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Binance restricts transfers to 11 crypto platforms from Aug 23 under EU Russia sanctions. HTX leads 16 flagged entities. Wallet suspensions possible.

Canada CPI Monday, U.S. tariffs Wednesday. Headline seen at 2.9%. Core near 2%. Tariffs hit 0.4% of GDP. Loonie faces two-way risks.

ECB survey: Only 0.2% of euro-area online merchants accept crypto. Mobile payments surged to 68% acceptance. The ECB declined to speculate on underreporting.

Readco Kurimoto demonstrated continuous mixing equipment for LFP battery slurries at the LFP Battery Tech 2026 conference in Detroit, targeting production-scale challenges.

A Charity Commissioner ban on Sir Ratan Tata Trust halts the joint nomination process for the selection committee. The next hearing is September 8.

A Washington court ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports and election prediction markets, drawing a line between financial derivatives and gambling. The Aug. 19 geofencing deadline looms.

Fan sales up almost 3,000% in June, Currys CEO told The Guardian. Trivago data shows UK bookings to Sweden up 57% and Norway up 55%. July official retail data lands this month.

A French couple became targets of home invasions after buying a property whose previous owner's EUR1M crypto wealth was leaked on the dark web. Attackers streamed violence on Snapchat. Two defendants sentenced.

Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki on building AI products at $1.5B: Dark Factory, the coach, L3 by June, and why every B2B product needs agent-ready APIs.

SEC canceled Friday's open meeting on a crypto fundraising regime. Issuers retain March guidance on token-vs-contract separation, without a new development-funding path under existing Securities Act rules.

Attackers posed as recruiters for crypto firms on LinkedIn, used coding tests to steal session tokens and drain corporate wallets, Singapore authorities said.

Ireland classified crypto as "Very Significant" risk in its new AML strategy. Firms face wider transaction monitoring and specialist staffing demands ahead of a 2028 FATF review.