S&P 500 Snapshot: Best Week in Two Months
The S&P 500 experienced its best week in two months, finishing up 1.7% from last Friday.
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Coinbase's AI System Hallucinated a World Cup Result Before the Match Even Started
Coinbase’s AI-generated news system drew scrutiny over the weekend after sending users a false alert that reported the outcome of a World Cup match hours before players took the field.
U.S. services sector growth eases in June
The U.S. ISM Services PMI edged down to 54.0 in June, the third m/m decline in four months, following a 0.9-point increase to 54.5 in May, according to data from the Institute for Supply Management, indicating expansion…
Canada’s services PMI hits four-month low on geopolitical uncertainty
The Nasdaq 100 led a broader market rally among major equity indices, advancing 1.51% following the release of positive economic data regarding the services sector and private payrolls.
Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $73 Million in Ethereum While Strategy Dumps Bitcoin
Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added around $73 million in ETH last week while Strategy, its leading Bitcoin counterpart, dumped $216 million in BTC to pay dividend obligations.
DeFi protocol Summer.fi halts Lazy Summer vaults after $6 million exploit
Decentralized finance protocol Summer.fi has paused its Lazy Summer vaults after an exploit that drained about $6 million from the Ethereum-based yield platform, according to the project and several blockchain security …
Cantor says Strategy's recovery hinges on restoring STRC to par
Cantor said Strategy's (MSTR) top priority is restoring its STRC preferred stock to par, arguing that doing so is key to restarting the company's bitcoin
June Tech Flows Could Create More Investing Opportunities
The tech sector has obviously been a dominant position in the equity market in the last few months. However, considering how crucial technology has been to portfolio growth as of late, some are likely wondering whether …
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Slightly Misses Forecast, Indicates Continued Expansion
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is set to release its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the upcoming month, with economists widely expecting the data to indicate a continued expansion in US fa…
Treasury Yields Snapshot: July 2, 2026
The yield on the 10-year note finished July 2, 2026 at 4.49% while the 2-year note ended at 4.14%.
One month that shook the market: Saylor's struggles over bitcoin strategy yields big losses
Strategy's (MSTR) machinations of the past few weeks at a minimum suggest a company attempting to find its footing as bitcoin's
Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
Circle’s USDC stablecoin widened its lead over competitor Tether’s USDT by transaction volume during the first half of 2026, according to fresh data from Visa’s onchain dashboard.
Strategy Sells $216M in Bitcoin for Dividends Under 'BTC Monetization Program'
Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, sold 3,588 BTC over the past week for around $216 million, according to a Monday disclosure. The proceeds funded dividends on its preferred shares and topped up its U.S…
Michael Saylor's Strategy dramatically ups pace of bitcoin sales, raising $216 million
Strategy (MSTR) sold 3,588 bitcoin for approximately $216 million last week, reducing its total holdings to 843,775 BTC, according to a Monday SEC filing.
Why Munis Matter in 2026 & Where to Find Yield
Municipal bonds, or munis, had a rough start to 2026, but they have since bounced back. A Tuesday webcast sponsored by SS&C ALPS Advisors offered advisors a detailed look at why that recovery matters.
Russia's largest bank plans crypto wallet launch as Moscow clears market path
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to offer a cryptocurrency wallet and digital depository by December, bringing the financial institution into a market the country spent years trying to contain.
How BCGD Capitalizes on Long-Term Compounding
Up over 20% over the past 12 months through June 8, 2026, the MSCI ACWI Growth Index continues its upward trajectory, despite geopolitical frictions that temporarily set the index back earlier this year. That said, inve…
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf soars on a $19 billion AI data-center lease with Anthropic
TeraWulf, a bitcoin miner that has remade itself into an AI landlord, signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic to host the AI company at a Kentucky data center, sending its shares up as much as 19% on Monday before they se…
Ethereum developers embrace Vitalik Buterin's long-term vision but urge quicker execution
Ethereum's ambitious plan to reinvent itself over the next several years is getting an enthusiastic reception from many of the network's researchers, though several say the biggest challenge won't be deciding what to bu…
Ethereum 'Reinventing Itself' With Biggest Overhaul Since the Merge: Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has laid out an updated vision for the blockchain's next several years, billing it as the most sweeping rebuild since the network ditched mining and declaring that Ethereum is "reinve…
Securitize eyes acquisitions with $400 million war chest after going public, CEO says
Securitize (SECZ) plans to use its newly-strengthened balance sheet to pursue acquisitions to expand its tokenization business following its public listing, CEO Carlos Domingo told CoinDesk in an interview.
German cabinet approves 2027 draft budget, hikes defence, investment spending
This blog is now closed. Here is a roundup of the top headlines and human interest stories from Germany on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Bitmine added another $74 million in ether as Tom Lee bets on Clarity Act boost
Bitmine Immersion (BMNR), the largest Ethereum (ETH) treasury company, stepped up its buying pace last week, purchasing 42,197 ether (ETH) as chairman Thomas Lee pointed to improving prospects for U.S. crypto legislatio…
Crypto bounces back from the brink as altcoin optimism returns despite pockets of weakness
Bitcoin is trading at $62,800, recovering from a July 1 dip below $58,000 that raised concerns of a slide toward $50,000.