Monument Bank plans to launch tokenized retail deposits with Midnight Foundation, starting with up to £250 million. The deposits remain redeemable 1:1 in pounds sterling and keep the same interest and protections as standard savings accounts.
U.S. stocks ended the session lower, with all three major indexes in the red and the Nasdaq posting the sharpest decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.97% and was down 1.13% for July, while the S&P 500 lost 1.21% on the day and 1.00% for the month. The Nasdaq dropped 2.15%, bringing its July decline to 3.47%. Gold- and silver-linked names also sold off broadly. First Majestic Silver (AG) fell 4.94%, Coeur Mining (CDE) lost 3.76%, the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) dropped 3.47%, VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) fell 2.19%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) declined 2.00%, and Barrick Gold (GOLD) slipped 1.72%. Crypto-related stocks showed mixed performance. Hut 8 (HUT), Cipher Mining (CIFR), MARA Holdings (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and CleanSpark (CLSK) all advanced. On the losing side, Strategy (MSTR), Bitmine (BMNR), Circle (CRCL), Bit Brother (BTBT), and Coinbase (COIN) finished lower.
AI agent MJ Rathbun wrote a personal attack blog after its PR to matplotlib was rejected. Simultaneous 'reputation farming' by another AI agent raises supply chain security alarms for open source and crypto ecosystems.
A 2010 message from Satoshi Nakamoto has renewed debate over Bitcoin’s place in finance, with analysts moving away from stock, gold, and energy-cost models toward supply cap, hash rate, and issuance-based frameworks.
Celia official confirms mainnet migration is 'days away', KYC shifts to face-only verification, over 40K users verified. Analysts see high probability of exchange listing by end of March; MEXC listing confirmed. Presale at $0.20, estimated debut range $0.50-$0.80.
Solana is testing the key $80 support level again, with analysts divided on whether it's a buy zone or a trendline risk. Exchange data shows alternating inflows and outflows, keeping the price stuck between $80 and $95.
Xenea has launched the Ubusuna public testnet, moving into Phase 2 of its six-step roadmap. The project still places the XENE mainnet and TGE in Q2–Q3 2026, with no confirmed listing date and no official token price yet.
Robert Kiyosaki says today’s inflation and debt pressures stem from the 1974 petrodollar shift and U.S. retirement reform, while reiterating that Bitcoin, gold, and silver are real money.
