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Binance handed user data including passport, phone, and transaction history to Russian authorities in a terrorism financing case. A 49-year-old IT specialist sent over $700 in crypto to Ukraine fundraisers. He now awaits trial.

Ferrovial's Texas toll traffic dipped under 2% last quarter, half the modeled pace; Heathrow price cap reset looms. Alpha Score 39 flags mixed risk. H1 earnings due July 28.

The SEC is developing an innovation exemption to allow regulated platforms to trade tokenized U.S. stocks around the clock. Chair Atkins backs the plan, with key questions on investor protection, custody, and market surveillance still unresolved.

Gold bounced off $3,900 support and cleared its downtrend line, but must push through the $4,600 ceiling for the correction to be confirmed over, analyst Jesse Colombo says.

Treasury opens 60-day comment period on stablecoin issuance rules under the GENIUS Act, with firms like Circle and Ripple already securing bank charters ahead of the 2028 deadline.

PIF's domestic investments hit SAR 750B over 2021-2025, contributing 11% of Saudi non-oil GDP. AUM missed the SAR 4T target at SAR 3.4T after tariff impacts, the fund said.

PIF contributed 11% of Saudi non-oil GDP in 2025, cumulative SAR 1.28 trillion since 2021. Net profit doubled, AUM hit SAR 3.4 trillion.

PIF's annualized return hit 5.8% since September 2017; AUM slipped 1% to SAR 3.396 trillion, and the Saudi companies portfolio fell 10% to SAR 1.108 trillion.

Former SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman will lead Fireblocks' regulatory strategy as the firm expands beyond custody into stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70k for MiCA violations tied to white paper and marketing deadlines. The first published sanctions case sets a precedent for how national regulators enforce the EU crypto rulebook.

The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule to implement the GENIUS Act's stablecoin framework. The proposal is a preliminary step; the official text has not been released.

Freight rail theft hit US$200 million in 2025. Thieves hit CSX and Union Pacific lines in Memphis, Chicago and Los Angeles; AI cameras now watch the yards.