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The tokenized RWA market reached $38.2B, led by $16B in Treasury tokens. Holder count surged 50% to 1.7M, signaling active use beyond issuance.

Guren Zhou, previously investigated in the UK for money laundering, was behind the Aqua 1 entity that bought $100M of WLFI tokens from the Trump family crypto business in June 2025, per NYT.

The media company behind TheStreet and Parade will announce the Paradium.AI rebrand alongside Q2 earnings Monday. Shares are down 48% this year.

Consumer VCs are backing vibe coding, AI dating, IRL meetup and agent assistant apps. The five picks map where consumer investing is heading next.

The $32.6B RIA also partners with Baker Tilly for family office as it integrates tax planning for wealthy clients. The moves deepen its advisory capabilities.

Crypto card spending hit $759M in July, up 2.5x YoY. USDC accounts for 58% of volume, while EURe stablecoins fell from 88% to 2%. Visa plans global expansion.

Wesley Batista Filho, grandson of founder, will become global CEO in January, returning family control to JBS after eight years. The transition, planned for years, keeps the meat giant focused on US expansion.

WTI and Brent rally after U.S.-Iran talks fail; Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. Natural gas gains on hot weather demand. WTI tests $82 resistance.

Jeong Seong-guk's bill would reset the 22% crypto tax start to 2030, three years later than the government's 2027 plan. The finance ministry pushed back.

Winnipeg-based TetraGen Robotics raised $1.8M in seed funding led by StepChange Capital. The startup sells welding robots that require no manual programming.

Fastly CFO Richard Wong marked his one-year anniversary by outlining the company's edge cloud focus on content delivery and security at the KeyBanc Technology Leadership Forum.

Permanent Opportunity Zone 2.0 program offers 180-day gain deferral for 2026 and 30% rural step-up; advisors and developers launch funds ahead of 2027 start.