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PayPal shares tumble 20% after earnings, weeks after Nancy Pelosi disclosed selling up to $500,000 of the stock.
Elon Musk becomes the first person ever to amass a net worth exceeding $850 billion.
Gold and silver rebound violently, reclaiming nearly $6 trillion in market value within 48 hours after a historic selloff.
A rapid selloff wipes out trillions in market value as stocks and crypto fall sharply within hours.
Bitcoin falls below $74,000 for the first time since April 2025, triggering liquidations and worsening market sentiment.
Gold and silver rebound sharply, with gold up 5% and silver jumping 11% after recent historic losses.
SpaceX acquires xAI for $250 billion, valuing the combined business near $1 trillion with IPO estimates above $1.75 trillion.
Polymarket launches on Solana through a Jupiter integration, expanding prediction markets into a new blockchain ecosystem.
BitMine posts $6.6 billion in unrealized Ethereum losses, approaching one of the largest trading drawdowns on record.
Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust becomes the first U.S. bank to fail in 2026 after regulators shut it down over capital and safety concerns.