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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up +0.62% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.19%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +0.55%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +1.17%.Stock indices settled higher on Friday amid strength in corporate earnings results and reduced Fed rate hike fears.  Stock indices found support on Friday as bond yields fell after US July nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly declined and average hourly earnings rose less than expected, bolstering speculation that the Fed won’t be forced to raise interest rates any time soon.  The…

Shares of Australia’s Sunrise Energy Metals jumped as much as 29% on Monday after the rare earth miner secured a $400 million investment in long-term debt financing from the U.S. to support the development of the world’s first primary mine for scandium.The Trump administration’s backing for Sunrise comes as major economies seek to shore up supplies of rare earths as part of a push to break China’s long-held mineral dominance. The U.S. Department of Defense said Friday that its Office of Strategic Capital, or OSC, announced a conditional loan commitment to Sunrise to support the company’s plans to develop a…

The insurance and accounting professions have long had professional fraternities for college students pursuing those majors. And about three years ago, Mac Gardner, founder and chief education officer at FinLit Tech, created Mu Nu Upsilon, the first professional fraternity for financial planning. The first active chapter started at the University of South Florida, where he sits on the board of the financial planning degree program, and there’s now a sister chapter at the University of North Texas.Over the last several years, the wealth management industry has been challenged to attract young people and develop their talent. MNY is hoping to…

Burger King and Wendy’s signage.Getty ImagesBurger King has overtaken Wendy’s as the second-largest burger chain in the U.S. by systemwide sales, retaking its crown six years after losing it to the rival chain.The change in positions follows the two companies’ diverging results over the past two years. Wendy’s has reported shrinking U.S. same-store sales for six straight quarters. Its domestic same-store sales slipped 7% in its latest quarter, the company reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Burger King has been embarking on a turnaround and has seen its domestic same-store sales rise over the past five quarters; the Restaurant Brands International chain…

Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 on Sunday after producing only two blocks, while the non-enforcing chain advanced to 961,721, widening the gap to 88 blocks. According to the BIP-110 monitor, updated at 10:19 am UTC, the branch’s latest block had been mined about 12 hours earlier. Ocean records show that a pseudonymous mining group called Roughnecks produced the branch’s first two blocks using Ocean’s Decentralized Alternative Templates for Universal Mining (DATUM) mining protocol. The divergence began after BIP-110 entered mandatory signaling at block 961,632 on Saturday. Only 51 of the preceding 2,016 blocks, or 2.53%, signaled support. During this window,…

Ether (ETH) price gained 3% from Thursday to Friday, outperforming the broader crypto market. The move was tied to increasing tokenization, Robinhood Chain’s success and ongoing corporate treasury purchases. However, ETH failed to break above $1,800 amid weak onchain and derivatives metrics. Is Ether price bound to retest $1,700?Key takeaways:Ethereum leads RWA tokenization while Robinhood Chain drives fresh ETH inflows and ecosystem growth.Mixed signals persist as BitMine accumulates heavily, yet stagnant onchain metrics signal caution.Robinhood Chain and tokenization growth boost ETH priceThe successful launch of the layer-2 network Robinhood Chain has boosted Ether investors’ sentiment. The newly launched blockchain uses…

Latest NewsPublishedAug 9, 2026The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.Brazil’s central bank will require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to place precautionary holds of up to 24 hours on certain transfers to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets as part of new measures aimed at preventing fraud. On Friday, the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) said the requirement will apply to funds received above $10,000, either in a single transaction or based on a customer’s total transactions in a day. Providers must also hold other…

Back on June 30, I published Summer YOLO Fund: Permission To Spend, giving myself explicit written permission to blow through $40,000 in Honolulu this summer. The $40,000 was originally earmarked for investments in private startups after attending YC demo day. However, I wasn’t able to invest in companies I wanted, whether due to valuations or the round already being full. So instead of investing the money in public stocks or venture capital immediately, I decided to see if I could actually spend more money than I’m used to. As someone who has saved aggressively since 1999, when I realized I couldn’t…

Brex has once again made the surprising, but perhaps realistic, decision to partner with another one-time competitor. This time Zip, the CEOs of both companies told TechCrunch exclusively.  In April 2022, fintech Brex announced it was making “a big push” into both the enterprise and software. The news was notable considering that Brex originally was a startup focused on startups. It provided corporate cards aimed mainly at startups and SMBs. Brex gradually evolved its model with the aim of serving as a “financial operating system” for companies. When the company announced that it was branching out into software, its goal…

Most market cycles follow a familiar pattern. Prices collapse, sentiment fades, and attention shifts away from crypto altogether. Then, quietly, infrastructure is built. Historically, the biggest gains in crypto have gone to those who positioned themselves before the narrative turned bullish, not after prices were already moving.  With many analysts expecting the next full bull run to happen sometime in 2026 or early 2027, the window for identifying potential 10x to 100x opportunities is now opening. This is where LiquidChain ($LIQUID) starts to stand out. While much of the market remains focused on short-term price action, LiquidChain is building infrastructure…