Mahathir Bayena

Sentinel Metals (ASX:SNM) secured $15 million through a share placement to fund a gold project acquisition in the USA.

Securitize became the largest tokenised stock with US$270.6 million in onchain shares after listing on the New York Stock Exchange and issuing tokenised versions of its common stock on the Solana and Avalanche blockchains.

Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) produced 30,437 gold ounces in the June quarter, reaching 123,589 ounces for the 2026 financial year.

Payment volume on the XRP Ledger recorded a spike of more than 1,000% in early July 2026, reaching levels significantly above the network's recent average before retreating almost entirely to baseline within days.

• Nike reported Q4 fiscal 2026 revenue of $11 billion, down 1% on a reported basis and down 4% on a currency-neutral basis.
• Gross margin rose 890 basis points to 49.2%, mainly due to an approximately 900 basis point benefit tied to expected IEEPA tariff recovery.
• The main sector issue is whether athletic brands can protect margins while wholesale demand, direct sales, tariffs, and cautious consumers reshape growth.

Public watch party events tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026, have been cancelled or restructured across venues in California following a pattern of violence linked to fan celebrations.

• Arthur Hayes disclosed buying US$2.2 million of Synapse (CRYPTO:SYN), citing its Hypercall options exchange as a potential challenger to Deribit.
• SYN briefly jumped 26%, while derivatives data later showed futures open interest falling 13% to US$31.98 million as traders took profits.
• Decentralised options exchanges continue competing with established derivatives platforms, although liquidity, regulation and user adoption remain key hurdles.

CACEIS, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, is reportedly negotiating to acquire Meria, a France-based cryptocurrency platform with a Markets in Crypto-Assets licence, to expand its digital asset business beyond custody services.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) climbed towards US$62,000 as Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) posted stronger gains.

Australian Retirement Trust generated an average 10% return annually over the 10 years to June 30.