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- Holders of World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token can now buy and sell it for the first time after a July decision to make the token tradable came into effect on Monday. The WLFI token trades at $0.26 after it began trading onchain 1pm London time, giving the project a market value of over $7.6 billion, per CoinGecko data. But there’s a catch: only 24% of the token’s 100 billion supply is currently in circulation. The remaining 76% is made up of non-tradeable tokens sold to the public, tokens set aside for the project’s co-founders, team, and advisers, and tokens for user incentives. Tokens with low circulating supplies can more easily maintain high valuations. But when the issuing project releases more tokens into circulation...

- Strategy Qualifies for S&P 500, Inclusion Decision Could Come on Friday MicroStrategy, now doing business as Strategy (MSTR), has officially qualified for potential inclusion in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) after posting one of the strongest quarters in its history. In the second quarter of 2025, the company reported $14 billion in operating income and $10 billion in net income, equal to $32.6 in diluted earnings per share. Quarterly revenue came in at $114.5 million, a modest 2.7% increase year-over-year, with subscription services rising nearly 70%. The results mark a dramatic turnaround from prior years, when impairment charges tied to bitcoin (BTC-USD) depressed reported earnings. The adoption of new fair-value accounting standards in...

- Truist's Digital Momentum: Driving Engagement, Efficiency and Revenues Truist Financial is leaning heavily on digital innovation as a cornerstone of its long-term growth strategy. The bank’s efforts are not just about modernizing technology but also about accelerating client growth, deepening engagement, and expanding revenue opportunities. During the second quarter, digital account openings at Truist accounted for 43% of all new accounts, up from 34% a year earlier. Engagement metrics reinforce this momentum. More than 1.8 million clients utilized Truist’s financial management tools, representing a 40% year-over-year increase. Additionally, Truist Assist, its AI-powered digital assistant, now handles approximately 500,000...

- BRC-20 Indexer Upgrade Brings Ethereum-Like Features to Bitcoin BRC-20, the first token standard built directly on Bitcoin’s base layer and indexers, has officially launched “BRC2.0” at Bitcoin block height 912690, which took place Monday morning. The upgrade embeds EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) functionality directly into the BRC-20 core indexer, allowing developers to deploy Ethereum-style smart contracts on Bitcoin, without relying on bridges, oracles, or trusted intermediaries. The move enables programmability to Bitcoin-native tokens, effectively turning BRC-20 assets into composable and interoperable instruments that can interact with EVM-compatible chains and scaling layers. The BRC2.0 upgrade was developed by Best In...

- Myriad Hits $10M USDC Trading Volume as Prediction Markets Become ‘New Segment of DeFi’ Prediction market protocol Myriad has passed $10 million in USDC trading volume with over half a million users, as it builds on its mission to make information itself a tradable asset class. The protocol’s rapid expansion is “building the rails for prediction markets to evolve beyond a niche crypto product and become an entirely new segment of DeFi,” Loxley Fernandes, co-founder and CEO of Myriad, said in a statement shared with Decrypt. “Financial markets have always been about speculation, but Myriad is turning speculation into a product,” Fernandes said, adding that Myriad’s success demonstrates that “trading ideas and forecasts is not only...

- It's the Summer of Stablecoins. 3 Things Investors Need to Know Key Points In July, the President signed the Genius (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins) Act into law. This created guidelines, such as requiring a 1-to-1 reserve ratio and regular audits, to protect consumers and support the growth of this nascent technology. It's fair to say that stablecoins have arrived, especially since the regulatory backdrop has become much more favorable. Given how much attention has been given, this has undoubtedly been the summer of stablecoins. Here are three things investors need to know about this new development in the financial services sector. 1. Use cases and adoption It's important to understand the...

- Trump's World Liberty Financial tokens begin trading NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the digital tokens backing the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, began trading on Monday, the cryptocurrency company said. In July, investors in the tokens voted to make them tradeable, paving the way for their sale and purchase - and potentially boosting the value of the president's holdings of them. The World Liberty tokens, known as $WLFI, were sold to investors after the Trump family and their business partners launched the venture - a "decentralized finance" platform that has also issued a stablecoin - last year. This article has been published in reuters.com via Yahoo News...

- XRP ETF Approval Seen to Unlock $5bn Bonanza Spot XRP exchange-traded funds could pull in over $5 billion in inflows within their first month of trading. That’s according to analysts who made that prediction as the October deadline for the US Securities and Exchange Commission to make a decision on altcoin ETFs draws closer. However, Nate Geraci, the co-founder of the ETF Institute and President of the ETF Store, said most people have missed how big the opportunity is. “People are severely underestimating investor demand for spot XRP and [Solana] ETFs," he stated in a Monday post. He didn’t say what estimates he referred to, only adding that people underestimated demand for both spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs before they were...

- A smart beta exchange traded fund, the First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ETF (FYX) debuted on 05/08/2007, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Blend category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ETFs? For a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment. Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency. But, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a...

- Should You Invest in the First Trust Technology AlphaDEX ETF (FXL)? Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the First Trust Technology AlphaDEX ETF (FXL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 8, 2007. Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long-term investors. Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low-risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry...

- Crypto Funds Inflows and AUM Report Digital asset investment products saw robust inflows of $2.48 billion last week, lifting total inflows for August to $4.37 billion and year-to-date inflows to $35.5 billion, according to CoinShares’ Weekly Fund Flows report. Despite strong weekly demand, total assets under management fell 10% from recent highs to $219 billion after Friday's Core PCE data dashed hopes for a Fed rate cut and prompted profit-taking. Regionally, the United States led inflows at $2.29 billion. Switzerland contributed $109.4 million, Germany $69.9 million, and Canada $41.1 million, suggesting that the late-week outflows reflected portfolio rebalancing rather than a broader shift in sentiment. Ethereum continued to...

