CoreWeave stock is among today’s weakest performers. Why is CRWV stock falling? According to Bloomberg, Meta’s internal "Meta Compute" initiative could include selling access to AI models hosted on Meta infrastructure as well as raw computing capacity, a model described as similar to neocloud companies like CoreWeave. Meta’s plans remain in development and could change, and a company spokesperson declined to comment.
The report is a direct overhang for CoreWeave because the company’s business is built around selling high-performance GPU cloud capacity for AI workloads. CoreWeave operates as an AI infrastructure provider, offering cloud access to GPU clusters and data centers designed to support demanding AI workloads.
Meta Could Pressure AI Compute PricingInvestors may be selling CRWV on fears that Meta could become a powerful competitor in the same market. Unlike smaller AI cloud providers, Meta already owns massive data-center infrastructure, AI chips, models and developer relationships. If Meta begins renting unused compute, it could increase supply, pressure GPU rental pricing and weaken CoreWeave’s scarcity premium.
That matters because CoreWeave trades as a high-growth AI infrastructure play. Any sign that hyperscalers may flood the market with competing compute could compress CRWV’s multiple, even if AI demand remains strong.
CoreWeave Technical Levels To WatchFrom a trend perspective, CRWV is still in a repair phase: it’s trading 13.4% below its 20-day SMA and 18.2% below its 50-day SMA, which tells you recent rallies have struggled to stick. It’s also 9.9% below the 100-day SMA and 10.9% below the 200-day SMA, keeping the longer-term posture tilted defensive even after the earlier golden cross in May.
MACD is the cleaner momentum read right now, and it’s below its signal line with a negative histogram, which points to upside pressure fading versus the prior upswing. In plain term, MACD vs. the signal line helps gauge whether momentum is building or cooling, and this setup says buyers still need to prove they can regain control.
The 20-day SMA sitting below the 50-day SMA adds to the near-term bearish structure, even though the 50-day SMA remains above the 200-day SMA (the golden cross from May). Zooming out, the stock is still down 42.60% over the past 12 months, so bulls generally want to see a base form before expecting a sustained trend reversal.
Key Resistance: $91.00 — a nearby round-number area where rebounds can stall before the stock can work back toward its short-term moving averages Key Support: $87.00 — a nearby pivot zone where buyers may try to defend the recent range and prevent a deeper slide toward the lower end of the 52-week band What Is CoreWeave and Its Business Model?CoreWeave is a modern cloud infrastructure company that offers Nvidia GPUs and other essential AI hardware with optimized efficiency to handle the most demanding AI training and inference workloads. Its cloud platform supports the development and use of foundational large language models and the delivery of next-generation AI applications to satisfy the growing demand for AI around the world.
In practice, that puts the company in the middle of the AI compute buildout, where customers care about access to high-end GPUs, uptime, and the ability to scale quickly. For the stock, that means sentiment can swing hard with changes in AI spending expectations and broader risk appetite for high-growth infrastructure plays.
CoreWeave Stock Price Activity TodayCRWV Stock Price Activity: CoreWeave shares were trading lower by 10.55% to $89.04 at the time of publication on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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Circle čelí nové konkurenci po spuštění stablecoinu Open USD, který podporuje více než 140 firem včetně Visa a Mastercard. Zároveň klesá objem USDC na 73,7 miliardy USD z letošního maxima 80 miliard USD i výnosy z rezerv.
Circle Internet Group shares are trending higher. Why are CRCL shares climbing? What Is Driving Circle Internet Group’s Stock Today?Open Standard formally launched Open USD on Tuesday, a stablecoin pitched for global money movement where businesses can mint and redeem without fees or volume limits, and where partners receive reserve earnings after management fees. More than 140 companies have committed to support it, including Visa and Mastercard.
Circle’s competitive risk is landing as USDC’s scale has already been slipping, with its market cap down to $73.7 billion from the year-to-date high of $80 billion. That reserve shrink matters because Circle’s revenue model is tied to investing stablecoin reserves in short-term government bonds, and the two-year yield has also eased to around 4.09% from a 4.235% year-to-date high.
Circle also has a counterweight catalyst on the board after its affiliate Circle Internet Financial signed an MOU with Nomura on June 26 to pursue digital finance opportunities, including Japan. The collaboration specifically flagged instant settlement using stablecoins and on-chain collateral management.
Critical Levels To Watch For CRCL StockEven with Wednesday’s premarket lift, the longer-term chart is still heavy: the stock is trading 20.5% below its 20-day SMA ($79.82) and 35.1% below its 200-day SMA ($97.73), which keeps rallies vulnerable to selling into overhead supply. The moving-average structure stays bearish, with the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA and a "death cross" in June (the 50-day SMA crossing below the 200-day SMA).
For momentum, MACD remains the cleaner read right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to upside pressure fading unless buyers can rebuild trend strength. In plain terms, MACD below its signal line often means the recent rebound attempts are losing steam versus the prior upswing.
The bigger-picture damage also shows up in the 12-month performance (down 67.47%), and the stock is still much closer to its 52-week low ($49.90) than its 52-week high ($262.97). That context matters because it suggests many participants may treat rebounds as "sell-the-rip" opportunities until price can reclaim key moving averages.
Key Resistance: $77.00 — a prior rebound area that lines up with the market’s recent "line in the sand" for failed bounces Key Support: $49.90 — the 52-week low zone, which is the clearest downside reference if selling resumes CRCL Stock Price Movement During Premarket SessionCRCL Stock Price Activity: Circle Internet Group shares were up 1.26% at $63.42 during premarket trading on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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Equinor vyměnil aktiva s Var Energi a zvýšil podíly ve Fram na 50 %, v Mulder a Gronngylt na 85 % a v Grosbeak na 36 % v PL090JS a 76 % v PL925. Získává tak více produkčních aktiv a rozšiřuje budoucí rozvojový pipeline na norském kontinentálním šelfu.
Key Takeaways Equinor increased its ownership in Fram, Mulder, Gronngylt and Grosbeak through an asset swap with Var Energi.The deal boosts near-term production while expanding Equinor's future development pipeline on the NCS.Peon will advance as a subsea tie-back to Gjoa, leveraging existing infrastructure to lower development costs. Equinor ASA (EQNR - Free Report) has strengthened its portfolio on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) through a strategic asset swap with Var Energi, reinforcing its long-term production and value creation strategy. Subject to customary approvals, the carve-out and operatorship transfer will take effect upon transaction closing, with Equinor operating the assets until that time.
Under the agreement, Equinor transferred a 32.5% interest and operatorship in the Peon gas discovery while retaining significant ownership. In return, the company acquired a 5% stake in the producing Fram field, increasing its ownership to 50%. It acquired a 40% interest across the Mulder and Gronngylt discoveries, which raised its stakes in those assets to 85%.
EQNR expanded its presence in the Grosbeak prospect by securing a 15% stake in the PL090JS discovery, increasing its total to 36% and a 10% stake in the PL925 discovery, raising its ownership to 76%. These acquisitions enhance Equinor's position in the highly prospective Troll-Fram area and increase its exposure to producing and near-development assets.
The transaction improves the quality of Equinor's asset portfolio by exchanging a portion of a single undeveloped project for a diversified mix of producing assets and development opportunities. The additional stake in the Fram field is expected to support near-term production and cash flow generation, while increased ownership in the Mulder, Gronngylt and Grosbeak discoveries expands the company's future development pipeline. These assets also benefit from their proximity to existing infrastructure, enabling lower cost development, faster commercialization and improved capital efficiency.
The transaction also accelerates the development of the Peon gas discovery, one of the largest undeveloped gas discoveries on the NCS, with estimated recoverable resources of 105-195 million barrels of oil equivalent. Located approximately 60 kilometers from the Gjoa field, Peon is slated for development as a subsea tie-back to the established Gjoa platform. By processing the extracted gas at the Karsto plant, EQNR is expected to successfully reduce emissions, cut development costs and extend the lifecycle of existing facilities.
The asset swap aligns with Equinor's broader strategy of optimizing its NCS portfolio through disciplined capital allocation and asset management. By increasing its exposure to high-quality producing assets while accelerating low-cost tie-back developments, EQNR is strengthening its business model and improving its production outlook, ultimately enhancing its appeal to investors.
Equinor currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
With Brent crude prices trading above the $70-per-barrel mark and West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude prices trading around the $70-per-barrel mark, according to oilprice.com, upstream players like W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI - Free Report) and integrated players like Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST - Free Report) , Aker BP ASA (AKRBY - Free Report) and EQNR, all of which have a presence in upstream operations, are benefiting from the elevated crude pricing environment. WTI and VIST currently carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each, while AKRBY sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
W&T Offshore has a strong offshore footprint in the Gulf of America, which spans approximately 605,000 acres and supports a large reserve base. WTI's 1P and 2P reserves provide 20 years’ production potential and resource longevity.
Vista operates 205,600 acres in Argentina's premier shale basin, the Vaca Muerta. Supported by this massive footprint, VIST expects to achieve a production rate of 200 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030.
Aker BP extracts oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf, serving as operator for the Alvheim, Edvard Grieg/Ivar Aasen, Valhall, Skarv, and Ula field centers, and as a partner in the Johan Sverdrup field. AKRBY strengthened its exploration portfolio across the Norwegian Continental Shelf by acquiring a 19% interest in several high-potential licenses, including Grosbeak, Swisher, Toppand and Rover.
Elizabeth Warren chce přísnější pravidla, která by Donaldu Trumpovi a jeho rodině zabránila vydělávat na kryptu. Nové finanční přiznání ukázalo příjmy přes 1,2 miliardy USD v roce 2025.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed for stronger legislation to bar President Donald Trump and his family from profiting off cryptocurrency, after new disclosures on Tuesday revealed income in excess of $1 billion in 2025.
Warren Demands Improved Crypto BillWarren said that the cryptocurrency legislation, i.e., the Clarity Act, eligible for a full floor vote in the Senate, must have provisions to stop Trump and his family from making money from cryptocurrency ventures.
Steve Rattner, a well-known Wall Street financier, weighed in on the financial benefits of the “Trump family’s White House self-dealing.”
‘Not A Good Look’Lawrence Lepard, an investment manager and Austrian economist, said that the disclosure didn’t give a “good look” and could spark political backlash against cryptocurrency if Democrats regain power.
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb was sharply critical of Trump’s cryptocurrency fortune, deeming it as “greatest onslaught of corruption in the history of mankind.”
Trump Made A Bomb With CryptoAccording to financial disclosure released on Tuesday, Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures netted him roughly $1.2 billion in 2025, the very first year of his presidency.
The windfall included over $520 million from the sale of tokens issued by World Liberty Financial and more than $635 million in royalties collected from the Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) memecoin.
The White House didn’t immediately return Benzinga’s request for comment.
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Apple lobbuje u americké administrativy za povolení nákupu paměťových čipů od čínské CXMT, aby zmírnil tlak rostoucích nákladů. Firma zároveň rozšiřuje snahu o diverzifikaci dodavatelského řetězce.
Shares of Apple Inc NASDAQ: AAPL are trading around $285 this week, down almost 10% from the all-time highs they hit earlier this month. A string of unhelpful headlines has weighed on sentiment, from the underwhelming Siri AI reveal at WWDC to last week's price hikes on MacBooks and iPads.
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The latest update is more interesting than the market has so far given it credit for. It was reported last week that Apple has launched a lobbying campaign to secure clearance from the U.S. administration to procure memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese company currently on the Pentagon's 1260H list. For context, that's the U.S. government's official register of businesses operating in the country that are believed to have ties to the Chinese military.
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While the headline reads as another piece of complicated news for a stock that's had plenty of it, the underlying signal is potentially more constructive.
Apple is clearly moving with speed to address the cost pressure that's been weighing on it, even if the path is far from straightforward.
Why Apple Is Lobbying for Chinese MemoryThe overall context here is important. Memory chip prices have been surging globally, driven by the same AI-related demand that's been powering rallies in stocks across the board. For Apple, the impact is direct, with CEO Tim Cook publicly admitting last week that the cost pressure had become "unsustainable" and that "price increases are unavoidable." That admission was followed swiftly by price hikes across many of its core products, including its MacBook and iPad ranges, and the stock had its worst day in over a year as a result.
The lobbying campaign now reported is an attempt to ease that exact pressure. CXMT is one of the largest memory chipmakers in China, and securing access to its output could go a long way to offset some of the supply-side bottleneck Apple is facing.
The complication is that CXMT was added to the Pentagon's 1260H list this month, due to its alleged links to the Chinese military. While Apple isn’t explicitly barred from buying from these firms, dealing with companies on that list carries reputational risks and has the whiff of desperation about it.
What Wedbush Is SayingFrom that viewpoint, it’s understandable that Wedbush has cautioned that any benefit from this lobbying effort may be limited, at least in the short term. Apple tried something similar with a Chinese competitor of CXMT, YMTC, back in 2022 and faced significant pushback from Congress. There's every chance the same resistance could repeat itself this time around.
The bigger problem, according to Wedbush, is that the underlying issue isn't really about access. It's about capacity. As they pointed out in a note to clients on the news, "there is simply not enough production capability to support current memory demand."
In other words, even if Apple succeeds in unlocking access to CXMT's output, it won’t fundamentally change the tightening supply-and-demand dynamic that's been driving prices higher. That's a fair caution, and it's worth weighing carefully before getting carried away with the bullish framing.
Why the Market May Still Be Missing the Bigger PictureThat said, focusing purely on the near-term economics may be missing the more important strategic signal. Apple is one of the most capable supply chain operators on earth, and the fact that it's actively lobbying the administration to expand its options speaks to a company that isn't simply sitting back and absorbing this cost squeeze. It's moving aggressively on multiple fronts to find a way through.
This needs to be viewed in the broader context of the strategic moves Apple has been making in recent weeks. The partnership with Intel Corp NASDAQ: INTC on domestic chip production, the deeper push into U.S. manufacturing, and now the lobbying effort on Chinese memory all point to the same underlying story.
Apple is acting to diversify its supply chain in every direction it can, and strategic agility has historically been one of its biggest competitive advantages. For investors, the path to success from this China play may not be smooth, but the direction of travel is reassuring.
A Stock Setup That's Becoming Hard to IgnoreThe combination of all this with Apple's recent pullback makes the current setup interesting. The stock is now meaningfully cheaper than it was at the start of the month. Still, the long-term story, anchored by AI agentic potential, ecosystem stickiness, and a deepening Services revenue mix, hasn't actually changed.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Price Chart for Wednesday, July, 1, 2026
For investors looking through the noise and asking whether Apple’s trajectory is meaningfully different today than it was a few weeks ago, the answer is, increasingly, that it isn't. The recent headlines might be telling investors to be careful, but the underlying picture is quietly telling them something rather different.
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Meta Platforms chce prodávat přebytečný výpočetní výkon ze své AI infrastruktury, kterou sama vybudovala. Tím by se z nevyužité kapacity stal nový zdroj tržeb.
Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) plan to sell spare computing power is less a bold expansion than an admission, that the company has built so much AI capacity it now needs somewhere to put the surplus.
The Facebook and Instagram owner has spent heavily on data centres and chips to chase its artificial intelligence ambitions, a spree that has repeatedly unsettled investors worried about where the returns will come from.
Selling access to that infrastructure reframes the question.
Excess compute that would otherwise sit idle becomes a revenue line, and the capital budget that spooked the market starts to look less like a bet and more like a hedge.
It also drops Meta into direct competition with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, the three companies that dominate cloud infrastructure and treat it as a core profit engine rather than an afterthought.
That is the awkward part of the strategy.
Meta would be entering a mature, margin-sensitive market as the newest and least proven vendor, pitching capacity to customers who may also be rivals or wary of feeding a social media giant their AI workloads.
The move borrows directly from Amazon's origin story, where internal infrastructure built for the retail business was rented out and became the industry's most profitable cloud operation.
Whether Meta can repeat that trick is unproven because renting compute is a service business with support, reliability and enterprise sales demands that differ sharply from running social networks.
Still, the logic is hard to fault.
If the AI arms race forces hyperscalers to over-build to avoid being caught short, monetising the overhang is the rational response, and it gives Meta a partial answer to the capex critics.
The signal to watch is pricing, because a company sitting on surplus capacity has every incentive to undercut, and that could squeeze the incumbents' fattest margins.
Artificial intelligence has produced no shortage of headline-grabbing stories. Every week seems to bring another breakthrough model from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, while Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) dominates discussions around the chips powering the AI revolution.
Yet history shows that the companies creating the most value aren’t always the ones making the most noise. During the cloud computing boom, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) quietly built Amazon Web Services (AWS) into a business that now generates tens of billions of dollars in operating income each year. The same pattern may be emerging in AI, where Amazon’s biggest advantage isn’t building the best chatbot — it’s becoming the platform where businesses deploy them.
Bedrock Is the AI Platform Most Investors Overlook Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told analysts during the first-quarter earnings conference call, “Bedrock…saw 170% growth in customer spend quarter over quarter and processed more tokens in Q1 than all prior years combined.”
