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Nasdaq Files Plan to Simplify Crypto ETF Options Listings

Nasdaq's SEC proposal sets common criteria for crypto ETF options listings, requiring $700 million liquidity and 85% derivative-backed assets to bypass separate product approvals.

Crypto15d ago

Italy's Cheese Lender Shows Climate Risk Hits Tokenized Collateral

Credito Emiliano's 500,000 wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano secure 291 million euros in loans. A blockchain tracks the collateral. Summer heat raised warehouse energy costs 30% and cut milk output 10%.

Stocks15d ago

Tata AIA life claim denial overturned: ₹1 crore due

Telangana consumer commission rules Tata AIA must pay ₹1 crore death claim; insurer failed to prove policyholder knowingly concealed previous postponed proposal.

Stocks15d ago

India Opens One-Time Window for Undisclosed Foreign Assets

The CBDT's FAST-DS scheme allows small taxpayers to declare undisclosed foreign assets by Dec 31, 2026, paying 30% tax plus an equal levy, with immunity from penalty.

Crypto15d ago

MSCI Consultation Reopens Crypto Index Exclusion Risk

MSCI's new quantitative test could drop Strategy and Metaplanet from its major indices, reviving $8.8 billion outflow risk before the November review.

Commodities15d ago

Kishor's Net Worth: ₹198 Cr, But Little Equity

Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor's affidavit shows ₹122 crore in movable assets, led by his wife's ₹95 crore stake in Vedhas Ventures, with modest listed equity holdings.

Crypto15d ago

Ireland's New AML Strategy Targets Private Crypto Wallets

Ireland's first national AML strategy tightens checks on private crypto wallet transfers and overseas digital-asset firms, ahead of a FATF peer review this year.

Crypto15d ago

Swissquote Cuts Revenue Forecast After Crypto Income Plunges 66%

Crypto net income fell to $18 million from $53 million, prompting Swissquote to trim its full-year revenue target to $897 million. TradFi segments offset some weakness.

Stocks15d ago

Ackman Took Q2 Questions; Pershing Square 10-Q Due Wednesday

Ackman and Israel took analyst questions from six banks Wednesday; the Q2 letter was out Tuesday evening and the 10-Q lands after Wednesday's close.

Crypto15d ago

SEC Pulls Crypto Rulemaking Vote, Stalling Path to a Tailored Regime

The SEC pulled its first formal crypto rulemaking vote, removing the near-term path to a tailored offering framework. Congress is stalled too. The CFTC moves forward.

Crypto15d ago

Bithumb posts $15.7M Q2 loss as revenue falls 36%

Q2 revenue fell 36% to 86.3 billion won as trading volumes dropped across South Korea. The exchange posted an operating profit of 12.1 billion won but swung to a net loss on asset valuation changes. Its IPO roadmap targets a 2028 listing.

Stocks15d ago

NSE Clearing to launch 3-day SLB contracts with no early exit

India's clearing house launches a three-day SLB contract with no early exit, no rollover and no foreclosure for corporate events. Available from Aug. 17 for derivatives-segment stocks.