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Altcoins absorbed $350M of $450M in liquidations as Bitcoin slipped toward $61K. Oil surged 2% after Trump declared ceasefire 'over', deepening the selloff.
Payward won $22M after Mazars walked away from a near-complete audit in 2022. The ruling may push auditors to honor crypto engagements or face financial penalties.
EDX Markets, the institutional crypto trading venue with a central clearinghouse, closed a $76M Series C led by SBI Holdings.
Arkham Intelligence ranks top crypto exchanges by on-chain reserves: Binance leads with $130B, followed by Coinbase at $88B. Concentration risk and solvency limits explained.
Mistral launches its first robot navigation AI using only one camera, cutting hardware costs and challenging NVIDIA and Tesla in embodied AI.
AscendEX halted all trading and deposits on July 1, citing MiCA rules and a failed liquidity deal. Withdrawals are manual with no guaranteed amount or timeline.
Matthews International Capital Management founders G. Paul Matthews and Mark Headley completed a buyout to retake control of the Asia-focused investment firm, restoring independent ownership.
Merritt Point Wealth Advisors added a seven-person team from Truist with over $1B in assets. The move expands FiNet's reach in South Florida as Wells Fargo prepares a new RIA channel.
Polymarket traders assign 57-61% odds of a Fed rate hike in 2026 and 78-80% probability of zero cuts. The $4M contract signals elevated rates persist.
The 19 actors with the most Emmy wins show what drives streaming loyalty. Apple TV+ needs a long-running hit to win acting Emmys and compete for subscribers.
Apple TV+ earned zero Emmy nominations in 2025. The snub undermines the service's pitch that award-winning originals justify a $9.99 monthly fee to its 25 million U.S. subscribers.
Malaysia seized 75,578 crypto mining rigs across 3,049 raids since 2022, with 629 arrests. The power-theft crackdown targets miners tapping the national grid, with cumulative losses exceeding $1 billion.
SBM Offshore bought back €4.05M in shares last week, part of a €227M program. The buyback reduces float and supports EPS, with €100M in authorization still available.
Three drill rigs are turning at Kwanika, targeting 10,000 metres to upgrade resources ahead of a PEA. The Western Zone deep holes and Pit Zone shallow drilling aim to expand the copper-gold deposit and improve geological confidence.
Saudi Arabia's MOMAH reports 28M sqm of white land developed or traded in Makkah, signaling progress in the government's land supply initiative under Vision 2030.
OpenText cut 2% of its workforce, roughly 400 jobs, as part of a three-year cost plan. The stock is down 25% from last year despite a recent bounce.
Taiv got the largest PrairiesCan grant Tuesday at $5M, funding hardware manufacturing and team expansion. Six Manitoba firms split $10.2M in total federal AI adoption money.
An internal Justice Department memo warns that Binance is cooperating less on crypto cases, signaling a shift from the post-settlement posture that could strain the company's compliance status.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked Sen. Mitch McConnell for a health update three weeks after the 84-year-old's hospitalization. McConnell's office says he continues to improve.
ESMA's review of EU crypto custodians targets key management, incident response, and third-party vendor dependencies. Compliance costs may rise, consolidating the sector.
Oil prices spiked after U.S.-Iran peace talks stalled. Micron fell into a bear market, down 20% from its high. The Fed's FOMC minutes are due Wednesday.
Chemomab and Scipher merge in an all-stock deal, combining a RA drug candidate with a diagnostic platform to target patient responses. The combined company will focus on precision medicine in autoimmune disease.
J.P. Morgan warns the June FOMC minutes may be stripped of detail, raising repricing risk. OIS pricing sees two quarter-point cuts by year-end, with a 50% chance of a third.
Paradigm closed a $1.2B AI fund and deployed into drone-delivery and space-defense startups. The firm says it's not pivoting from crypto. The move signals a broader capital shift.
Edaa board approved amended Securities Depository Center Procedures on April 16, updating settlement and custody rules for Saudi Arabia's capital market. The changes take effect after publication.
ESMA launches first crypto sweep after MiCA takes effect and AscendEX collapses, freezing hundreds of millions in user funds. The test shows how the new rules handle real failures.
Russia banned diesel exports to prevent domestic shortages after Ukrainian drone attacks crippled refineries. The move tightens global supply already strained by the Iran conflict.
ESMA opens proceedings against three unregistered crypto firms as MiCA enforcement begins. Kazakhstan signs law allowing banks to issue digital assets under AIFC sandbox.
5N Plus shares have quadrupled since early 2024 on power semiconductor and space solar growth. The next earnings will test if the story justifies the price.
Dinari and tZERO's partnership gives broker dealers a single integration for tokenized US equities, but the model still faces regulatory uncertainty and thin off-hours liquidity.