Bitcoin's price volatility has been on full display in recent months, rebounding sharply from a stretch of sharp price swings. However, many investors see price slumps as a buying opportunity — not an exit sign.
If you want to purchase bitcoin, there's good news. It's no longer a chaotic financial frontier experiment — it's fast, regulated, and integrated into institutional finance.
New to bitcoin? Here's everything you need to know.
There are several ways to buy bitcoin. You can go through a crypto exchange, a fintech app, or a traditional brokerage that will allow you to buy into a bitcoin ETF.
Before placing a trade, though, decide what you actually want: full ownership of your bitcoin and private keys — or easy price exposure inside a familiar, regulated system.

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Brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald is offering its 3,000 institutional clients access to the Kalshi prediction market.
Cantor is one of the first Wall Street firms to give its institutional clients access to block trades in event contracts on a CFTC-regulated exchange such as Kalshi.
Under terms of the deal, Kalshi will provide pricing and liquidity, while Cantor Fitzgerald will be the acting broker, helping clients arrange and execute trades on the prediction market.
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Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: $DVLT) has agreed to acquire Wyoming-chartered BankWyse, adding regulated custody and commercial banking capabilities to a tokenization platform that is beginning to show stronger revenue growth.
The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. BankWyse operates as a Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution, combining qualified custody with commercial banking services across digital **** ets and fiat currencies.
Datavault said the acquisition would connect banking and custody to a broader stack built around data valuation, tokenization and exchange infrastructure. Customers are expected to be able to bring data and real-world **** ets onto the platform, have those **** ets valued and tokenized, hold them in custody and eventually trade them through Datavault-operated exchanges.
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Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: $DVLT) has agreed to acquire Wyoming-chartered BankWyse, adding regulated custody and commercial banking capabilities to a tokenization platform that is beginning to show stronger revenue growth.
The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. BankWyse operates as a Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution, combining qualified custody with commercial banking services across digital ******* ets and fiat currencies.
Datavault said the acquisition would connect banking and custody to a broader stack built around data valuation, tokenization and exchange infrastructure. Customers are expected to be able to bring data and real-world ******* ets onto the platform, have those ******* ets valued and tokenized, hold them in custody and eventually trade them through Datavault-operated exchanges.
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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $69,289.44 on Thursday, August 20, 2026, 7.1% higher than Wednesday's opening price. As of 9:15 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $71,980.32.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,251.93 on Thursday, August 20, 2026, up 17.5% from Wednesday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $2,293.10 as of 9:16 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin and ethereum prices jumped higher after President Trump pushed Congress to pass the Clarity Act, legislation that defines whether cryptocurrencies are regulated as securities or commodities. The bill is currently stalled in the Senate and scheduled for a procedural vote in September.
A decline in long-term Treasury yields also supported the move up in crypto prices. The yield dip followed the U.S. Treasury's announcement that it would double long-term debt buybacks. Lower long-term borrowing rates tend to increase demand for riskier ******* ets, including digital currencies, as investors seek out higher yields.

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The Minneapolis City Council is one step closer to approving a dress code ordinance for businesses citywide after a committee passed a new ordinance Tuesday to counter what City Council members described as efforts to "discriminate against people."
The ordinance, which received unanimous support from the Business, Housing & Zoning Committee, would require any business licensed to sell liquor or beer to post any required dress code near its entrance.
This new ordinance would not cover the "no shirts, no shoes, no service" rules because those are health and safety policies regulated by the state.
If passed by the full City Council, the ordinance would go into effect Jan. 1, 2027. The City Council is expected to discuss the ordinance Aug. 27.
Southern University Requires Business Suits, Bans Du-rags And Other Headwear In New Dress Code

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Management is shifting focus toward issuer-sponsored tokenization, where companies choose to tokenize actual shares on official registers rather than using synthetic third-party wrappers.
The pending acquisition of Equiniti is central to this strategy, providing a direct relationship with nearly 3,000 corporate issuers and 20 million shareholders to drive adoption of tokenized securities.
Second quarter performance was characterized by resilient recurring revenue from subscription services and other (SS&O) lines, which helped offset a moderation in crypto trading volumes and market volatility.
The company successfully executed the first trades of tokenized Bullish shares on its own regulated venue, moving the tokenization strategy from a conceptual blueprint to operational reality.

