Mahathir Bayena

Former company director Trent Bowden has pleaded guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to three charges of dishonestly using his position as director of Trent Bowden Trading Pty Ltd to gain an advantage for himself, in connection with more than $1.5 million of investor funds.

CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) has reported that the European Medicines Agency’s CHMP has issued an opinion recommending the revocation of the EU marketing authorisation for TAVNEOS (avacopan), an in‑licensed therapy sold in EU and EEA markets by CSL Vifor affiliates.

Polymarket said a compromise involving a third-party vendor allowed malicious code to be injected into parts of its frontend.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) has received firm commitments to raise A$1.5 million before costs through a A$1.25 million share placement and an expected fully underwritten A$0.25 million share purchase plan at A$0.12 per share to fund drilling and exploration at its Diamantina Copper‑Gold Project in Queensland.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that the expansion of the approximately US$316 billion stablecoin market could fragment the global monetary system and reduce the effectiveness of national monetary policy.

Hawk Resources (ASX:HWK) has reported new lab assays from hole DD26CT004 at its Cactus copper‑gold project in Utah, intersecting 72.9m at 0.36% copper and 2.0ppm silver from 18m below surface and confirming more near surface copper, silver and molybdenum in the Cactus Corridor.

Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Russia advanced stablecoin adoption last week through a series of launches.

Wang Chun, co-founder of cryptocurrency mining pool F2Pool, has withdrawn an additional 4,950 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) from Binance, valued at approximately US$7.74 million.

• Robinhood added Worldcoin (CRYPTO:WLD) to its crypto trading platform, expanding retail investor access despite a sharp price decline. 
• WLD fell nearly 15% to around US$0.53, with a market capitalisation of about US$1.8 billion and 24-hour trading volume exceeding US$383 million.
• Investors remain focused on governance, token distribution and regulatory concerns surrounding biometric identity systems and token unlock schedules. 

• Nine Entertainment is negotiating the early exit of veteran breakfast television presenter Karl Stefanovic following a controversial independent podcast interview.
• The media company faces immediate risk of targeted consumer boycott campaigns from activist groups, threatening its core advertising streams.
• The structural pivot reflects a broader sector mandate where traditional media networks prioritise advertiser-safe branding over individual talent retention.