Isaac Francis

Japan’s Financial Services Agency will launch its Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division on August 7, centralising digital-asset supervision.

Ondo Finance, issuer of Ondo (CRYPTO:ONDO), appointed Adam Schlisman as CFO as its platform assets surpassed US$3.5 billion.

Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) reported an underlying EBITDA of $1 billion and annual production of 19.4 MMboe.

US Senator Cynthia Lummis expects the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before its month-long August recess begins.

Mining giant Glencore plans to secure a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange by about October.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) reported second-quarter revenue of $199 million, up 5.6%, as recently opened restaurants added $13.3 million to sales.

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) reported fiscal third-quarter total investment income of $69.4 million, down from $70.4 million in the previous quarter.

NW Natural Holdings (NYSE:NWN) reported second-quarter operating revenue of $243.6 million and net income of $600,000, improving from a $2.5 million loss.

LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) reported second-quarter revenue of $390.6 million, up 10.8%, as Cardiopulmonary and Neuromodulation sales increased.

South Korea is accelerating the second phase of its cryptocurrency regulatory framework, the Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA), with a focus on establishing rules for stablecoins, crypto exchange-traded funds, tokenisation, and corporate access to digital asset markets.