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FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) is an Akron, Ohio-based electric utility focused primarily on regulated electricity distribution and transmission across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Valued at $27.1 billion by market cap, the company owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power generating facilities, and provides energy management and other energy-related services.
FirstEnergy has struggled to turn its gains into meaningful market-beating momentum over the past year. FE has gained 7.8% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 20.2%. In 2026, FE stock is up 5%, compared to the SPX's 13.2% rise on a YTD basis.
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Last week was busy for Veritas Capital.
On Thursday, the New York-based private equity firm, which makes investments in government-adjacent and regulated industries, agreed to acquire Texas-based Saber Power Services, marking its third acquisition announcement in less than a week.
Days earlier, it agreed to acquire federal contractor Steampunk and environmental consultancy Trinity Consultants, and submitted a 914 pence-per-share proposal for London-listed Bodycote, valuing the industrial services company's equity at about £1.56 billion ($2.1 billion).
The bid places Veritas in a takeover contest with CVC Capital Partners, which proposed 915 pence per share. The bidders face a Sept. 2 deadline.
This dealmaking spree followed Veritas's July agreement to buy facilities management and engineering business BGIS.

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On August 7, Google Cloud switched on Google Security Operations in its new Taiwan Region, giving local banks, hospitals and chipmakers an AI-powered defense platform they can run without sending sensitive data offshore. It's a small announcement next to Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) roughly $4.6 trillion market value, but it captures why investors are paying attention. Alphabet keeps turning AI into products regulated industries will pay to run on their own terms, and that pattern shows up across the business.
The Taiwan launch fits a broader push. Google Cloud revenue jumped 82% to $24.8 billion last quarter, and the segment's operating margin climbed from 20.7% to 35.6% over the same stretch, proof that scale is finally showing up in profit, not just growth. Part of that strength comes from a business model that doesn't depend on who wins the AI race. Anthropic pays Google Cloud for computing power even while competing against Alphabet's own models, and that kind of recurring usage revenue keeps flowing regardless of which lab's chatbot wins.
Alphabet is also pushing further into chips. The company recently began selling its custom Tensor Processing Units directly to outside customers for use in external data centers, a direct challenge to Nvidia's grip on the roughly $300 billion AI accelerator market. D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria has floated Alphabet capturing 20% of AI infrastructure spending, which would value the chip business near $900 billion, while Morgan Stanley expects custom silicon to reach 24% of accelerator sales by 2030, up from 15% today. The Taiwan security launch shows that same platform reach extending into compliance-heavy sectors like finance and healthcare, widening the base of customers Alphabet can sell to.
None of this comes cheap. Alphabet raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to a range of $195 billion to $205 billion, and quarterly capex has climbed for five straight quarters, doubling year-over-year to $44.9 billion last quarter. That spending eventually shows up as depreciation, a charge that grows every year and has to be outrun by profit growth.
The headline numbers also need a closer look. Net income nearly quadrupled to $112.1 billion last quarter, but $6.26 of the $9.11 in EPS came from a $99 billion gain on equity securities that is mostly unrealized. Strip that out and underlying earnings were closer to $2.85 per share, which puts the stock nearer 28x forward earnings than the 19x headline multiple suggests. On the chip side, Nvidia's CUDA software remains a deep moat, since switching a team's pipelines off it is expensive, and TPUs are built for narrower workloads than general-purpose GPUs.

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Performance was driven by solid execution across regulated jurisdictions, with adjusted EPS growing 16% in the first half of the year despite weather being 25% warmer than normal.
Management attributed the strong results to approximately $16 million in new revenue from rate updates and significant benefits from Texas House Bill 4384, which allows for the deferral of depreciation and ad-valorem taxes.
Strategic positioning is focused on maintaining customer affordability, keeping average bills flat year-over-year while investing in system integrity and growth.
The company is seeing a broadening opportunity to serve large load customers, specifically driven by rising demand for gas-fired generation, data centers, and advanced manufacturing.

