Mahathir Bayena

Medical device developer PainChek (ASX:PCK) has appointed Karen Holzberger as CEO, effective Aug. 17.

Visa and Mastercard are expanding their blockchain payment services.

FTX will distribute more than US$900 million to creditors in its next repayment round while former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's clemency campaign continues to lose political support.

Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU) has secured a government agreement providing up to NZ$60 million to support its Golden Bay Cement operations.

• Around 200 workers at the Port Hedland export facility have voted to conduct an eight-hour strike following stalled enterprise agreement negotiations over pay parity and career progression.
• The Port Hedland hub handles approximately $150 million in daily iron ore shipments, with the shift disruption potentially risking up to $50 million in company revenue.
• Broadened Australian collective bargaining regulations are increasing labour cost pressures across iron ore producers struggling with softening global demand.

• Chainlink (CRYPTO:LINK) is providing onchain net asset value (NAV) data for Fidelity International's tokenised liquidity fund.
• The collaboration supports a tokenised fund backed by a US$6.9 billion Institutional Liquidity Fund and enables trusted NAV data to be published onchain.
• Regulatory compliance, reliable pricing data and institutional adoption remain key challenges for tokenised real-world assets. 

• US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$197 million in net inflows, ending eight consecutive weeks of net outflows.
• Institutional demand, exchange-traded fund flows and network activity continue to shape liquidity across leading blockchain assets.
• Geopolitical tensions, higher oil prices and resistance near Bitcoin's US$65,000 level remain key risks for the broader crypto market.

Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) agreed to acquire multi-basin royalty interests for $215.4 million, adding expected Q3 production of 2,347 boe/d.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) reported Q2 net income of $549 million and diluted EPS of $0.64, with adjusted earnings of $583 million and adjusted EPS of $0.68.

Prediction markets recorded their strongest quarter on record despite slower cryptocurrency trading activity, according to a CoinGecko report.