That isn’t just a usage milestone — it suggests enterprise AI adoption has shifted from experimentation to production.
Bedrock isn’t another large language model competing with ChatGPT or Gemini. Instead, it serves as a managed platform that lets businesses access multiple foundation models — including Anthropic’s Claude, Amazon’s Nova, Meta Platforms‘ (NASDAQ:META) Llama, and others — through a single interface while AWS handles security, governance, and infrastructure.
That strategy mirrors what AWS did in cloud computing. Companies didn’t choose AWS because Amazon built the best database or operating system. They chose it because AWS became the easiest place to run almost everything.
Amazon Is Competing for the Most Valuable Layer of AI The AI market is rapidly separating into distinct layers.
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Company Primary AI Focus Nvidia AI chips and computing hardware Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Azure AI platform and OpenAI partnership Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Gemini models and Vertex AI cloud platform Amazon AWS infrastructure and Bedrock AI platform Unlike OpenAI or Anthropic, Amazon doesn’t need to win the race to build the smartest model. It only needs to become the preferred platform where enterprises deploy AI applications. That opportunity may be larger than many investors appreciate.
During Amazon’s Q1 call, Jassy also noted that AWS’s AI business has reached an annual revenue run rate exceeding $15 billion, while Bedrock customer spending grew 170% quarter-over-quarter. Those figures suggest AI workloads are moving from pilot projects into everyday business operations.
As more companies deploy AI agents capable of completing multi-step tasks, inference demand — the computing required every time an AI model generates an answer — should continue expanding. Every inference request creates demand for GPUs, networking equipment, memory chips, and cloud infrastructure, all of which strengthen AWS’s ecosystem.
Investors May Be Looking in the Wrong Place Granted, Amazon doesn’t receive the same attention as Nvidia’s GPUs or OpenAI’s newest model releases. That said, enterprise customers typically care less about who built the model than whether their applications run securely, reliably, and at scale. That’s precisely where Bedrock fits.
Surprisingly, Amazon’s decision to support multiple competing AI models could become one of its biggest competitive advantages. Businesses gain flexibility without locking themselves into a single vendor, while Amazon earns revenue regardless of which model customers ultimately choose.
Key Takeaway In short, Amazon may not produce the flashiest AI headlines, but it is positioning itself to own one of the industry’s most valuable pieces: the enterprise platform where AI applications are built and deployed. The latest Bedrock usage figures suggest that strategy is already gaining traction.
Ultimately, investors shouldn’t view Amazon as simply another participant in the AI race. They should view it as the company building the digital highway that many of the race’s winners will travel. If enterprise AI adoption continues accelerating, Bedrock could become as foundational to artificial intelligence as AWS became to cloud computing — and that would make Amazon one of the AI era’s biggest long-term beneficiaries.
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Uklon integroval platformu Visa Acceptance Platform do aplikace, což má zrychlit platby a zlepšit zkušenost milionů uživatelů na Ukrajině. Platforma už byla v aplikaci Uklon úspěšně spuštěna a umožňuje bezproblémové in-app transakce, okamžité refundace a zrušení transakcí.
Enables faster rollout of new features and a more seamless experience for millions of users July 01, 2026 09:00 ET | Source: Kyivstar Group Ltd
KYIV, Ukraine and NEW YORK, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar Group Ltd. (“Kyivstar”) (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), the parent company of JSC Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading digital operator and part of VEON Group (Nasdaq: VEON), today announced in partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, that Uklon, Ukraine’s leading ride-hailing service and part of Kyivstar’s digital ecosystem, has integrated the Visa Acceptance Platform into its application.
The launch of the new platform will strengthen Uklon’s payment infrastructure in Ukraine and deliver a faster, more seamless payment experience for millions of riders. The platform has already successfully launched in the Uklon app, enabling seamless in-app transactions, instant refunds, and transaction cancellations.
“Integrating the Visa Acceptance Platform represents a significant step forward in modernizing Uklon’s payment capabilities,” said Mykola Solomiichuk, Chief Financial Officer of Uklon. “This partnership enables us to deliver the fast, reliable payment experience our users expect while further establishing our robust, resilient and secure digital mobility ecosystem serving millions across Ukraine.”
Kyivstar President Oleksandr Komarov stated, “Strengthening digital payment infrastructure is essential to advancing Ukraine’s digital economy and expanding access to innovative services. Uklon’s integration with the Visa Acceptance Platform demonstrates our commitment to leveraging technology partnerships that enhance the user experience, drive growth across our digital ecosystem, and reinforce Ukraine’s position as a hub for digital innovation.”
“Visa Acceptance Platform aims to provide our partners around the globe with resilient, robust, and secure architecture that fuels innovation and growth,” said Tetiana Chorna, Visa Vice President, Country Manager for Ukraine. “We are pleased to support Uklon in the expansion of its digital mobility services by offering solutions that streamline payments for millions of riders across Ukraine.”
The integration builds on Uklon’s ongoing transformation into a comprehensive urban mobility and digital services ecosystem, which today spans ride-hailing, delivery, advertising, and intercity travel. Strengthening Uklon’s payments infrastructure is expected to support continued growth across Kyivstar’s digital service offerings and reinforce payments as a key driver of user engagement.
The collaboration underscores Visa’s ongoing commitment to enabling secure, fast, and innovative digital payments while supporting the growth of smart mobility in Ukraine.
About Uklon
Uklon is a technology company that developed the eponymous mobile application. Founded in Kyiv in 2010, Uklon started as a ride-hailing platform and has evolved into a multi-service digital ecosystem integrating ride-hailing, Uklon Delivery, Uklon Ads, and the Uklon Travel bus ticket booking service. As of June 2026, the Uklon service is available in 27 cities across Ukraine and at the Bukovel tourist complex. The company also operates in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In April 2025, Uklon was acquired by JSC Kyivstar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), whose shares are traded on the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq and which is a part of the VEON Group.
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Kyivstar Group Ltd. (“Kyivstar”) is a Nasdaq-listed holding company that operates JSC Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading digital operator and the first Ukrainian company to list on a U.S. stock exchange. Kyivstar’s companies provide a broad range of connectivity and digital services, including mobile and fixed-line voice and data, ride-hailing, e-health, digital TV, and enterprise solutions such as Big Data, cloud, and cybersecurity.
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Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at visa.com.ua.
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This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to, among other things, the launch and integration of the Visa Acceptance Platform into Uklon application. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed by such statements, including risks relating to Uklon’s integration with the Visa Acceptance Platform, among others discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in Kyivstar Group’s annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 16, 2026, as amended and supplemented from time to time, and in any other subsequent filings with the SEC by Kyivstar Group. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release and Kyivstar disclaims any obligation to update them, except as required by applicable laws.
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 14.
Analysts expect the New York-based company to report quarterly earnings of $13.95 per share, up from $10.91 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Goldman Sachs’ quarterly revenue is $15.9 billion. It reported $14.58 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.
On June 24, Goldman Sachs announced plans to raise quarterly dividend from $4.50 to $5.00 per share, pending board approval.
Goldman Sachs shares fell 0.9% to close at $1,011.37 on Tuesday.
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Private credit fond Goldman Sachsu ve 2. čtvrtletí čelil žádostem o odkup jen na zhruba 3,24 % podílů na fondu, tedy pod svým limitem 5 %. Goldman uvedl, že je plně uspokojil.
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CompaniesJuly 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N), opens new tab private credit fund said on Wednesday that investors sought to repurchase roughly 3.24% of its total shares in the second quarter, extending its streak of lower redemptions compared to most of the other players of the private credit industry.
The bank's fund, GS Credit, once again outperformed the sector that has been grappling with elevated redemption requests, driven by investor fears that AI could weaken the earnings of software companies and their ability to repay loans.
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Goldman said second-quarter repurchase requests were below its 5% quarterly repurchase cap and were fulfilled in full.
Business development companies (BDCs) typically channel investor capital into private loans, making them a key part of the private credit industry.
"Across the largest non-traded BDC managers reporting second quarter activity to date, peer repurchase requests have generally ranged from approximately 10% to nearly 17% of shares outstanding," Goldman said in a letter to shareholders.
The Goldman fund generated roughly $275 million of gross inflows during the second quarter, it said.
Several analysts and technology companies have argued that concerns about AI's impact on the software sector are overblown, saying established companies have businesses, proprietary data and customer relationships that will be difficult to displace.
"We continue to believe that incumbency moats — mission-critical workflows, proprietary data, deep domain expertise, regulatory complexity, and customer trust — remain powerful sources of defensibility," Goldman said.
Reuters reported in April, citing a source, that a large share of the fund's investors came through Goldman's private wealth channels, where clients have been long-term investors in private credit and are better positioned to endure illiquidity.
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Michael Burry published an update on his short positions. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry has placed fresh bets against Tesla, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Applied Materials, and an index of microchip stocks.
The investor of "The Big Short" fame, best known for predicting and profiting from the collapse of the mid-2000s housing bubble, revealed his latest shorts in a Substack post on Tuesday afternoon.
Burry said he refreshed his wager against the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), purchasing bearish put options expiring in March 2027 instead of January 2027, with strike prices in the low-to-mid $400s rather than the low-to-mid $300s.
If the ETF falls below that price level, Burry's options will be "in the money," meaning he can profit by either selling the puts or exercising them to sell shares of the index at a premium to the market price.
SOXX — which includes Micron, AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel, and Applied Materials — has roughly quadrupled from its low last April, surging from around $160 to $640. It has doubled in value these past six months as investors have bet the AI boom will keep fueling insatiable demand for microchips.
Burry published a chart showing the index that SOXX tracks, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, is the most extended it's been relative to its 200-day moving average since the dot-com bubble.
"The SOXX itself is a pure form of overvaluation in an index, a form that is rarely seen and never so easily recognized as such," he wrote.
Burry said that he maintained his QQQ puts — wagers against the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 — and shorted Tesla, Caterpillar, Nvidia, and Applied Materials.
None of the companies Burry said he is shorting immediately responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Tesla shares have rallied 22% from their April low to around $420. Burry, who's previously shorted Elon Musk's automaker, said he was "happy it jumped back to this level."
Burry said he's never shorted Caterpillar before, and owning shares of the maker of construction and mining equipment has "always done great" for him in the past.
"I am a bit shocked I am short CAT but this is just not anywhere near supported by the actual business," he wrote in a comment on his Substack.
Caterpillar stock jumped by 86% in the first half of this year, and 167% over the past 12 months, partly because the company is seen as a major beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout.
Burry poured cold water on Tuesday's rebound in chip stocks, writing in another comment that big spending announcements by Samsung and SK Hynix would catapult the "already parabolic" semiconductor equipment stocks even higher, and his "friends in that space are just shaking their heads and laughing."
Michael Burry answers subscribers' questions on Substack. Substack He said that thanks to his recent bets, he's increasingly positioned against the market. "I keep outright shorts small, but this has grown now to a substantial size," he wrote.
Burry pivoted from running a hedge fund to writing on Substack about his personal investments late last year. He's warned there's a speculative bubble around AI, and Big Tech companies are overinvesting in microchips from Nvidia and its peers that will quickly become outdated.
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Sony od ledna 2028 přestane vydávat nové hry na fyzických discích a přesune prodej na digitální platformy. Změna se nedotkne už vydaných ani dříve uvedených her.
ToplinePlayStation manufacturer Sony announced the company would no longer release new games on physical discs starting in January 2028, shifting all sales to digital platforms in an effort to “adapt to consumer trends,” marking the end of a physical media era for one of the bestselling game console manufacturers.
The company said this change would not impact games that were already released.
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Key FactsIn a blog post published on Wednesday, Sony’s senior director Sid Shuman said the move will “align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today.”
Physical sales of new games have been falling in recent years—physical software made up only 3% of Sony’s revenue in 2024, according to the company’s 2025 corporate report.
The news comes days after Rockstar began preorders for their highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI,” which is currently slated for release in November without a physical disc inside its physical release.
Sony said the shift to digital sales will not impact older games already released, or upcoming games being released before January 2028.
Analysts Predict ‘Watershed Moment’ For Games IndustryPiers Harding-Rolls, an analyst at Ampere Analysis, called Sony’s announcement a “watershed moment” for the industry in a post on social media. According to Ampere’s data, Sony’s sales of digital games have replaced their sales for physical games. In 2013, digital sales made up only 13% of the company’s full game sales. But 12 years later this trend was reversed—digital sales made up 80% of all full games Sony sold last year, according to the firm’s data. Harding-Rolls later predicted Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 6 console, which does not have an official release date yet, will not include a physical disc drive on its standard version. In response to the news, Mat Piscatella, a games industry analyst at Circana, said in a Bluesky post “physical video games will last only as long as the console manufacturers allow them to.” Piscatella linked to data from his own firm that found consumers spent $1.6 billion on new physical games in the last 12-month period ending in May—down from a peak of $11.5 billion in 2009.
TangentThe news did not immediately impact GameStop stock price after markets opened on Wednesday morning. In March, GameStop reported a 14% revenue drop in its most recent fourth quarter as consumers migrated to digital downloads for games.
Vývojáři Bitcoinu řeší BIP-110, který by omezil typy transakcí jen na platby a peer-to-peer převody. Debata míří hlavně na Ordinals a Runy, ale nejde o plánovaný hard fork.
A new Bitcoin improvement discussion is putting one of the network’s most divisive questions back in the spotlight: what should Bitcoin block space be used for? BIP-110, a proposal under developer discussion, aims to limit transaction types to payments and peer-to-peer transfers, a move that could affect inscription-heavy activity such as Ordinals and Runes.
TL;DR Bitcoin developers are discussing BIP-110. The proposal would aim to filter transaction types viewed as on-chain spam. Ordinals and Runes traffic sit at the center of the debate. BIP-110 is a proposal, not an active or scheduled hard fork. The debate is not new. Since Ordinals brought inscription-style activity to Bitcoin, users have argued over whether that demand is a healthy fee market or a misuse of the chain. Supporters say Bitcoin is a permissionless network and users should be free to pay for block space. Critics argue that non-payment data clogs the network and moves Bitcoin away from its original monetary purpose.
The payment purist argument The case behind BIP-110 is rooted in a simple view of Bitcoin: the network should prioritize payments and value transfer. From that perspective, transactions that carry inscription data are treated as a distraction from Bitcoin’s core function. If the network becomes too congested with non-payment traffic, regular users may face higher fees and slower confirmation times.
That argument has gained renewed attention because Ordinals and Runes reportedly account for a large share of current Bitcoin network traffic. Some estimates place inscription-related activity at more than two-thirds of traffic. Even if that figure changes over time, it explains why the issue keeps returning. Block space is scarce, and everyone using Bitcoin is competing for it.
The open block-space argument The other side sees the proposal very differently. For Ordinals and Runes supporters, the point of Bitcoin is that users can broadcast valid transactions without asking permission. If someone pays the fee and follows consensus rules, they argue the network should not decide whether the transaction is morally or culturally acceptable.
There is also an economic argument. More activity means more fees. As Bitcoin’s block subsidy continues to decline over time, transaction fees become increasingly important for miner revenue. From that view, inscriptions may be messy, speculative, or even annoying, but they also help build the fee market that Bitcoin eventually needs.
Proposal, not policy The most important caveat is that BIP-110 is not a scheduled hard fork and should not be reported as one. It is an active proposal and debate. Bitcoin’s development process is deliberately slow, conservative, and difficult to force through. A technical idea can create a lot of noise without ever becoming network policy.
Still, the conversation matters because it shows Bitcoin’s identity debate is far from settled. Is Bitcoin only money, or is it a settlement layer where any valid transaction can compete? BIP-110 may or may not advance, but the argument around it will continue to shape how users, miners, and developers think about the network’s future.
For readers, the next few sessions matter because Bitcoin often needs confirmation from several places at once: spot demand, exchange flows, derivatives positioning, and the broader macro mood. One signal can start the conversation, but the stronger read comes when those signals begin lining up.
This report is based on information from Bitcoin BIPs GitHub Repository.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Ripple chce z XRP Ledger udělat hlavní blockchain pro institucionální platby a přirozený domov pro regulované stablecoiny. Monica Long to potvrdila po zapojení Ripple do Open USD jako partnera pro denní integraci.
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Ripple President Monica Long recently shared a vision for the future of digital payments. "The future of payments will be multichain, interoperable, and built on institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure," said the Ripple President.
The future of payments will be multichain, interoperable, and built on institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure.
Our focus is simple: continue making the XRPL the leading blockchain for institutional payments – and a natural home for the next generation of key regulated… https://t.co/8Pc5Yleskr
— Monica Long (@MonicaLongSF) June 30, 2026 Long was reacting to recent developments, including Ripple joining the Open USD stablecoin as a day-one integration partner, highlighting the company's commitment to open, multichain infrastructure that supports institutional adoption across the digital asset ecosystem.
