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Chainalysis alleges DHS and ICE bypassed competitive bidding rules to award a blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs. The disputed deal covers forensic tools used to trace crypto transactions tied to criminal investigations.

July activity data due at 3pm Beijing Monday; weak credit numbers raise odds of PBOC easing; yuan strength, commodity risk in play.

Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for MiCA whitepaper breaches, the first binding penalty under the EU regime. The enforcement phase has begun.

Replacing a non-binding arrangement, the new deal reserves up to $3.4M in cash, shares, and exploration spending for Sinclair at Sala – freeing the company to pour proceeds into its 915,000-ounce Mt Henry gold project in WA.

RBI told rating agencies to stop naming it as bank deposit regulator, creating a conflict with SEBI disclosure rules. Deposit ratings could be at risk for institutional investors.

American Rare Earths signs MoU with Novex to convert Halleck Creek oxides into magnet metals, advancing US domestic supply chain with a 12-month timeline for commercial terms.

Pensioner bodies BPS and AIDEF push the 8th Pay Commission to include pension revision in its Terms of Reference, seeking parity and removal of 'unfunded cost' language.

E2E's fleet ran at 35-40% capacity against an 80% target. L&T moved AI compute in-house via Vyoma, and the former partner is now a tenant.

A podcast on Money & Investing explains Cash Flow on Demand, an options-selling strategy that delivers weekly or monthly income from share portfolios. Learn how premiums work and why risk management is central.

Lalithaa Jewellery Mart's ₹1,700-crore IPO opens at ₹190-201. Anchor investors include Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Proceeds fund 10 new stores.

Caoxian county's hanfu industry has topped 10 billion yuan in sales, part of Shandong's broader push to commercialize intangible heritage through digital tech and tourism.

Modi's seven policy priorities — from manufacturing to defence — now sit atop the government's spending hierarchy, signalling where the next two decades of capital will go.