The global market cap of tokenized equities reached a record $2.3 billion in mid-July 2026, nearly doubling since March, as the DTCC completed its first live settlement of tokenized US securities on 15 July.
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Alphabet and Tesla Trigger Nasdaq Selloff as AI Capex Concerns Grip Markets
Alphabet fell 7% and Tesla posted negative free cash flow as Q2 results raised fresh doubts about AI return on investment, dragging the Nasdaq 100 down 1.9% on Thursday.
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Ionic Digital to List on Nasdaq July 28 at $2 Billion in Celsius Rebirth
Ionic Digital, born from Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, lists on Nasdaq on July 28 under IOND at a $2 billion valuation, backed by Oaktree, Citadel and Attestor.
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Brent Hits $91 as Houthi Blockade Adds Second Strait to Oil Supply Threat
Brent hit $91.05 on July 21 as the Houthi naval blockade of Saudi Arabia threatened to close the Bab al-Mandeb, adding a second oil chokepoint to the Red Sea supply crisis.
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CXMT Prices Asia’s Largest IPO of 2026 at $8.6 Billion
China’s leading DRAM chipmaker Chang Xin Memory Technologies priced an $8.6 billion Shanghai listing with 212-times investor demand, targeting a debut on July 27 at an $85 billion valuation.
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Goldman Sachs Posts Record Quarter With $20.98 EPS and $20.34 Billion in Revenue
Goldman Sachs posted diluted EPS of $20.98 and $20.34 billion in Q2 2026 net revenues on July 14, its best quarter on record, with AUM crossing $4 trillion.
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BlackRock’s Assets Hit Record $15.34 Trillion on $192 Billion Inflow Surge
BlackRock reported record second-quarter assets under management of $15.34 trillion on July 15, with $192 billion in net new client inflows nearly tripling the year-ago figure and adjusted EPS beating estimates by more than 10%.
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Japan Moves Bitcoin and 105 Other Cryptos Under Securities Law
Japan’s parliament passed amendments on July 15 reclassifying Bitcoin and over 105 cryptocurrencies as financial assets under securities law, opening the door to spot Bitcoin ETFs and a flat 20% tax rate.
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Netflix Slides 9% as Q2 Growth Guidance Disappoints
Netflix posted record Q2 revenue of $12.56 billion but guided the next quarter below analyst estimates, sending shares down as much as 9% after hours and extending a 45% slide from the stock’s June 2025 peak.
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Stripe and Advent Offer $53.4 Billion for PayPal in Largest Fintech Bid on Record
Stripe and Advent International offered $60.50 a share for PayPal — a 28% premium valuing the company at $53.4 billion — sending PayPal stock up 19% in the largest-ever fintech takeover approach.