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Weekly crypto card volumes crossed $200M as stablecoins now drive 90% of $10B+ in cumulative spend. Visa dominates settlement. Growth is real but lumpy.
Phillips 66 rose 1.85% to $171.76, outperforming the broader market. The energy sector gained on rising crude prices. Alpha Score 55 suggests a mixed outlook for the refiner.
The AIS ETF holds memory and power stocks as AI demand strains physical supply. The author's long Micron position signals confidence in high-bandwidth memory tightness.
Elastic fell 12% after cloud revenue growth slowed to 23%, missing expectations. The AI-driven valuation relies on acceleration the quarter didn't deliver.
Orezone Gold held its AGM June 25. CEO Patrick Downey thanked departing board member Joe Conway for his tenure. The miner's Bomboré mine continues as primary asset.
Alumis (ALMS) nears a binary Phase 3 readout for Envudecitinib vs Sotyktu in psoriasis. The trial outcome will determine whether the $500M biotech's thesis holds or breaks.
Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit warehouse robot, is going public via a SPAC merger at a $2 billion valuation. The deal creates the first listed U.S. pure-play humanoid robotics company.
Invesco files for a tokenized money market fund targeting stablecoin reserves, joining State Street and BlackRock. The Rule 2a-7 vehicle would use Superstate for blockchain recordkeeping.
Senate Republicans need seven Democratic votes to advance the CLARITY Act before the August recess. Galaxy Research puts odds at 60-75% as the legislative window narrows.
The CFPB's new 45-day waiting period and two-factor authentication target a surge of AI-generated complaints. The changes ease a compliance burden for Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Q1 2026 data will show whether the fix holds.
More than half of UK wealth advisors say clients' crypto holdings are unmanaged. CoinShares survey blames restrictive firm policies, not advisor ignorance.
Polish police arrested four people in a SIM swap ring that stole from crypto exchanges and laundered roughly $15 million. The FBI and HSI assisted the raid.
BCG sees tokenized RWAs growing from $30B to $88T by 2035, representing 16% of global investable assets. Banks that don't adopt could see profits drop 30%.
Sherritt met the filing condition for lifting its cease trade order. Trading remains frozen pending OSC and TSX approval. The delay stemmed from Cuba sanctions disruptions. The critical minerals refiner faces liquidity and listing risk.
Montage Gold adds Lundin Mining CFO Teitur Poulsen and IPC CEO William Lundin to its board. Shareholders passed all resolutions at the annual meeting.
HEICO raised its quarterly dividend during the June 13-19 window. The Alpha Score holds at 49, a Mixed reading that leaves the aerospace stock without a clear directional catalyst into late August earnings.
Zelensky approved a 40-day campaign of strikes on Russian infrastructure, reviving scrutiny on crypto's role in sanctions evasion. Exchanges and regulators are watching.
Investors who lost money in the $4 billion OneCoin Ponzi scheme can file for compensation through a DOJ portal. The FBI set a June 30 deadline.
Invesco ($2.45T AUM) files with SEC for a tokenized fund to back stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, partnering with Superstate. The fund invests in Treasuries and cash.
Base resumed block production after a two-hour outage Thursday. Engineers are investigating the cause of the disruption, the second for the Coinbase-backed network since August 2025.
Running its own chain cost $3.4M per year. The team moves to Base, cuts burn by $3M, and launches Pyre payments app in July.
Sazabi raised $8M from J2 Ventures, Village Global, and Y Combinator to build AI-native observability. Over 60 angels from top AI firms also invested.
NAB is retooling security operations, hiring data experts and developers instead of classic SecOps staff. The shift redefines the security platform play and talent needs across banking.
The AI startup helps businesses cut AI costs by routing queries to the cheapest model that meets quality standards, or building a small model from scratch.
CMC missed Q3 estimates as rebar shipments fell 4% and margins compressed. CEO Matt sees infrastructure demand picking up in H2, but guidance trailed consensus.
Tokyo's core CPI is forecast to rise 1.6% in June, the first acceleration in eight months, driven by energy costs. The data will test BOJ's rate path and yen support.
Orthogonal, building agent infrastructure for discovery and payment, raised $4.3M from Pantera and Y Combinator. The seed round closed in June 2026.
Micron's $100B backlog covers years of AI memory demand. For Western Digital and Seagate, the pricing floor rises even without direct exposure.
MEFIC REIT's board approved a SAR 834.8 million asset value increase. The revaluation lifts NAV per unit and signals property appreciation.
Natural gas compresses near $3.38 resistance in a broadening wedge. A close above $3.38 triggers a bullish breakout; below $3.06 signals a bearish turn.