The stock market is driving the economy in one major way
The wealth effect of higher equity prices has enabled U.S. consumers to continue spending even when changes in disposable income suggested recessions might be…
Getting diagnosed with dementia isn’t the end. It’s a time to take financial action.
Careful planning in the early stages of memory loss can prevent financial and estateplanning headaches later. Source：MarketWatch
Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion. Source：Cointelegraph
Harmony plans rollback, wiping 109,000 transactions after ONE exploit
Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit.…
No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock. Source：CoinDesk
Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider…
Bitcoin options remain expensive despite summer calm. Here's why it matters
Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering. Source：CoinDesk
Binance gave Russian authorities client data used in terrorism financing case: Report
Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorismfinancing case against Yuri Belenkiy.…
Why Goldman Sachs thinks the Fed won’t be hiking interest rates in September
Goldman expects that the Fed will stand pat — barring any dramatic data. Source：MarketWatch
Bitcoin's biggest holders, Strategy and Metaplanet, are betting on math, not price
Your dayahead look for Aug. 17, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Bitpanda fined €70,000 in Austria’s first published MiCA enforcement case
The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.…
The AI productivity payoff is coming. Here are 20 stocks primed to capture the gains as adoption spreads.
So far investors have been focused on artificialintelligence infrastructure plays rather than productivity beneficiaries, says Goldman Sachs. Source：MarketWatch