Brie Carter

Decentralised finance mobile platform Legend said it will shut down after roughly two years of operation as the broader crypto market downturn continues to pressure digital asset startups.

Members of the US Senate Banking Committee filed more than 100 proposed amendments to a cryptocurrency market structure bill ahead of a scheduled markup session on Thursday.

North American lithium producer Elevra Lithium (ASX:ELV) has finalised a $275 million institutional placement.

FalconX expanded its tokenised structured credit facility onto the Monad network, allowing institutional credit vault deposits to be used as collateral across decentralised finance applications.

Cancer diagnostics firm Pacific Edge (ASX:PEB) has capitalised on investor appetite, announcing an upsized NZ$25.4 million equity placement.

Payward entered a partnership with Franklin Templeton to develop tokenised financial products and expand blockchain-based investment infrastructure.

Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) posted strong H1 FY26 results with 19.1% EPSA growth. Underlying constant currency revenue rose 6.4%.

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) reported first-quarter net sales of $93.5 million, an 119.6% increase over the $42.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2025.

Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) announced the successful closure of its acquisition of Alloy Enterprises, finalized nearly three months after the agreement was first unveiled on Feb. 18, 2026.

CTW (NASDAQ:CTW) announced Wednesday that revenue for the six months ending January 31, 2026, reached $40.9 million, a 1% decline from the $41.2 million reported in the prior-year period.