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Today is Monday, July 21, 2025.

The Early Bird Index today is 91.14

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Tokenized Stock Investing 2025 💡

Tokenized stocks are one of the biggest investing buzzwords of 2025. Listen to today’s new Early Bird podcast to learn how tokenized stocks operate.

Definition: Tokenized stocks are digital representations of traditional stocks that are issued and traded as tokens on a blockchain. These tokens can be bought, sold, and transferred much like cryptocurrencies.

Big Picture: Several platforms have released tokenized stock investment opportunities in 2025. Experts say this is a natural extension of the tokenization of every type of asset.

Yes, But: Demand for tokenized stocks has been relatively low, with few people using it. That could change in the future.

Pros: Unlike traditional stocks, most tokenized stocks can be traded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cons: However, there may be additional costs and regulatory risks associated with tokenized stocks.

Final Thoughts: How can investors get started with tokenized stocks? And if not tokenized stocks, what are the best alternatives? Listen to a new episode of the Early Bird podcast to find out.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), NXP Semiconductors (Nasdaq: NXPI), Domino's Pizza (Nasdaq: DPZ), Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF), Zions Bancorp (Nasdaq: ZION), Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD), Roper (Nasdaq: ROP), Calix (NYSE: CALX), Alexandria RE (NYSE: ARE), Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE: ELS), Wintrust Financial (Nasdaq: WTFC), Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK), Agilysys (Nasdaq: AGYS), BOK Financial (Nasdaq: BOKF), Medpace (Nasdaq: MEDP), W.R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB), AGNC Investment (Nasdaq: AGNC), Dynex Capital (NYSE: DX), HBT Financial (Nasdaq: HBT), Preferred Bank (Nasdaq: PFBC), SmartFinancial (NYSE: SMBK).

Notable IPOs Today: Wintergreen Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: WTG), Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: KCHV), Jena Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: JENA).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Iron Cafe (Honeycomb), National Energy Improvement Fund (Honeycomb), Comfort Foodies (Honeycomb), A.M. Wellness Johnstown (Honeycomb), Kreecher's Creations (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: U.S. Leading Economic Index (10:00 a.m. ET).

Ethereum's Gas Limit Increases

The price of Ethereum $ETH.X ( ▲ 1.71% ) jumped about 2% on Sunday as the gas limit, a key parameter on its blockchain, was upgraded.

Details: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted on Sunday that Ethereum’s gas limit had started to increase to 37 million, with half of the people using the blockchain voting to raise it. The gas limit could potentially get pushed to 45 million.

Final Thoughts: Ethereum is up about 54% in the last 30 days.

New ‘Superman’ Film Still Soars

Keep an eye on Warner Bros Discovery’s $WBD ( ▼ 0.7% ) stock price today. The film “Superman” was the top movie at the box office for the second weekend in a row.

Final Thoughts: Warner Bros Discovery is up 19.61% this year.

Trends to Watch

Put the Word out there: The U.S. Economy Is Regaining Its Swagger (Wall Street Journal)

No Pressure: Stock market’s rally now hinges on earnings — with tariffs and Fed drama hopefully background noise (MarketWatch)

Canary in the Coal Mine: Top economist sounds the alarm even louder on the housing market and says homebuilders are ‘giving up’ (Fortune)

Sharp Recovery: China's exports of rare earth magnets to the US surge in June (Reuters)

Still Buying: Saylor signals Bitcoin buy as Strategy's stash climbs to over $71B (Cointelegraph)

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