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Iran's central bank announced that the first transit fee collected from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz was paid in "cash foreign currency," contradicting earlier reports that the toll would be collected in cryptocurrency. The payment was deposited directly into bank accounts in foreign c

Bruce Markets reported that its overnight U.S. equities venue, Bruce ATS, has recorded sustained growth since launch, with monthly average traded notional reaching $502 million in March 2026. According to Bruce Markets, traded notional on the platform has grown at an average monthly rate of 66% sinc

Saudi Arabia's venture capital market is experiencing disruptions from the US-Israel war on Iran that began at the end of February 2026, with researchers predicting the biggest funding declines will become visible in the second half of the year. According to Tracxn, a market data platform, $108

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has called on the UK government to ramp up military recruitment and prepare for potential conscription as the threat of conflict with Russia increases, according to a report released on April 24, 2026. The defence think tank, established in 1831, warned

Visible Oil Stocks Face Record Decline Global visible oil stores are set to drop to record lows even if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz restarts by the end of April, according to analysts quoted in reporting from April 24, 2026. Visible stocks—the oil in audited tanks and tracked

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has censured Sapia and required the firm to pay £19.6 million to clients of WealthTek following an investigation into inadequate client money safeguards. The payment, comprising £19.1 million to WealthTek's administrators and £500,000 to the Financial Services C

The Canadian Securities Administrators has adopted final amendments to trading fee caps, lowering the maximum fee charged by marketplaces for executing trades in inter-listed equities, according to the CSA announcement. The changes apply to securities priced at CAD $1.00 or more that are listed on b

Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced it will cut approximately 120 jobs as the nation's largest bank reviews roles and expands its use of artificial intelligence, according to Bloomberg. The cuts include 43 roles at Bankwest in Western Australia, with six positions affected by automation. This a

Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against five major prediction market platforms—Coinbase, Polymarket, Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com—claiming their "event contracts" violate state gambling laws and constitute illegal sports betting. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul argued that labeling these

3F, a vault protocol built on Morpho, has raised $4 million in funding to offer leveraged exposure to tokenized real-world assets, according to The Block. The funding includes a $750,000 pre-seed round that ran from July 2025 to

On April 24, the Hong Kong High Court’s seven-member jury, by a majority vote, found not guilty of allegations against Chen Bo-liang, a former senior manager of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi (now renamed HTX), concerning accusations that he used a pseudonymous personal account in 2020 to trade on Huobi’s platform dark pool. The court also ruled not guilty on all charges, including six counts of accessing a computer with criminal or dishonest intent and one count of money laundering. The amount involved relates to 5 million Tether (USDT) tokens.

The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office (Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office) formally indicted the head of Wanli Development Company, Hong Yuepeng, and six branch managers from Taichung Bank on April 23, for a total of seven people. The alleged offenses include violations of the Banking Act (aggravated special breach of trust), the Anti–Money Laundering Act (the crime of large-amount money laundering), and related offenses under the Organized Crime Prevention Act. According to the indictment referenced by the United News Network from the Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office, the case involves illegal funds flows totaling NT$3.64 billion.

DBS announced on April 24 the expansion of its Spark GenAI program, developed in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting artificial intelligence. The program uses a three-tier