Markets

Sealand Acquires 2% Stake in Wanel for £450,000
Sealand has expanded its portfolio by purchasing a 2% equity stake in Wanel for a total consideration of £450,000.

Astra Microwave Reports Q1 FY27 Execution Delays Amid Record Backlog
Astra Microwave Products released its Q1 FY27 presentation, highlighting execution delays that were offset by a record order backlog.

BTCPay Offers $190,000 Bounty Following Wallet Exploit
The open-source payment processor is offering a bounty of up to 3 BTC after attackers drained merchant Lightning wallets.

KEC Q1 FY27 Results Show Flat Revenue Amid Margin Pressures
KEC's first-quarter fiscal 2027 presentation indicates flat revenue performance alongside significant margin compression.

Serco approves £75 million share buyback program
UK outsourcing firm Serco plans to repurchase up to £75 million of its shares, citing strong cash generation and disciplined capital allocation.

Genuit reports resilient H1 2026 margins despite market challenges
Building materials group Genuit posted steady first-half margins as cost controls offset softer demand in key markets. Full-year outlook remains cautious.

Decta Explores Stablecoin-Enabled Treasury Settlement Using USDC
Payments platform Decta is integrating OpenPayd's infrastructure to utilize USDC for international treasury settlement and liquidity management.

Seeing Machines Posts Profitable Second Half as Automotive Volumes Exceed 2.1 Million
Seeing Machines reported a profitable second half for the period, driven by automotive volumes surpassing 2.1 million units.

Demeter Tactical Investments (ME) Appoints Two Board Members
Demeter Tactical Investments (ME) Limited has expanded its board of directors with two new appointments to strengthen corporate governance.

Asia FX, Dollar Muted Ahead of U.S. CPI Data as RBA Holds Rates
Asian currencies and the U.S. dollar traded in narrow ranges as investors awaited key inflation data, while the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady.

Gulf Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Drops to Six Vessels
Commercial shipping activity via the critical maritime chokepoint declines sharply to a total of six vessels.

Bitcoin's BIP-110 Fork Lags Main Chain by Over 300 Blocks
A breakaway chain resulting from the BIP-110 fork has produced only two blocks since splitting from Bitcoin over the weekend.

Luke Dashjr Removed as Bitcoin Improvement Proposal Editor
Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr has lost his BIP editor privileges following concerns raised over his involvement in BIP 110.

Crypto Markets Decline as Oil Rally Sparks Inflation Concerns
Ether and XRP led digital asset losses while bitcoin remained below $65,000 ahead of upcoming U.S. inflation data.

White House aims for September Senate vote on CLARITY Act
The Trump administration will continue negotiations with Democrats as the Senate prepares to vote on the CLARITY bill in September.

Silicon Motion Prices $1 Billion Convertible Notes Offering
Silicon Motion has priced its private offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes.

U.S. SEC Sets Meeting to Vote on First Major Crypto Rulemaking
The Securities and Exchange Commission is scheduled to vote on proposing Regulation Crypto to support specific digital asset offerings.

Centuria Industrial REIT Highlights 30% Leasing Spreads and Data Centres
Centuria Industrial REIT released its FY26 presentation slides, showcasing 30% leasing spreads and strategic focus on data centres.

Bitcoin 'Strongest Hands' Accumulation Reaches Six-Month High
On-chain data indicates that elite Bitcoin wallets holding over 10,000 BTC have reached a six-month high of 90 entities.

Trump Media Alters Crypto Treasury Strategy Following Q2 Loss
Trump Media plans to adopt a disciplined crypto treasury approach and reallocate resources to its core media operations after reporting a $238 million Q2 loss.

XRP Futures Open Interest Reaches Highest Level Since October Ahead of CPI Data
XRP derivatives positioning climbs to October highs as markets prepare for the upcoming U.S. Consumer Price Index release.

USD/JPY: Assessing the Possibility of Joint FX Intervention
Recent currency movements in the USD/JPY pair have sparked market discussion regarding potential parallel actions or joint intervention by authorities.

Shurgard Reports Accelerated H1 Revenue Alongside Guidance Cut
Self-storage operator Shurgard posted accelerating revenue growth for the first half of 2026 while simultaneously lowering its financial guidance.

Russia Moves to Restrict Retail Crypto Trading to Bitcoin, Ether and USDT
Under new regulatory proposals, non-qualified investors in Russia would face a 300,000-ruble annual purchase limit per intermediary.

Garanti Bankasi Receives Regulatory Approval for $10M Bond Issuance
Turkish lender Garanti Bankasi has secured regulatory approval to issue up to $10 million in debt securities.

