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Illinois approved a 0.2% tax on certain digital asset transactions from Jan. 1, 2027, prompting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Brian Quintenz Selig to argue the measure could slow cryptocurrency activity and create conflicts with emerging federal policy.

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance held its seventh meeting on virtual digital assets, where the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it does not support granting legal status to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC).

The first half of 2026 saw a bumper earnings season and global equity benchmarks soar to new highs, driven by a enthusiasm around the AI trade. Businesses, investors and central banks now turn their attention to the second half of the year with the focus firmly on whether markets can move past rocky geopolitical issues, growth concerns and ongoing jitters around the AI buildout. The Opening Trade spoke to leading voices about how the rest of 2026 is shaping up for equity markets.

Irish authorities recovered another 500 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) linked to convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins.

Fiona Yang, Invesco Fund Manager for Asia ex-Japan Equities, says the AI trade isn't over but parts of the market have become stretched. She discussed the market dynamics around the tech trade with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Avril Hong on Insight.

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

Standard Chartered and Circle have launched a bank-led service allowing institutional clients to mint and redeem USD Coin (CRYPTO:USDC) directly through the bank's platform.

Strategy introduced a policy allowing selective sales of its 847,363 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) holdings to fund preferred dividend payments and share buybacks.

A Chinese milk tea brand has been ordered to pay $1.5 billion to French luxury giant Louis Vuitton for trademark infringement. The case has sparked widespread discussion on Chinese social media about intellectual property protection. Bloomberg's China correspondent Minmin Low reports.

Some leading European powers now accept that ships transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Patrick Sykes has more.

Blockchain analytics firm Allium reported that users from the United States were the largest political traders on Polymarket despite the platform blocking US access.

India and Japan have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy, technology, and defense during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to New Delhi. Former Indian Ambassador to Japan, Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, dicusses the implications of the visit on Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin.