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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has purchased about $52.1 million of SpaceX stock, lifting its investment since the June IPO above $475 million as the shares trade below their $135 offer price. Summary Ark Invest bought $52.1 million of SpaceX shares as the stock fell below its IPO price. SpaceX has dropped about 42% from its […] More

ARK Invest has challenged a16z crypto’s view that traditional financial institutions will mainly adopt controlled blockchain systems rather than decentralized finance. Summary ARK argues public blockchains will win institutional adoption as tokenized assets increasingly connect with DeFi. A16z expects banks to adopt blockchain primitives while keeping compliance, governance and operational control centralized. Standard Chartered forecasts […] More

Hyperion DeFi has committed 500,000 HYPE tokens to support institutional perpetual futures listings on Hyperliquid through a new agreement with Skew Technologies. Summary Hyperion DeFi will deploy 500,000 HYPE tokens to support institutional perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid. The agreement gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew Technologies and a share of revenue from listing […] More

The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listing-service revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets. This article first appeared at Cointelegraph.com News More

SpaceX stock has steadied above its IPO price after Needham raised its price target to $250 despite growing warnings that an AI stock bubble could threaten financial markets. Summary Needham raised its SpaceX price target to $250 and maintained a buy rating despite growing AI bubble concerns. Bank of England Governor David Bailey warned an […] More

Cathie Wood has expanded ARK Invest’s position in SpaceX with a new $21.3 million purchase even as fresh warnings about a potential AI-driven market bubble have unsettled investor sentiment. Summary Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought another $21.3 million worth of SpaceX shares despite the stock’s recent decline. The purchase comes as a U.S. Treasury draft […] More

The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment firms, including Deutsche Bank, for a digital euro pilot as Europe presses ahead with its CBDC plans. Summary ECB has selected 36 payment firms, including Deutsche Bank, for its digital euro pilot. The 12-month pilot starts in 2027 as the EU prepares for a possible 2029 CBDC […] More

Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly’s managing partner Haseeb Qureshi. This article first appeared at Cointelegraph.com News More

Coinbase Ventures has completed 30 startup investments during the first half of 2026, maintaining the industry’s most active venture pace despite a sharp slowdown in overall crypto fundraising. Summary Coinbase Ventures led crypto VC activity with 30 startup deals in H1 2026. DeFi, payments, and AI remained the top sectors attracting venture funding. Overall crypto […] More