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Stripe's Bridge secured MiCA and EMI licenses in Luxembourg, letting it offer stablecoin services across the EU. The dual licenses cover issuance, custody, and e-money under one passport.
Brazil's Central Bank will require crypto exchanges to hold minimum capital and file risk disclosures from 2027. Smaller firms face tougher rules sooner.
Gold rose 1.6% on Friday after weaker-than-expected economic data led traders to dial back September rate hike expectations. The next test: Wednesday's CPI report.
TotalEnergies ENEOS commissions 28 MWp rooftop solar at Samsung Vietnam under Decree 57 DPPA. The 20-year PPA covers 26% of site power. Regulatory risk remains.
SATS, SIA, and SGX each beat the STI by at least 7.8 percentage points in June. Here's what drove the gains and what to watch next.
Chelsea's planned €40M sale of Andrey Santos highlights the gap between crypto sponsorship and transfer economics. For BingX, the ROI depends on broadcast visibility, not player transactions.
Gold jumped 1.3% to $4,177, headed for first weekly gain in five, after weak economic data scaled back expectations for further Fed rate hikes. The $4,200 level now looms.
India ordered Google and Apple to remove three apps – BAT-BMS, Epoch-i-ion, Lossigy – over e-rickshaw disruption. The action targets a new class of safety risks in app-based transport.
Arsenal balked at the £10M price. City paid it for a 16-year-old. The deal puts a crypto betting sponsor on a minor's shirt, a practice the UK Gambling Commission has questioned.
With $26.7B in tokenized assets, the IMF warns that instant settlement could amplify crises. Four policy decisions will shape the outcome.
Brent crude climbed above $72 a barrel on Friday as traders bet that US-Iran peace talks could unlock Iranian supply. The move reverses a slide that had pushed crude below $70 earlier this week. Traders now watch for concrete steps toward a deal.
Real Madrid denied interest in Enzo Fernandez. The noise misses the crypto story: his BingX ambassador deal mirrors past sports sponsorships that failed to boost exchange metrics.
The US Treasury's Trump accounts for children launch July 4, backed by a $6.25B Dell Foundation pledge. Funds go into US equity index funds only, with BNY Mellon and Robinhood handling operations.
Supreme Court declines stay on Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail but flags High Court's reasoning. Next hearing July 9. Court noted seriousness but upheld bail.
Malaysian Re's CAB 2.0 cloud platform for facultative reinsurance went live March 4, cutting 392 hours of manual work annually. The upgrade moves legacy admin to the cloud.
GBP/USD held near 1.3366 after BoE data showed lending conditions improving. Pantheon Macroeconomics says lower mortgage rates could boost UK growth, reinforcing sterling's support.
Extended hit $245B in perp trades by June. eToro plans to integrate its onchain derivatives infrastructure into the Zengo wallet, blending DeFi with self-custody.
Chris Hill joins 1 Answer Insurance as board consultant. Hiscox, Liberty, Lockton, SiriusPoint and HSB also made hires in cyber, benefits and energy underwriting.
The one-year rulemaking deadline under the GENIUS Act arrives July 18. Compliance costs may squeeze mid-sized stablecoin issuers without the scale to absorb them.
FactSet reported an acceleration in annual subscription value growth. A Seeking Alpha analyst said the stock still trades below its historical valuation multiple.
BTSE launches regulated crypto exchange in Indonesia under OJK license, enabling IDR deposits and futures trading. Joint venture with PT Aset Kripto Internasional.
UK services PMI fell to 48.8 in June, the lowest since January 2023. Demand weakened for a fourth month. Input cost inflation eased. The data supports BoE rate cut expectations.
TSS Inc. turns AI data center deployment into a business. Revenue surged to $18.6 million, backlog hit $93 million. Risks: customer concentration, thin balance sheet, negative cash flow. Next earnings in August.
The new Fed chair disclosed personal stakes in over 30 crypto assets — no predecessor had that. He held rates steady and launched task forces to review the $6.7T balance sheet and inflation framework.
The Mortgage Bankers Association warns that demographic shifts could cool housing demand by 2025–2035, potentially ending the chronic shortage if construction stays elevated.
Spotify removed more than 500,000 streams from a song after Kalshi traders flagged suspicious activity. The incident is the clearest example yet of prediction markets acting as an early-warning system for streaming fraud.
India holds $5 trillion in idle gold. A revived monetisation scheme using jewellers as intermediaries could cut import bills and ease rupee pressure.
Sky Labs presented its CART BP pro ring-type cuffless blood pressure monitor at a Basel summit, aiming to reduce dropout rates in clinical trials by replacing disruptive cuff-based devices.
HAILESI's 13.5-inch S135 portable monitor offers 2.2K resolution and 500-nit peak brightness, targeting Switch gamers who play outdoors. The dock-free connection runs off a single USB-C cable.
Bridge secured both MiCA and e-money licenses in Luxembourg, letting it offer euro stablecoin services across all 27 EU states under one rulebook.