PetroChina's H1 profit rose 22% despite weaker fuel demand, driven by upstream strength and natural gas growth. The results highlight the resilience of integrated energy majors while signaling structural headwinds...
Kalshi’s exclusive US Open partnership marks a major step for prediction markets, bringing mainstream legitimacy and advertising reach. The deal could drive user growth but also invite regulatory scrutiny, while...
This week, XPENG and Alibaba led global market moves, with XPENG's ADRs surging 15% on AI tech news and Alibaba beating earnings expectations. The positive sentiment lifted Chinese equities and...
Bayer's AskBio has completed patient enrollment in a Phase 2 gene therapy trial for heart failure, marking a key milestone. The news could boost Bayer's stock and the biotech sector,...
A trust linked to SunPower's CEO has invested $2 million via a future-equity agreement, signaling insider confidence. While the move may provide short-term support for the stock, it does little...
Helium's HNT token surged 130% after the network expanded into Texas and Hawai'i, highlighting the growing DePIN sector. The move could boost sentiment for crypto-linked stocks and other decentralized infrastructure...
Societe Generale's forecast of three Fed rate hikes by March signals a more aggressive tightening path than markets expect. This could pressure stocks, especially growth names, boost the dollar, and...
Cronos network was halted after a $75M exploit on Tectonic, where the attacker manipulated the price of the illiquid TONIC token to borrow against inflated collateral—a Mango Markets-style attack. The...
Chainalysis has sued ICE, alleging the agency rigged a $95 million blockchain contract for TRM Labs. The case highlights fierce competition in blockchain analytics and raises questions about procurement transparency...
Ether's rise above $2,500 signals a steady bid in a consolidating market, with key resistance ahead. The move reflects institutional accumulation and DeFi fundamentals rather than speculative froth, but macro...
Bitcoin broke above $79,000 on August 31, a modest gain but a significant psychological level. The move is driven by technical momentum and macro tailwinds, but low volume suggests caution....
Crypto futures saw $73.5M in liquidations over 24 hours, with shorts bearing 72% of the losses. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the way, signaling a short squeeze that could alter near-term...
The record 3,795 billionaires and $15.1 trillion in combined wealth, driven by AI, signal a macro environment with potential implications for crypto adoption, investment flows, and regulatory attention.
Shanghai-listed companies reported a 17.6% profit growth in H1 2026, with STAR Market profits surging 437.6% year-on-year, signaling a tech-led recovery. Interim dividends hit RMB 633 billion, underscoring improved investor...
Anthropic faces a lawsuit from Sony and Warner for allegedly using torrented music to train Claude. The case highlights AI data provenance issues, with blockchain offering potential solutions.
SWIFT's daily $5 trillion settlement volume is under threat from stablecoins and tokenized deposits, which offer faster and cheaper alternatives. In response, SWIFT launched a blockchain ledger, with HSBC and...
ByteDance has postponed Doubao 2.2 to year-end, prioritizing coding and agent capabilities to compete with Zhipu GLM-5.2 and Kimi K3. The strategic delay underscores the shift toward practical AI utility...
Zakura Common, a new cryptographic library for Zcash, delivers a 14x mobile proof generation speedup and 21x faster Sinsemilla hashing, reducing transaction creation to under 200ms. This no-fork upgrade could...
Trump's plan to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil is a macro event with potential to influence inflation, Fed policy, and risk assets including crypto. Higher oil...
Europe advances both digital euro and stablecoins, with ECB prioritizing privacy. Stablecoin card spending tops $10.9B, while Tether disputes BIS. South Korea's staking and Vietnam's regulatory moves signal global adoption...
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