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The legislation lays the groundwork for a potential overhaul of India's zero-merchant-discount-rate regime, under which businesses have not paid fees to accept UPI payments since 2020.

Transform Ventures founder Michael Terpin says Bitcoin could have another 30% downside from its current price before he is confident the market has reached a bottom.

A migration wave followed a $292 million Kelp bridge exploit, with announced LayerZero-to-Chainlink moves now totaling $14.5 billion.

Crypto Watchdog has taken to warning people in DC about the hazards of digital assets, and its director won't say who is backing it.

Open earbuds are having a bit of a moment right now, and Nothing is the latest company jumping on the trend. Its budget sub-brand has introduced the CMF Clip Pro, CMF's first open-ear buds that are designed to provide comfort and sound quality for people who don't want to sacrifice their situational awareness. The $99 […]

Peak Design's new City Line collection includes six lightweight bags designed for everyday carry. There's a 15-liter and 22L City Backpack, 15L City Tote, 6L and 12L City Crescent crossbody bags, and 2L City Sling. All are available starting today and feature a new BagLev hook that can suspend the bags from a table ledge […]

On Tuesday, AI infrastructure company Runware announced the launch of its own modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod.

Telegram is back on the App Store after Apple briefly removed it on Monday night over concerns about child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a statement to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple says a review found that Telegram "violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material," adding that it restored the app "after the developer […]

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently indicated that Euro area businesses are taking up artificial intelligence, yet the process remains highly uneven, according to a recent analysis of firm-level survey data. Drawing on two specialized modules of the Survey on the Access to Finance... Read More

Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved electricity contracts.

DAKA — Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed El Khereiji was received by Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, beofre discussing bilateral relations and efforts made in regards to both regional and international developments. At the outset of the meeting, El Khereiji conveyed the greetings and appreciation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to the government and people of Bangladesh. **media[2746318]** In turn, the Bangladeshi prime minister asked him to convey his greetings and appreciation to the the Crown Prince and to the government and people of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, the two officials discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them across all fields. Additionally, the latest developments on both the regional and internatio…

Strategy sold $104M in Bitcoin last week to help prop up STRC, a financial product they created to… help them buy more Bitcoin.

Trading activity cooled in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, market capitalization increased and Saudi expanded access for foreign investors. Saudi Arabia’s equity market delivered a mixed performance in the first half of 2026, according to the Saudi Exchange’s... Read More The post Saudi Equity Market Slows in H1 2026 Despite Higher Market Value appeared first on WAYA .

XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise.

The custody bank has selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure as it broadens services for institutional crypto investors.

South Korea’s cryptocurrency platform Bithumb has outlined a multi-year plan to go public, targeting completion of its initial public offering in 2028. The exchange shared details of this roadmap in an official customer notice on August 3, 2026, emphasizing that the process is designed to... Read More

JAZAN/ASIR — Saudi authorities arrested a total of 18 Border Security Law violators in separate anti-smuggling operations in Jazan and Asir, seizing 244 kilograms of khat and 149,400 tablets. In Jazan, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Aridah Sector arrested nine Yemeni Border Security Law violators for attempting to smuggle 144 kilograms of khat. **media[2746287]** In a separate operation in the Al-Dayer Sector of Jazan, Border Guard land patrols arrested four Ethiopian Border Security Law violators for attempting to smuggle 149,400 tablets subject to the Law Regulating Medical Preparations and Pharmaceutical Products. Meanwhile, in Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Rabouah Sector arrested five Ethiopian Border Security Law violators for attempting to smuggle 100 kilograms of kh…