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a major European institutional crypto and digital ****** et infrastructure partner, and institutional crypto trading firm Tradias have completed their merger after clearing the required ownership control procedure, creating a combined digital ****** et infrastructure business with around 300 employees.
The merger, announced in February, brings the companies' regulated crypto operations under the Boerse Stuttgart Group umbrella as the businesses seek to expand their presence among financial institutions across Europe. The combined unit will operate under the Boerse Stuttgart Digital name, while Tradias will remain the brand for trading services, according to a Wednesday announcement.
The newly formed business will offer a range of crypto and digital ****** et services, including trading, custody, staking and tokenization, covering what the companies describe as the full value chain. Its headquarters will be split between Frankfurt and Stuttgart, with additional offices in Athens, Beirut, Berlin, Dubai, Madrid, Milan and Ljubljana.
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What do you do when you look up and realize that a rival has almost completely stolen your pre-IPO thunder? You ask private equity to justify a silly huge valuation, of course.
Polymarket is reportedly in talks for a fresh fundraising round that would value the company north of $20 billion, according to Bloomberg. If it closes, this would be the second markup in four months. Polymarket previously raised money all the way back in April at a $15 billion valuation, a round that included a $600 million direct investment from Intercontinental Exchange, the company that owns the New York Stock Exchange. That was already a lot of institutional money betting that betting on the future is itself a good bet.
Polymarket told CNBC in late June that its annualized revenue had climbed well above $1 billion following the May launch of its regulated U.S. exchange. Volume backs that up: north of $100 million in daily notional volume domestically, up from roughly $75 million at the end of May, with the international platform running above $150 million a day.
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In the latest Bitcoin news, Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan's southern special administrative region, has named Toronto-based 3iQ Corp. as the first institutional manager for a portion of its Bitcoin treasury, formalizing what had been a state-level BTC accumulation strategy into an active, named-mandate arrangement.
The announcement, dated July 30, 2026, marks the first concrete step toward deployment since Bhutan announced in December 2025 that up to 10,000 Bitcoin from its national holdings would be allocated to support GMC's long-term development.
The mandate grants 3iQ discretionary management over a defined portion of GMC's Bitcoin reserves, though the press release does not disclose the specific amount of BTC, the custody arrangement, permitted strategies, or the fee structure.
That opacity is notable for a sovereign-linked reserve mandate; operational details that traders would typically expect to accompany an institutional announcement of this scale remain absent.
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Performance exceeded estimates due to robust economic development in the Southeast, particularly from data centers and large industrial load customers.
The vertically integrated, state-regulated model is cited as a key differentiator, allowing the company to provide reliable power with speed to new and existing customers.
Management highlighted the signing of a landmark 3.2 GW contract with OpenAI in Georgia, which includes 1 GW of flexible demand response to support grid reliability.
Total contracted large load agreements have reached over 17 GW through the mid-2030s, with an additional 75 GW prospective pipeline.

