● First Financial Bancorp reported first-half 2026Net Incomeof $150.9 million and agreed on 21 July 2026 to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock deal worth about $208 million.
● FG Nexus exited its Ethereum treasury strategy in mid-2026 and completed a 1-for-5 reverse split as it pivots toward real estate and merchant banking.
Solidion Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: STI) director Tjon Karin-Joyce bought 5,000 shares at $7.20 per share on 14 September 2026. The transaction represented about 8.6% of the resulting share holding.
● The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act failed a Senate cloture vote on September 15, removing hopes for a federal crypto market-structure framework.
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