Lawson will test payments using the yen-backed stablecoin JPYC at one Tokyo convenience store in early August through its checkout system. The pilot will assess how stablecoin payments work in everyday shopping, with no nationwide launch announced yet.

Robinhood Chain briefly overtook Hyperliquid in 24-hour decentralized exchange volume just one week after launching, but the milestone was driven largely by a single meme coin rather than a broad surge in decentralized finance activity.

India’s goods trade deficit in June was $30.43 billion, based on a Reuters calculation. According to Jin10, the market expectation was $26.63 billion.

Oil and fuel prices rose in tandem after only six ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. According to Jin10, the actual volume of traffic through the strait became the strongest pricing variable for the market today.

DBS Group's market value closed above S$200 billion for the first time at Monday's close. According to Jin10, the milestone was reached for the first time at the end of Monday trading.

De Beers plans to halt production at its South African diamond mine for two years as it seeks to conserve cash amid a severe industry downturn, according to Bloomberg. The diamond producer, once a near-monopoly in the sector, is grappling with what it described as one of the deepest crises to hit the industry.

Webull EU has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the Dutch regulator, positioning it to expand into regulated crypto services in Europe. According to ChainCatcher, Finance Magnates reported the approval is among the first notable crypto licensing cases after the transition period ended on July 1. Webull said it plans to use the license to roll out crypto trading and custody services in Europe by the end of 2026. Andries van Luijk, CEO of Webull Securities (Europe), described the license as a milestone in the company’s European expansion under the EU’s unified regulatory framework. The report added that the number of licensed crypto institutions in Europe has risen to nearly 200 since MiCA took effect.

According to Lianhe Zaobao citing CNN, experts said U.S. inventories of key munitions have fallen sharply and could drop further if the U.S.-Iran war continues at the recent pace, potentially increasing risks in the Indo-Pacific and affecting U.S. combat readiness for a future conflict with China or North Korea. Mark Cancian, a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that if the war continues at the pace of the past five days, stockpiles would be significantly reduced. CSIS said the U.S. military expended thousands of missiles early in the conflict and estimated that by the end of full-scale fighting in April, the U.S. had fired at least half of its THAAD interceptors, nearly half of its Patriot interceptors, and about 30% of its Tomahawk cruise missiles; a ceasefire later reduced the rate of missile consumption. Cancian said replenishment is slow, with Pentagon delivery plans calling for about 15 new Tomahawks and 20 new Patriots per month in the current fiscal year, and no THAAD deliveries planned for 2026. The report said President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in June to remove regulatory obstacles and speed missile production, and the Pentagon has signed agreements with manufacturers to expand production lines, but CSIS estimated restoring stockpiles to prewar levels would take at least three years or longer. Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement that the U.S. military can carry out the president’s missions while maintaining strong reserves to protect U.S. people and interests.

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Mainland China stocks fell across the board on Monday, pushing key benchmarks to three-month lows as escalating US-Iran tensions hurt risk appetite and sparked profit-taking, according to RTHK. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 38 points, or 0.2%, to 24,213 on turnover of HK$309.51 billion. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 45 points, or 1%, to 4,676, while the China Enterprises Index gained 26 points, or 0.3%, to 8,065. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 82 points, or 2.06%, to 3,913, its lowest level since April 7, on turnover of 1.335 trillion yuan. The CSI300 fell 1.8%. The Shenzhen Component Index slid 523 points, or 3.48%, to 14,522 on turnover of 1.48 trillion yuan, and the ChiNext Index fell 119 points, or 3.1%, to 3,723 on turnover of 693 billion yuan. Sector losses were broad, with defence down 6.9%, rare earth down 6.7% and satellite down 7.6%. The CSI AI index fell 3% and the CSI Semiconductors Index dropped nearly 4%. The CSI 2000 Index fell 5.7%, its biggest single-day drop since April 2025. Banks, energy and consumer staples rose 0.2% to 1.7%. Nanhua Futures said weak domestic demand and profit-taking could keep the market range-bound, adding that blue chips may retain a relative advantage while small- and mid-caps could face further valuation adjustments. Investors are awaiting trade data and second-quarter mainland GDP this week. A survey of 20 economists forecast China’s June exports rose 18.2% year-on-year in dollar terms, cooling from 19.4% in May. In Tokyo, the Nikkei fell 1,315 points, or 1.92%, to 67,242, while the Topix lost 28 points, or 0.71%, to 4,007. In Seoul, SK Hynix shares fell more than 15%, sending the Kospi down 669 points, or 8.95%, to 6,806 and triggering a 20-minute trading halt.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will sell offshore crude oil for collection outside the Strait of Hormuz at levels indexed to the Dubai benchmark, according to Bloomberg, citing a price sheet it reviewed.

Industry insiders have pointed out that the Robinhood founder's linked wallet was stolen during a live stream. Followers believe this incident is inextricably linked to the surge in Memecoin's market value from $500,000 to $14 million. What is the truth behind this "theft"?

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US prosecutors have charged imprisoned fraudster Rossen G. Iossifov with allegedly moving about $290,000 in cryptocurrency that had already been seized by the government.

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT developer of using confidential Apple trade secrets to accelerate its push into AI hardware after recruiting hundreds of the iPhone maker's former employees.

Robinhood, DeFi, tokenized stocks, Ondo, public blockchain, the hottest new public blockchain of 2026. The market maker is a brokerage firm. Golden Finance reports that brokerage giants are vying for on-chain buying and depositing.

The exposure of a company during its most rapid growth years has now been quietly snatched up by private capital with ever-increasing book valuations. This article explores how tokenization of startups can bring these fragmented markets back to equilibrium, focusing on three key questions.

Coinbase and six other crypto exchanges worked with Singapore Police to prevent more than $4.2 million in scam losses, protecting over 145 potential victims. They used blockchain tracking and early intervention to stop suspicious crypto transfers before funds were lost.