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Open USD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, was launched by a consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies, including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase, on Tuesday.
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The roll call of backers resembles a cross-section of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Ripple, BlackRock, BNY, Standard Chartered, Google and Shopify are all listed as founding partners.
With financial institutions showing growing interest in blockchain-based settlement and regulated stablecoins, Ripple President Long highlights the company's long-term strategy for expanding the role of the XRP Ledger, XRP and RLUSD in institutional finance.
XRP, XRPL and RLUSD vision outlinedAccording to Long, Ripple's focus remains simple: to continue making the XRP Ledger the leading blockchain for institutional payments. This demonstrates that Ripple is positioning the XRP Ledger as infrastructure for institutions seeking blockchain-based settlement solutions.
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Ripple is also concentrating its efforts to make the XRP Ledger a natural home for the next generation of key regulated stablecoins while growing the utility and adoption of RLUSD and XRP globally.
Long's comments show Ripple's commitment to enhancing the real-world utility and adoption of XRP alongside RLUSD as institutional demand continues.
Ripple Prime processes over $3 trillion annually on behalf of over 300 institutional clients, according to Mike Higgins. During a recent discussion, the Ripple Prime CEO shared where the infrastructure is headed next in an effort to bring the prime brokerage and clearing layer directly onto the XRP Ledger.
Klíčový whale indikátor pro XRP se po téměř čtyřech měsících obrátil do záporu a poprvé od února vysílá prodejní signál. Současně funding rate na Binance klesl na téměř -0,0139, nejníže za více než tři měsíce.
In a major XRP news today, a key on-chain whale indicator flipped negative for Ripple’s native crypto asset XRP. The on-chain metric now flashes a sell signal for the first time since February. Will XRP price witness further selling pressure and drop below $1 in the coming days amid growing headwinds?
Ripple Whale Flow Turns Negative for the First Time in 4 Months The XRP Whale Flow 30-DMA metric has now flipped negative, according to CryptoQuant on-chain data. This marks the first time the key Ripple whale indicator signaled selling pressure among whales after nearly 4 months.
XRP faced renewed distribution pressure over the past few weeks despite XRP Ledger upgrades, with Ripple whales liquidating their holdings. XRP price top in mid-May coincided with sustained whale distribution and a subsequent correction.
As CoinGape warned earlier, XRP whale activity has kept declining since early May. The whale accumulation dropped from 9-13 million daily whale activity to nearly 4 million XRP per day.
On Tuesday, whale flow dropped to 1.24 million. This indicates a shift in whale behavior amid rising uncertainty and a broader crypto market crash.
Ripple executive chairman Chris Larsen’s wallet addresses also became active again during this period. However, the transfers were significantly lower to shake XRP price.
XRP Whale Flow. Source: CryptoQuant XRP Funding Rates on Binance Hit 3-Month Low As XRP price failed to build upside momentum, funding rates for XRP perpetual contracts on Binance continued to fall. This indicates increasing selling pressure for Ripple’s native crypto asset in the derivatives market.
According to the latest funding rates data, the funding rate has fallen to almost -0.0139, the lowest level in more than three months. This means a shift in trader sentiment toward short positions.
Funding rates have fluctuated between positive and negative values over the past few months, triggering rising XRP prices and increased demand for long positions. However, this balance gradually shifted as bullish momentum weakened.
While persistently negative funding rates reflect weak market sentiment, reaching extremely low levels can sometimes trigger a short squeeze.
XRP Funding Rates. Source: CryptoQuant Will Price Fall amid Bearish XRP News? XRP price fell to a 24-hour low of $1.02 in the past 24 hours. But the price has since rebounded to $1.04, with a 24-hour high of $1.05. Moreover, trading volume has remained low in the past few days, indicating a decline in interest among traders.
Analyst Ali Martinez pointed out that XRP price could find support at $0.90. He highlighted that the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) on-chain data showed $0.80, $0.62, and $0.51 as key support levels to watch.
Moreover, XRP futures open interest fell nearly 2% to $2.28 billion as the Clarity Act passing odds tanked. The total open interest dropped more than 0.50% on CME and more than 2.30% on Binance.
Moreover, spot XRP ETFs recorded $2.83 million in net outflows on Tuesday, with Bitwise XRP ETF recording $5.82 million in redemptions. Also, Canary’s XRPC saw $2.99 million in inflows.
JPMorgan has voiced its support for the CLARITY Act, a legislative proposal designed to bring clearer rules to digital assets in the United States. Arguing that a transparent and consistent regulatory framework is vital for the growth of the crypto sector, the bank also cautioned that regulation should not be rushed.
Cautious optimism alongside support for regulationIn a joint opinion piece, JPMorgan executives Umar Farooq and Peter Muriungi stated that digital assets have moved beyond the realm of experimentation and are now becoming core elements of modern finance. The pair highlighted the growing use of digital assets in payment systems, trading, settlement, and cross-border transactions.
Umar Farooq and Peter Muriungi emphasized that digital assets have left behind their experimental phase, and are now a visible part of the financial infrastructure, from payments to international transfers.
According to the executives, the next frontier in financial innovation will be tokenization and programmable money. By moving real-world assets onto blockchain networks and automating transactions through smart contracts, processes such as settlement can be accelerated, costs lowered, and global payments made more efficient.
Glossary: Tokenization refers to creating a digital representation of real-world assets—such as stocks, bonds, or real estate—on a blockchain. Programmable money describes digital currencies that can transfer automatically when certain conditions are met.
Still, JPMorgan stressed that innovation should be matched by robust safeguards. The bank argued that an effective legal framework must clearly define consumer protections, market integrity, and the responsibilities of regulatory bodies. Without these, there is a risk that vulnerabilities will shift to less well-supervised areas.
Why this matters for Ripple and XRPThis approach carries particular significance for XRP and Ripple. Ripple has long grappled with regulatory uncertainty in the US. Its high-profile legal battle with the SEC concluded in August of last year. Despite some notable court victories for Ripple, a comprehensive framework governing the oversight of digital assets remains unresolved.
The CLARITY Act is designed to reduce this uncertainty and distribute regulatory responsibilities more clearly. With more defined rules, banks, fintechs, developers, and institutional investors could be expected to place greater trust in blockchain-based financial products.
Potential boost for institutional adoptionClearer regulation could provide a favorable environment for Ripple, which aims to enable faster and lower-cost cross-border payments. As the legal landscape becomes more defined, financial institutions may be more inclined to integrate Ripple’s payment technology and use XRP as an on-demand liquidity bridge asset.
JPMorgan’s support highlights a growing shift toward blockchain-backed financial infrastructure on a broader scale. Should the CLARITY Act become law, it is expected to reduce at least part of the regulatory uncertainty seen as a major obstacle to institutional participation.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Ripple has released 1 billion XRP into the market squarely on schedule.
Executed in the early hours of July 1, the release follows a predetermined, mathematically enforced cryptographic schedule that has governed the asset's supply since 2017.
According to on-chain tracker Whale Alert, the 1 billion tokens (valued at approximately $1.04 billion) were released across three separate tranches.
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On-chain data logged the transactions taking place at approximately 07:30 AM, confirming the exact 1 billion token figure. The funds were released from Ripple's escrow accounts in three distinct instalments.
Ensuring predicability The mechanism behind this massive monthly release is fully automated and hardcoded into the ledger. In December 2017, Ripple sought to eliminate fears of a sudden market dump by placing 55 billion XRP into a series of smart-contract-based escrows on the XRP Ledger. The system is programmed to release a maximum of 1 billion tokens on the first day of every month.
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A billion tokens unlocked does not mean a billion tokens flood the open retail market. Historically, Ripple returns a significant majority (often between 600 million and 800 million XRP) back into new escrow contracts shortly after the unlock, keeping only a fraction for operational expenses and institutional sales.
The primary metric the market watches is not the unlock itself, but rather the subsequent "re-escrow" transactions that typically follow within 24 to 48 hours. Those secondary transactions dictate the net new supply actually entering circulation for the month.
As reported by U.Today, CTO Emeritus David Schwartz addressed speculation that Ripple's XRP escrow could run dry by 2035. He stated that pinpointing an exact year is impossible because it depends entirely on Ripple's future operational needs and how much of the monthly 1 billion unlocked XRP gets returned to escrow.
In the meantime, crypto commentator Bill Morgan recently urged Ripple to speed up the release of its escrowed XRP tokens instead of continuously re-locking them. He argues that getting the circulating supply to 100% faster would allow XRP to quickly become "the best hard money."
Current estimates suggest it will take another nine years (around 2035) for Ripple’s remaining stash of roughly 38.15 billion XRP to be completely emptied.
XRP a HYPE ETF v červnu přilákaly čisté přílivy 59 milionů USD a 161 milionů USD. To naznačuje rostoucí institucionální zájem navzdory odlivům z Bitcoin ETF a Ethereum ETF.
XRP and HYPE ETFs saw significant net inflows in June 2026, amounting to $59 million and $161 million, respectively, according to CoinDesk. This development contrasts with the broader trend of outflows in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs during the same period. These inflows may indicate increased institutional interest in these assets, supported by regulatory developments such as the CLARITY Act for XRP and strong on-chain demand for HYPE. XRP’s price hovered around $1.30 in early June, while HYPE reached approximately $57, close to its all-time high.
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Key Takeaways XRP and HYPE ETFs’ net inflows in June suggest growing institutional interest, contrasting with outflows in other crypto ETFs. Market pricing suggests that the inflow into XRP ETFs could influence XRP’s price, potentially pushing it higher. Regulatory clarity and robust on-chain demand appear to support these inflows and the positive market sentiment surrounding XRP and HYPE. What to Watch Watch for the potential impact of regulatory developments, particularly the passage of the CLARITY Act, which could further influence XRP’s price movement. Additionally, any significant announcements from major asset managers regarding XRP ETFs might affect the pricing. Observing XRP’s ability to break resistance levels, such as $1.45, and market reactions to broader crypto trends will be crucial in the coming days.
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REAL spustil soukromou vrstvu pro vypořádání pro banky a fondy, která jim umožní spravovat tokenizovaná aktiva onchain s ochranou soukromí. Zúčtování probíhá na Ethereum.
REAL launches a confidential execution layer using ZKsync's Prividium tech, letting banks and funds manage tokenized assets onchain with privacy controls and Ethereum settlement.
REAL, a blockchain infrastructure provider focused on tokenized real-world assets, has rolled out a confidential execution layer aimed at regulated financial firms that want to operate onchain without broadcasting every move.
The new layer runs parallel to REAL's public Layer 1 network and uses ZKsync's Prividium technology, which gives banks, asset managers, and funds privacy controls over positions, allocations, and counterparty data. Settlement still happens on Ethereum, so institutions retain access to public liquidity even while keeping sensitive activity off the open network.
For years, regulated firms have faced a structural tradeoff. Public blockchains offer global reach, near-instant settlement, and composability, but they also expose treasury strategies, portfolio positions, and trading relationships to anyone watching the chain. That visibility has kept many of the largest potential participants out of the tokenized real-world asset market, even as issuance volumes climbed.
REAL is positioning the confidential layer as a direct response to that gap. The architecture lets firms keep privacy and public settlement together, with the confidential chain handling sensitive activity while the public chain provides access to onchain liquidity.
"Institutions shouldn't have to choose between public liquidity and operational privacy. We're building infrastructure that delivers both," said Ivo Georgiev, CEO of Real Finance.
The company's view is that issuance volumes alone will not define the next phase of tokenization. What matters is whether institutions can run their daily operations on these systems.
The new layer is designed around workflows where confidentiality is a baseline requirement: wealth and asset management mandates, balance sheet operations, tokenized deposit structures, and selective disclosure to auditors, compliance officers, and regulators when a review calls for it. Firms still get blockchain-native settlement and distribution, but their portfolio activity does not sit in plain view.
The release extends REAL's broader pitch around the lifecycle of tokenized real-world assets, which spans issuance, risk assessment, insurance, trading, and institutional execution under one compliance-aware architecture. The company has been building toward an environment where regulated capital can move onchain without forcing operators to rebuild reporting and oversight processes from scratch.
"This is about giving institutions a practical path into onchain finance," Georgiev added. "Real-world assets onchain require infrastructure that reflects how regulated finance actually operates. That's what we're building."
Tokenized real-world assets have drawn growing interest from major banks, asset managers, and other regulated firms over the past two years. The pitch is straightforward: blockchains can move money and assets faster and at lower cost than legacy rails. The friction has come from infrastructure that does not match how institutional desks actually operate, especially around confidentiality of positions and counterparties.
REAL is built on Cosmos Tendermint and uses a dual-validator model that includes both technical validators and business validators such as tokenizers, risk scorers, insurers, and credit agencies. Prividium, the underlying privacy infrastructure for the new layer, is ZKsync's product for regulated entities seeking configurable confidentiality and Ethereum settlement.
The company is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Arkham uvedl, že Winklevossovi přesunuli na Gemini BTC za 60 milionů USD a ETH za 7 milionů USD, což podle něj odpovídá prodejním vzorcům. Bitcoin i Ethereum zůstávají pod tlakem.
Winklevoss Twins are moving Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to Gemini crypto exchange, blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence flagged the transfers as selloffs by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Meanwhile, BTC and ETH prices continue to remain under pressure.
Winklevoss Twins Are Dumping Bitcoin and Ethereum to Gemini Arkham Intelligence reported on July 1 that the Winklevoss Twins transferred $60 million in Bitcoin (BTC) to hot wallets associated with their Gemini crypto exchange. The blockchain analytics firm claimed that the move signals usual selling patterns.
The Winklevoss Twins have made about $1.7 billion in total Bitcoin profit since 2015. They still hold over $300 million in BTC.
In addition, they moved $7 million in Ethereum (ETH) to Gemini hot wallets from custody. These transfers come amid recent weakness in the broader crypto market. Also, it coincided with a significant drop in odds of the Clarity Act passing this year after President Trump disclosed $1.4 billion in crypto windfall.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss last transferred Bitcoin worth $67.5 million to hot wallets associated with their Gemini crypto exchange in June. They also transferred $130 million in March this year.
Winklevoss Twins Move Bitcoin and Ethereum to Gemini. Source: Arkham BTC and ETH Prices to Fall Deeper? Citigroup further lowered its 12-month price forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Citigroup cut Bitcoin price target from $112,000 to $82,000 and Ethereum price target from $3,175 to $2,240.
Bitcoin price tanked to a low of $57,747 over the past 24 hours and is currently trading near $58,600. Furthermore, trading volume has increased by 9% over the last 24 hours, but $4.5 billion in net outflows from Bitcoin ETFs in June kept investors at bay.
Analyst Ted Pillows said “Sellers are still dominating, while Coinbase Bitcoin Premium is at its lowest level this cycle.” If Bitcoin loses the $57,000-$58,000 zone, the price could drop deeper towards $50K.
Bitcoin Price in Daily Timeframe. Source: Ted Pillows Meanwhile, Ethereum price is trading 1% lower at $1,572. The intraday low and high are 1,549 and 1,600, respectively, with a further drop in trading volume over the past 24 hours.
Analyst Cheds Trading pointed out that Ethereum has made its lowest monthly close since 2023. Also, the monthly chart has formed Red Marubozu pattern, indicating bearish continuation.
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Crédit Agricole prostřednictvím CACEIS vydává na Ethereu eurový stablecoin EURXT v souladu s MiCA. Startuje s počátečním oběhem 20,02 milionu tokenů a je určen pro institucionální klienty.
CACEIS Brings Institutional Euro Stablecoin to EthereumCrédit Agricole, Europe's third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued through its asset-servicing arm, Crédit Agricole Caisse d'Epargne Investor Services (CACEIS). The token is designed for institutional and corporate clients as part of the group's broader push into tokenized financial infrastructure.
Compliant with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory guidelines, EURXT launched with an initial circulating supply of 20.02 million tokens on Ethereum using the ERC-20 standard, backed 1:1 by euro-denominated cash held on CACEIS Bank's balance sheet. According to the project's white paper, there is no hard cap on EURXT issuance, meaning the supply can expand based on demand through its smart contract system.
One notable feature is that this is a bank-issued EMT, where the CACEIS balance sheet backs the token, with plans to segregate reserves internally, including CACEIS cash and up to 70% in highly liquid securities. The minimum subscription amount is set at €10,000, keeping the product firmly within institutional territory for now. The token will initially be made available to institutional and corporate clients of CACEIS, though the project's website indicates plans to support retail investors in the future.
First Use Case and Broader Market ContextAlongside the EURXT launch, Crédit Agricole announced the first subscription via EURXT into a tokenised Amundi money market fund, described as a European first. The token forms part of the group's ACT 2028 strategy, which includes the development of blockchain-based settlement and asset servicing tools.
