Figure revenue doubles as blockchain loan marketplace volumes surge
The tokenizationfocused lender posted $226 million in quarterly revenue as blockchain loan marketplace volume jumped to $4.3 billion. Source:CoinDesk
MUFG PoC to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain
MUFG’s experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improved capital and operational…
Wholesale inflation flattens out in July and price pressures ease
Wholesale prices were flat in July and inflation pressures in the guts of the economy also eased, adding to recent evidence of a slowdown in the rising cost of…
The AI boom is not just driving stocks — it’s also moving the foreign-exchange market
Interestrate differentials, inflation trends and trade balances are usually thought of as drivers of foreignexchange movement — but increasingly, the drivers…
Bullish Q2 adjusted earnings in line as rise in subscription revenue offsets digital asset slowdown
Digital asset sales slumped to $32.6 billion from $58.6 billiion a year earlier, but other revenues roughly doubled yearoveryear to just shy of $65 billion.…
SEC allows Franklin Templeton funds to invest in onchain money fund
The SEC said it will not pursue enforcement action if Franklin Templeton’s funds start investing cash in the asset manager’s own tokenized money market fund.…
Strategy, Metaplanet unrealized bitcoin losses highlight risk of concentrating on just one token
Your dayahead look for Aug. 13, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin holds steady near $64,000 as monero, hyperliquid outperform
Crypto markets remain in a low volatility holding pattern, trading in a tight range following Wednesday's CPI report. Source:CoinDesk
Bill Ackman once exited Netflix stake in a huff. Why he’s buying the streaming giant again as well as these five stocks.
Netflix is once again an apple in Bill Ackman’s eye, as the streamer was among six stocks Pershing Square added in the last six months. Source:MarketWatch
‘DeFi doesn’t exist anymore,’ just onchain finance: Andre Cronje
Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje contends that DeFi protocols have evolved into a new financial paradigm of “onchain finance” but have sacrificed some of…
Flying first class is getting cheaper — if you don’t mind giving up some perks
‘Basic first class’ is here as airlines move to create multiple tiers of their most premium seats. Source:MarketWatch
Cisco stock falls on margin concerns. Here’s what Wall Street analysts are saying.
Analysts say a focus on the artificialintelligence ‘supercycle’ could pressure gross margins. Source:MarketWatch