Isaac Francis

CFTC officials backed regulatory innovation across the global derivatives market, which they said exceeds US$1 quadrillion in notional value.

Bitwise’s XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) ETF recorded a reported US$3.58 million redemption, marking a shift from recent inflows.

PowerCompute said it reduced its borrowing costs by using Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) as collateral in a refinancing transaction.

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) reported full-year operating earnings of $153.4 million, up 4% from the prior year.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted US$443 million in net inflows on August 5, following the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit.

BHP (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) will meet US officials to help solve a 300-person mining engineer shortage.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $8.72 billion, down 11%, while diluted earnings reached $0.06 per share.

Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $731.1 million, up 5%, with net income reaching $48 million.

Hertz Global Holdings (NASDAQ:HTZ) revealed Q2 2026 revenue of $2.40 billion, up 10%, and GAAP net income of $64 million.

Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) reported Q2 2026 sales of $999.7 million, down 6%, while adjusted EPS increased to $0.39.