The launch comes a year after CACEIS secured a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) license from French regulators in June 2025. The launch of EURXT adds to a wave of fresh stablecoin launches both in Europe and globally as traditional finance and crypto-native companies compete to issue regulated digital euros and dollars. HSBC and BNP Paribas, Europe's top two banks by assets, last September joined the Canton Foundation to accelerate tokenization of institutional real-world assets, while a separate consortium of major European lenders including ING, UniCredit, and BNP Paribas is also preparing a competing MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin under the Qivalis venture.
For Crédit Agricole, the EURXT debut represents a concrete step beyond regulatory preparation. With a fully operational EMT on a public blockchain, the bank is positioning CACEIS as a gateway for institutional capital flows into tokenized markets under Europe's mature MiCA framework.
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Cointelegraph: Crédit Agricole Launches EURXT Stablecoin On Ethereum
Ledger Insights: Crédit Agricole launches euro stablecoin via CACEIS
CACEIS Official Announcement
Vznikla nezávislá nezisková organizace Ethereum Institutional, která má urychlit institucionální adopci Etherea. Cílí na banky, správce aktiv a firmy při využití tokenizace, stablecoinů a další onchain infrastruktury.
A new independent nonprofit, Ethereum Institutional, has launched to accelerate institutional adoption of Ethereum, providing banks, asset managers and other enterprises with a neutral point of contact as they evaluate the blockchain for tokenization, stablecoins and other financial applications.The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organizations like EthLabs emerging to take on ecosystem functions such as research & development.A new independent non-profit, Ethereum Institutional, has launched with the goal of accelerating institutional adoption of Ethereum, its layer-2 networks and the broader ecosystem.
The organization is led by David Walsh, Marius Smith and Matthew Dawson. Walsh previously led the Ethereum Foundation's enterprise efforts, while the organization said its leadership brings experience spanning institutional engagement, capital markets and Ethereum ecosystem development. It said its mission is to provide institutions with a neutral, independent point of contact as they evaluate Ethereum for tokenization, stablecoins and other onchain financial infrastructure.
In announcing the initiative on X, Ethereum Institutional said institutions need "a credible, independent front door" to the Ethereum ecosystem. While Ethereum's neutrality is one of its defining strengths, the group argued, that neutrality has often left enterprises without a clear organization to engage as they make long-term infrastructure decisions.
The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation continues to narrow its role to stewarding the core protocol, with ecosystem participants increasingly spinning up independent organizations focused on specific areas such as business development, institutional outreach and developer support. The shift follows broader changes at the foundation, including leadership restructuring and longstanding community calls for greater transparency.
Ethereum Institutional is also the latest addition to a growing network of Ethereum-focused organizations. It follows the launch of EthLabs, another initiative aimed at strengthening Ethereum's ecosystem, as the network seeks to capitalize on growing institutional interest in tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain-based financial markets.
The non-profit said its work will focus on institutional engagement, market intelligence, ecosystem marketing, industry research and events. It launched with backing from BitMine, Nasdaq-listed SharpLink Gaming and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, with additional institutional and individual supporters expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
"The world's largest institutions are deciding where tokenization, stablecoins, and onchain markets will settle," the organization said. "We're ready to make Ethereum the base layer for institutional finance."
Read more: Ether’s biggest corporate holders back new Ethereum research hub
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Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Jun 30, 2026
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Why it matters:
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Podíl ETH ve stakingu poprvé překročil 33 % a dosáhl nového historického maxima 33,06 %. Tím se snižuje likvidní nabídka, i když ETH zůstává pod tlakem.
TL;DR Ethereum’s staking rate has climbed above 33% for the first time, setting a new all-time high. Around 33.06% of the total ETH supply is now locked in staking, reducing the liquid supply in circulation. A newly created wallet withdrew 9,876 ETH worth $15.4 million from Binance and staked the entire amount. Ethereum price continues to hold above the $1,550 support level, while $1,700 remains a key resistance to watch. Ethereum staking participation has reached a new milestone, with the network’s staking rate climbing above 33% for the first time since the Merge upgrade. According to CryptoQuant data, approximately 33.06% of the total ETH supply is now locked in staking, marking a new all-time high even as the Ethereum price remains near $1,500.
The latest figures highlight a growing divergence between investor behavior and market performance. While Ethereum’s price has moved through several periods of volatility, staking participation has continued to rise steadily, suggesting that many long-term holders are choosing to lock up their ETH rather than sell during the current market downturn.
Adding to the trend, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that a newly created wallet withdrew 9,876 ETH, valued at approximately $15.4 million, from Binance before staking the entire amount.
Ethereum Staking Reaches Record High as Investors Lock Up More ETH CryptoQuant’s data shows Ethereum’s staking rate has maintained a consistent upward trajectory since the network transitioned to Proof-of-Stake. The latest increase to 33.06% means that roughly one-third of the total ETH supply is now committed to staking, reducing the amount of Ether available in circulation.
ETH Staking Data | Source: CryptoQuant The continued growth in staking participation suggests that investors remain committed to Ethereum’s long-term outlook despite ongoing market uncertainty. Instead of moving assets to exchanges for potential selling, more holders are choosing to secure the network while earning staking rewards.
Although a rising staking rate does not guarantee an immediate increase in Ethereum price, it does reduce the liquid supply of ETH. If market demand strengthens in the future, a smaller circulating supply could support stronger price movements.
Ethereum Price Holds Key Support but Faces Resistance Ahead While staking continues to set new records, Ethereum price remains under pressure. At the time of the accompanying data, ETH was trading near $1,571, while the CryptoQuant chart showed the asset around the $1,500 level as staking reached its highest level on record.
Technical charts by analysts indicate that Ethereum has so far managed to hold above the $1,550 support area, even as Bitcoin fell to a new yearly low. According to the analyst’s view provided with the chart, Ethereum has displayed relative strength compared with Bitcoin during the recent market decline.
1-day ETH/USDT Chart | Source: X However, the analysis also notes that ETH is not yet out of danger. The chart identifies $1,700 as a key resistance level, indicating that Ethereum would need to reclaim that area before the risk of another move lower begins to ease.
For now, the data points to a market where long-term participation continues to strengthen despite short-term price weakness. With staking at a record high and more ETH being removed from the liquid supply, investor conviction appears to remain intact even as Ethereum price continues to trade below key resistance levels.
EthLabs, nové neziskové výzkumné uskupení, vzniklo uprostřed zásadní personální proměny Ethereum Foundation. Má doplnit práci nadace hlavně v adopci a technickém rozvoji Etherea.
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s tech newsletter covering the most important stories in blockchain. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk.
We’re giving you a deeper look at the biggest trends, breakthroughs and debates shaping blockchain technology each week.
This week, we’re diving into the creation of EthLabs, and why it was launched during a period of transition for the Ethereum ecosystem.
EthLabs, Ethereum’s newest nonprofit research organization, has demurred at insinuations that it is attempting to replace a struggling Ethereum Foundation. Instead, its founders, former leaders of the foundation, argue it's a response to a changing Ethereum ecosystem, one where the foundation is narrowing its focus while new organizations step in to tackle broader adoption.
The timing of EthLabs' launch calls that into question.
The organization publicly unveiled itself just one day before there were major layoffs at Ethereum Foundation, and only a few days after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced her resignation, adding to what has become a period of significant turnover at Ethereum's most influential institution. Since January, at least nine prominent members of the Ethereum Foundation have departed as the organization undergoes a broader strategic realignment.
For many observers, the departures have fueled questions about the foundation's future role and whether Ethereum's governance model is entering a new chapter. According to EthLabs executive director Ansgar Dietrichs, that transition is exactly why the organization was created.
"We looked around, didn't see anyone else stepping up," Dietrichs told CoinDesk in an interview. "After two months of that, we looked at each other and said, 'Well, if no one else is stepping up, then it has to be us.'"
Dietrichs, along with four other former Ethereum Foundation researchers and developers, some of whom left the foundation just this year to launch EthLabs, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing Ethereum's technical roadmap with a stronger emphasis on real-world adoption.
The creation comes as Dietrichs describes Ethereum as entering a fundamentally different phase of its evolution. "The decade of infrastructure build-out of Ethereum is coming to an end," he said. "Now it's much more about actual institutional adoption."
Over the past decade, Ethereum's developer community focused on building the foundational pieces of the network: from smart contracts and decentralized finance to scaling technologies and layer-2 networks. With those building blocks largely in place, Dietrichs believes the next challenge is ensuring Ethereum can support large-scale financial infrastructure.
"I don't think crypto and Ethereum will ever go back to a time like it was in the past," he said, arguing that the ecosystem has moved beyond the boom-and-bust cycles that previously defined it.
That transition has also reshaped the Ethereum Foundation itself.
Earlier this year, the foundation published a renewed mandate emphasizing Ethereum's core values: including credible neutrality, self-sovereignty and open infrastructure, while reducing its involvement in some implementation-focused initiatives. Combined with ongoing budget constraints, the shift has resulted in restructuring across the organization.
Dietrichs views those changes less as a crisis than an overdue evolution. "It's more a transition period," he said. "Ethereum is now much more intentionally, proactively reorienting itself to be ready for this new time period."
Filling in the gapsBut as the turmoil started to unveil itself at the EF, many have started to wonder whether EthLabs would replace it. Dietrichs sees that rather than competing with the foundation, EthLabs intends to complement it. "We're deliberately positioning ourselves to fill the gaps that the Ethereum Foundation now deliberately leaves," Dietrichs said. "We're not trying to create a competing vision for Ethereum."
Those gaps, he argues, center on adoption-oriented engineering work, like improving Ethereum's scalability, strengthening layer-1 performance, advancing interoperability, and identifying the technical barriers preventing broader institutional use.
"The gap we see is this more practical, adoption-oriented work, making Ethereum, practically useful for the real world," he said. EthLabs plans to continue work its founders previously led within the foundation, including layer-1 scaling research, while expanding into areas like interoperability and engagement with financial institutions exploring blockchain infrastructure.
For that, Dietrichs deliberately chose to structure the organization as a nonprofit, and its sole objective is supporting Ethereum's long-term success rather than generating commercial returns. "The only interest is we help Ethereum," Dietrichs said. "There's no other incentive we have other than we help Ethereum."
A broader vision for EthereumThe changes come as the direction of the Ethereum network is heading for a revamp. For Dietrichs, EthLabs is about more than protocol development. He believes Ethereum itself needs a clearer narrative for what comes next.
"Ten years ago everyone knew what Ethereum was trying to achieve," he said. "Today it's not so clear that there's a shared answer." He sees the coming years as defining Ethereum's role in an increasingly onchain financial system.
"I think there's a world in which Ethereum really is at the very center of the global financial system as it comes onchain," he said.
Whether EthLabs succeeds remains to be seen. As a newly formed nonprofit, it must establish its own funding base while proving it can influence Ethereum's technical direction outside the foundation.
But its emergence reflects something larger than the creation of another Ethereum organization. Many at the top of the industry are pushing for a broader redistribution of responsibility across the ecosystem, one where the foundation is becoming a steward of the protocol's core values, while independent organizations like EthLabs take on the work of driving adoption and implementation.
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Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Jun 30, 2026
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Why it matters:
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
The stablecoin market on the Cardano network recorded a double-digit increase over the past week, pushing its valuation above the $60 million mark.
According to data from DeFiLlama, Cardano’s stablecoin market cap climbed to $60.39 million, representing a 14.67% increase over the past seven days. The rise marks one of the strongest short-term expansions in the network’s stablecoin sector in recent months and signals increasing participation in Cardano’s decentralized finance ecosystem.
Cardano Stablecoin Market Cap Soars USDCx Fuels Cardano Stablecoin Valuation The surge came only days after an unidentified user bridged more than $10 million worth of USDCx onto the Cardano blockchain. Several ecosystem participants highlighted the transaction, including Cardano DeFi aggregator DEX Hunter.
Meanwhile, additional USDCx tokens have continued to enter circulation on Cardano. Data shared by SNEK co-founder Rami indicates that roughly $4.5 million worth of USDCx was minted on the network within two days, further strengthening stablecoin liquidity. As a result, the fresh capital inflow has deepened liquidity across the ecosystem.
USDCx, the Circle-backed stablecoin introduced to Cardano earlier this year, has quickly established itself as the dominant stable asset on the network.
Currently, USDCx commands a market share of 59.38%, accounting for $35.85 million of Cardano’s total $60.39 million stablecoin market cap. The rapid growth highlights increasing adoption of the asset as users seek seamless access to cross-chain liquidity within the ecosystem.
Stablecoin Growth Supports Total Value Locked The rise in stablecoin liquidity also lifted Cardano’s total value locked (TVL), which climbed to approximately $82 million earlier this week before retreating to around $75 million following the latest decline in ADA’s price.
Despite the pullback, analysts believe the recent increase in stablecoin reserves provides a stronger foundation for future DeFi expansion on the network. Cardano research analyst Dr. Cuadrado believes the recent influx of stablecoin liquidity marks the beginning of a major growth phase for the ecosystem.
According to him, the most explosive stage of the current bull market could begin once Cardano’s stablecoin market cap surpasses its total value locked. He argued that such a development would signal the presence of excess liquidity waiting to be deployed across decentralized applications.
In his view, higher stablecoin reserves would lead to deeper liquidity pools, increased borrowing and lending activity, larger trading volumes, and more attractive yield opportunities across the network.
ADA Remains Under Pressure Despite Improving Fundamentals Meanwhile, ADA continues to face bearish pressure despite the improvement in on-chain metrics. The asset has gradually slipped down the global cryptocurrency rankings and currently stands as the world’s 18th-largest crypto by market cap.
At press time, ADA had a market valuation of $5.53 billion and traded at $0.1519 per token, representing a 35.43% decrease over the past month.
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CSWAP přidal podporu Phantom Wallet do BTC Karma, takže držitelé bitcoinu mohou přímo připojit peněženku a během pár kliknutí stakovat BTC na Cardanu. Firma říká, že tím snižuje bariéry pro vstup bitcoinové likvidity do ekosystému Cardano.
CSWAP has highlighted a new integration aimed at simplifying how Bitcoin holders can participate in decentralized finance on the Cardano network.
The update follows an announcement from BTC Karma, CSWAP’s Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol, confirming support for the Phantom Wallet. With the integration now live, Bitcoin users can connect their Phantom wallets directly to BTC Karma and stake BTC in just a few clicks.
According to BTC Karma, the new wallet support removes onboarding friction and creates a more straightforward path for Bitcoin holders seeking yield opportunities through decentralized finance applications.
CSWAP Positions Wallet Expansion as a Liquidity Gateway Following the announcement, CSWAP emphasized the broader importance of the integration for the Cardano ecosystem.
The protocol noted that every additional wallet it supports lowers the barriers that prevent Bitcoin liquidity from flowing into Cardano-based applications. Consequently, the addition of Phantom support marks another step toward attracting the next generation of Bitcoin DeFi users.
“Every wallet we support makes it easier for Bitcoin liquidity to enter the Cardano ecosystem,” CSWAP remarked.
CSWAP CEO Hints at More Integrations Reacting to the launch, CSWAP founder and CEO Jon Kravetz reiterated the team’s commitment to expanding BTC Karma’s reach across additional wallets and user communities.
He described the Phantom integration as part of a broader effort to extend the BTC Karma ecosystem across the cryptocurrency industry. Furthermore, Kravetz hinted that the team is already developing additional integrations, signaling plans to continue lowering entry barriers for Bitcoin holders interested in Cardano’s DeFi opportunities.
Just added @phantom wallet support on @btc_karma.
We're spreading good $KARMA far and wide.
We're turning bitcoin…in to productive capital one wallet at a time. (There's more coming!) https://t.co/npV7lJoNyQ
— Jon Kravetz (@CSWAP_Destroy) June 30, 2026
For context, BTC Karma is widely regarded as the first Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol operating directly on the Cardano mainnet. The platform serves as a bridge, allowing Bitcoin holders to earn yield and receive new tokens while participating in the Cardano ecosystem.
Notably, the protocol’s design aligns closely with Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson’s vision of bringing idle Bitcoin capital into the ADA ecosystem. Hoskinson argued that Cardano can unlock more than $2 trillion in Bitcoin DeFi opportunities, stressing that the network has a strong chance of becoming a major player in the emerging sector.
Cardano Continues to Expand Its Bitcoin DeFi Ambitions Meanwhile, Cardano continues to advance its broader DeFi strategy through several processes, including Bitcoin integration initiatives.
Earlier this year, Fluid Tokens completed the first atomic swap between Bitcoin and Cardano, demonstrating growing interoperability between the two networks. In addition, Cardano previously introduced its first Bitcoin DeFi protocol, Cardinal, which allows BTC holders to bridge and stake their assets without selling them.
Hoskinson also revealed plans earlier this year to launch a one-click Bitcoin yield system on Cardano before year-end. However, the project has yet to provide an update on its progress.
In the meantime, competition in the Bitcoin DeFi sector continues to intensify, with rivals such as Flare arguing that they are better positioned to lead the race for Bitcoin-based decentralized finance.
