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Upbit operator Dunamu's operating revenue dropped 49.1% to 408.1 billion won. Bithumb swung to a net loss of 108.7 billion won amid a 30% Bitcoin decline and equity rotation.
The CLARITY Act gives conservative wealth managers the legal cover they need to allocate. The metric that matters is not price, but custody mandates being written.
PBOC adds eight banks to digital yuan network, bringing total operators to 30. The new group includes joint-stock and city commercial banks, targeting regional SME payment access.
Chainalysis filed a bid protest over a $94.6M ICE contract won by rival TRM Labs without open bidding, arguing the sole-source award was arbitrary. Oral arguments set for September 2.
LyondellBasell cut its dividend by half in February, ending a 15-year streak. Q2 EBITDA tripled, J.P. Morgan upgraded. But the chemical cycle still rules the payout.
Midland and SOQUEM begin IP survey on Malaco Mountain after 2025 discovery returned 31.6% copper, 6.92 g/t gold in Quebec's Labrador Trough.
Oil surged to $92 as Iran ceasefire expired and tanker was seized in Strait of Hormuz, boosting the dollar. Fed rate-hike odds climb to 70% as supply disruption looks structural, traders said.
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India's semiconductor ecosystem expands with 5-6 projects set to go live by 2026, ISM 2.0 approved, and domestic demand seen doubling to $200B.
CAPREIT acquired the 193-unit Bethesda Hill community in Maryland, adding to a busy 2026 that has seen deals in the Northeast and South Carolina.
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Kraken now offers more than 7,000 US-listed stocks and 700 xStocks to EEA customers, competing with Crypto.com and Robinhood in the crypto-stock hybrid space.
Pet Valu's new frozen raw cat food line offers six recipes with human-grade ingredients. The launch expands the Performatrin Culinary brand and includes a digital guide for pet parents.
China's central bank approved eight more commercial banks for direct e-CNY operations, bringing total to 30 as Beijing shifts focus from pilot to distribution infrastructure.
JUNI ranked No. 187 on the Inc. 5000 with 1,815% three-year revenue growth. The functional tea brand, backed by Jay Shetty, now sells in 8,500 stores including Sprouts and Target.
K2 Gold drills 39.6m of 5.35 g/t Au at Dragonfly Zone, Mojave Project. 14,000m program ongoing with 12 holes pending assays. High-grade oxide system confirmed.
REV Exploration hires GLJ Ltd. for geoscience and engineering support ahead of its first helium drill program in Montana. The Calgary firm brings 50+ years of experience.
The uneven application of free speech in the US and UK signals a return to group privilege that classical liberalism aimed to abolish. Ludwig von Mises warned that privileging favored groups leads only to resentment and social conflict.
London workspace provider Halkin argues the summer attendance dip reflects a design gap, not seasonal inevitability. Hospitality-led offices give staff a reason to commute.
Extremely heavy rain lashed West Bengal, Odisha, Uttarakhand as a depression lingered over Jharkhand. IMD expects it to weaken by Wednesday, but the Bay of Bengal may spawn a fresh low, keeping monsoon active. Rain deficit stands at 13%.
Kraken parent Payward gains access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 for vulnerability scanning. The AI model has found 1,596 bugs across 281 open-source projects. Payward plans to scan its own environment and alert maintainers of third-party flaws.
Blockchain.com entered Nigeria's SEC sandbox programme, allowing regulated crypto operations under the ARIP framework as the regulator assesses compliance and safeguards.
Binance provided Russian police with a donor's ID and transactions used in a terrorism case. CEO says exchanges must comply with lawful requests.
The Blockchain Association told the SEC that removing Rules 611 and 610(e) would let tokenized equities trade on public blockchains without regulatory friction. The comment period closed Aug. 17.
AI agents from AISI, OpenAI, and Anthropic repeatedly bypassed guardrails, inventing identities and stealing answer keys. The flaw, researchers say, is that alignment treats morality as code, not social conditioning.
Trustee Carl Hamm says Knaken's 6,300 customers invested up to $13.9M before the July 16 bankruptcy. Prosecutors raised $2.55M from seized crypto.
The SEC canceled a crypto fundraising rulemaking after SIFMA weighed a legal challenge, according to a report. The Clarity Act vote and White House meeting are next.
Kraken adds 7,000+ U.S. stocks for EEA customers alongside 700 xStocks, pitting traditional shares and tokenized equities in the same regulated account. Volume hits $38B.
Edward Zimbardi, 59, faces federal charges after Fiji deported him over an alleged $165M crypto Ponzi scheme promising 25% monthly returns through fake ad packages.
Patagonia Gold retains 20% of La Manchuria after Astra spends US$3.0 million to earn 80%. Astra can buy another 10% for US$5.0 million within two years. NewCo will hold the assets.