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Valued at a market cap of $47.7 billion, PG&E Corporation (PCG) is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California's largest regulated electric and gas utility. Its utility serves approximately 16 million Californians across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning Northern and Central California.
Shares of the Oakland, California-based company have outpaced the broader market over the past 52 weeks. PCG stock has increased nearly 28% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied 16.2%. Moreover, shares of the company are up 11.4% on a YTD basis, compared to SPX's 8.2% gain.
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O'Keeffe Stevens Advisory, an investment advisory firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. During Q2 2026, the market experienced notable dispersion between perceived AI losers and winners. The firm has made investments early in AI infrastructure companies, which yielded gains during market repricing. The second quarter experienced strong equity rallies, with the S&P 500 gaining 15.2% and the Nasdaq 21.4%, marking the best quarter since Q2 2020. While the software sector faced challenges, with the iShares Software ETF dropping ~27% before a rally, reflecting high volatility. This volatility is seen as an opportunity, despite the potential for 'dead money' in underperforming stocks. The firm remains cautious, focuses on owning durable businesses at reasonable prices, holding cash, and hedging risks to navigate unpredictability. In addition, please check the Strategy's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, O'Keeffe Stevens Advisory highlighted Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC). Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) is a US-based company that provides sterilization solutions, lab testing, and advisory services for the healthcare industry. On July 27, 2026, Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) closed at $17.24 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $4.92 billion. Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) posted a one-month return of -2.87%, while its shares gained 42.01% over the past 52 weeks.
O'Keeffe Stevens Advisory stated the following regarding Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC): We have been following Sotera Health for several years. The business is exceptional: a sterilization duopoly with Sterigenics and Steris combined controlling an estimated 70% of the sterilization market. Sotera's Sterigenics business boasts 50% EBITDA margins, mission-critical regulated services, and cobalt-60 production that is nearly impossible to replicate. Yet we never bought it because of one thing: Warburg Pincus held a material stake and was consistently selling into the market. We do not buy high quality businesses where forced sellers will pressure the stock regardless of fundamental improvement. We look for situations where forced sellers create dislocation, allowing us to buy a stock for cheaper than what it would trade for without such selling pressure. On the bip side, we look to sell into forced buyers pushing stock prices up irrespective of fundamentals. In early 2026, Warburg sold its last share. Combined with a valuation that was cheap given the quality of the business model, we thought it made sense to purchase the stock.
At their November 2024 Investor Day, management outlined a 2025-2027 plan targeting 5%-7% organic revenue growth and 5%-8% adjusted EBITDA growth, with at least 50bps of EBITDA margin expansion annually. Sterigenics represents over 60% of revenue, and we expect

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is seeking to position itself as the platform of choice for enterprise frontier AI adoption. It is part of the company's strategy of extending its cloud platform, Azure, beyond traditional infrastructure into the foundation for nmext-generation AI computing.
That was evident on July 21, as the software giant confirmed the expansion of its strategic partnership with Mistral. The collaboration is designed to give enterprises and regulated industries access to frontier AI models that they can deploy with greater control over security, governance, and compliance.
The expanded partnership reinforces Microsoft's ambition to become the trusted AI infrastructure provider for highly regulated industries, including financial services, healthcare, government, defense, energy, and manufacturing.
As part of this agreement, Microsoft will use Mistral's expanding European GPU infrastructure. Mistral, on the other hand, has added its AI models called Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 to Microsoft's app builder known as Foundry; while Microsoft Copilot Studio has brought on Medium 3.5 ⁠as well.
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Boring wins again. Italgas, the pipe company ***** ody talks about at parties, just posted a record 81% margin and 25% EBITDA growth by doing something shockingly simple: buying a rival and actually integrating it well.
Italgas, Europe's largest gas distributor, posted first-half adjusted EBITDA of €1.07 billion, up 25% year over year. Total adjusted revenue climbed to €1.32 billion, up 17.5%, and adjusted net profit rose 27.3% to €398.6 million. CEO Paolo Gallo called the margin the highest in company history.
The engine behind all of it is last year's acquisition of 2i Rete Gas. Italgas has already banked roughly 42% of its 2032 synergy target, capturing about €130 million in savings in just six months, against €35 million for all of 2025 combined. Total operating costs fell 6.4% even after absorbing the new company's cost base, and dropped more than 20% on a like-for-like basis. Full-year guidance and the long-range strategic plan both stayed intact.
There's no oil-price guessing game here, no battery race, no app anyone needs to fall in love with. Italgas owns pipes under regulated contracts and gets paid to keep them running. The 2i Rete Gas numbers prove something specific: this deal wasn't just about scale, it was about actually finding the overlap in networks, contracts, IT systems, and procurement, and squeezing real money out of it, faster than the integration playbook usually allows.

