Oil prices rose and U.S. stock-index futures slipped on Sunday, after the U.S. and Iran continued their tit-for-tat attacks around the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-bitcoin-gold-etfs-or-shares-which-investment-makes-more-sense.jpg" alt="Bitcoin ETFs draw $197M, snap 8-week outflow streak" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Analysts are not yet ready to call it a recovery in institutional demand for Bitcoin. </p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/11-july.jpg" alt="Robinhood L2 sparks ETH optimism, Saylor 'muddies waters.' Hodler's Digest, July 5-12, 2026" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Even Ethereum's critics believe Robinhood Chain is bullish for ETH. Nigel Farage and Donald Trump become embroiled in crypto related scandals, and more.</p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/michael-saylors-big-bet-institutional-investments-role-in-bitcoins-price.png" alt="Strategy's Saylor needs clarity in BTC pivot message to convince investors: StanChart" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Standard Chartered sees communication challenges facing the biggest digital asset treasury company as "muddying the waters" for Bitcoin in the near term.</p>
Among the largest U.S. banks, Citigroup is expected to show the greatest improvement by one important measure. But it still has a long way to go to reach its own performance target.
Analysts generally lower their estimates in the months before earnings. But thanks to the energy and tech sectors, expectations have actually climbed heading into second-quarter results.
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-the-role-of-cryptocurrency-in-islamic-banking-and-finance.jpg" alt="Pakistan crypto chief seeks dialogue after scholar rules against crypto payments" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Pakistan’s virtual-assets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who backed a ruling against purchases made with crypto.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-germanys-blockchain-solution-hopes-to-remedy-energy-sector-limitations.jpg" alt="Cambridge study puts Ethereum near the lower end of PoS energy intensity" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the proof-of-stake networks studied.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-what-are-bitcoin-ordinals.jpg" alt="Bitcoin bulls Michael Saylor, Adam Back slam BIP-110 Ordinals proposal" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The ongoing debate comes despite a broad downturn in Ordinals transaction activity over the last two years.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-vaneck-warns-why-bitcoin-treasury-companies-could-face-capital-erosion.jpg" alt="Empery Digital shares rise after selling Bitcoin to fund AI data center project" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The sales come months after a major Empery shareholder demanded the firm ditch its Bitcoin treasury strategy and force the resignation of its CEO and board.</p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/interview-10-07-2027.jpg" alt="Bitcoin nearing late stages of bear market: Jamie Coutts, Real Vision" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts said it's far too early to call $1 million by 2030, but he's confident Bitcoin could climb up to $250,000 over the next couple of years.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-major-alts-that-compete-with-ether-are-surging-why2.jpg" alt="Ethereum climbs 3% on tokenization boom: Can bulls push ETH price past $1,800?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Despite strong tokenization gains and institutional accumulation, weak onchain and derivatives data leaves ETH vulnerable to a $1,700 retest.</p>
Finding a job was easy a few years ago. Now, Americans are worried about their job prospects, even though the unemployment rate is historically low.
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