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BENGALURU: Individual traders in India’s equity derivatives declined about 20% in fiscal year 2026, the country’s markets regulator said on Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India said individuals in the segment suffered aggregate losses totalling 2.03 trillion rupees ($21.21 billion) during the last two financial years. The pace of exits accelerated in fiscal 2026, with 4.6 million traders who had participated in equity derivatives in fiscal 2025 not returning the following year, compared with 2.6 million exits in fiscal 2025, according to the study. India regulator asks brokers to accept orders during closing auction transition to boost liquidity,…

Despite gaining mainstream attention and major investment in 2021 and 2022, new research has emerged showing that 95 per cent of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are worthless.dappGambl, a cryptocurrency analyst firm, has published new research which found that 69,795 out of the 73,257 total NFT collections it identified have a market cap of 0 Ether. “This statistic effectively means that 95 per cent of people holding NFT collections are currently holding onto worthless investments,” Vlad Hategan, NFT gaming specialist at dappGamble writes in the report, estimating that this translates to over 23 million people whose investments have lost all value.While this…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington on Aug 20. [Photo: Reuters]The US on Aug 20 warned allies and China alike to join President Donald Trump’s new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy and “collapse” the government in Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments underscored how Trump is shifting to economic rather than military pressure on Tehran as his unpopular war drags towards the six-month mark. Under pressure at home over the impact of the war and with crucial midterm elections looming, Trump had on Aug 19 promised the “most crushing” economic…

(Bloomberg) — Franklin Templeton is preparing to put tokenized assets inside conventional investment funds after receiving what the firm says is the first US regulatory clearance for digitally native products to be used within traditional funds.The firm plans to use its tokenized money-market fund inside ETFs and mutual funds, either as a holding or as collateral, according to a letter posted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and a company executive. That means investors in otherwise conventional funds could end up with tokenized assets in their portfolios without having sought them out.The move — expected to take effect as early…

Nearly three in four Indian crypto investors are aged 35 or below, suggests a CoinSwitch study, underscoring the strong tilt towards younger investors even as older cohorts show greater buying conviction and portfolio diversification.    Overall, investors aged 26–35 accounted for 50.5 per cent of CoinSwitch’s investor base in the April – June 2026 quarter (Q2CY26), followed by those aged 36–45 at 22.8 per cent. Investors aged 18–25 account for 16.3 per cent, while those aged 46 and above make up 10.5 per cent.   However, the composition of new investors added during Q2-CY26 was markedly different. Investors…

Bengaluru: Individual traders in India’s equity derivatives market fell about 20% in fiscal 2026, while their ​aggregate net losses also declined, the country’s markets regulator said on ‌Thursday.Aggregate net losses of individual traders fell to about 916.85 billion rupees in the year ended March 2026, from losses of about 1.12 trillion rupees a year earlier, the Securities and ​Exchange Board of India said in a study.Algo Traders Dominate ProfitsIn contrast to individual traders, larger market participants such as proprietary traders and foreign portfolio investors have continued to record substantial trading ​profits.Proprietary traders, or firms ​that trade ⁠using their own capital,…

Braemont Capital has agreed to acquire Thought Logic, a consultancy that helps large companies carry out complex technology, data, and artificial-intelligence overhauls, from Renovus Capital Partners.Thought Logic helps Fortune 500 and other large enterprises actually complete the sprawling technology and operating changes that companies often struggle to finish, from modernizing finance and data systems to deploying analytics and AI tools.The company’s consultants work across three areas: business enablement, which improves finance, human resources, revenue, and operations functions; technology enablement, covering data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence; and core transformation, which handles process improvement and organizational change. Many of Thought Logic’s…

The committee has also “emphasized that projects proposed outside world heritage properties should not adversely affect their outstanding universal value—which are the features of the site that justify its inscription, and should be subject to appropriate impact assessments before decisions are taken,” the spokesperson added.The federal Bureau of Land Management has proposed getting rid of a 10-mile buffer zone protecting the area from any industrial activity, whether that’s uranium mining or fossil fuel drilling. Tribal leaders, environmental groups, and archaeologists have all warned that the site could be irreparably damaged from such activity. In a 12-day public comment period earlier…

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $74,427 after the U.S. Treasury expanded long-dated bond buybacks, prompting VanEck to argue the cryptocurrency is again trading as a hedge against dollar weakness. Key Points: Bitcoin reached $74,427 after the Treasury raised its long-dated bond buyback ceiling from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said fiscal concerns and dollar weakness, not CLARITY Act expectations, better explain the rally. Bitcoin’s past correlation with stocks during market stress complicates the claim that it is a reliable hedge. Bitcoin Treasury Move The Treasury doubled its long-dated bond buyback ceiling from $2 billion…

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