DisClamier: This content is informational and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author's personal opinions and do not reflect The Crypto Basic opinion. Readers are encouraged to do thorough research before making any investment decisions. The Crypto Basic is not responsible for any financial losses.
Micron a General Motors uzavřely strategickou dohodu o dlouhodobých dodávkách paměťových a úložných platforem pro výrobu vozů GM. Současně budou spolupracovat na technologiích pro další generaci vozidel.
BOISE, Idaho, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) and General Motors announced a Strategic Customer Agreement (SCA) to secure a long-term, reliable supply of memory and storage platforms critical to GM’s vehicle production and delivery at scale. Micron and GM are working together to strengthen semiconductor and automotive supply chains while supporting the next generation of U.S. manufacturing and innovation.
Automotive platforms and production require consistent component supply over extended lifecycles, making predictability and continuity of memory supply a critical priority for the industry. Ensuring consistent access to memory and storage is essential not only for automakers but also for consumers looking for new vehicles with the latest technology and safety standards amid rising global semiconductor demand.
In addition to the committed supply in this agreement, Micron and GM continue to collaborate on future memory and storage technology requirements essential for the next generation of vehicles. This includes deep technology collaboration to align on future product definition, system-level optimization, and the qualification of advanced memory technologies to support GM’s next generation of vehicle architectures and roadmaps.
This agreement is enabled by Micron’s ongoing investments to expand and localize supply for automotive customers, including advanced DRAM manufacturing in Manassas, Virginia. Micron’s $2 billion investment to modernize its Manassas fab, which began production earlier this year, provides the longevity and supply output valuable to long product lifecycles, improved supply predictability, and helps ensure product continuity across the industry.
Enhanced customer experiences through local compute that support AI-enabled in-cabin experiences and advanced driver assistance (ADAS) autonomy are driving the importance for advanced memory and storage in this industry. Through this agreement, GM will secure supply of LPDRAM, NOR and UFS NAND products and with continued collaboration, Micron and GM will validate and qualify future technologies. As vehicles become increasingly software-defined and AI-driven, memory and storage performance, reliability, and scalability are essential to enabling next-generation capabilities.
“We are proud to expand our strategic relationship with General Motors to deliver both long-term supply assurance and technology innovation critical to the future of the automotive industry,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President and CEO of Micron Technology. “As demand for memory and storage continues to grow, we are investing to extend supply availability, expand capacity and align more closely with our customers to improve supply predictability across the automotive ecosystem. Our expanding manufacturing efforts in the United States are designed to enable GM to deliver both near-term products as well as secure U.S.-based supply to support next generation platforms and innovation.”
“Delivering next-generation vehicles at scale requires a resilient and closely aligned supply chain,” said Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors. “Our expanded collaboration with Micron strengthens our access to critical memory technologies while enabling deeper integration across our vehicle platforms, supporting both performance and long-term reliability. This agreement reinforces the supply chain needed to support future vehicle innovation and production.”
These strategic customer agreements are part of Micron’s broader approach to strengthening supply continuity across the global semiconductor ecosystem. By aligning long-term demand with committed capacity and engineering collaboration, Micron is improving planning visibility, reducing supply variability, and helping ensure that critical industries, including automotive, have reliable access to the memory and storage technologies required to operate and innovate at scale.
Micron’s long-standing leadership in automotive memory and storage, combined with its expanding global manufacturing investments, positions the company as a key partner to leading automakers like GM as the industry transitions to more intelligent, connected, and autonomous vehicles.
This SCA is one of the 16 discussed on Micron’s fiscal third-quarter 2026 financial conference call.
About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology, Inc. is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND and NOR memory and storage products. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and compute-intensive applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), visit micron.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Micron-GM collaboration. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the documents Micron files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically its most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements. These certain factors can be found at https://investors.micron.com/risk-factor. Although Micron believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Micron cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, or achievements. Micron is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results.
ServiceNow a Accenture spustily dvě AI řešení pro kyberbezpečnost a automatizaci modernizace rizikových bezpečnostních operací. Akcie ServiceNow v předobchodní fázi vzrostly o 3,45 % na 102,71 USD.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional context from Guggenheim’s analyst note.
ServiceNow stock is surging to new heights today. What’s behind NOW gains? What Is Driving ServiceNow’s AI-Powered Offerings?ServiceNow and Accenture rolled out two offerings: managed security services built on the ServiceNow AI Platform and an Accenture AI-powered automation solution designed to reduce the cost and complexity of modernizing enterprise risk and security operations.
The companies tied the push to a faster threat cycle—saying AI has compressed the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation from months to hours—and pointed to U.S. data breach costs hitting $10.22 million per incident in 2025, up 9%.
Why Guggenheim Turned Bullish on ServiceNowCritical Price Levels To Watch For NOW StockThe premarket pop is happening inside a still-damaged longer-term chart: the stock is down 50.94% over the past 12 months and is trading 22.5% below its 200-day SMA ($133.66), which keeps the bigger trend cautious until price can reclaim that long average.
Near term, the setup is more constructive, with shares trading above the 50-day SMA ($99.90) and the 100-day SMA ($102.76), while sitting basically on top of the 20-day SMA ($103.78)—a spot that often decides whether a bounce turns into follow-through or fades back into chop.
RSI is the cleaner momentum read right now at 48.10, which is neutral and suggests the move isn’t "stretched" yet; in plain English, RSI helps gauge whether buying or selling has become overheated.
The mixed moving-average backdrop explains the two-way trade: the 20-day SMA is above the 50-day SMA (bullish), but the death cross from August 2025 (50-day below 200-day) still argues rallies may need repeated confirmation.
Key Resistance: $111.00 — a nearby round-number area where rebounds can stall Key Support: $85.50 — a prior demand zone that sits above the 52-week low area ($81.24) How ServiceNow Automates Business ProcessesServiceNow provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model, with a core focus on IT workflows for enterprise customers. It started in IT service management and has expanded its workflow automation into customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations.
That backdrop matters for today’s news because security and risk modernization is a natural extension of the company’s "single platform" pitch—using the same workflow and automation logic to replace older, fragmented tools.
Pairing with Accenture also speaks to how these platforms get adopted in large enterprises, where implementation and managed services can be as important as the software itself.
ServiceNow Earnings Preview for July 2026Looking further out, the next major catalyst for the stock arrives with the July 22, 2026 (estimated) earnings report.
EPS Estimate: 76 cents (Down from 82 cents YoY) Revenue Estimate: $3.93 billion (Up from $3.21 billion YoY) Valuation: P/E of 59.1x (Indicates premium valuation relative to peers) Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Buy rating with an average price target of $138.21. Recent analyst moves include:
Guggenheim: Upgraded to Buy (Target $125.00) (July 1) BTIG: Buy (Maintains Target to $150.00) (June 29) Benchmark: Buy (Raises Target to $130.00) (June 15) What Would $1,000 Invested In NOW Be Worth?A $1,000 investment in ServiceNow on July 1, 2021, would have been worth $911 on June 30, 2026—a total return of -8.9% over the period. The stake swung between $627 and more than $2,000, ending well below its 2025 peak.
The ride included a deep drawdown, with the position hitting its period low on October 14, 2022, and a maximum drawdown of -64.5% along the way. Momentum later reversed, culminating in a period high on January 28, 2025, before the investment finished the five-year window at $911 on June 30, 2026.
On an annualized basis, ServiceNow returned -1.9% over the holding period, lagging the S&P 500’s 11.7% annualized return and the Nasdaq 100’s 15.8%. Among the listed peers, Meta Platforms, Inc. was the standout, posting a 106.2% annualized return over the same timeframe.
Today, SERVICENOW, INC. has a market capitalization of about $107.6 billion. The stock’s current P/E ratio is 59.1.
ServiceNow Benzinga Edge Rankings ExplainedBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for ServiceNow, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:
The Verdict: ServiceNow’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a growth-heavy profile with weak momentum and weak value, meaning the bull case leans on execution and continued demand rather than "cheap" pricing. For longer-term trend followers, the key technical tell is whether the stock can build above the $111.00 area and start working back toward its 200-day moving average.
NOW Stock Price Movement Wednesday MorningNOW Stock Price Activity: ServiceNow shares were up 3.45% at $102.71 on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live its second quarter 2026 earnings results conference call (listen-only mode) on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO; Evan Scott, chief financial officer; and Mark Kvasnak, vice president, Investor Relations, will discuss second quarter 2026 earnings results, provide updates on key topics and answer questions. Second quarter 2026 earnings results will be published prior to the market opening on July 23.
The live webcast will be available at www.lockheedmartin.com/investor and the accompanying presentation slides and relevant financial charts will also be available on the same website prior to market open.
An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available through Thursday, August 6, 2026, at www.lockheedmartin.com/investor, and a podcast will be available here.
For additional information, visit the company's website: www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security® vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at LockheedMartin.com.
Stryker oznámí výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 2026 na webcastu ve čtvrtek 30. července v 16:30 východního času. Téhož dne zveřejní i souhrn finančních informací přibližně v 16:05 východního času.
July 01, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Stryker Corporation
Portage, Michigan, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stryker (NYSE: SYK) will host a webcast at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on Thursday, July 30, 2026, to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results. The live webcast can be accessed at Stryker - Events & Presentations. An archive of the webcast will also be available at Stryker’s website beginning approximately two hours after the live call ends.
An accompanying press release that includes summary financial information for the second quarter will be issued at approximately 4:05 p.m. (Eastern time) and available at Stryker - Press Releases on the day of the webcast.
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside our customers around the world, we impact more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com.
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Výbor Sněmovny reprezentantů tvrdí, že Jižní Korea diskriminovala Coupang a další americké firmy. U Coupangu podle něj vedla kampaň s desítkami šetření, tisíci žádostí o dokumenty a poklesem tržní kapitalizace o více než 40 %.
The South Korean government has used its regulatory authority to discriminate against U.S. companies and has waged an unprecedented campaign against online retailer Coupang, according to a House Judiciary Committee report released Wednesday.
The report is the result of an investigation opened by the committee in February. It highlights the treatment of Coupang, which is based in the U.S. but is known as the "Amazon of Asia," and other U.S. companies going back decades.
"South Korea's conduct is part of a broader attempt by foreign governments to weaponize their laws and regulations in an effort to harm American companies and limit their ability to compete in the global economy," the committee, which is chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, reported.
The South Korean embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
The committee said in the report that Coupang has been the target of discriminatory pressure from the South Korean government that intensified in 2025 after a data breach perpetrated by a disgruntled former employee.
The company apologized for the breach and its CEO, Park Dae-jun, resigned as a result of the incident.
But according to testimony given to the committee by Coupang's acting CEO Harold Rogers — who took over in December after Park resigned — South Korean officials were informed by the company that same month that the scale of the breach was smaller than initially expected and "that the leak was limited in nature," according to the House Judiciary report.
Despite that information, the committee found that the South Korean government launched a campaign against Coupang that included dozens of investigations, thousands of document requests, excessive fines and threats of criminal charges against Rogers, who is a U.S. citizen.
According to the committee, the South Korean National Intelligence Service compelled Coupang to send divers on a covert mission to retrieve a laptop used by the disgruntled former employee and that had been discarded in a river in Shanghai, then lied to the public about its involvement in the recovery operation.
"We regret the circumstances that led to the House Judiciary Committee's investigation and we remain committed to finding a constructive resolution so Coupang can once again serve as a bridge to strengthen the U.S.-Korea alliance, accelerating trade and investment that benefits both countries," the company said in a statement.
The result of South Korea's campaign against Coupang has been a more than 40% drop in Coupang's market capitalization, according to the committee, and could have a negative effect on its investors.
"South Korean regulators have consistently targeted Coupang and subjected the company to hostile regulatory treatment, unfair enforcement practices, and disproportionately large penalties not faced by their Korean competitors," the Judiciary report states.
The U.S. and South Korea have had a free trade agreement since 2012. South Korea has been a crucial trade partner for the U.S. in Asia, according to Demetrios Marantis, former acting U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama, told CNBC.
But the relationship has at times been strained, and other digital companies based in the U.S. — like Google and Netflix — have also at times struggled with South Korean regulators, according to Marantis.
"Korea has had a long history of discriminating against foreign companies, just generally, and being protectionist, and a little bit inward looking," he said. "But the situation with Coupang — I have never seen anything this intense. This much of a whole-of-government assault on one company."
The U.S.-South Korea trade deal was renegotiated in 2025 as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs. South Korea negotiated a lower tariff rate with Trump in exchange for investments in U.S. shipbuilding and national security, as well as regulatory rollbacks for American companies.
In its report, the House Judiciary Committee argued South Korea's actions against Coupang violate the deal.
"South Korea's discriminatory treatment of American-owned businesses directly violates its recent trade agreement with the United States," the report states.
Nordson vede trio Dividend Aristocrats: akcie letos přidaly 25,5 % a firma zvýšila celoroční výhled tržeb i upraveného EPS. Aflac posiluje o 6,3 %, Lowe’s klesá o 8,6 %.
On January 1, 2026, we published The 3 Best Dividend Aristocrats to Buy in 2026, naming Aflac (NYSE: AFL | AFL Price Prediction), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), and Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) as the three most compelling names on the Aristocrat roster. Six months later, the scorecard shows two winners and one clear laggard. The S&P 500 has returned 9.5% year to date, providing a firm benchmark. One pick has crushed it, one has kept pace on total return, and one has pulled back hard. The Aristocrat thesis, however, holds across all three: each has raised its payout again in 2026, proving that the income compounding continues even when price action does not.
Here are the halftime scores, counting down from poorest performer to best.
3. Lowe’s Lowe’s earned the original nod on the strength of its home-improvement scale, its Total Home strategy, and a more than 60-year streak of dividend raises that qualifies it as a Dividend King. That thesis has run into a wall of housing softness. Shares closed at $220.49 on June 30, 2026, down 8.6% year to date. The dividend, however, keeps climbing. Lowe’s raised the quarterly payout from $1.20 to $1.25 with the July 22, 2026, ex-date, pushing the run rate to $4.80 per share annually for a 2.3% yield.
Operationally, the business has executed. Lowe’s beat consensus estimates in each of the past six quarters, including adjusted EPS of $3.03 versus a $2.97 estimate for the quarter reported May 20, 2026, on revenue of $23.08 billion, up 10.3% year over year. Comps have now been positive for four consecutive quarters. The stock is being punished by macro concerns, not on execution, and analysts have a $263.73 average price target. Lowe’s earns its spot from here as a rate-sensitive rebound candidate whose dividend keeps compounding while investors wait.
2. Aflac Aflac was the income anchor of the original three: steady supplemental-insurance cash flows in Japan and the United States, a fortress balance sheet, and 43 consecutive years of dividend increases. That anchor has held. Shares closed most recently at $117.25, up 6.3% since the start of the year, not far off the benchmark. Late last year, the board raised the quarterly payout 5.2% to $0.61, delivering a 2.1% current yield.
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The earnings scorecard is mixed. Q1 2026 adjusted EPS came in at $1.75, missing the $1.80 estimate, though revenue of $4.35 billion beat and rose 25.9% year over year. Yen weakness cost $0.02 of EPS at a 156.87 average rate, but Japan pretax margin expanded to 35.0% from 31.8% and buybacks retired 5.9% of the share count. At a 14x forward multiple with a 0.61 beta, Aflac remains a low-volatility income holding. It keeps its spot.
1. Nordson Nordson was the clear growth leader among the three picks, chosen for its precision-dispensing niche, the Ascend Strategy, and semiconductor exposure. It has delivered. Shares closed at $301.69 on June 30, up 25.5% year to date, more than doubling the S&P 500 return. The quarterly dividend was raised to $0.82 from $0.78, extending a 25-plus-year Aristocrat streak.
The Q2 fiscal 2026 report, delivered May 20, was a record: adjusted EPS of $2.86 on revenue of $740.85M, up 8.5% year over year, with 7% organic growth across all three segments and backlog up 18%. Advanced Technology Solutions grew 10.1%, aided by the semiconductor inflection and electronics dispense demand. Management raised full-year guidance to $2.93 billion to $3.01 billion in sales and $11.30 to $11.80 in adjusted EPS. CEO Sundaram Nagarajan called it “a strong first half of fiscal 2026, highlighted by record performance and ongoing momentum across our end markets.” At 26x forward earnings, the multiple has expanded, but with analysts targeting $319.12 and free cash flow conversion at 119%, Nordson still earns the top spot into the back half of the year.
The Halftime Verdict The January call landed. Nordson is the clear winner, more than doubling the S&P 500’s advance on record operating results and raised guidance. Aflac kept pace and kept raising. Lowe’s is the one to defend, but its earnings still beat, its comps went positive for a fourth straight quarter, and its dividend just went up again. That is the Aristocrat promise in action: the income compounds through the cycle, and Nordson’s precision-dispensing story remains the sharpest offensive weapon in this three-stock portfolio heading into the second half.
