Oklo (OKLO) said the U.S. Department of Energy approved the Documented Safety Analysis for its Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Texas, clearing the project to enter its final pre-startup review. The approval confirms the reactor’s hazard evaluations, operating requirements, and safety controls. Oklo is targeting first criticality in July 2026. The company called the decision its most important regulatory milestone to date, supporting confidence in its advanced nuclear approach.

Samsung Electronics is set to report earnings before the Korean market opens on Tuesday, with the market expecting an 18-fold jump in operating profit and a 127% year-on-year rise in revenue. SK Hynix has begun marketing a $29 billion US listing, with trading expected to start on July 10. Both companies are key global suppliers of AI high-bandwidth memory, and the results and IPO are seen as near-term catalysts for South Korean semiconductor stocks.

Solana ecosystem token solana:9cRCn9rGT8V2imeM2BaKs13yhMEais3ruM3rPvTGpump said it will add 100% of creator fees into its $SOL liquidity pool to deepen liquidity and help absorb selling from early buyers. The project also said it will prioritize $SOL airdrops to high-quality community contributors, including social activity, IRL activations and tool building. Airdrops will be released in phases at higher market caps, with additional weighting based on factors such as holding time and content quality. It added that all fund movements will be executed through a public wallet in the name of transparency, and noted the token is not listed on major exchanges and is driven by a meme community.

Turkish media reports said the central bank saw a “dollar quake” and released a “surprising” gold forecast, signaling the possibility of unconventional FX intervention or a policy shift. The signal has raised concerns about lira stability and the repricing of dollar-denominated assets, according to the report. Expectations for gold—seen as a traditional safe haven and hedge against depreciation—were sharply revised higher. The development was described as a sudden policy signal rather than a routine statement, with the potential to quickly transmit to precious metals and emerging-market currency markets.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor said on July 7, 2026 that he purchased $150M of Ethereum (ETH) at an average price of $1727. The purchase was made in Saylor’s personal name and was not a MicroStrategy balance-sheet transaction. The disclosure quickly circulated publicly and is described as a verifiable on-chain and financially material whale move involving only ETH.

AMC Entertainment shares fell 6.35% to $1.77 on Monday after the company completed a $200 million registered direct offering that issued 95,250,000 common shares. The company said the proceeds will be used primarily to redeem $125,471,000 of its 6.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027, leaving it with no anticipated material debt principal repayments until calendar year 2029. Technically, the stock has dropped below its 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages and is only slightly above its 100-day level, keeping near-term pressure elevated.

Bitmine Chairman Thomas “Tom” Lee said prediction markets now put the odds of the Clarity Act passing at about 50%, the highest level in two weeks. He said investors’ growing expectations for regulatory clarity help explain the recent rise in the ETH/BTC ratio. Lee pointed to ethereum Layer 2 networks processing USDC transactions in the background for Shopify and Visa as evidence of real-world adoption.

Uganda earned US$151.7 million from coffee exports in May, down about 38% from a year earlier, as export volumes and international prices fell. Shipments dropped more than 22% to 617,491 60kilogram bags. Prices eased as expectations for a larger harvest in Brazil weighed on the market. Coffee remains Uganda’s largest agricultural export and leading source of foreign exchange.