The 2026 FIFA World Cup sparked a surge in trading volumes on prediction market platforms in June. Kalshi saw over $31 billion in trading, a 70% increase from May, while Polymarket hit a record $10.8 billion. Newcomer Rothera also recorded $2 billion in volume. This spike highlights growing investor interest and tests platform reliability under high volume, with regulators and institutions closely watching.
Wall Street ended the holiday-shortened week higher, driven by optimism over a potential Federal Reserve interest rate cut by year-end despite weaker-than-expected June jobs data. Technology stocks rebounded early in the week amid easing U.S.-Iran te...
Robinhood Markets, Inc. announced it will report its second quarter 2026 financial results on July 29, 2026, after market close. The company will hold a live video call featuring CEO Vlad Tenev and CFO Shiv Verma to discuss the results at 2:00 PM PT ...
Robinhood Markets Inc launched Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-based layer-2 blockchain using Arbitrum’s Orbit technology, designed to support tokenized assets and onchain financial products. This launch expands Robinhood’s crypto strategy by enabling t...
Eightco Holdings disclosed its treasury composition as of July 1, 2026, totaling approximately $386 million. Key assets include $90 million invested indirectly in OpenAI, $18 million in Beast Industries, 283 million Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, 16,278 Eth...
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that AI agents on the platform will soon have the same trading capabilities as human traders, making advanced programmatic and AI-powered trading accessible to everyday investors. This development follows Robinhood'...