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Carrier dokončil prodej divize Riello společnosti Ariston Group za hrubý výnos přibližně 440 milionů USD. Firma uvedla, že peníze posílí investice do klíčových aktivit a inovací.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, today announced it has completed the sale of its Riello business to Ariston Group for gross proceeds of approximately $440 million.
"The sale of Riello reflects Carrier's disciplined portfolio management as we continue to focus our resources on delivering differentiated climate and energy solutions. Sale proceeds enhance our ability to invest in our core businesses, innovation and value creation for our customers and shareowners," said David Gitlin, Chairman & CEO of Carrier. "We are grateful to the Riello team for their many contributions to Carrier and are confident that Ariston Group is well-positioned to drive the business's next phase of growth."
BofA Securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to Carrier, and Linklaters LLP acted as external legal counsel in connection with the transaction.
About Carrier
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure the safe transport of food, life-saving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit www.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.
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FuelCell Energy posiluje díky dohodě s Fit Energy a nerozředěnému financování od EXIM. Firma uvádí, že více než 80 % jejího 1,5GW pipeline míří na trh napájení AI datacenter.
FuelCell stock is challenging resistance. Why are FCEL shares at highs? The Fit Energy DealThe deal represents a major step in FuelCell’s pivot toward the AI data center power market, a segment where the company says more than 80% of its 1.5-gigawatt proposal pipeline is now concentrated.
The EXIM FinancingCritically, the financing is structured as a loan guarantee through EXIM’s program, making it non-dilutive—providing capital without a share sale, which had been a persistent concern among investors.
Analyst Consensus & Recent ActionsThe stock carries a Hold rating with an average price target of $22.00. Recent analyst moves include:
B. Riley Securities: Upgraded to Buy (Raises Target to $32.00) (June 29) UBS: Neutral (Raises Target to $22.00) (June 26) Jefferies: Upgraded to Buy (Raises Target to $24.00) (June 26) FuelCell Shares Shoot HigherFCEL Price Action: At the time of publication, FuelCell shares are trading 3.42% higher at $37.24, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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Evernorth spouští Pharmacy Forward, AI program pro rychlejší a personalizovanější specializovanou péči v Accredo Specialty Pharmacy. Projekt má do roku 2028 podpořit investice ve výši 100 milionů USD a zkrátit zpracování receptů.
New program introduces AI-enabled capabilities to personalize support, streamline prescription processing, and help patients start and stay on therapy with greater ease and confidence
, /PRNewswire/ -- As specialty care becomes more complex, patients need faster, more connected, and personalized support. To help meet that need, Evernorth, the health services division of The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI), today unveiled Pharmacy Forward, a new AI-powered program designed to improve how patients access and experience specialty care. Launching first with Accredo Specialty Pharmacy – which serves patients with chronic and complex specialty conditions through condition-specific Therapeutic Resource Centers (TRCs) – the program is supported by a $100 million investment through 2028. This investment enables care teams to focus more on clinical care and patient outcomes while reducing prescription processing timelines and improving service responsiveness.
"Patients navigating complex health conditions need comprehensive, expert support, often during some of the most difficult moments in their lives," said Matt Perlberg, President of the Evernorth Health Services pharmacy and care delivery businesses, including Accredo, and Executive Vice President of Customer Innovation for The Cigna Group. "Pharmacy Forward reflects our commitment to meet patients where they are —delivering an even faster, more seamless experience while ensuring they receive the personalized support and clinical care they deserve."
A Smarter, Faster, More Personalized Specialty Pharmacy Experience
Pharmacy Forward applies AI across four core areas: clinical care, prescription intake, administration, and medication fulfillment:
Care Enablement — Supporting More Coordinated, Insight-Driven Care: Pharmacy Forward is expected to improve medication adherence beyond the industry standard of 80%, helping patients stay on therapy and achieve optimal health outcomes. By integrating clinical data and insights, AI-generated summaries, and predictive analytics, care teams can deliver more connected, informed support. This enables clinicians to proactively identify patients at risk of falling off therapy or experiencing adverse events, empowering earlier intervention, stronger coordination, and an improved patient experience. The program uses AI to free up more time for clinicians to focus on patient care and is expected to reduce clinician documentation time by up to 50%. Experience Accelerators – Improving the Patient Journey in Real Time: Pharmacy Forward uses AI-enabled tools to reach patients earlier in their care journey and deliver more proactive, personalized support. For example, Accredo has implemented AI-enabled scheduling so outreach occurs during patients' preferred call windows. Additionally, Accredo anticipates a 25% increase in use of personalized patient digital pathways, enabling more patients to complete routine steps on their own terms — getting answers faster, starting prescriptions through the app or website, and scheduling therapy more easily. Rx Readiness — Accelerating Time to Therapy: Pharmacy Forward is cutting the time it takes for patients to receive their medication after Accredo receives a prescription in half — helping patients start treatment sooner. By using AI to improve the completeness of prior authorization submissions, identify copay assistance eligibility, and ensure prescriptions are ready earlier in the process, the program is designed to streamline the time it takes to process a prescription and reduce delays in care. One Fulfillment Network — Delivering Medications Faster and More Reliably: Pharmacy Forward will enhance Accredo's ability to ship complex specialty medications from sites as close to a patient's home as possible, ensuring that 90% of patients are within a 1-day or same day ground shipping radius. To enable this, Accredo is expanding capacity, staffing, and capabilities at many of its nearly 40 care facilities to reduce the need for longer ground or air shipments, which are more susceptible to delays from adverse events such as weather. The enhancements will be supported by AI technology, for example, to continuously analyze factors such as patient location, delivery timing, and medication handling requirements to determine the most effective dispensing location. Together, these capabilities represent the next evolution of specialty pharmacy — combining AI, clinical expertise, and operational scale to create a more connected and responsive care experience. The program is expected to generate approximately $400 million in value by the end of 2028, helping make care more coordinated and personalized for the more than one million patients Accredo serves each year. Evernorth expects to extend many of these capabilities to its other pharmacies' operations in the coming years.
"AI is enabling us to fundamentally reimagine how we support each patient's journey," said Katya Andresen, Chief Data, Digital and AI Officer, The Cigna Group. "By responsibly combining real-time data, advanced analytics and deep clinical expertise, we can deliver more personalized, proactive support — helping people access the care they need faster and achieve better health outcomes."
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care, and benefits solutions division of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI). We create and deliver innovative, flexible, and people-first solutions that solve the most complex health care challenges. Evernorth is home to pioneering brands including Express Scripts, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Accredo, eviCore, and MD Live. We have more than 40,000 employees who work to make health care more affordable, predictable, and simple for the 190 million people we serve. Learn more at evernorth.com.
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TRON Nile Testnet nasadil upgrade GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1 s podporou postkvantových digitálních podpisů. Jde o první takové řešení na veřejném blockchainu.
Quantum computers can’t break blockchain cryptography today. But “today” has an expiration date, and TRON is apparently not waiting around to find out when it arrives.
On June 30, the TRON Nile Testnet deployed GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1, an upgrade that introduces end-to-end support for post-quantum digital signatures. The build integrates two NIST-standardized signature schemes into the network’s core functions: transactions, block signing, peer-to-peer handshakes, and smart contract verification through new TVM precompiles.
Two signature schemes, two very different tradeoffs The upgrade introduces FN-DSA-512, based on the Falcon-512 standard, and ML-DSA-44, based on Dilithium-2. Both are algorithms that the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally standardized for post-quantum use.
The two schemes differ meaningfully in their technical profiles. FN-DSA-512 produces variable-length signatures capped at 667 bytes. ML-DSA-44 outputs fixed signatures at 2,420 bytes. That size difference matters more than it sounds like it should.
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Current ECDSA signatures used by most blockchains, TRON included, run about 64-72 bytes. A jump to 667 bytes is notable. A jump to 2,420 bytes is a different conversation entirely, one that involves bandwidth costs, storage requirements, and downstream effects on every wallet, explorer, and dApp that touches the chain.
Both schemes are activated through separate on-chain committee proposals, meaning the TRON community gets to vote on each one independently after a hard-fork gate.
Why post-quantum matters now Justin Sun announced TRON’s formal post-quantum initiative on April 14, and the Nile Testnet deployment followed roughly eleven weeks later.
The upgrade builds on earlier Nile Testnet iterations. Version 4.8.0 landed in Q1 2025, and v4.8.1 followed in late 2025, both focused on network performance improvements and better alignment with Ethereum Virtual Machine standards. The post-quantum build represents a sharper pivot toward security hardening rather than feature parity.
The infrastructure headache hiding in larger signatures When signature sizes balloon from 72 bytes to potentially 2,420 bytes, every piece of infrastructure downstream needs to accommodate the change. Wallets need to handle larger transaction payloads. Block explorers need to parse and display new signature types. Exchanges that support TRON deposits and withdrawals need to update their signing and verification logic. dApps that verify signatures on-chain need to integrate with the new TVM precompiles.
If post-quantum signatures increase per-transaction data by 10x to 30x compared to current ECDSA signatures, the aggregate bandwidth impact could be material, particularly for super representatives and full nodes.
What this means for investors TRON is positioning itself ahead of most major Layer 1 chains on quantum resistance. Bitcoin and Ethereum have both seen community discussions about post-quantum upgrades, but neither has deployed NIST-standardized PQ signatures on a testnet, let alone a mainnet.
The key metric to watch is whether TRON’s ecosystem of wallets, dApps, and infrastructure providers actually builds out PQ support during the testnet phase. The real test is whether TronLink, major exchanges, and high-volume dApps integrate the new signature types before any mainnet proposal goes to vote.
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BNB Agent Studio je nyní spuštěn na BNB Smart Chain mainnetu a umožňuje vytvořit AI agenta z jednoho promptu. Agent si navíc sám doplňuje platby přes x402 a získává onchain identitu přes ERC-8004.
TL;DRBNB Agent Studio is live on BNB Smart Chain. Builders describe an AI agent in one prompt inside platforms like Cursor, Claude Code and other platforms, and it ships to the chain.Agents pay their own LLM bills from a wallet you fund. They top up automatically via the x402 protocol, so the agent keeps running between your wallet refills.Each agent gets an onchain identity via ERC-8004 and a task interface via ERC-8183. Other agents can find it and call it.Open standards across the stack: x402, ERC-8004, ERC-8183. Nothing about the agent is locked into a single vendor.If you want to ship a useful AI agent on chain today, you have to assemble at least five things separately:
A walletAn identityA payment railA hosting environmentAccess to a Large Language Model. Each one is a different vendor, a different SDK, a different login. Every seam in that stack is a place something can break, and every dependency is a future migration headache waiting to happen.
Even when that stack is wired up correctly, the agent often doesn't last long. The moment its language model credits run out, it stops. It has no way to refill its own balance. The result is an agent that looks autonomous until it isn't, and you end up checking on it the way someone checks on a houseplant.
BNB Agent Studio is a developer product that takes those pieces and puts them inside one workflow. You describe the agent in one prompt inside Cursor or your favourite vibecoding platform, and the product handles the rest. Your agent comes out of deployment already paying its own bills and already addressable on BNB Smart Chain.
Inside BNB Agent StudioThe whole flow lives inside an AI IDE. Install the bnb CLI, describe what you want the agent to do, and BNB Agent Studio scaffolds the code, sets up the wallet, registers the agent's onchain identity, and deploys it to a managed runtime.
The pieces underneath:
bnb CLI - A single-line install. Detects supported AI IDEs (Cursor, Claude Code) and registers Studio's MCP server with them automatically.Studio MCP server - Exposes Studio's tools to the IDE, so the AI assistant can scaffold and deploy agents on your behalf.BNB Chain SDK - Runtime layer with primitives for identity, payments, and language model calls. Available in Python today, with additional languages coming.AWS Bedrock AgentCore - Where your deployed agent runs. Agents live on production-grade infrastructure rather than your laptop.x402 payment protocol - The payment rail an agent uses to top up its own balance.ERC-8004 - Agent identity standard. Each deployed agent gets its own onchain identity.ERC-8183 - Agent task interface standard. Other agents can discover and call the one you've built.From One Prompt to a Live AgentThe developer experience is meant to look like a normal coding session.
Local testing happens in the same environment. Once you're satisfied, deployment is a single instruction. Behind that, Studio compiles the agent, pushes it to AWS Bedrock AgentCore, registers an ERC-8004 identity for it, binds its wallet to that identity, registers the ERC-8183 task interface, and turns on the self-funding loop.
Self-funding is the part that does the heavy lifting once your agent is live. Your agent watches its own language model balance. When the balance falls below a threshold, the SDK initiates a payment over x402, drawing from the wallet you funded at deployment and settled in $U on BNB Smart Chain. Your agent stays online during the top-up. When the underlying wallet runs low, you refill it.
Less Plumbing, More AgentWhat changes for you is mostly what you no longer have to build. Wallets, identity, payments, and hosting are part of the product. The SDK ships in Python today, with more languages coming. The CLI works in any MCP-compatible AI IDE, which means your existing Cursor and Claude Code workflows pick up Studio without any extra setup.
Three things to know about how this actually works:
Your agent handles its own credit top-ups, drawing from the wallet you fund. That changes the operational model. An agent you deploy today keeps running without you intervening between tasks. You only step in when the underlying wallet runs low.Open standards are the default. ERC-8004, ERC-8183, and x402 are all open. Nothing about your agent's identity, payments, or task interface is locked to BNB Chain or to Studio.Studio doesn't get in the way of how you build. The user flow above is a reference shape, not a contract. The SDK and CLI work fine if you want to wire things up differently.To get started, read the quickstart in the docs.
Live Today on BNB ChainBNB Agent Studio is live on BNB Smart Chain mainnet. The CLI is publicly available, the SDK installs via pip, and the supported AI IDEs at launch are Cursor and Claude Code, with additional MCP-compatible environments coming through MCP itself.
AWS Free Tier: A Limited-Time Free ExperienceTo support developers, the BNB Agent Studio AWS Free Tier offers a no-cost way to try the full cloud agent deployment pipeline using only a GitHub login with no AWS account or credit card required.
From there you get access to agent creation, cloud deployment, onchain registration via ERC-8004, and ERC-8183 / x402 onchain interactions, all without setting up your own infrastructure first.
This is a limited-time campaign with a capped budget, so access closes once it's gone. Here's everything you need to know about how it works.
Eligibility Dimension
Rule
GitHub account
Must be registered for at least 30 days.
Participation limit
Each GitHub account may participate once only. No re-enrollment.
Network
bsc-testnet only. Mainnet is not supported.
Total campaign budget
Limited on a first come, first served basis. Campaign ends automatically once the budget is exhausted.
Timing Dimension
Rule
Timer start
First successful bag deploy (not at login).
Trial duration
48 hours.
Expiry reminders
CLI reminders at 12 hours and 1 hour before expiry.
On expiry
All cloud resources automatically and permanently deleted. Cannot be recovered.
Login without deploying
Does not count toward the 48 hours. No resources consumed.
Usage limits Limit
Default Value
Invocation rate
60 requests / minute
Concurrent invocations
Max 2
Max single session duration
5 minutes (forcibly terminated on timeout)
Idle auto-reclaim
Reclaimed after 1 minute of inactivity
Max agents per user
10
Deployments per hour
Max 10
Concurrent in-flight deployments
Max 3
Zip package size
≤250 MB
Container image size
≤2 GB
Single request size
Max 10 MB
Campaign End MechanismWhen total campaign spend reaches the budget threshold ($3,000 × 80% ≈ $2,400), campaign end is automatically triggered:
New user entry is immediately closed: Deploy and invoke requests return "Campaign has ended."Users already inside their 48-hour window are unaffected and continue running until their individual expiry.Note: AWS billing has a delay of roughly 24 hours, so the actual trigger point is based on estimated spend reaching the threshold (subject to adjustment). Final spend is determined by actual AWS billing.
Data After ExpiryWhen the 48-hour trial ends, all cloud resources are immediately and permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Onchain identity and transaction records are permanently retained and unaffected.
Content
Status After 48 Hours
Local code files (main.py, etc.)
Fully retained (stored locally on user's machine)
Onchain identity (ERC-8004)
Permanently retained (on BSC)
Onchain transaction records
Permanently retained (on BSC)
Local wallet files
Retained (stored locally on user's machine)
Cloud AgentCore runtime instance
Permanently deleted
CloudWatch runtime logs
Permanently deleted
ECR images (runtime + user-uploaded)
Permanently deleted
Secrets (wallet keys, etc.)
Immediately and permanently deleted. No recovery window.
S3 code bundle
Permanently deleted
Important:
Always use a testnet-dedicated wallet. Never use a mainnet wallet holding real assets.The system sends CLI reminders before expiry. Back up your local code in time.What’s Next?The current shape of the product is the developer surface for shipping individual agents. Further work covers ecosystem features and additional wallet and language model integrations. None of that is required for you to start building today.
