Mortgage rates jump to the highest level of 2026
Mortgage rates edged up to the highest level in a year, delivering a fresh blow to the housing market. Source：MarketWatch
AST SpaceMobile’s stock is sinking as the SpaceX rival looks to raise more cash
AST SpaceMobile also pushed back a satellitelaunch target. Source：MarketWatch
Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto business
The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets.…
Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises $135 million for tokenized stock infrastructure
The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks.…
Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
The BNPbacked brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AInative financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue…
Gambling on random Pokémon cards: Onchain gagcha hits record high as crypto sinks
Users spent a record $324 million on onchain gacha in June, even as Bitcoin hit a 21month low. The thrill of scoring a top Pokemon card from a random pack is…
Oil is facing a supply crunch — and the war in Iran isn’t the only problem
Constraints on Russia’s refining system have added to the existing crisis, strategists at J.P. Morgan said. Source：MarketWatch
SEC Proposes New E-Delivery Approach to Make Information More Readily Accessible and Useful for Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed Regulation EDelivery, a new rule that would expand the ability of issuers, brokerdealers, investment…
FATF urges faster crypto AML enforcement as stablecoin crime increases
The global task force said criminal networks are using stablecoins and developing proprietary tokens to evade asset freezes as countries struggle to enforce…
ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim
ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of…
The most popular bitcoin call option has slipped by $10,000
Your dayahead look for July 18, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
SpaceX’s Starship is set for takeoff — and its floundering stock could use the lift
The megarocket’s success is SpaceX’s “single most important watch item,” one analyst says. Source：MarketWatch