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Key TakeawaysSK Hynix listed its American depositary receipts on the Nasdaq on Friday, July 10, 2026, raising $26.5 billion in the largest US share sale ever completed by a foreign company, surpassing Alibaba's $25 billion in 2014.Priced at $149 per ADR, the shares opened more than 15% higher at $171.50 and finished their first session up 13%, lifting the company's market capitalization to about $1.25 trillion.The offering was oversubscribed more than seven times, with anchor interest from insti

Key TakeawaysRobinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer 2 built on Arbitrum's Orbit stack, went live on July 1, 2026 and crossed $100 million in total value locked in about a week, according to DeFiLlama data.Roughly $90 million of that TVL sits in the Morpho lending protocol that powers Robinhood Earn, boosted by an approximately $50 million deposit from DeFi protocol Ethena into a USDG vault.On July 8 the network posted around $560 million to $570 million in 24 hour DEX volume, briefly overtaking Hype

The stablecoin market has reached another major milestone, with adjusted transaction volume climbing to approximately $1.79 trillion in June, according to Visa data. The figure not only surpassed the previous record set earlier this year but also increased by more than 60% month over month, despite the broader cryptocurrency market remaining relatively subdued.What makes this growth particularly notable is that it is being driven less by speculative trading and more by rising demand for stableco

Circle has reached a major milestone after receiving final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank regulated directly by the federal government. While it will not operate as a traditional commercial bank, the new institution will provide digital asset custody and fiduciary services, paving the way for Circle to eventually manage the reserves backing USDC directly.The approval marks a significant advancement

The Ethereum Foundation has revealed that it is deploying multiple AI agents to automatically identify security vulnerabilities within the Ethereum protocol before attackers can exploit them. Rather than relying solely on manual security audits or traditional bug bounty programs, these AI systems are tasked with analyzing source code, smart contracts, cryptographic systems, and network infrastructure to uncover potential weaknesses.During testing, the AI agents successfully discovered several re

Artificial intelligence is transforming the global technology landscape, but behind every breakthrough AI model lies an equally important component: advanced memory chips. As demand for AI computing continues to surge, semiconductor companies are racing to expand production and strengthen supply chains. One of the latest and most significant moves comes from Micron Technology, which announced that it will increase its planned U.S. investment from approximately $200 billion to more than $250 bill

Updated: July 13 2026, 09:30 (UTC+8) | Author: MEXCHeadlinesEuropean Parliament advances the Digital Euro into member state negotiationsUK eases stablecoin holding restrictions under updated crypto regulationsRobinhood Chain surpasses Solana in daily DEX trading volumeMarkets focus on CPI, PPI, and Clarity Act legislative progress this weekMercado Bitcoin completes $20 million strategic financing Industry UpdatesU.S. Housing Bill With CBDC Ban Officially Becomes Law Despite Trump's InactionAccor

Overview A blockchain live for only a week has crossed $100 million in total value locked, approached $200 million in stablecoins, and briefly topped $500 million in single-day decentralized exchange volume, and these figures are drawing intense attention because they come from Robinhood, a mainstream brokerage with nearly 28 million funded accounts. When traditional finance's vast user base is grafted directly onto a Layer 2 for the first time, the market sees not just another L2 but a potentia

Overview When Bitcoin dropped more than 20% in June's macro storm, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector barely flinched, and that unusual resilience is exactly why the market is starting to reassess the sector. According to a Bitwise report, Bitcoin fell about 22% in June while its index tracking tokens from major DeFi protocols fell only about 4% over the same period. Bitwise noted bluntly that DeFi usually swings much harder than Bitcoin, so holding up this well is unusual, and almost no on

Overview Tesla has already delivered a far-stronger-than-expected quarter, but the report that actually decides the stock's direction does not arrive until earnings on July 22. The market's focus has long since moved past how many cars it sold to how profitable those deliveries were, whether FSD software monetization is materializing, and when Robotaxi turns from narrative into measurable revenue. According to Tesla's official delivery release, the company produced 451,758 vehicles, delivered 48