Silver’s sparkling rally! Spot silver hits record high; surges past $80 an ounce mark

Silver continued its glittering rally on Monday, surging past the $80-an-ounce mark. The white metal’s momentum was lifted by tight supplies, rising industrial demand and expectations of further US interest rate cuts. Besides silver, platinum also touched a record high, briefly.Spot silver jumped 3.8% to $82.15 an ounce, after earlier hitting an all-time high of…

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VinFast-backed V-GREEN ties up with HPCL for EV charging facilities

Mumbai, VinFast-backed charging infrastructure firm V-GREEN on Tuesday said it has joined hands with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to set up electric vehicle charging facilities at HPCL fuel stations across different markets. The agreement holds strategic significance as India accelerates its transition toward green transportation, the company said. The state-owned HPCL’s existing 24,400 retail…

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Are stablecoins the infrastructure reshaping global finance?

In today’s newsletter, Claudia Marcela Hernández analyzes how stablecoins have evolved past volatility-fixers to become the foundational settlement asset for global tokenized markets and cross-border payments, following the clarity provided by the GENIUS Act. Then, in Ask an Expert, Morva Rohani breaks down how stablecoin regulation serves as a foundation for tokenized capital markets, why…

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U.S. CFTC’s Pham Moves for Do-Over on ‘Actual Delivery’ Guidance on Crypto

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline Pham has moved again to advance President Donald Trump’s crypto agenda by eliminating old guidance on “actual delivery” of crypto commodities that she suggested might get in the way of the next steps. “Eliminating outdated and overly complex guidance that penalizes the crypto industry and stifles innovation…

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Why Institutions May Pivot From Passive BTC Exposure to BTCFi

Digital asset treasuries (DATs) were among the most visible corporate phenomena of the last bull cycle. Built on the premise that holding bitcoin BTC$85,846.82 on the balance sheet was itself a value-generating strategy, many attracted strong market premiums simply by accumulating BTC faster than competitors. But as valuations normalize and net asset values (NAVs) tighten,…

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