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WS Amati Global Innovation Fund, managed by a UK-based equity management firm from AMAti Global Investors, released its second quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter is available to download here. Financial market performance in the second quarter was dominated by geopolitical conflict and enthusiasm for AI. Significant investments across all elements of AI resulted in exceptional growth for related companies, ranging from chip producers to companies constructing data centres. The fund outperformed the MSCI ACWI benchmark due to its diversified exposure beyond headline AI firms, with semiconductor and equipment suppliers being major contributors. At the same time, software and IT services faced investor skepticism due to fears of automation despite long-term potential. The firm is confident in the innovation frontiers to capture long-term growth opportunities in automation, semiconductors, and advanced technologies. In addition, please check the Strategy's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, WS Amati Global Innovation Fund highlighted Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK). Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) is a software company that develops 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions. On July 24, 2026, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) closed at $209.75 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $44.29 billion. Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) posted a one-month return of 7.43%, while its shares lost 31.11% over the past 52 weeks.
WS Amati Global Innovation Fund stated the following regarding Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"Equity markets in their enthusiasm for the AI opportunity have written off many companies which we are confident have many years of demand growth ahead. Specialist software providers into often highly regulated industries will be extremely difficult to replicate and there is little incentive for users to do so. Companies such as PTC and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) are often foundational for the clients that use them, and they are embracing AI to improve their offering and the efficiency of their customers. The way their businesses are effectively being written off in the minds of investors creates a very attractive investment opportunity in our view, and our 3-5 year time horizon gives plenty of runway for a more balanced view to ******* ert itself."
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 67 hedge fund portfolios held Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 81 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, se

Moneta Group Investment Advisors has expanded its international wealth offering into the UK through Moneta Global Wealth, in partnership with London-based Thomson Tyndall.
The move is aimed at clients with cross-border financial needs, including US expatriates, people planning to live or retire overseas, and international family offices with US investment interests.
Moneta, which oversees more than $50bn in ***** ets under management, said the expansion comes in response to rising demand from clients dealing with cross-border tax rules, regulatory requirements, currency considerations and global market shifts.
In the UK, Moneta Global Wealth will operate as an appointed representative of Thomson Tyndall, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Moneta CEO Eric Kittner said: "As our clients' lives and financial interests become more global, expanding our international capabilities was a natural evolution. This partnership allows us to deliver the same service-first, client-first experience without borders."

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New York-based Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. The company has a market cap of $40.9 billion and serves approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, and also provides gas and steam to millions.
ED is expected to release its Q2 2026 earnings Thursday, Aug. 6, after the market closes. Ahead of the event, ****** ysts expect the company's EPS to be $0.75 on a diluted basis, up 11.9% from $0.67 in the year-ago quarter. The company has exceeded Wall Street's EPS estimates in three of its last four quarters, while missing on one occasion.
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Russia's government has passed a broad new cryptocurrency market law, providing the country with a regulated system for trading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC).
The "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights" legislation covers areas such as crypto custody and cross-border transactions using digital ****** ets.
The legislation creates rules for companies operating in Russia's crypto market.
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Madison, Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electric and natural gas services in the United States. The company has a market cap of $19.1 billion and operates through IPL and WPL segments. The company's IPL segment primarily engages in generating and distributing electricity and distributing and transporting natural gas to retail customers in select markets in Iowa.
PPL is expected to release its Q2 2026 earnings on Thursday, July 30, after the market closes. Ahead of the event, ******* ysts expect the company's EPS to be $0.69 on a diluted basis, up 1.5% from $0.68 in the year-ago quarter. The company has met or exceeded Wall Street's EPS estimates in three of its last four quarters, while missing on one occasion.
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Kansas City, Missouri-based Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) is a regulated electric utility providing clean, safe, and reliable electricity to 1.7 million customers through its operating subsidiaries. With a market capitalization of about $19.7 billion, the company invests in renewable energy, grid modernization, and innovative technologies while supporting electric vehicle infrastructure and delivering long-term value to customers and shareholders.
EVRG is set to report its Q2 earnings on Thursday, August 6, 2026, before the market opens. Ahead of the release, ******* ysts expect the company to report diluted EPS of $0.87, up 6.1% from $0.82 in the year-ago quarter. EVRG has surpassed Wall Street's EPS estimates in two of the past four trailing quarters while missing estimates in the other two.
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L1 Capital, an investment management firm, released its "L1 Capital International Fund" (unhedged) second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The letter discusses the current investment environment as a 'two-speed' but resilient global economy, accompanied by an uncertain future. The letter explores the potential of an AI bubble, distinguishing between strong fundamentals and speculative momentum. Additionally, the market displays a 'narrow' character, marked by high exuberance and ****** ounced over-pessimism. Against this backdrop, the Fund returned +2.6% (net of fees) during the June 2026 quarter, compared to the benchmark return of +12.5% (all in A$). The underperformance was driven more by which investments were not held in the Fund. The Fund remains focused on quality, valuation and the avoidance of permanent capital loss, and believes the portfolio is positioned to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for patient investors. In addition, you can check the Fund's top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.
According to L1 Capital International Fund's Q2 2026 investor letter, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a US-based financial services company that provides technology, data, and market infrastructure to financial institutions, corporations, and government entities, detracted from the performance. On July 17, 2026, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) closed at $139.65 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $78.97 billion. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) posted a one-month return of 6.33%, and its shares lost 22.76% over the past 52 weeks.
L1 Capital International Fund stated the following regarding Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is an example of a high quality business that is not particularly AI-sensitive (positively or negatively) that we ****** s to be trading at a compelling valuation. ICE is trading on a forward price to earnings ratio of around 17x, a level we have not seen since the GFC.
ICE has been a long-term holding of the Fund, and we have discussed the investment on many prior occasions. In our view, not much has changed. There are some market concerns around the impact AI may have on the number of people using ICE's proprietary data and ****** ytics. We think this is a peripheral issue and unlikely to materially impact ICE. The larger market concern is that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates many of ICE's markets, may authorise 'perpetual' derivatives and encourage competition in products such as crypto that could compete with established regulated exchanges.

