In July, markets showed mixed performance with commodities rebounding sharply after a steep decline in June, outperforming other asset classes significantly. Meanwhile, US bonds underperformed, dropping 1.3% in July and slipping 0.5% year-to-date. This divergence highlights ongoing volatility and shifting investor preferences across asset classes. Investors should watch these trends as they may signal changing risk appetites and economic outlooks.
In Germany, PayPal does not directly sell Ethereum; users must deposit euros via PayPal into a crypto exchange to buy ETH. This method incurs variable fees revealed only at purchase confirmation and imposes a 72-hour withdrawal lock to mitigate charg...
Lloyds Banking Group and Visa completed a seven-day pilot using the USDC stablecoin to settle $750,000 in cross-border payments, with funds reaching Visa in under an hour, including weekends. The trial demonstrated that stablecoins can enable round-t...
XRP's price increased by about 1.89% to $1.51 following shareholder approval of the Armada Acquisition Corp. II and Evernorth merger. This combined entity plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN and will hold over 473 million XRP tokens. XRP sa...
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom, predicts Bitcoin will reach $1 million by the end of 2030, with a major price surge expected between late 2027 and early 2028. He links this forecast to potential financial stress in AI infrastructure financing, where ...
Gentoo Media Inc. has agreed on a €50 million senior secured loan and plans a €50 million directed share issue to fully repay its €91.5 million bonds maturing in December 2026 and reduce other debt by €8.5 million. The loan, provided by a major share...
