Bitcoin rose above $72,000 and Solana reached $88, triggering about $2.74 billion in short liquidations. A broader market rebound was supported by U.S. Treasury buyback operations. The rally was also fueled by $517 million in net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs in a single day and former President Donald Trump’s supportive stance toward the crypto industry.

Securitize said it has connected a tokenized version of its NYSE-listed shares, SECZ, to Loopscale’s onchain credit markets on Solana. The tokenized SECZ represents the same common stock, with ownership maintained through Securitize’s SEC-registered transfer-agent infrastructure. The integration allows eligible holders to use tokenized SECZ as collateral to borrow stablecoins at fixed rates without selling their shares. Securitize listed on the NYSE on July 2, 2026, and Solana hosts about $3.8 billion in distributed tokenized assets, the company said.

Walmart posted 2.6% U.S. comparable sales growth, missing the 3.8% Wall Street forecast. Alibaba’s net profit fell about 75% as it ramped up AI investment, with capital expenditure up roughly 75%. Coinbase rose as Bitcoin moved back above $70,000. Oil extended gains for a fifth straight session on Iran-related geopolitical uncertainty, while Deere lifted its profit outlook after construction and forestry sales grew around 18%.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must submit, by Aug. 20, a distribution plan for a compensation fund for Terra investors. The $123.1 million fund was fully paid by Jump Crypto subsidiary Tai Mo Shan and includes $73.45 million in disgorgement, $12.92 million in prejudgment interest, and a $36.73 million civil penalty. The SEC found Tai Mo Shan misled investors during TerraUSD’s May 2022 depeg and acted as a statutory underwriter for some LUNA sales. The distribution plan is complicated by overlap with a separate recovery process tied to Terraform Labs litigation.

CoreWeave said it has signed a multibillion-dollar, multiyear agreement with Hudson River Trading that expands a partnership that began in March 2026. The deal gives the trading firm access to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin and B200 systems as Wall Street demand for advanced AI computing rises. CoreWeave also said Jane Street agreed to spend $6 billion on data center capacity and invested another $1 billion in the company. CoreWeave shares fell about 1.4% in premarket trading Thursday, while its top three customers still accounted for about 72% of revenue.

Walmart reported U.S. comparable store sales growth of just 2.6%, its weakest performance in nearly six years, even as it received $2.9 billion in tariff refunds and posted quarterly net income of $6.4 billion. Rising fuel costs are squeezing household budgets and weighing on consumer spending. The retailer carried out 11,000 temporary price reductions in the second quarter as shopping conditions softened.

Samsung Electronics has asked equipment suppliers to secure safety certification for tools destined for a second chip plant in Taylor, Texas. The company is seeking to accelerate the construction schedule even though the factory’s specifications have not been finalized. Samsung is aiming to meet a 2030 production start to support still-rising demand for AI chips.

Major cryptocurrencies rose sharply after the U.S. Federal Reserve intervened on Wednesday. XRP surged 20% in less than two days, marking a strong breakout. Bitcoin gained 12% over the same period and extended the move into Thursday, with a major breakout on the 4-hour chart. Bitcoin is now facing resistance at $65,600 and needs to clear $73,750 next.