Here’s what’s to come:
Late June 2026 - more options at every step:
TWAK wallet integration as an additional wallet option.BinancePay B402 merchants integration, so agents can purchase CMC data through x402.Microsoft Azure as a cloud runtime option alongside AWS.Free AWS runtime for up to 48 hours.Mid July 2026 - more choice and control:
Developer dashboard to view, pause, and restart agents without touching the CLI.Enterprise-grade security model for agent wallet private keys.Additional wallets to pick from and more data services your agent can pay to use.The roadmap updates regularly as we ship. For the latest, see the BNB Agent Studio page:
bnbchain.org/en/bnb-agent-studio
BNB Chain has been pointing toward a chain where autonomous software does real work for some time. BNB Agent Studio is the developer surface that makes that workable. The product is built for you if you want to ship agents that actually do the work, not chatbots that need supervision.
Britská FCA navrhla u stablecoinů nižší kapitálové rezervy, zatímco EU drží přísnější rámec MiCA. Pro Binance a BNB to znamená větší regulační nejistotu v Evropě.
Let me tell you about a regulatory tug-of-war happening right now that most crypto headlines are ignoring, but that matters a lot for the fourth-largest cryptocurrency. While everyone obsesses over Bitcoin’s slide, two of the world’s biggest financial jurisdictions, the UK and the EU, are quietly pulling in opposite directions on stablecoin rules, and the outcome has real stakes for Binance and its token, BNB. Let me walk you through it.
First, the price. BNB is trading at $546.54, down about 1.3% on the day and 5.7% on the week, holding up roughly in line with the broader market through a rough stretch (live BNB price on CoinGecko). It has been more resilient than many altcoins over the longer run, and there is a structural reason for that, which we will get to. But right now, the interesting story is regulatory.
The tug-of-war: UK versus EU Here is what is happening. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority just proposed lowering the capital buffers, essentially the financial cushions, that firms must hold against stablecoins. This follows the Bank of England backtracking on limits to how much stablecoin value an individual could hold. The clear direction: the UK is moving to make itself more welcoming to stablecoin businesses.
At the same time, this move directly undercuts the EU’s MiCA framework, which imposes stricter requirements. So you have got two major jurisdictions competing, the UK loosening up to attract crypto business, the EU holding a tighter line. For a global company, that competition creates both opportunity and complication: friendlier rules somewhere, tighter rules elsewhere, and the constant challenge of navigating both.
Why this matters for BNB specifically Now here is the connection to BNB, and it is a direct one. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, BNB’s fortunes are tied tightly to Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, because BNB is the native token of the Binance ecosystem. So anything that affects Binance’s regulatory standing affects BNB more directly than regulatory news affects, say, a decentralized coin.
And Binance has a specific, live regulatory situation in Europe: it is facing a looming rejection of its MiCA license application in the EU, though it has said it is seeking alternative ways to maintain its European presence. So this UK-versus-EU stablecoin tug-of-war is not abstract for BNB holders. A more welcoming UK could offer Binance an alternative path in a key market, while the tighter EU stance is exactly the kind of pressure that has complicated its European operations. The regulatory chessboard genuinely matters here.
The structural strength underneath Let me balance the regulatory uncertainty with what is actually working for BNB, because it is real. BNB is not a purely speculative token. It has genuine utility: people use it to pay trading fees at a discount on Binance, and to power activity on BNB Chain. On top of that, Binance regularly burns BNB, permanently removing coins from supply, a deflationary mechanism that supports the price over time.
That combination, real utility plus shrinking supply, is why BNB tends to hold up better than many altcoins in downturns, and it is doing exactly that this week. The recent Maxwell upgrade to BNB Chain also improved the network’s performance, and integrations like Tether Gold keep expanding what people can do on it. These are the quiet, steady strengths that sit beneath the regulatory noise.
So how do you read BNB right now? This is the balance. On one side, BNB has real utility, deflationary burns, an improving network, and better resilience than most altcoins. On the other, it carries a concentrated risk tied to Binance’s regulatory standing, and right now that standing sits in the middle of a genuine UK-versus-EU regulatory divergence with real consequences.
That makes BNB a fundamentally different kind of hold than something like Bitcoin. When you own BNB, you are partly betting on Binance successfully navigating a complex, shifting global regulatory landscape, with all the upside if it does and the specific risk if it stumbles. Both sides deserve your attention.
The levels worth watching On the downside, the $540 area is immediate support, with $520 below it as the level that has held through recent pressure. Holding $520 keeps the structure intact. On the upside, BNB needs to reclaim $560 to ease the pressure, then the $580 to $600 zone to signal a stronger recovery is taking shape.
Where this leaves us BNB at $546 is holding up reasonably through a rough week, supported by its real utility and deflationary burns, with the Maxwell upgrade strengthening the network underneath. But it sits in the middle of a genuine regulatory tug-of-war: the UK loosening stablecoin rules to attract business while the EU holds its tighter MiCA line, with Binance’s European future caught in between.
So watch both sides. The $520 support and the $560 reclaim are the levels to track on the chart. And keep an eye on the UK-versus-EU regulatory story, because for BNB more than almost any other major coin, the fate of the exchange and the token are bound together. That is what makes BNB both more resilient and more regulatory-sensitive than it looks.
FAQ What is the BNB price today?
BNB is trading at $546.54 on July 1, 2026, down about 1.3% on the day and 5.7% on the week, holding up roughly in line with the broader market. It remains the fourth-largest cryptocurrency.
What is the UK stablecoin news?
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority proposed lowering the capital buffers firms must hold against stablecoins, following the Bank of England backtracking on stablecoin holding limits. This moves the UK toward friendlier stablecoin rules, undercutting the EU’s stricter MiCA framework.
Why does the UK-EU regulatory divergence matter for BNB?
BNB is tied closely to Binance, so regulatory shifts affecting the exchange affect BNB directly. A friendlier UK could offer Binance an alternative path, while the tighter EU stance, including a looming MiCA license rejection, complicates its European operations.
Why does BNB hold up better than other altcoins?
BNB has real utility (fee discounts and BNB Chain activity) plus regular token burns that shrink supply. This combination of genuine demand and deflationary supply tends to make it more resilient than purely speculative coins in downturns.
What are the key BNB levels to watch? I
mmediate support is $540, with $520 below it. Holding $520 keeps the structure intact. On the upside, BNB needs to reclaim $560, then the $580 to $600 zone to signal a stronger recovery.
This is not investment advice. Cryptocurrency is highly volatile. Always do your own research.
XLM za 24 hodin vzrostl asi o 10 %, protože Stellar Development Foundation se připojila k Open USD jako launch partner a účastník Open Standard. Open USD podpořilo přes 140 firem včetně Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock a Coinbase.
Stellar Signs On as Open USD Launch PartnerStellar's native token $XLM climbed roughly 10% over 24 hours after the Stellar Development Foundation joined the launch of Open USD as both a launch partner and Open Standard participant. The move ties one of crypto's most established payments-focused blockchains to what is shaping up to be the most broadly backed stablecoin debut in the industry's history.
More than 140 companies, including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock and Coinbase, have joined Open Standard to launch Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin that shares most of the earnings from its reserves. The project is led by founding CEO Zach Abrams, co-founder of Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure startup acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion in 2024.
The coin is designed to address longstanding complaints about the stablecoin industry: high fees for minting and redeeming tokens at scale, issuers that keep the interest earned on reserves, and a lack of input from the businesses actually using the coins. Open Standard said businesses will be able to mint and redeem Open USD without fees or volume limits, while most of the income generated by its reserves will be distributed to participating businesses after a small management fee.
A Broad Coalition, and What It Means for $XLMThe 140-plus partners span four main categories: payment networks and processors such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Stripe, and Western Union; financial institutions including BlackRock, BNY, Standard Chartered, DBS, and U.S. Bank; technology and commerce firms such as Google, Samsung Electronics, IBM, Shopify, and DoorDash; and crypto ecosystem players including Coinbase and Solana.
Open USD will be managed by an independent organization with governance shared among partner companies, rather than a single controlling issuer. The announcement had an immediate ripple effect across markets, with Circle shares falling sharply on the day as traders priced in OUSD as a direct competitor to USDC.
For Stellar, the partnership reinforces the network's positioning as institutional payments infrastructure. Stellar's speed, low fees, compliance tools, and anchor network provide financial institutions the infrastructure needed to tokenize assets while maintaining regulatory compliance. The Open USD partnership adds to a string of recent institutional milestones for the network. In May 2026, the DTCC announced plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to Stellar, with XLM designated as the settlement token and live assets targeted for the first half of 2027, covering Russell 1000 equities and U.S. Treasury bonds.
Open USD is expected to go live later in 2026, with issuance planned across Solana, Stellar, Base, and Polygon.
Sources:
The Block: Visa, Stripe, Coinbase and more join Open USD stablecoin
CoinDesk: DTCC taps Stellar for tokenized securities network
Crypto Briefing: Dozens of major companies join Open USD as launch partners
Circle-backed Arc se připojil k programu Chainlink Scale, čímž vývojáři získají přístup k CCIP, Data Streams, Data Feeds a Proof of Reserve. Arc je nyní ve veřejném testnetu před spuštěním mainnetu.
Arc Plugs Into Chainlink's Enterprise Oracle StackArc, the Layer-1 blockchain backed by Circle, has joined the Chainlink Scale program, opening up a suite of enterprise-grade oracle and interoperability services to developers building on the network.
Through the partnership, builders on Arc can now tap CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol), Data Streams, Data Feeds, and Proof of Reserve. Chainlink CCIP is a blockchain interoperability protocol that enables developers to build secure applications that can transfer tokens, messages, or both across chains. Data Streams, meanwhile, provides pull-based oracles with sub-second latency, enabling DeFi applications to access high-quality financial market data.
The Scale program, which stands for Sustainable Chainlink Access for Layer 1 and 2 Enablement, is centered around accelerating the growth of blockchain and layer-2 ecosystems. It allows blockchains and layer-2 networks to fast-track smart contract innovation by covering the operating costs of Chainlink oracle networks for a period of time. In doing so, developers get access to a variety of important oracle services, including configurations specific to their ecosystem needs, such as Data Feeds with higher update frequencies to enable more advanced and low-latency smart contract applications.
What Arc Brings to the Table Arc features predictable dollar-based fees using stablecoins as gas, opt-in configurable privacy that supports compliance obligations, and direct integration with Circle's full-stack platform, making it uniquely suited for use cases like lending, capital markets, FX, and payments.
Chainlink has been selected as a core ecosystem partner of Arc, the newly launched layer-1 blockchain by Circle. The Chainlink Scale membership now formalises and expands that relationship, putting the full oracle toolkit directly in the hands of Arc's developer community.
Arc is currently in public testnet, with strong developer adoption and sustained network activity ahead of mainnet launch. Launch partners include BlackRock, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, Standard Chartered, Amazon Web Services, and Coinbase, representing diverse segments of the financial ecosystem from asset managers to payment processors to infrastructure providers. The addition of Chainlink Scale infrastructure is likely to deepen that institutional appeal as Arc prepares for its mainnet debut.
Arc official website | Chainlink Scale program overview, Chainlink Blog | Arc on Chainlink Ecosystem
World je nyní spuštěn jako plně on-chain predikční trh na Solaně přímo v peněžence Phantom i na world.xyz. Uživatelé mohou obchodovat kontrakty na ceny krypta a MS ve fotbale 2026 s vypořádáním v CASH stablecoinu.
World is a new onchain prediction market on Solana that allows users to trade event contracts like crypto prices and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The platform is now live within the Phantom wallet and at world.xyz, utilizing Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure for market data.World enables users to trade directly from their Solana wallets, with positions, settlement, and redemptions occurring fully onchain using CASH stablecoin.World, the mysterious Solana project that garnered millions of views on X with little more than a glowing globe, cryptic posts and the tagline “Trade Everything,” is now live as a fully onchain prediction market inside Phantom.
The platform is online at world.xyz and in the Phantom wallet on iOS, Android and desktop, with Chainlink serving as its primary oracle infrastructure for its data.
Users can trade event contracts tied to crypto prices and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with additional markets on sports, geopolitics, and macroeconomics planned for the near future, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk.
World’s world_xyz account has built attention throughsocial media posts offering scant product details, fueling speculation that the project could be a meme coin, trading app or broader Solana infrastructure play. Copycat WORLD-themed tokens have appeared on token launchpads, though those tokens are not official World assets.
The platform's identity stayed hidden until late June, when a legal disclosure on Phantom's site surfaced on X.
World is instead a non-custodial prediction market, with users being able to trade directly from their Solana wallets and funds moving only when they enter a market. Positions, settlement and redemptions happen onchain.
World uses Phantom’s CASH stablecoin as its settlement asset, allowing winning positions to be redeemed automatically inside the wallet. Phantom gives World immediate distribution through one of Solana’s largest consumer apps and follows Phantom’s broader push into in-app markets, including Kalshi prediction markets and regulated derivatives.
“Prediction markets are one of the most powerful applications you can build on a high-performance blockchain,” Pedro Miranda, head of consumer at the Solana Foundation, in Wednesday's announcement. “World is designed to show what Solana makes possible: real-time markets, onchain settlement, and a user experience that meets people where they are.”
Chainlink will provide World with market data and resolution infrastructure through Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment.
The setup is meant to reduce reliance on human-led resolution, a longstanding friction point in prediction markets. Other event-contract platforms have also moved toward oracle-based settlement, including Polymarket for some price-based markets.
World is not the only Solana-native prediction market. Jupiter unveiled its Forecast beta on June 29, offering 15-minute bitcoin price markets.
The Phantom debut is the first of several frontend distribution partnerships World plans to activate across traditional fintech and crypto platforms in July.
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Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Building the Zcash Machine: Tachyon and Quantum Readiness
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Jun 30, 2026
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
Why it matters:
Zcash’s Tachyon upgrade aims to scale shielded payments, improve quantum readiness, and test whether its funding, security, and governance can hold.
World XYZ nasadila Chainlink jako hlavní oracle infrastrukturu pro rychlejší a přesnější vypořádání na Solaně. Integrace má zlepšit spolehlivost dat i okamžité výplaty.
World XYZ, a prominent prediction market on the Solana blockchain, has announced its adoption of Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure. This integration aims to enhance the speed and accuracy of market resolutions, particularly in categories such as cryptocurrency, sports, elections, and macroeconomic events. Chainlink serves as a critical link, connecting Solana’s smart contracts to real-world data through verified data aggregation from independent node operators. This move is expected to provide immediate resolution and payout capabilities, bypassing traditional banking delays through stablecoin rails.
The integration of Chainlink is seen as a significant enhancement for World XYZ, addressing the “oracle problem” by ensuring data accuracy and reliability. With Chainlink’s established network, which has facilitated over $6.9 trillion in transaction value since 2022, the partnership is anticipated to bolster confidence in prediction markets on Solana. Market participants may interpret this development as supportive of higher trust and efficiency, potentially influencing market dynamics across various sectors.
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Market reactions have been observed in related prediction markets, specifically in the pricing of Bitcoin. Current data suggests a notable increase in confidence for Bitcoin to reach certain price ranges by July 1, with an 84% likelihood of Bitcoin being priced between $58,000 and $60,000, up from 38% just 24 hours ago. This shift appears consistent with enhanced market confidence stemming from World XYZ’s integration of Chainlink.
Key Takeaways World XYZ’s integration of Chainlink appears consistent with efforts to enhance prediction market efficiency and reliability. Market pricing suggests increased confidence in Bitcoin price predictions, with significant movements in sub-market odds. Chainlink’s established infrastructure is expected to provide immediate payout capabilities, enhancing user experience on World XYZ. What to Watch Market participants may look for further developments in World XYZ’s performance metrics following the integration. Any additional partnerships or technological advancements could further influence market dynamics. The impact on Bitcoin’s market pricing will be crucial to observe, especially as additional data from Chainlink is utilized. Watch for statements from key financial regulators or announcements from World XYZ that could further shape market perceptions.
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Jeremy Allaire uvedl, že USDC má konkurenční výhodu díky síťovým efektům, hluboké likviditě a regulaci. V 1. čtvrtletí 2026 jeho on-chain objem transakcí téměř dosáhl 30 bilionů USD.
PANews July 1 news, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that the stablecoin market is inherently a platform business driven by strong network effects, often showing a "winner-takes-all" pattern. Its core moats mainly come from three aspects: network effects formed by the application and developer ecosystem, global liquidity depth, and deep integration with regulatory systems across countries.
According to Allaire, USDC has built an access network of thousands of service providers and has become one of the three most liquid digital assets globally. In Q1 2026, USDC on-chain transaction volume approached $30 trillion, accounting for approximately 80% of USD stablecoin transaction volume, while USDT accounted for the remaining roughly 20%, and all other stablecoins combined accounted for less than 0.5%.
