Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era
The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with alwayson infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and…
How to successfully deal with a micromanaging boss
Plus: Don’t Short Yourself has some exciting news. Source：MarketWatch
MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to…
If timing the stock market were easy, the Iran war would have proven it. It’s done the opposite.
Active stock pickers almost always lose against the broad market. They can’t beat simple math. Source：MarketWatch
CoinShares debuts Bitcoin mining ETF in Europe entrance
The UCITS ETF, CoinShares’ first in Europe, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra, tracking a rulesbased index of publicly listed BTC miners.…
Welcome to the ‘Roaring ’20s’: Here’s how this earnings season will keep the bull market strong
Stay with the AI trade and overweight technology stocks, according to one earnings expert. Source：MarketWatch
Time to buy the dip in momentum stocks after a punishing July drawdown? Here’s what history tells us.
Investors who can stomach a little shortterm volatility are often rewarded. Source：MarketWatch
Robinhood-backed DEX Arcus expands with tokenized assets, perps
Arcus, built by the dYdX team, adds tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain as platforms compete to bring traditional assets onchain.…
Morpho launches fixed-rate lending protocol on Base
Morpho Midnight introduces fixed rates and defined maturities alongside Morpho Blue’s variablerate lending markets. Source：Cointelegraph
Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls
The proposed threeway merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned. Source：CoinDesk
Alphabet is pouring record cash into data centers, and earnings will show whether that’s paying off
Investors will be looking for more signs of AI monetization when Alphabet reports its earnings Wednesday. Source：MarketWatch
Tether-backed Twenty One, Strike merger plan scrapped: Bloomberg
Strike will remain a standalone company after the proposed threeway merger was scrapped, while Twenty One Capital and Elektron continue discussions, Bloomberg…