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Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire NEOS Investments for up to $2.25 billion, expanding its lineup of options-based funds as investors increasingly use active ETFs to generate income and manage market risk. The consideration will include cash and equity and is contingent partly on performance and service commitments. NEOS managed $30 billion across 19 systematic, options-based income ETFs as of June 30. Its strategies use derivatives alongside equity, bond or commodity exposure to seek recurring income and potentially reduce portfolio volatility. “As investor demand for active ETFs grows, NEOS’ disciplined investment approach is highly complementary to our capabilities across buffer,…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.32% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.33%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.35%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.33%.Stock indices settled lower on Tuesday.  The lack of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed crude oil prices higher, raised inflation expectations, and weighed on stocks.  Also, hawkish comments on Tuesday from Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee were bearish for stocks and bonds when he said “the biggest problem facing our economy right now” is inflation.…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 12, 2026 –MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released interim trading data for its Asian AI Pre-IPO Futures. Daily trading volume for UNITREEUSDT rose by as much as 1,104% day over day following its launch, while KIMIUSDT recorded a 562% day-over-day increase in trading volume on its second day. MEXC became the first centralized exchange to list UNITREEUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on July 31, approximately 10 days before Unitree formally opened subscriptions for its STAR Market offering on August 10. The early listing gave eligible users a way to trade market expectations surrounding the…

Milton, Georgia, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire Businesses are increasingly looking for ways to offer more payment options without adding operational complexity. ForumPay, a crypto payment infrastructure company, enables merchants to accept crypto payments across online, in-store, and in-app channels, with instant conversion and next-day settlement. ForumPay has recently announced a new payment flow that it says could meaningfully alter how payments are processed. Customers can now initiate purchases using any Visa or Mastercard and bank transfers in selected markets, with funds routed automatically through ForumPay’s infrastructure. Merchants can now offer card and bank payments without registering as a card acceptance…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.06% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.34%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.30%.Stock indices settled lower on Monday.  The broader market was under pressure on Monday from higher crude oil prices, which boosted inflation expectations and T-note yields.  WTI crude oil surged more than +5% on Monday, pushing the 10-year T-note yield up by +5 bp to 4.70%. Join 200K+ Subscribers: Find out why the midday Barchart Brief newsletter is a…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, listed DAPPOS (DOS) in the Innovation Zone, with the DOS/USDT pair opening at 09:07 (UTC) and the DOS/USDC pair opening at 09:27 (UTC) on August 10, 2026. DOS is also available on MEXC Convert for instant, zero-fee token swaps. To celebrate the listing, MEXC has launched the DAPPOS (DOS) Airdrop+ event, offering $60,000 worth of DOS and 10,000 USDT in rewards. DAPPOS builds low-barrier AI products that make advanced AI accessible without a steep learning curve. Its flagship product, xBubble, is a low-prompt AI agent that…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has upgraded its RealStocks trading experience with three new features. The upgrade is designed to improve access to the U.S. stock market, simplify fund and portfolio management, and support users pursuing long-term investment strategies through the MEXC platform. RealStocks is an innovative cross-market trading product launched by MEXC in collaboration with regulated brokerage partners, allowing eligible users to directly purchase and hold real shares of more than 7,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs. With the new RealStocks Real-World Assets (RWA) feature, users can access a trading experience…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its report, “The Next-Generation Investor: Behavioral Migration from Traditional Finance to Crypto Exchanges.” The report reveals that traditional asset trading is gradually shifting toward crypto exchanges. Among surveyed users with a traditional finance background, 74.2% have moved some or all of their traditional asset trading activities to crypto exchanges. Meanwhile, 83.3% of all respondents plan to further increase their traditional asset trading volume on crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges are evolving beyond digital asset trading platforms to become important gateways for multi-asset trading. The survey…

London, UK, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire CT3 has announced the start of comprehensive preparations for the future listing of the CT3GB token. The company has begun scaling its data storage infrastructure, building financial and infrastructure reserves, and preparing its own tokenized economy, in which CT3GB will become the platform’s primary settlement asset. At the same time, the transition to a new data storage architecture based on specialized smart contracts is underway, while an independent audit of the entire core smart contract infrastructure will be conducted ahead of the listing. Over the past several months, CT3 has significantly expanded the capabilities…

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire Deposits Are Open for hBTC, the Vault Token for Hilbert Group’s BTC Basis+ Strategy Syntetika, a tokenization hub for regulated investment strategies, opened deposits today for its first strategy: BTC Basis+, managed by the publicly traded Hilbert Group. Syntetika makes investment strategies that run inside regulated funds accessible directly from a wallet. Each fund operates with independent custody, and each cycle its net asset value is attested by an independent third party. That attested NAV is the price at which vault tokens are issued and redeemed. BTC Basis+ is a Bitcoin…