US judge temporarily blocks Minnesota prediction market ban
The preliminary injunction allows Kalshi and Polymarket US to continue operating in Minnesota while the court considers their challenge to the state law.
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Indian Rupee gains further as oil prices extend losses
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends its winning streak against the US Dollar (USD) for the third trading day on Tuesday. The USD/INR pair falls to near 95.65 as a further decline in oil prices has strengthened the Indian cur…
Canadian Dollar struggles near two-week low vs USD amid bearish oil prices, ahead of FOMC
The USD/CAD pair enters a bullish consolidation phase near a two-week high, touched during the Asian session on Tuesday, and currently trades around 1.4120. The fundamental backdrop supports prospects for further upside…
Zimbabwe admits seven fintech projects to regulatory sandbox
Zimbabwe’s securities regulator has admitted seven financial technology projects to its regulatory sandbox, with tokenization accounting for most of the latest group.
U.S. Senate puts off crypto Clarity Act for now as it focuses limited bandwidth elsewhere
The U.S. Senate has shelved the crypto Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for the moment as it proceeds with different bills on Russian sanctions and federal nominations, further setting aside the industry's central polic…
Japanese Yen flattens against US Dollar while Fed’s policy takes centre stage
The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades flat against the US Dollar (USD) at around 163.75 during the Asian trading session on Tuesday. The USD/JPY pair struggles for direction as investors have sidelined ahead of the Federal Rese…
Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.
Singapore Dollar: MAS tightening underpins Singapore Dollar – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that USD/SGD is consolidating around 1.2900 after pulling back from near 1.3000, as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unexpectedly tightened policy for a second…
Kalshi, Polymarket win pause against Minnesota's prediction market ban
A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets likely runs afoul of the Commodity Exchange Act, granting a preliminary injunction against the law to Kalshi, Polymarket and the Commodity Futures Tr…
Fake Crypto Wallet on App Store Triggers $1.8M Lawsuit Against Apple
Three crypto users have lost a total of $1.8 million in Bitcoin through a counterfeit Sparrow Wallet on the iOS App Store.
Tokyo can still afford to defend the Japanese Yen, just not for very long
The Japanese Yen trades a little firmer on Monday, with USD/JPY down 0.05% and sitting short of 164.00 after last week's high stalled a hundredth of a Yen beneath the figure. Markets have spent a fortnight waiting for T…
KOSPI Stock Index Halts Trading After 8% Crash as Samsung and SK Hynix Sink
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Why is Crypto Down Right Now?
The crypto market fell 2.9% over the past 24 hours, reducing its total value to $2.16 trillion, as Bitcoin led a broad selloff and more than $670 million in leveraged positions were liquidated. Investors turned cautious…
New York AG warns CLARITY Act could weaken state crypto enforcement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress to impose stronger consumer protections on digital asset platforms.
US President Trump keeps Iran diplomacy alive after halting strikes
On Monday, US President Donald Trump grabbed the headlines as investors awaited monetary policy meetings by three of the eight major central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan.
Pi Network Token Unlocks: 775 Million PI Supply Wave Could Decide Price Direction in 2026
Pi Network is entering a major supply transition, with around 775.8 million PI tokens expected to unlock by the end of 2026, according to data shared from PiScan. These unlocks are based on claimable balances, including…
RBA’s Bullock: Key question is whether tightening already delivered is enough to slow inflation
Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch in Sydney on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock said that the “key question is whether tightening already delivered is enough to slow inf…
Ethereum Signals Bullish Reversal via Key MVRV Metric
Ethereum daily MVRV its 160-day SMA have formed the rare Golden Cross, signalling a bullish reversal.
British Pound softens as Fed rate uncertainty supports US Dollar
GBP/USD edges lower after opening at a bullish gap, remaining within positive territory and trading around 1.3290 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair is under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) stabilizes,…
Singapore Dollar: Hawkish MAS supports SGD against US Dollar – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) delivered a second consecutive tightening by slightly increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) slope, reinforcin…
Australian Dollar gains ahead of RBA Governor Bullock’s speech
AUD/USD inches higher after recovering its daily losses, trading around 0.6990 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Traders are keeping a close watch on scheduled remarks from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Mich…
Wall St futures slip as AI concerns weigh; investors await Fed, megacap earnings
July 27, 2026, 9:40 PM EDT. The U.S. dollar touched a one-month peak as investors weighed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike, even as softer inflation worries followed lower oil prices. The dollar index moved…
Britain's best data week of the summer sends British Pound Sterling to a four-week low
British Pound Sterling trades beneath 1.3300 against the Dollar on Monday, roughly 0.3% lower on the day and back at ground it last held in the opening days of July. It gets there at the end of the strongest run of Brit…
The Australian Dollar stops trading commodities and starts trading one number
The Australian Dollar trades just beneath 0.7000 on Monday, up around 0.1%, having covered less than 30 pips between its session high and its session low. For the better part of a fortnight the market has tried to make …