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Thailand is opening the door to institutional crypto exposure, finalizing rules that will allow Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand beginning next week. It's a significant regulatory step for Southeast Asia, signaling that regulated crypto access is no longer a Western-market conversation.
That crypto story intersects with a broader macro theme worth watching. Minutes from the Federal Reserve's September fifteenth through sixteenth meeting reveal market participants flagging heavy private debt issuance tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure as a driver pushing Treasury yields and term premiums higher, with nominal yields rising roughly thirty-five basis points across maturities. For Bitcoin specifically, that means the post-hiking environment isn't the relief trade some expected — long-duration capital is getting pulled toward AI buildout instead.
On the earnings front, Bloom Energy posted one hundred ninety-six million dollars in revenue for the second quarter of two thousand twenty-six, a sharp reversal from the forty-three million dollar loss recorded a year prior. The question now is whether the fuel cell company can sustain that profitability while simultaneously doubling its operational footprint — a execution challenge that investors will be watching closely through the back half of the year.
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