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Standard Chartered's crypto unit and Grayscale's DeFi Fund both back Aave (AAVE) despite a 40% drop from its high. The V4 upgrade is the next catalyst for a breakout.
Brentford and Burnley's transfer talks spotlight football's crypto sponsorship pipeline. Burnley's Uphold sleeve deal and Brentford's CoinJar partnership show the trend.
Framework Ventures raised $400 million for its fourth fund, signaling a move into real-world assets through a $500 million credit facility with Better Home & Finance.
Erdene Resource Development will buy back up to 4.9 million shares, 10% of its public float. The NCIB starts June 30. Management cites undervaluation at its Bayan Khundii gold mine.
Talisker Resources filed the NI 43-101 technical report for its Bralorne Gold Project, confirming the 2026 resource estimate and clearing a key disclosure hurdle for the junior producer.
Balchem (BCPC) management will present at the CJS Securities New Ideas Summer Conference on July 9, offering a mid-year update on its business segments and strategy after a Q1 that showed pricing power offsetting costs.
Gold fell 0.6% to $1,772 as the dollar held near its strongest in over a year. Markets now see a 70% chance of a 75-bp Fed hike in July, pressuring the metal.
Fury Gold Mines AGM saw 39.8% turnout and unanimous director re-election. The board is set for another year while the company advances Eau Claire and holds a 5.8% Contango Silver stake.
Noida airport will triple daily flights from 12 to 45 starting July, with international operations targeted by end of 2026. The expansion connects 16-17 destinations and tests passenger demand against costly ground transport.
Expro Group's specialized well technology and margin push depend on stable drilling from majors. A sharp oil price drop would test the value case.
Brent crude fell below $70 after a spike above $80. Julius Baer says higher oil is unlikely to trigger a recession, shifting the rate-path debate toward demand signals.
The switching costs behind RBA's margins are real. A downturn in construction or salvage claims would be the test. Here is the case for the premium.
Underrepresented buyers lack the education and capital to acquire profitable SMBs from retiring owners, risking a $300B wealth transfer, a new study finds.
71% of merchants faced unexpected tax compliance costs after BFCM, hitting margins and creating a competitive divide between automated and manual filers.
Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Airbound for a drone delivery network targeting 10,000 daily flights. Costs claim 20x below ground logistics. A template for Indian states?
Solana absorbed 97.8% of $565M tokenized equity volume on June 24, driven by the SpaceX IPO and Micron's earnings report. The key test for the sector is whether volume holds on quiet weeks.
Oil set for a near-8% weekly slide after stranded tankers cleared the Strait of Malacca, unwinding the supply-disruption premium. The catalyst has shifted back to OPEC+ and US inventories.
SCRYPT puts idle cash into Franklin Templeton's BENJI token for 24/7 liquidity, bypassing T+1 settlement cycles on conventional money market funds.
A new report ranks 69 business schools on 'curricular agility' – the ability to adapt programs to AI and market shifts. Three tiers emerged: Activated, Latent, Constrained.
Leaders who tell stories create experiences, not just share facts. Tension between reality and aspiration drives engagement. Ask questions before giving answers.
DraftKings launched a Sports & Casino Super App with prediction markets ahead of the NFL season. AlphaScala's Alpha Score of 19/100 flags the stock as Weak.
Credit Agricole says the dollar rally is fully priced, positioning is stretched, and Friday's PCE print could trigger a pullback in EUR/USD and GBP/USD.
Binance emailed EU users saying services will be restricted from July 1 after failing to secure a MiCA license. The exchange now plans to apply in France instead, but faces a regulatory gap.
Micron shares fell 5% in premarket Friday, erasing most of Wednesday's 15% post-earnings surge as a broad tech rout hit semis. Investors weigh AI demand against valuation concerns.
A Turkish court ruled Marti's ride-hailing is unfair competition but allowed its app to operate during appeal. Shares fell 9.4% on the news.
F.Hinds chairman Andrew Hinds says the 170-year-old family jeweller is betting on people over AI, even as soaring gold prices and supply chain strains reshape the trade.
Collector Crypt's $60.98M in annualized fees and $142.39M in 30-day volume show real usage, but the loop depends on attention and incentives more than institutional RWA.
The CLARITY Act needs 60 Senate votes before August recess. With 31 session days left, Galaxy Research sees 60-75% odds but progress is key.
Bajaj Auto said ransomware hit internal systems and its tech subsidiary but manufacturing, sales, and service are running. Shares fell 1.2%.
BCG's Julia Dhar says a 'high-agency mindset' — seeking clarity and building skills — predicts success more than pedigree. Early agency signals lead to faster promotions.