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SIAM data shows PV sales rose 34% to 457,810 units in July, two-wheelers climbed 23% to 1.92 million units. Momentum rolls into the festive season with strong consumer sentiment expected.

Piccadily Agro Q1 revenue rose 18% to ₹270 crore as branded spirits grew 47%. CFO Natwar Aggarwal details margin mix and capacity expansion. Full-year guidance 60-70%.

CRED, PhonePe, Pine Labs, Razorpay and BharatPe took about 66% of disclosed funding since 2021. Exits and consolidation are accelerating.

BitGo revenue surged 80% to $4.33B in Q2 2026, but trading margin halved to 17 bps, producing a $19M net loss. A large custodian's crypto move adds pressure.

Spot DEX volume fell to $30.44B, its lowest since Sept 2024. Perp notional hit a 2025 low and the Fear and Greed gauge has held in fear for 30 days.

Trezor warns 13,689 customers after a breach at shipping provider ShipMonk exposed names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping addresses. Phishing risk is the main concern.

Andy Burnham's first month in No 10 has brought a fake-discount crackdown, earlier subscription rules, a pub rates cut, and a VAT push on marketplaces. The piece tracks each policy, the timeline, and who gets hit hardest.

Monaco's Bill 1131 creates a single CCAF license for crypto firms, aligning with MiCA rules. The FATF grey-list status adds urgency to the reform. Council debate pending.

Forbes argues that copilot AI tools have hit a ceiling. The real value lies in vertical AI execution that automates low-judgment tasks, with McKinsey pegging the opportunity at $4.4 trillion annually.

Deribit's new VARA broker dealer licence routes spot orders to Coinbase Exchange, giving clients deeper liquidity and hundreds of additional assets.

Symantec says Chinese hacker group Jewelbug runs state espionage and AI-generated fake crypto exchanges from the same infrastructure, targeting over a million victims across multiple continents.

Calumpit, Bulacan declared a state of calamity after monsoon floods submerged 29 villages on Aug. 13. Land subsidence and failed flood control projects worsened the damage.