Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence stocks rallied, with MINIMAX-W rising 5.92%.

[Canada Plans to Expand Stablecoin Regulation, Requiring Banks to Issue Stablecoins Through Non-Financial Subsidiaries] The Canadian government's 2026 federal budget proposes that federally regulated financial institutions must issue stablecoins through non-financial institution subsidiaries regulated by the Stablecoin Act, and will also include foreign financial institutions not subject to Canadian prudential supervision within the scope of the law. The government will study consumer protection measures in the event of bankruptcy of stablecoin issuers or custodians. Canada plans to modernize its payment system and combat illegal cryptocurrency ATMs and financial crime through legislation. These stablecoin measures are follow-up regulatory arrangements proposed in the budget.

Seven companies—Google, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Micron, Microsoft, and TSMC—will invest $26 billion in Anthropic through a private placement at the IPO price. Cornerstone investors will sell 23.3333 million shares in the IPO. Anthropic plans to raise up to $69.3 billion through an IPO, with a price range of $70 to $80 per share, and plans to issue 867 million Class A shares in the IPO. (Source: CNBC)

Ark Invest sold $6.1 million worth of Block shares and $1.13 million worth of Bullish shares on Monday. Ark Invest bought $16.2 million worth of Nvidia stock as its share price fell 4.3%. (Source: The Block)

Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence stocks rallied, with Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) up 9.04%, Biren Technology (06082.HK) up 6.78%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) up 5.92%, and Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) up 5.77%.

[An early Ethereum wallet transferred out 2155 ETH] An early Ethereum wallet transferred out approximately 2155 ETH, worth about $4.59 million. This wallet purchased 1400 ETH at $0.31 each during the Ethereum ICO, for a total cost of $434; it then withdrew 755 ETH from Bitfinex when the ETH price was $11.74.