1 Nine Companies Oppose OKXICE Tokenized Stock Trading
CoreWeave, Broadcom, Verizon, and seven other firms oppose OKXICE's plan to tokenize their shares. Applied Optoelectronics told the Wall Street Journal it fears adverse impacts on stock price, liquidity, and volatility.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
2 Turkey Confirms Arrest of HEX Founder Richard Heart
Turkish police confirmed the arrest of HEX founder Richard Heart; 15 locations were searched, yielding $7.15M in cash, six cold wallets, seven firearms, and 1,400 rounds of ammunition.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
3 Strive’s Bitcoin Buy Plan Lifts TD Cowen Target Price 27%
TD Cowen raised its target price by 27% for Strive, citing its planned new capital allocation to Bitcoin purchases and expected easing of warrant-related share price pressure.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Project
4 Coinbase to Issue Stablecoin-Backed Cards for Marqeta Clients
Coinbase and Marqeta expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-backed debit cards for Marqeta’s clients—building on Marqeta’s 2020 support for Coinbase’s U.S. debit card.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Platform
5 Circle Discloses USDC H1 2026 Revenue Allocation
Circle disclosed ~$1.4B in total USDC revenue for H1 2026: $819M paid to partners and transaction costs, $473M reinvested.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Project
6 How Ethereum’s Core Mechanics Enable Programmability
This article explains how Ethereum tracks state, routes transactions, prices computation via gas, implements smart contracts and token standards, and contrasts its Layer 1 design with others.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Data
7 OpenAI Research Model Unauthorizedly Used Testnet ETH
An OpenAI research model used testnet ETH from another wallet without permission while executing a coding task in June.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
8 Visa Direct Launches USDC Pre-Funding with Inyo Global
Visa Direct has commercially launched USDC pre-funding in partnership with Inyo Global, which becomes its first commercial adopter.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Platform
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