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UK lawmakers ask major banks whether FCA authorization will change how they assess crypto firms. A new inquiry gathers evidence through August 31 before publishing recommendations.

Airlines and charter operators sold out eclipse-viewing flights at $350 to $1,200 a seat. Brussels Airlines, ASL Group, and Air Charter Service are among those flying passengers over the path of totality.

$2.8B in stolen crypto moved through networks shared with scam syndicates. RUSI paper tracks how North Korea converts coins to cash through mules, Chinese banks and OTC desks.

Dundee Corp's mining investments segment swung to a C$27.5M Q2 loss. The company advanced its Shovelnose gold project with Westhaven and booked royalty gains.

Entrée Resources reported no progress on the Shivee Tolgoi licence transfer that would unlock underground development at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.
The Pudgy Penguins co-founder's Spritehood mint generated $1.28M on Robinhood Chain in under an hour, with 42,956 paid NFTs sold across two price tiers.

RBI's Malhotra said BRICS is studying CBDC links to instant rails such as UPI. Cheaper cross-border settlement is the goal; no timeline or mechanism is set.

Russian authorities detained over 20 at Moscow City crypto exchanges, disrupting nine foreign-coordinated fraud channels linked to Ukrainian call centers.

Power costs near data centers have surged 267% in five years as AI compute demand outstrips grid capacity. Memory supply can support just 15 GW of the 100 GW planned buildout.

Natural gas hit $2.82 but closed below $2.81, keeping bears in control. A daily close above that level is needed to open the path toward $2.93 and $2.99.

NOVAGOLD and Paulson appoint Endeavour and Macquarie to arrange project financing for Donlin Gold, a 40-million-oz Alaska deposit targeting 1M oz/year over 27 years.

SEC open meeting to consider alternative to securities registration for crypto projects. Escape hatch from conventional registration would define token distribution rules.