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Merrillville, Indiana-based NiSource Inc. (NI) is an energy holding company that operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company. Valued at $22 billion by market cap, the company provides natural gas to approximately 2.4 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and also generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 0.5 million customers in various counties in the northern part of Indiana. The leading natural gas distribution company is expected to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings for 2026 in the near future.
Ahead of the event, ******* ysts expect NI to report a profit of $0.19 per share on a diluted basis, down 13.6% from $0.22 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company beat or matched the consensus estimates in three of the last four quarters while missing the forecast on another occasion.
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XLU trades at 23x earnings, which is above its 17x historical norm, as Constellation and Vistra add direct AI data center power pricing exposure.
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Utility stocks returned to focus in 2026 as artificial intelligence data center demand strained the power grid. That backdrop has pushed investors back into sector funds like the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU), the Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU), the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:RSPU), and the actively managed Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:UTES).
XLU sits at the center of the conversation. The fund carries a 0.08% net expense ratio, has climbed roughly 8% year to date, and pays a 2.6% dividend yield. The question for investors is whether that combination still offers the stability the sector is known for after a re-rating driven more by AI narratives than by regulated returns.

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VPU delivers similar returns to XLU with broader diversification, while RSPU prevents any one stock from dominating the way NextEra does at 14%.
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Utility stocks returned to focus in 2026 as artificial intelligence data center demand strained the power grid. That backdrop has pushed investors back into sector funds like the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU), the Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU), the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:RSPU), and the actively managed Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:UTES).
XLU sits at the center of the conversation. The fund carries a 0.08% net expense ratio, has climbed roughly 8% year to date, and pays a 2.6% dividend yield. The question for investors is whether that combination still offers the stability the sector is known for after a re-rating driven more by AI narratives than by regulated returns.

Ripple Payments Europe joined 14 firms added to the European MiCA register, lifting the total of authorized crypto providers across the bloc to 294.
The update confirms Ripple's regulated foothold in Europe, though licensing momentum is clearly cooling.
MiCA is the European Union framework that requires crypto companies to hold a Crypto ***** et Service Provider license before offering regulated services. The European Securities and Markets Authority maintains the central register listing every approved firm.
Ripple Payments Europe was added to the list after receiving full authorization from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSSF. The entity now operates as the company's regulated payments arm across the European Economic Area.
The license unlocks passporting rights covering 30 countries. That mechanism allows a single national approval to cover the entire bloc, replacing the previous patchwork of separate national permissions.