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KnuckleBonz360 adds Misfits 3D world for summer 2026, with digital collectibles and mini-games. The move signals growing demand for immersive music experiences beyond physical venues.
₹6,233 crore in coal gasification incentives awarded a year ago have not led to a single project breaking ground. A new ₹37,500 crore scheme excludes first-round participants, leaving them locked into less favorable terms with no way out.
India signed long-term green ammonia and methanol supply deals with Japan, with ACME Group anchoring production. The pacts shift hydrogen trade routes and give Japanese buyers a non-fossil-fuel source.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the agency will stop regulating crypto by enforcement and instead produce clear rules. Nexo's return to the U.S. market signals the shift is real.
Binance enters Philippines through SEC sandbox with BlockShoals as partner. 90-day integration before testing begins. Path to licensed operations.
VF Corp.'s North Face sees women driving potential $2B of growth. Levi's targets 50-50 revenue split. Columbia expands Amaze line. Women's market is 70% larger than men's.
Starknet-based AMM Ekubo scored 39/40 on Blockworks' transparency framework, revealing a governance model that rejects centralized market makers entirely.
Riyad Capital released Q2 2026 earnings estimates for eight companies across food, retail, consumer services and capital goods. The forecasts set the market's baseline for the upcoming reporting season.
Nonfarm payrolls rose just 57,000 in the latest month, prior months revised lower. The dollar slid as traders priced in a higher chance of a September rate cut. July CPI is the next test.
WTI crude bounced from $66.50 support after the disappointing July NFP report sent the dollar lower. Brent reclaimed $72. NatGas stuck near $3.20. Traders eye the $70.50 resistance.
Edel exploit shows tokenized stocks can be manipulated as DeFi collateral via wrapper exchange rates, not stock prices. $403k loss, no depositor impact. The real risk is in the oracle layer.
Conflicting studies on AI-driven job losses leave investors guessing. For Apple, the uncertainty around workforce impact adds a new risk to the AI thesis.
ProPublica's Justin Elliott nearly published a hallucinated company profile. The AI feedback loop that created it exposes search and model provider risk.
AI-discovered drugs enter late-stage trials in 2026. A single positive readout could validate the approach. A failure would reinforce institutional skepticism.
Securitize tokenized its NYSE-listed common stock on Solana and Avalanche at listing. The move makes SECZ the largest tokenized stock and tests regulated onchain equity infrastructure.
Securitize put its own NYSE-listed stock on Avalanche and Solana at listing day — a live test of direct tokenization under SEC-licensed trading rails.
Chairman Paul Atkins announces Project Crypto to modernize securities laws for on-chain markets, with tailored exemptions for airdrops and staking rewards.
Ticker SECZ begins trading on NYSE and on Avalanche and Solana simultaneously. Securitize claims it's the world's largest tokenized stock at launch. The test: can on-chain shares match NYSE equity?
Shopify settled a copyright suit with rival Shopline for an undisclosed sum. The company still faces an antitrust case from BNPL provider Sezzle that survived a dismissal bid.
84% of altcoins on Binance are below their 200-day moving average, stretching the underperformance streak to the second-longest since 2020. CryptoQuant
ECB's Piero Cipollone outlined a three-pillar digital euro plan with 2026 regulatory vote, 2027 pilots, and 2029 launch – a direct challenge to eurozone stablecoins.
Mosta's MainUSD, issued with Brale, lets corporate clients hold and settle in a regulated digital dollar across 20+ blockchains, with native support for autonomous AI agent payments.
eToro leads $12.5M round in onchain perpetuals exchange Extended, plans to integrate into Zengo wallet as Robinhood expands its own blockchain and tokenized stocks.
Only a third of workers are comfortable with AI on the job, Autodesk research found. The company's $350 million training bet aims to change that math and protect its subscription revenue.
DLTR's Alpha Score of 65 from AlphaScala's framework signals a balanced risk/reward. The Moderate label implies no clear catalyst for a breakout or decline. Earnings are the next potential trigger.
Bobcat CMO Laura Ness Owens says customers skip search and go straight to LLMs for product advice. The shift means reviews and earned media now drive visibility more than owned content.
eToro led a $12.5M round for Extended, an onchain perpetual futures platform from ex-Revolut staff. The deal targets a DeFi integration point for eToro's self-custody wallet users.
207 crypto hacks in H1 2026 set a record, but total losses fell to $972M — less than half of the $2.3B stolen in H1 2025. North Korea-linked attacks drove 66% of losses.
ECB's 25bp hike pushes euro yields higher, pulling capital from risk assets like crypto. Lagarde defended the move. Next ECB meeting July 24.
Robinhood launched Stock Tokens for 24/7 trading. Tenev said tokenized equities will serve as DeFi collateral, moving beyond memecoins.