Monday, Jul 20, 2026
Stories By Lena Carter
RTX Earnings: Can Defense Demand Sustain Higher Guidance?
RTX Q2 2026 earnings arrive July 23 before the open as missile orders ramp and Jefferies lifts EPS/FCF views. Can defens...
Brazil Stablecoins Enter the U.S. Dispute Over Pix Payments
USTR 25% tariffs pull Pix into a U.S.–Brazil dispute as Tether backs Mercado Bitcoin with $20M. Stablecoins now sit in t...
Ethereum's $28M Straddle Prices a Sharp Volatility Move
15,000 ETH options at a $1,875 strike signal a bold near‑term vol bet, with $56.80 premium and tight breakevens into Jul...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts Costs as Leadership Model Shifts
40% budget cut and a 20% headcount reduction reshape the Ethereum Foundation as new clusters debut and spinouts launch....
Tokenized Funds for Pension Portfolios: Why Collateral Mobility Matters More Than 24/7 Trading
GDF/ISDA report cites up to 200 bps capital unlocked from tokenized MMFs as pensions favor collateral mobility over 24/7...
Ethereum's Attention Gap: Why Institutional Adoption Is Rising as Retail Interest Fades
CoinDesk Research flags $690M Q2 outflows from U.S. spot ETH ETFs as Ethereum TVL holds near $41B and NFT volumes sink....
GoPlus GPS Unlock: Why Security Tokens Need Usage Before Supply Expands
July 16 GPS unlock sizes diverge by source, from 109.25M to 711.57M tokens. Past unlocks averaged down 13.6% in 7 days....
Polygon's Heimdall v2 Upgrade: Can POL Turn Network Performance Into Token Demand?
160M gas blocks and 1.5s times push Polygon to a stated 5,000 PPS. Zurich hardfork hits block 47,880,000 as exchanges pa...
Goldman Limits Prediction-Market Bets: Why Compliance Walls Are Coming for Event Trading
Goldman Sachs ban on finance and politics prediction bets hints at stricter oversight as the CFTC proposes event-contrac...
Bitcoin's $60K-$70K Range Becomes Historic: Why Consolidation Is Now the Main BTC Story
307 days inside $60k–$70k marks Bitcoin’s third-longest $10k-band consolidation as ETFs post $4.06B June outflows and vo...