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Source: Bitcoinist The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has announced that cryptocurrency funds will be excluded from its List of Securities Eligible for Reduced Margin (LSERM), a quarterly list that identifies securities qualifying for reduced margin rates. CIRO’s ruling, effective as of February 5, cites the “high volatility, liquidity concerns, and regulatory uncertainties” surrounding cryptocurrency…
Source: Live Mint The long-awaited policy rate easing by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is finally here. With inflation cooling from recent peaks, GDP growth dipping marginally, and global central banks shifting to accommodative policies, expectations were high ahead of the latest monetary policy review. The announcement did not disappoint—RBI has cut the repo…
Source: Coin Tegraph Japan’s Financial Services Agency said the action was not about “shutting down crypto investing,” but “drawing a line in the sand” for noncompliant exchanges. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint By Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, – A fresh look at the pace of inflation will test the U.S. stock market in the coming week, as investors worry that President Donald Trump’s tariff plans are endangering Wall Street’s hopes for interest rate cuts this year. The benchmark S&P 500…
Source: Venture Beat Global semiconductor chip sales rose 19.1% to $627.6 billion in 2024 and growth is expected to grow double-digit percentages in 2025. Read Full Article
Source: Bitcoinist It seems we’ve entered an alternate reality because the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), previously firmly anti-crypto, has now acknowledged multiple altcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) applications at once. Namely, the regulator made an update on Grayscale’s Solana ($SOL) ETF, which it had rejected last year after calling the asset a security. Bloomberg analyst…
Source: Live Mint The need for money may arise anytime, forcing individuals to borrow from financial institutions in the form of loans. Every loan has to be repaid in the future, and interest rates are charged as well. In order to deal with multiple financial requirements, borrowers may seek multiple loans with overlapping tenure. However,…
Source: Coin Tegraph Large corporations in Argentina and Brazil are embracing Bitcoin by establishing BTC-based treasuries. Cointelegraph explains why. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee strengthened on Friday after struggling for most of the week as global markets were jolted by fears of a trade war and foreign portfolio outflows persisted, pushing the rupee to its lifetime low past the 87 handle. The Reserve Bank of India cut its key interest…
Source: Live Mint History holds significance as it helps understand past events, which aids in making sense of the present, and taking informed decisions for the future. For financial institutions (FIs), such as banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), understanding the history of a customer in terms of how he/she has managed credit in the…
