clients to Bitcoin futures through the

Hut 8 shares rose about 14% in early trading on Monday after signing a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion with an existing investment-grade customer. The crypto-mining turned AI data center company fully commercialized its 1-gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Texas through the agreement, which

Gold futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) declined on July 20, with August delivery contracts falling $6.50 to $4,012.30 per troy ounce at 2:29 PM US Eastern time. The decline occurred as US Treasury yields rose approximately 4 basis points across all maturities amid escalating US-Iran m

US stocks closed lower on May 20 (US Eastern Time), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 307.16 points (0.59%) to 51,839.26, the S&P 500 declining 14.41 points (0.19%) to 7,443.28, and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 12.17 points (0.05%) to 25,508.07. The declines occurred as geopolitical

On Monday, Hut 8 signed a second 15-year lease agreement worth $9.8 billion with an investment-grade customer to fully commercialize its 1-gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Texas. The deal covers 352 megawatts of IT capacity and doubles the tenant's contracted footprint at the site to 704 MW. The

According to Jayati Bharadwaj, head of foreign exchange strategy at TD Securities, the US dollar is likely to remain near current levels ahead of November midterms, given risks of a full-scale conflict between the US and Iran after the elections. Bharadwaj stated that a complete escalation of

Platinum emerged as the best performing precious metal for the week despite declining 1.44%, while silver posted the worst performance with a 6.36% drop. Gold rose on Tuesday and Wednesday after cooler-than-expected US inflation data eased concerns that the Federal Reserve would need to raise

On July 20, spot gold fell 0.22% to $4,008.35 per ounce, trading near the $4,000 psychological level after oscillating between $4,000 and $4,040.52 intraday. COMEX gold futures declined 0.15% to $4,012.80. Spot silver rose 0.90% to $56.42, while COMEX copper futures surged 1.25% to $6.343 per

Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot Worldcoin ETF on July 20, 2026. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed the filing on X, sharing a screenshot of the document. The move represents Grayscale's continued expansion into

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement for a spot Worldcoin ETF on July 20, 2026. The product is expected to trade under the ticker $GWLD on Nasdaq, with shares issued and redeemed in standard 10,000-share creation blocks. The filing marks th

According to South Korean brokerages, the KRX Banking Index rose 2.33% over the past month as of July 21, making it the only industry index in the KRX to show gains, while the broader KOSPI declined 20.19% in the same period. The outperformance was driven by rising benchmark interest rates and

As of the closing on the 20th, 113 KOSDAQ stocks excluding managed and investment warning stocks traded below 1000 won, triggering concerns over Korea Exchange's strengthened listing maintenance criteria. Of these penny stocks, 36 belong to premium or mid-tier corporate segments with market

According to EDailyReport, on July 20, the KOSDAQ market had 113 stocks trading below 1,000 Korean won, with 36 of those having market capitalizations above 30 billion won and classified as large or mid-cap enterprises. Korean Capital, for example, traded at 708 won but reported consecutive

According to The Daily Hodl, Strategy (MSTR) announced Monday it added $225 million to its USD reserves over the past week without purchasing any Bitcoin, marking its fourth consecutive week of inactivity in the BTC market. The company currently holds 843,775 Bitcoin worth approximately $54.9

SpaceX set July 23 for Starship's 13th test flight after an automatic abort halted the July 16 launch attempt one second before liftoff at its Starbase facility in Texas. Four of the rocket's 33 main booster engines failed to ignite, triggering the shutdown of the remaining 29 engines. The abort

According to Bitcoin.com News, on July 16, SpaceX aborted Starship's 13th test flight at Boca Chica, Texas when four of 33 main booster engines failed to ignite approximately one second before liftoff. The company confirmed July 23 as the rescheduled launch window after engineers plan to replace

Steel Dynamics reported net sales of $6.1 billion in the second quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $5.58 billion. The result reflects a 9.3% beat versus consensus estimates.

On Monday, the Trump administration announced an incentive program allowing companies that build, expand, or renovate aluminum facilities in the United States to import the metal at reduced tariffs. Eligible companies will see aluminum import tariffs reduced from 50% to approximately 25%,

US stocks declined on May 20 (local time) as the S&P 500 fell 0.19% to 7443.28, the Nasdaq dropped 0.05% to 25508.07, and the Dow Jones declined 0.6% to 51839.26, driven by ongoing US-Iran military tensions that caused oil price volatility and investor caution ahead of Big Tech earnings reports

According to E Daily, U.S. stock indexes fell on July 20 amid military tensions between the U.S. and Iran, though declines narrowed after Iran signaled willingness to negotiate. The S&P 500 index closed down 0.19% at 7,443.28, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.05% to 25,508.07, and the Dow Jones