Coinbase's weak quarter leaves Wall Street split on timing of a recovery
Most analysts blamed a weak crypto market for Coinbase's earnings miss, though opinions diverged on when trading activity will recover. Source：CoinDesk
BOJ intervenes to defend yen near 160, holds rates steady
The Japanese yen crosses a key psychological level after the country’s central bank reportedly conducted a major currency intervention. Source：Cointelegraph
RWA perps will outpace tokenization
Tokenization was crypto's first big export to TradFi. Perps are next, says Martin Lee, markets insight lead at DWF labs. Source：CoinDesk
ExxonMobil, Chevron’s combined profits quadrupled in three months as the Iran war raged
Combined profits of ExxonMobil and Chevron for the second quarter soared more than 300% in three months to more than $26 billion. Source：MarketWatch
The Big Mac Index turns 40. Here’s why it’s still relevant.
Broadly speaking, burgers are cheaper in Asia, where the U.S. president has accused several countries of currency manipulation. Source：MarketWatch
Fed dissenters speak: Why they backed higher interest rates
Inflation has topped the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years Source：MarketWatch
‘It’s like buying a lottery ticket’: Fidelity asked for my former sister-in-law’s death certificate. Does this mean I’m due a windfall?
“You never know, maybe I’ll win.” Source：MarketWatch
Dubai-based crypto exchange tied to $4 billion Iran sanctioned-evasion network
Shelbit allegedly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to major crypto exchanges, including Binance, as it linked gambling sites and sanctioned Iranian…
U.S. sanctions Iran-linked bitcoin insurance scheme for Strait of Hormuz ships
The Treasury Department said the Hormuz Safe platform accepted bitcoin and other digital assets as part of an alleged sanctions workaround tied to IRGCbacked…
Bitcoin $60,000 put leads the pack as mood swings bearish for August
Your dayahead look for July 31, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Citadel buys bulk of Situational Awareness stock portfolio after AI rout: Reports
Situational Awareness retained about $10 billion in assets, including its Anthropic stake, after reportedly selling leveraged public stock positions to Ken…
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twentyeight financial institutions and central banks completed realvalue settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial…