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Remy Trafelet, executive chairman of Hazeltree, has been named chairman, president, and CEO, succeeding Lokesh Seth. Trafelet founded the treasury management and data solutions provider within Trafelet Delta Funds before spinning it out in 2011. He returned to active management in late 2024, leading a renewed focus on treasury services and data networking. Hazeltree also appointed Jessica Segarra chief operating officer. Segarra previously led global operations at Schoenfeld Strategic Advisors and served as deputy head of operations at Balyasny Asset Management. Martin Koopman joins as chief product officer after serving as chief product officer and co-head of AI at Broadridge Financial Solutions.  Lawson Smith has been named managing director for Valeon Partners, a merchant…

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire 250+ TradFi markets join Carbon’s 530+ crypto perpetuals & 150 24/7 RWAs in one venue. Wall Street depth at listing, stable overnight rates, and on-chain settlement. Carbon, the on-chain prime broker for global markets, today opened public trading on 250+ Carbon TradFi markets spanning equities, indices, forex, and commodities. Each position is hedged 1:1 at regulated TradFi venues, making Carbon the largest TradFi-native on-chain derivatives venue. Alongside 530+ crypto perpetuals and 150 24/7 RWAs, total tradeable instruments now exceed 950 in one account.  Carbon TradFi is Carbon’s own on-chain instrument. A…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed five new Ondo tokenized stock trading pairs on Spot, expanding user access to stocks spanning AI infrastructure, semiconductors, enterprise software and rare earth materials. The new pairs are AXTION/USDT (AXT Inc), AEHRON/USDT (Aehr Test Systems), APLDON/USDT (Applied Digital), USARON/USDT (USA Rare Earth) and SAPON/USDT (SAP SE). The pairs went live on Spot on August 6, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC), with deposits now open. Withdrawals will open on August 7, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC). Report data jointly published by MEXC and CoinGecko shows that demand…

Executive Summary Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s communication strategy was put to a stern test following the central bank’s decision to leave its key policy rate unchanged last week, triggering a sharp sell-off at the long end of the Treasury curve. The 30-year yield surged past 5.20%, its highest close since 2007, while the 2s10s yield curve steepened dramatically by 14 basis points as bond investors questioned the Fed’s inflation defense. Warsh’s departure from explicit forward guidance is designed to reintroduce risk pricing and eliminate moral hazard, but an unclear reaction function risks eroding market credibility. Bond Investors Are Challenging…

Soybeans firmed late on Thursday, with contracts closing near the highs and 6 to 9 cents off the lows to post 1 to 5 ¾ cent gains in the front months.  The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 cents at $11.32. Soymeal futures were 20 cents to $1.40 higher to close Thursday, with Soy Oil 5 points lower to 27 points higher.A private export sale of 122,000 MT of soybeans was reported to China this morning for 2026/27. Wire reports suggested Chinese buyers purchased 10 cargoes of US soybeans on Thursday.  Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee,…

Eightco treasury composition as of August 5, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and $142M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $378 million Eightco recently participated in World Foundation’s $52.5M funding round, led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors OpenAI recently announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for a potential future initial public offering Eightco provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries EASTON, Pa., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco…

The Treasury Department left its longer-term debt issuance plans unchanged in its latest quarterly refunding announcement, offering bond investors near-term predictability even as federal borrowing needs continue to rise. The decision avoids adding supply pressure to longer maturities after Treasury yields increased in recent months. Treasury will sell $125 billion of securities next week, consisting of $58 billion in three-year notes on Aug. 11, $42 billion in 10-year notes on Aug. 12 and $25 billion in 30-year bonds on Aug. 13. The securities will refund approximately $96.3 billion of privately held notes and bonds maturing Aug. 15 and raise about…

December arabica coffee (KCZ24) today is up +8.80 (+3.73%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24) is up +84 (+1.76%).Coffee prices today are sharply higher on adverse global weather events.  Dry conditions in Brazil, the world’s largest producer of arabica coffee, are bullish for prices after Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil’s Minas Gerais region received no rain over the past week.  Minas Gerais accounts for about 30% of Brazil’s arabica crop.  Robusta coffee prices jumped today after typhoon Yagi struck Vietnam today, which could damage the country’s coffee fields.Reduced coffee exports from Vietnam, the world’s largest robusta coffee producer, are…

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, August 5th, 2026, Chainwire The former TON executive joins as Director of Strategic Partnerships to form the connections behind ChangeNOW’s next phase. Former TON executive Martin Masser joins ChangeNOW to build strategic partnerships, ecosystem relationships, and media momentum behind its next phase. Masser comes with experience across traditional banking, Web2 and Web3, including senior growth and business development roles within the TON space. At ChangeNOW, he will lead strategic relationships with blockchain networks, wallets, fintech companies, payment providers and other infrastructure partners. His appointment comes as ChangeNOW grows beyond standalone crypto services, transitioning to…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 5, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today unveiled MEXC 0808: Stock Season, the inaugural edition of its annual brand celebration centered on 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. Early bird registration is now open, ahead of the main campaign launch on August 8, offering participants the opportunity to compete for a share of a $500,000 prize pool. The launch establishes MEXC 0808 as an annual brand milestone built around 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. Zero fees are not limited to a single campaign period. They represent a value that MEXC continues to deliver…