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The rupee slipped after crude jumped 3% this week. Foreign portfolio inflows and likely RBI intervention kept the fall contained. IT stocks gain, banks face mixed impact.

Binance's 114% payments surge signals a shift from speculation to spending. Stablecoins dominate; median check rises to $18. Merchant adoption and regulation will determine next leg.

Binance posted a General Manager role for West Africa on July 6, blending business development and regulatory coordination in a remote position across fragmented markets.