In response to OUSD's proposed "free minting and redemption, revenue sharing, and alliance governance," Allaire said that fully relinquishing reserve revenues could lead to insufficient infrastructure investment, while large alliance models typically suffer from slow decision-making and misaligned incentives, hindering product innovation. He emphasized that Circle still welcomes OUSD to join the ecosystem, but believes that the long-term winner will remain a platform with deep liquidity, regulatory compliance, and sustained capital investment.
Agilent uvedl AI modul pro xCELLigence RTCA eSight, který zjednodušuje analýzu buněčného zobrazování a snižuje ruční nastavování i variabilitu výsledků. Novinka má urychlit výzkum v biopharmě a objevování léčiv.
Simplifying label-free imaging analysis for more confident real-time cell analysis
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of Agilent xCELLigence RTCA eSight AI, a new AI-powered software module that simplifies label-free imaging analysis by reducing manual cell segmentation steps and parameter tuning and supporting more consistent results. The software upgrade enhances the unique dual-readout capabilities of the Agilent xCELLigence RTCA eSight instrument with AI-driven cell imaging analysis, enabling researchers to gain imaging and impedance insights from the same cells in the same experiment with greater speed and confidence. This streamlined, integrated approach is expected to provide biopharma researchers with a more complete view of cell behavior while reducing variability across users and conditions.
"By making advanced AI-powered image analysis accessible to more labs, we're enabling more consistent, reproducible insights that help accelerate discovery and translational research." — Knut Wintergerst, vice president and general manager, Agilent
Share Traditional cell segmentation workflows rely on time-consuming and subjective manual setup and analysis steps that increase variability, error and rework, slowing experimental timelines while also requiring a higher level of experimental expertise to achieve consistent results. As biopharma research increasingly demands more complex experiments, higher throughput and greater consistency, integrated workflows are key to efficient scientific progress. AI-driven imaging analysis can help reduce variability across users while decreasing time spent on manual analysis.
By replacing subjective, user-influenced thresholding and manual parameter tuning with a one-click approach, the new module delivers standardized analysis across skill levels, experiments and datasets. eSight imaging AI analysis is designed to ensure confident, reliable performance across users, cell types and assay conditions, providing the robustness and accuracy essential for real-world science and users with varying levels of imaging expertise.
The new module is expected to reduce time spent on manual analysis, rework and training while supporting broader application of label-free imaging workflows, specifically within drug discovery and in high-throughput biopharma research.
"The AI analysis module for xCELLigence RTCA eSight has substantially reduced the time our users spend for image analysis," said Carole Perrot, Ph.D., core facility director at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. "Its automated, consistent performance across a variety of cell types and experimental conditions has improved workflow efficiency while helping ensure reproducible results. As a shared resource supporting multiple research projects, the xCELLigence is without a doubt one of our best instruments as it simplifies complex analyses and makes advanced imaging more accessible to our users."
Knut Wintergerst, vice president and general manager of the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets Group at Agilent, added, "With xCELLigence RTCA eSight Software 1.5.0, Agilent is bringing the same straightforward, objective analysis customers have long valued in impedance-based measurements to label-free live cell imaging. By making advanced AI-powered image analysis accessible to more labs, we’re enabling more consistent, reproducible insights that help accelerate discovery and translational research."
By simplifying label-free imaging analysis within an integrated imaging and impedance workflow, eSight AI helps researchers reduce complexity, gain more confident biological insights and accelerate the path from experiment to interpretation.
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MIAMI, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watsco, Inc.’s (NYSE: WSO) Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $3.30 on each outstanding share of its Common and Class B common stock payable on July 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 16, 2026.
Watsco has paid dividends to shareholders for 52 consecutive years. The Company’s philosophy is to share cash flow through dividends while keeping a conservative balance sheet with continued capacity to build its distribution network. Future changes in dividends will be considered in light of investment opportunities, cash flow, general economic conditions, and Watsco’s overall financial condition.
About Watsco
Watsco is the largest distributor in the highly fragmented North American HVAC/R market. Watsco’s solid financial position and culture of innovation has enabled investments in long-term growth, including the Company’s industry-leading technology platforms. Today, approximately 74,000 contractors, installers and technicians engage digitally with the Company, resulting in improved growth and lower attrition. The Company is now advancing AI-driven initiatives to leverage its extensive data assets to enhance the customer experience and improve efficiencies. These investments position Watsco to capture market share as contractors increasingly adopt digital tools and incorporate data-driven solutions in their businesses.
This document includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, our expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying our expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by use of words such as “will,” “would,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “designed,” “plan,” or “intend,” the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in economic, business, competitive market, new housing starts and completions, capital spending in commercial construction, consumer spending and debt levels, regulatory and other factors, including, without limitation, the effects of supplier concentration, competitive conditions within Watsco’s industry, the seasonal nature of sales of Watsco’s products, the ability of the Company to expand its business, insurance coverage risks and final GAAP adjustments. Detailed information about these factors and additional important factors can be found in the documents that Watsco files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements were made. Watsco assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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Policejní oddělení UMBC zakoupilo zařízení BolaWrap® a školení NLR od společnosti Wrap Technologies pro první nasazení nesmrtících prostředků pro bezpečnost kampusu. Firma to označila za rozšíření své nabídky v oblasti veřejné bezpečnosti na univerzity.
MIAMI, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“WRAP” or the “Company”), a global leader in Non-Lethal Response™ (“NLR”) and public safety technology at https://www.wrap.com, today announced that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (“UMBC”), https://umbc.edu/, has purchased BolaWrap® devices and NLR training as part of its initial deployment of non-lethal capabilities for campus safety and security.
“Our priority is to support a safe campus environment while giving officers additional tools that align with responsible, measured response,” states Lt. Col. Ed McDermott of UMBC. “BolaWrap provides a non-lethal capability that may help officers intervene earlier, reduce escalation, and create opportunities for safer resolutions when circumstances allow.”
The deployment supports UMBC’s ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
“UMBC public safety officers are expected to learn proper deployment, policy alignment, and scenario-based application of the BolaWrap device as part of a complete, non-lethal system,” states Jared Novick, WRAP President. “This may enhance their existing response protocols and reinforces responsible, disciplined use in real-world campus safety scenarios.”
For higher education environments, Non-Lethal Response tools may provide a meaningful capability for incidents involving behavioral escalation, crisis response, welfare checks, disorderly conduct, or other encounters where officers may benefit from additional time and distance. WRAP believes the deployment at UMBC may further demonstrate the relevance of its Non-Lethal Response ecosystem beyond traditional municipal law enforcement and into adjacent markets such as universities, healthcare systems, transportation, critical infrastructure, and security.
The UMBC purchase also builds on WRAP’s broader strategy to expand adoption of its public safety portfolio across organizations seeking safer, scalable, and policy-aligned response capabilities. In addition to BolaWrap, WRAP’s ecosystem includes Wrap Reality immersive training, WrapTactics™ learning management system, WrapVision™ body-worn camera and evidence management solutions, and additional public safety technologies designed to support safer outcomes for officers, subjects, and communities.
About Wrap Technologies, Inc.
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and non-lethal tools, delivering cutting-edge technology with exceptional people to address the complex, modern day challenges facing public safety organizations.
WRAP’s complete public safety portfolio includes the non-lethal BolaWrap® 150 device, Wrap Reality® immersive training platform, WrapVision™ body-worn camera system, WrapTactics™ training programs, and next-generation C-UAS solutions like PAN-DA and the 1KC Kinetic Anti-Drone Cassette, all of which supports the Company's mission to provide safer, scalable, and cost-effective technologies for public safety, defense, and critical infrastructure markets.
With a growing demand for non-lethal tools and techniques to create time, distance and tactical advantage in non-criminal calls, Wrap's BolaWrap® 150 incorporates a multi-sensory distraction of sight and sound as a first response, followed by a non-lethal restraint if further escalation is required. This approach reduces the risk of injury to officers, subjects, and the community.
Wrap's BolaWrap® 150 solution is intended to provide law enforcement with a safer choice for nearly every phase of a critical incident. This innovative, patented device deploys a multi-sensory, cognitive disruption to expand the pre-escalation period and gives officers the advantage and critical time to manage non-compliant subjects before resorting to higher-force options. The BolaWrap® 150 is not pain-based compliance. It does not shoot, strike, shock, or incapacitate, instead, it helps officers strategically operate pre-escalation on the force continuum, reducing the risk of injury to both officers and subjects. Used by over 1,000 agencies across the U.S. and in 60 countries, BolaWrap® is backed by training certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), reinforcing Wrap's commitment to public safety through cutting-edge technology and expert training.
WrapReality™ VR is a fully immersive training simulator to enhance decision-making under stress.
As a comprehensive public safety training platform, it provides first responders with realistic, interactive scenarios that reflect the evolving challenges of modern law enforcement. By offering a growing library of real-world situations, WrapReality™ is intended to equip officers with the skills and confidence to navigate high stakes encounters effectively, which we believe leads to safer outcomes for both responders and the communities they serve.
WrapVision is an all-new body-worn camera and evidence management system built for efficiency.
Designed for efficiency, security, and transparency to meet the rigorous demands of modern law enforcement, WrapVision captures, stores, and helps manage digital evidence, ensuring operational security, regulatory compliance, and enhanced video picture quality and field of view.
The WrapVision camera, powered by IONODES, boasts streamlined cloud integration and final North American assembly, with a critical made-in-America roadmap projected for early 2026. This track helps ensure data integrity and helps eliminate critical concerns over unauthorized access or foreign surveillance risks.
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WRAP, the Wrap logo, BolaWrap®, Non-Lethal Response™, WrapReality™, Wrap Training Academy, and Non-Lethal Response™ are trademarks of WRAP Technologies, Inc., some of which are registered in the U.S. and abroad. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders.
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Resources Investor Relations Journalists Agencies Client Login Send a Release News Products Contact , /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) will release its second quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The earnings release and presentation materials are scheduled to be released and posted to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, invesco.com/corporate, at approximately 7 a.m. ET. A conference call to discuss Invesco's results will be held at 9 a.m. ET on that day; the live audio webcast and replay can be accessed through the same website under Events and Earnings Releases.
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Key Takeaways BWXT's commercial nuclear segment is emerging as a key growth driver alongside its U.S. Navy business.BWXT's Commercial Operations revenues jumped 121% in Q1 2026, supported by broad-based nuclear demand.BWXT expanded its U.S. manufacturing footprint as Commercial Operations backlog reached nearly $1.72 billion. BWX Technologies (BWXT - Free Report) has long been recognized as the primary supplier of nuclear reactors and fuel for the U.S. Navy. While this government business continues to provide stable, long-term revenues, the company's commercial nuclear segment is emerging as an increasingly important growth engine.
Governments across North America and Europe are extending the operating lives of existing reactors while supporting the development of next-generation nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors ("SMRs") and advanced microreactors. These projects require specialized nuclear components, precision manufacturing, fuel handling systems, and engineering expertise — areas where BWXT has built decades of experience.
In April 2026, BWXT announced the acquisition of Precision Components Group, LLC. This marks BWXT’s first step in establishing a U.S. commercial nuclear component manufacturing footprint to support future new reactor builds and aftermarket.
During the first quarter of 2026, Commercial Operations revenues surged 121% year over year to $283.6 million, driven by strong demand for commercial nuclear components, field services, fuel and fuel-handling products, medical isotope sales, and contributions from Kinectrics.
BWXT reported a Commercial Operations book-to-bill ratio of 1.0 during the quarter, reflecting steady bookings from commercial nuclear components and field services. Kinectrics generated a book-to-bill ratio above 1.0, indicating that new orders continued to outpace revenue recognition.
Commercial Operations continues to build a robust backlog, providing strong visibility into future revenue growth. As of March 31, 2026, BWXT's Commercial Operations backlog reached nearly $1.72 billion, reflecting sustained demand for commercial nuclear components, engineering and field services, fuel handling solutions, and medical isotope products.
Nuclear Companies Positioned for the Commercial ExpansionBWX Technologies is not alone in benefiting from the renewed interest in commercial nuclear energy. Several companies are capitalizing on this long-term industry trend.
Cameco (CCJ - Free Report) continues expanding its uranium production and benefits from increasing global demand for nuclear fuel as utilities secure long-term supply contracts.
NuScale Power (SMR - Free Report) is focused on commercializing SMRs, targeting utilities, industrial customers, and data centers seeking reliable carbon-free electricity.
BWXT Stock’s Earnings EstimatesThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 earnings per share indicates an increase of 14.76% year over year.
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BWXT Stock Trades at a DiscountIn terms of valuation, BWXT’s forward 12-month price-to-sales (P/S) is 4.5X, a discount to the industry’s average of 12.98X.
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BWXT Stock’s Price PerformanceIn the past six months, shares of the company have risen 12.6% compared with the industry’s 13.8% growth.
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BWXT’s Zacks RankThe company currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Talos Energy spouští emisi dluhopisů za 800 milionů USD se splatností v roce 2034. Výtěžek chce použít na financování akvizice v Mexickém zálivu a splacení dluhopisů z roku 2029.
, /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos") (NYSE: TALO) today announced that Talos Production Inc. (the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Talos, has commenced an offering (the "Offering") of $800 million in aggregate principal amount of Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2034 (the "New Notes"). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to (i) fund a portion of the cash consideration for the Company's recently announced pending Gulf of America acquisition (the "Acquisition"), (ii) fund the redemption (the "Redemption") of all of the outstanding 9.000% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 issued by the Company (the "2029 Notes"), and (iii) pay related fees and expenses.
If the Acquisition is not consummated on or before December 31, 2026, if the Company notifies the trustee of the New Notes that it will not pursue the consummation of the Acquisition, or if the third-party preferential right to purchase certain assets subject to the Acquisition is exercised, then an aggregate of $175 million principal amount of the New Notes will be subject to a "special mandatory redemption" at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
It is expected that the New Notes will be guaranteed on a senior basis by Talos and certain of the Company's existing and future subsidiaries and will initially be secured on a second-priority basis by substantially the same collateral as the Company's existing first-priority obligations under its senior reserves-based revolving credit facility.
The New Notes are being offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to persons outside the United States only in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security, nor shall there be any sale of the New Notes or any other security of the Company, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption under the optional redemption provisions of the indenture governing the 2029 Notes.
ABOUT TALOS ENERGY
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven, innovative, independent energy company focused on safely maximizing long-term value through its Exploration & Production business in the United States Gulf of America and offshore Mexico. We leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise to acquire, explore, and produce assets in key geological trends while maintaining a focus on safe and efficient operations, environmental responsibility, and community impact.
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Lending protocol Aave saw its strongest day of new-wallet creation on Ethereum since 2021 on June 30, adding 1,806 wallets even as the broader crypto market weakened.The AAVE token is up about 9% over the past week, and the protocol now holds roughly $12.2 billion in total value locked, helped by anticipation around a version upgrade and revenue-focused changes.Standard Chartered’s $3,500 price target for AAVE by 2030 and the recent wallet surge have revived interest in DeFi, though analysts warn that new addresses must translate into real usage to sustain the rally.Aave, one of the largest decentralized lending protocols by locked value, recorded its strongest day of new-wallet creation in almost five years on June 30, a sign of fresh interest in the AAVE token even as the wider crypto market weakens.
The protocol added 1,806 new wallets on the Ethereum blockcain in 24 hours, its highest single-day total since October 2021, according to analytics firm Santiment.
Network growth measures how many new addresses hold or use a token, and an increase points to new participants arriving rather than existing holders simply trading among themselves.
AAVE has moved with that interest. It traded around $86.2 on Tuesday, down about 2.4% over 24 hours, in line with a broad market pullback. Still, it's gained roughly 9% over the past week, CoinDesk data show, one of the few major cryptocurrencies in the green over that stretch.
The protocol holds about $12.2 billion in deposits, or total value locked, the sum users have supplied to earn yield or borrow against.
Several threads are feeding the attention. Aave is rolling out the Ethereum version of its V4 upgrade, a rebuild of how the protocol handles lending, and has seen active governance debate over borrowing limits alongside a growing focus on protocol revenue through a mechanism it calls Smart Value Recapture, which routes value back to the system.
Standard Chartered also published a long-term price outlook in June, forecasting a $3,500 level by 2030 if it capitalizes on the growing tokenized assets trend. The mix has drawn renewed notice to DeFi at a moment when most of the market has been falling.
"For price, this is the kind of signal traders usually want to see as July begins," Santiment said. "New wallets showing up at this pace suggests interest is growing beneath the surface and supporting the price momentum."
Whether that holds is the open question, as new wallets show attention, not commitment, and the number matters only if it converts into deposits, borrowing and the revenue that follows.
Meanwhile, AAVE faces headwinds in the near term amid a tepid crypto market. Bitcoin BTC$58,779.77, the largest cryptocurrency, is stuck below $60,000 and most large tokens fell in the first half.
If the participation deepens into real usage, it gives AAVE a firmer base than a price bounce alone. If it fades with the market, the wallet spike will read as a burst of speculative interest rather than the start of a recovery.
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