- 1 Reason Every Investor Should Know About Shiba Inu (SHIB) Key Points Sometimes markets crown the brand that arrives first, but other times, the crown goes to whoever captures imagination, distribution, and momentum. In crypto, attention is thus a scarce resource that can compound faster than unique or even superior tech. Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is a useful reminder of this. Launched in August 2020, it entered a dog-themed meme coin landscape that was already dominated by Dogecoin and still carved out staying power. It's worth knowing about because it's a case study in the nature of what a second-mover advantage is in crypto. This coin soared when it had no reason to Today, Shiba Inu sits in the $7 billion range by market cap...

- Solv and Chainlink Bring Real-Time Collateral Verification to SolvBTC Pricing Solv Protocol, a financial services provider for bitcoin (BTC) holders, has partnered with decentralized oracle network Chainlink to integrate real-time verification of Solv's actual BTC reserves backing its liquid token, SolvBTC, directly into its price feed. This integration enhances transparency and builds greater trust for users. Unlike traditional price feeds that rely solely on market data, the new SolvBTC-BTC Secure Exchange Rate feed combines exchange rate calculations with real-time proof of reserves, delivering an on-chain redemption rate firmly anchored in verifiable collateral. Additionally, the mechanism features built-in upper and lower...

- In crypto, it's a truism that wherever liquidity sits, the biggest money will congregate. Scale makes every transaction cheaper, cleaner, and safer to execute, and given that crypto markets are only now starting to become liquid enough for financial institutions to really engage with deeply, there's simply no way to beat it. That's one big reason to buy Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) today. Let's take a closer peek at the most important asset class that's providing the liquidity to this chain to see why it's worth buying. This liquidity base is hard to ignore Ethereum is home to the deepest pool of fiat currency-pegged stablecoin liquidity in crypto. If you want exposure to one of the networks that global finance is most likely to use...

- Bitcoin's (BTC-USD) range of wild price swings has come down this year. The key reason? It may have to do with companies rapidly stockpiling the asset, according to JPMorgan strategists. The largest cryptocurrency's three- and six-month rolling volatility, meaning the speed and extent of its price changes over those time periods, has fallen to a historically low level. This trend has continued even as bitcoin's price set new record highs in May, July, and August. Bitcoin fell to $108,000 as of Friday afternoon, but jumped to over $109,000 on Monday. It's up over 17% year to date. "Corporate treasuries now hold over 6% of bitcoin's total supply and act as a form of private sector quantitative easing for crypto markets," JPMorgan...

- Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies. Choosing the wrong investments can cause you to fall behind, which is why we started StockStory - to separate the winners from the losers. Keeping that in mind, here are three low-volatility stocks to steer clear of and a few better alternatives. Marqeta (MQ) Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.30 Powering the cards behind innovative fintech services like Block's Cash App, Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) provides a cloud-based platform that allows businesses to create customized payment card programs and process card transactions. Why Are We Wary of MQ? Marqeta is trading at $6.45 per share, or 4.5x forward...

- Binance Becomes First Exchange to List Trump-Linked WLFI Token Binance is the first crypto exchange to list World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) project, with trading set to begin Monday afternoon UTC time, according to a recent announcement. Deposits are already live, while withdrawals are scheduled to begin Tuesday. Binance will apply its “seed tag” designation, a label reserved for innovative but high-risk tokens. Until now, WLFI tokens were non-transferable by design, a compliance-driven restriction meant to keep the presale tokens from being freely traded, and Binance’s listing marks the shift to allowing transfers and opening markets on a centralized exchange for the first...

- Binance Taps Compliance Veteran for APAC Role as Australia Tightens Oversight Binance has appointed compliance veteran SB Seker as its new Head of Asia-Pacific, as the world’s largest crypto exchange seeks to navigate regulatory headwinds in the region. The appointment comes just two weeks after AUSTRAC ordered Binance's Australian arm to undergo an independent audit, citing "serious concerns" relating to anti-money laundering controls that could expose the platform to illicit money flows. Industry experts have viewed the move as both strategic and timely, given the exchange's ongoing compliance challenges in Australia. James Volpe, founding director of Melbourne-based Web3 education firm uCubed, said, "SB Seker's background...

- Trump-Backed WLFI Token to Launch on Memorial Day, Here's What to Expect World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token is set to begin trading on Memorial Day, drawing attention as the firm’s first public market debut. The launch follows a series of private raises, insider-linked purchases, and analyst notes pointing to potential risks for retail investors. WLFI is described as a governance token tied to World Liberty's stablecoin and upcoming payments app. Only a small portion of the 33 billion supply will be tradable at launch, with the bulk held by insiders and early investors. Its creators have billed the Memorial Day launch as a "defining moment" for the project, saying "the foundation is in place, the community is expanding," adding...

- Asia Morning Briefing: August ETF Flows Show the Massive Scale of BTC to ETH Rotation Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. August delivered a rare reversal in the ETF tide: Bitcoin spot funds shed $751 million in net outflows just weeks after powering the asset to a $124,000 all-time high, while Ethereum ETFs quietly absorbed $3.9 billion, according to market data. The divergence is striking because it marks the first time since both products launched that BTC ETFs have lost ground, while Ethereum ETFs have posted strong inflows in the same month, suggesting that institutional...