Opinionated, data-backed coverage across all asset classes

Grass, Plume, Midnight, dappOS, and Propr each have claim windows or start dates in the next 14 days. Two have hard deadlines; two have none published.

Thailand's JSCCIB, the World Bank and four government agencies will hold a high-level August conference as a preview of October's IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok.

Binance Pay connects with Bhutan's DK Bank QR network, letting customers pay at 3,700 merchants using crypto. Settlement runs through USDT. A promotional offer lasts until Dec. 31.

Tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz rose to three Monday from two Sunday, still far below the pre-crisis average of 17 per day. Insurance rates remain elevated.

ASX edges up 0.2%. CSL's guidance overrides $3.7B loss. Pro Medicus profit up 130%. BHP boosts dividend. Takeover bids lift Reliance and Ausgold; Equity Trustees jumps 21%.

Sunstone Metals hit 175.7m at 0.5g/t AuEq from surface at Porotillo, expanding the mineralised footprint ahead of a resource update. Assays pending on four more holes.

upGrad's Ind-AS EBITDA jumped to ₹123 crore from ₹15 crore as AI cuts costs. Net loss narrowed 52%. The company carries ₹530 crore of deferred revenue.

Iran shifts to "fully offensive" posture, US rejects ceasefire extension, choking Hormuz tanker traffic. Brent nears $91.50, WTI above $85. Shipping data shows only five vessels transited the strait Saturday.

Smart Parking revenue jumped 63% to $126.3M. Adavale's 19m gold intercept at 4.0 g/t sits outside the existing resource. Chariot Resources signed a binding Nigeria project term sheet.

Russian authorities used Binance ID docs to build a terrorism case over $700 in crypto donations to Ukraine. Legal questions surround GDPR compliance and post-exit data sharing.

73-year-old Yeo Song Khoon went to hospital after being thrown to the ground at a coffee shop. Police identified the man and investigations continue. His stall stays closed.

Hope Foundation builds four new bridges in Tay Ninh and Vinh Long, replacing decades-old crossings that blocked ambulances and farm trucks. The Road to School program has now built 465 bridges nationwide, with a target of 800 by 2030.