Coinbase's corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents
Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the…
The August stock-market slump is a myth — so why does Wall Street keep repeating it?
More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average. Source：MarketWatch
SEC Announces Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2026, to discuss moving towards 24hour trading in the U.S.…
Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain
Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments. Source：MarketWatch
Uniswap pushes deeper into tokenized assets with permissioned trading pools
The framework, developed with Superstate, Securitize and Dowgo, lets regulated funds and securities trade on Uniswap while enforcing compliance rules necessary…
Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rules
The Goldman Sachs CEO said the crypto market structure bill would create a more stable regulatory framework, breaking with other major bank leaders who oppose…
BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy in group pledging $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for quantum threats
Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions. Source：CoinDesk
BitMEX token crashes 90% as exchange announces shutdown
BitMEX’s BMEX token plunged about 90% after the exchange announced plans to shut down, ending nearly 12 years in business as its Bitcoin futures market share…
Japan’s $1.8 trillion pension giant might bring money home. That could jolt U.S. stocks and the Fed.
Japan’s pension titan selling foreign assets could push U.S. yields up and sap demand for the dollar. Source：MarketWatch
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund
The sovereign wealthbacked asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks. Source：CoinDesk
Lockheed Martin’s stock leaps as push to build more missiles faster pays off
Lockheed Martin’s stock jumps as a ramp up in missile production helped lead to an earnings beat and raise. Source：MarketWatch
Bulls face a test unlike anything in bitcoin's 17-year history
Your dayahead look for July 23, 2026 Source：CoinDesk