Vertalo, an SEC-registered transfer agent, has integrated the Aptos blockchain into its Securities Protocol, joining Ethereum and Tezos as supported chains. This allows issuers to deploy tokenized securities on Aptos, a high-throughput Layer-1 network designed for security and formal verification. The move reflects growing institutional support for Aptos and highlights a trend toward multi-chain tokenized securities to avoid single-chain dominance. While Vertalo’s unified cap table management helps address liquidity fragmentation, cross-chain settlement and secondary market liquidity remain challenges.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provided its daily pre-market update highlighting the IPO of AI-powered defense robotics company XTEND, which will trade under the ticker XTND following a business merger. Additionally, telecommunications giant AT&T...
Ford currently pays a 5.51% dividend yield, higher than the 10-year Treasury rate, but the base dividend has remained flat at $0.15 per share for four years after a cut in 2022. While recent earnings and cash flow coverage have improved, the company ...
Gold prices dropped nearly 2% to $4,385.80 an ounce after US August job growth exceeded expectations, with 162,000 new jobs added versus the forecast of 55,000. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%. Strong employment data suggests the Federa...
Michael Burry purchased call options on Nvidia ahead of its August 26 earnings, resulting in an 8.96% gain by September 3 as the stock rallied strongly. Despite this short-term bullish bet, Burry remains bearish on Nvidia due to concerns about the co...
Vertiv and Schneider Electric both reported strong growth driven by AI infrastructure demand, but with different focuses. Vertiv, a pure-play in data center power and cooling, posted a 24.1% revenue increase in Q2 2026 and raised its full-year guidan...
