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EU's MiCA transition ends July 1. An estimated 75-83% of crypto service providers lack licenses. Users should check if their platform is authorized now.
Top banks plan to expand OTC gold trading to Singapore, adding an Asian hub alongside London and New York. The shift tightens spreads during Asian hours and gives central banks a closer venue for reserve trades.
YC's S26 batch can take $500k in USDC, and the first fully on-chain seed went to Totalis. The move turns 196 startups into a live test for stablecoin venture workflows.
Kroger beat revenue estimates but missed on EPS and cut guidance. Gross margin fell 30 bps from price investments. Stock dropped 3%. Alpha Score 45.
Roadside assistance consolidation is exposing a new vendor risk: solvency. Carriers that vet only service levels miss the operational disruption that follows ownership changes. The fix fits in one RFP question.
WTI dropped to $74.52, Brent to $77.40 as supply disruption failed to materialize. Focus shifts to US jobs data and demand signals from China and the US.
Range closes $8.3M Series A for pre-execution stablecoin risk controls, protecting $30B+ in assets. Institutional demand grows for crypto-fiat compliance.
Biohaven starts pivotal protein degrader trials, giving the stock a nearer-term catalyst after a clinical setback. An analyst upgrade reflects the pipeline's shift in risk-reward.
KLIPY, backed by Google's AI Futures Fund, raises $3.8M to scale expressive media APIs used by BeReal, Canva, and Figma. The startup aims to expand within Google's AI ecosystem.
India targets 26,474 km of rural roads in FY27, a 69% jump, with ₹19,000 crore allocated under PMGSY. States face quarterly milestones or risk losing funds.
Borrowers who sign up for autopay by Sept. 30 get a 1-point rate cut through mid-2028, as the Trump administration overhauls student loan repayment plans this summer.
Prime Video cast Emily Mortimer, Manny Jacinto and Thomasin McKenzie for Season 3 of the post-apocalyptic series, with production beginning this month in Los Angeles.
Citi now sees Fed cuts starting in October, not September, as Warsh drops forward guidance. Nomura and BofA see rate hike risk this year.
Four men arrested in Marseille after a crypto extortion turned hostage. France records 40 organized kidnappings of crypto holders since 2023, and new DAC8 data rules may be feeding the problem.
SpaceX shares fell 6% to $179, near the VWAP for post-IPO buyers. Retail investors who got IPO allocations still hold gains, but open-market buyers are breaking even.
Kraken users can now trade Solana DEX assets from the main buy-sell screen. The exchange uses Privy embedded wallets to capture onchain order flow without leaving the app.
South Korea's crypto trading volume fell 28% YoY to $69B in Q1, the steepest decline among major markets, as retail investors pivoted to AI semiconductor stocks.
The Fed's KYC proposal for stablecoin issuers follows the GENIUS Act, requiring identity verification and suspicious-activity reporting similar to bank rules.
Kimpton Miralina's $70M phase two adds 134 villas, Arizona's first Katsuya, and a hotel-within-a-hotel, a bet on luxury travel demand holding through 2027.
Natural gas rose after a smaller-than-expected storage build. WTI and Brent bounced on the U.S.-Iran deal, but the 60-day negotiation window keeps supply risk alive.
OpenAI hired former White House AI adviser Dean Ball to lead a new policy unit. Ball starts July 6, reporting to Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon. The Strategic Futures team will focus on catastrophic risk and federal AI regulation.
Constellation spent $180M on two spring refueling outages. The next quarterly earnings will show if the maintenance hit the bottom line as planned. NUKZ's largest holding faces execution risk.
Crypto card payments hit $9.9B through June, up from $2.3B a year ago. A monthly record of $866M was set. The sector is $102M from $10B, AlphaScala data show.
Swiss stocks ended modestly lower Thursday as investors assessed the Swiss National Bank's latest rate decision. Geopolitical news added to caution.
With 31 Senate session days left before recess, lawmakers are racing to pass the most comprehensive crypto market structure bill in US history.
GameSquare Holdings held its 2026 annual meeting with standard agenda; no financial guidance or corporate changes were announced. Stock impact is minimal.
OpenAI researcher Karan Singhal is leading efforts to improve ChatGPT's health advice as 230 million weekly users seek medical guidance from the tool.
PepsiCo's organic growth fell to 2.3% after a fourth consecutive quarter of volume declines. The July 11 earnings call will update guidance and test the $160 support level. Alpha Score 48, Mixed.
Equipment House renewed a SAR 120M Shariah-compliant credit facility with ANB, extending to Jan. 2027, to support working capital for medical equipment contracts.
ProPetro’s $420M operating cash flow and 6x free cash flow multiple contrast with Expion360’s 62% revenue growth and widening losses. The choice between cash returns and a high-risk battery bet.