Strategy holds STRC dividend at 12%
Customarily, Michael Saylor and team have lifted the STRC dividend when it trades sizably below par, but not this month. Source：CoinDesk
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000…
Tokenized stock trading surged 288% in July, but one QQQ token drove most of it
Without that QQQ token, QQQB, July volume for tokenized equities would be roughly $2.03 billion, about 30% below June’s total. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin mining difficulty shrinks 14% from this year's high as plunging revenues force operators to pivot
Difficulty falls as weak mining economics reduce capacity, while forward markets signal little relief through yearend. Source：CoinDesk
They spent tens of thousands of dollars on home remodels — only to regret it
Some homeowners spend big bucks to upgrade their house, only to end up having second thoughts. Source：MarketWatch
Disappointed by your skimpy pay raise? Blame your healthcare benefits.
It’s been two decades since companies’ healthbenefit costs have climbed this fast. Source：MarketWatch
How to plan for the high cost of having your first kid in your 40s
Older parenthood is on the rise — but it comes with a tough new set of financial rules. Source：MarketWatch
Everyone has the perps convergence backwards
Crypto is said to be growing up to look like Wall Street. The evidence in its biggest market points the other way, argues Bitget CEO Gracy Chen. Source：CoinDesk
How much should an AI agent cost? No one can agree — and it’s creating chaos.
Enterprise software providers are navigating uncharted waters as they experiment with different monetization methods. Source：MarketWatch
Loyalists may miss the old Southwest. Wall Street loves the new one.
The airline is ‘getting on with the times,’ one fund manager says Source：MarketWatch
Many boomers are desperate to move but can’t afford to
Older homeowners may have more space than they need or want. Source：MarketWatch
3 Wall Street strategists on the question every investor is asking: Is the worst over for the stock market?
Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market,…