Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel) for the treatment of people ages 2 years and older with either sickle cell disease with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) Core contributor and Bitcoin Improvement Proposal maintainer Jon Atack advised users to avoid sending Bitcoin transactions during the second week of August as the network approaches the expected activation window for BIP-110.
Telix (NASDAQ:TLX) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed that safety data from Part 1 of its ProstACT Global Phase 3 trial support progression into Part 2 in the United States.
Forward Industries acquired more than 500,000 Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) tokens during fiscal third quarter 2026, increasing its treasury holdings to 7.55 million SOL as of June 30.
Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) traded near US$0.145 after remaining in a tight range between roughly US$0.137 and US$0.155.
Zcash (CRYPTO:ZEC) traded around US$399 after a cryptocurrency whale opened an US$8.1 million leveraged long position, signalling renewed speculative interest despite the token's recent weakness.
Arcus, formerly known as dYdX Labs, partnered with Robinhood to launch its decentralised exchange on the new Robinhood Chain, adding perpetual trading and fee-free trading for 95 tokenised stocks.
Paribu launched a DeFi section within its app that provides access to Hyperliquid perpetual futures and Polymarket prediction markets.
Echo IQ (ASX:EIQ) executed an exclusive agreement to license up to 1 million de-identified echocardiography studies from Advara HeartCare.
France recorded 77 cases of kidnapping, unlawful detention, extortion or attempted crimes linked to the digital asset sector in 2026, up from 45 cases in 2025, prompting the government to expand security measures.
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