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Furniture retailer Nick Scali (ASX:NCK) announced its financial results for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025, headlined by a 36.4% increase in statutory net profit after tax, reaching $41 million.

Civmec (ASX:CVL) reported strong H1 FY26 results with $380.4M revenue, $21.4M NPAT, and a record $1.35B order book, maintaining a 2.5-cent interim dividend.

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) reported record quarterly and full-year results that beat expectations across key metrics, driven by aggressive expansion in its data center and digital solutions units.

Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) reported fourth-quarter earnings that outpaced analyst expectations, capping a year of strategic "premiumization" and a significant digital transformation.

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to stage another V-shaped recovery following its recent 37% slide, arguing the asset has rebounded from similar drawdowns eight times since 2018.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation AI lead Davide Crapis have proposed using zero-knowledge proofs to anonymise user interactions with AI models while preserving safeguards against abuse.

Aviva Investors has partnered with Ripple to develop tokenised fund structures on the XRP Ledger, marking Ripple’s first collaboration with a Europe-based investment management firm.

Danske Bank will allow self-directed clients to buy Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded products from BlackRock and WisdomTree via its eBanking and Mobile Banking platforms, marking its first direct crypto-linked offering.

The European Union is finalising a 20th sanctions package that seeks to ban all cryptocurrency transactions with Russia in an effort to close loopholes officials say have enabled sanctions evasion.

A Bitcoin wallet linked to ransom notes in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie recorded new activity this week, alongside a fresh demand for one Bitcoin in exchange for information, according to reports.