How Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries Could Reshape Retail Trading in India

Retail F&O losses hit ₹91,685 crore in FY26 as 87.7% of traders lost money.About 59% of index-options turnover came from same-day expiry contracts in FY26.CAS turnover hit $4.1B on Aug. 31, nearly 40 times its post-launch average.  Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries would change how Indian retail traders access short-duration derivatives, where activity remains concentrated near expiry. While some market participants have proposed removing weekly contracts, SEBI has neither proposed nor approved such a change. Even so, fewer expiries would materially affect users by changing trading frequency, capital allocation, and execution risk.  Weekly Options Concentrate Retail Risk Near Expiry  SEBI data show that 59% of index-options turnover in FY26 came from contracts expiring on the same day. Moreover, about 97% occurred within one week of expiry. Therefore, fewer weekly F&O expirations would reduce repeated opportunities to enter contracts approaching settlement and limit recurring events that attract short-term speculation.  That concentration becomes more significant when viewed alongside retail trading losses. Active individual derivatives traders fell 18% to 87.5 lakh in FY26, yet their aggregate net losses still reached ₹91,685 crore.  In addition, 87.7% of individual traders lost money, while options accounted for about 92% of total losses. Consequently, short-duration derivatives remain a key area of concern in

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MEXC launches Visa crypto card with USDT cashback and Apple Pay support

MEXC has launched a Visa-linked Global Card offering eligible users up to 10% cashback in USDT as monthly crypto card spending reached $759 million in July, roughly 2.5 times its level a year earlier.  SummaryMEXC has launched its Global Card with USDT spending through Visa, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.The card offers 4% to 10% cashback, with monthly rewards capped at up to 800 USDT.Purchase fees are waived through Sept. 30 before a rate starting at 1% takes effect.A separate MEXC Earn product offers cardholders up to 7% annualized returns on subscribed USDT.U.S. residents cannot apply for the card under MEXCs current regional restrictions.  According to MEXCs Aug. 31 announcement shared with crypto.news, the Global Card is a virtual Visa card that lets eligible users spend USDT through the card network while supporting Apple Pay and Google Pay for mobile payments.  The exchange is waiving purchase fees from launch through Sept. 30 and charges no issuance, annual, or top-up fees. Once the promotion ends, purchase fees will start at 1%, according to MEXCs published fee information.  Transactions use Visa‘s exchange rates, while MEXC said it does not apply an additional exchange-rate markup. Foreign exchange fees may still be charged for certain currencies under Visa’s

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Crypto market moves ‘as one block’ despite broader rally: Cryptex co-founder

The crypto market has posted sharp gains across Bitcoin and several major altcoins, but Cryptex Finance data covering 36 assets and roughly 92% of the digital asset market shows that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite prices rising across the market.  Cryptex Finance co-founder Joe Sticco told crypto.news that participation in the recent rally had spread across the market, but the allocation of capital had not followed at the same pace, leaving cryptocurrencies trading more like a single group than a market in which investors are selecting individual winners.  Cryptexs market index stood at 1,199.69, almost 20% above the base level of 1,000 set on Feb. 20. The index tracks 36 assets across five sectors using Coinbase pricing, giving Sticco a larger sample than Bitcoin or a handful of major altcoins alone.  Over the trailing seven days, however, the index had risen only 1.92%. Sticco said the figure matters because much of the rally that produced large percentage gains from recent lows took place within roughly 72 hours between Aug. 19 and Aug. 21, followed by several days of relatively flat trading.  “Measure from the low, and you get a rally. Measure the trailing week, which is what most readers think

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Ripple CTO Emeritus: BIP-110 Vote Loss Doesn't Justify New Chain

The new chain has replaced SHA256d, which is Bitcoins mining algorithm with BLAKE2b under its hard-fork rules.  David Schwartz, the Ripple CTO emeritus, argued on August 31 that supporters of Bitcoins BIP-110 fork crossed from governance into an attack after rejecting the soft-fork result and continuing on a separate proof-of-work chain.  His exchange with fork supporter loogart captures the dispute: whether losing a consensus fight justifies creating a new Bitcoin chain, or whether that move itself amounts to attacking the network.  New Chain Goes Live  The account loogart opened the exchange by describing the sequence from the groups perspective: it objected to the direction Bitcoin Core was taking, was told to fork, forked with a different proof-of-work algorithm, and is now building a separate chain, all while still being called an attacker.  “You‘re not ’still‘ attacking,” Schwartz wrote in response to loogart’s take. “You switched from participating in governance to attacking when you refused to accept that you lost.”  Loogart replied that their group had accepted defeat and continued their version of Bitcoin elsewhere. They argued that open dialogue, a soft fork, and eventually a hard fork cannot amount to an attack because no one was compelled to follow, writing, “Nobody was forced to follow us.”  However,

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GameStop Stock Climbs After a $358 Million Fix. Will It Last?

GameStop stock climbed about 4% on Monday. The company paid $358.4 million in cash to stop a share count that could have continued to grow.  The payment freezes the deal at roughly 55.5 million new shares. That equals about 12% of GameStops 448.7 million shares outstanding.  GameStop (GME) Stock Performance. Source: Yahoo Finance  Sponsored  Sponsored  Why GameStop Stock Rallied After the Dilution Fix  On August 3, GameStop agreed to swap $1.4 billion of zero-coupon convertible debt for stock. The company would hand over shares and pay nothing.  The catch sat in the pricing, as the share count depended on an average of GMEs price over 35 trading days. A cheaper stock meant more shares.  Traders spotted the loop at once, and GME fell 12.25% that day to $19.06, down from $21.72 on July 31.  $GME – GAMESTOP SHARES DOWN 3.1% PREMARKET AFTER CO ANNOUNCES PRIVATE EXCHANGE OF $1.4 BLN OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES FOR EQUITY  — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) August 3, 2026  Sponsored  Sponsored  GameStop has now killed the rest of that window. Noteholders take 73% of the deal in shares and 27% in cash. No further shares can be issued.  The Warning Buried in the Filing  Mondays amendment added a clause the August 3 release did not carry.  “GameStop expects that participating noteholders may purchase or

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Strategy Buys 4,603 Bitcoin After Michael Saylor Says “Were Back”

The acquisition marks the companys first reported Bitcoin purchase since June and brings its total holdings to 845,050 BTC.  The latest purchase came shortly after Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted “We‘re ₿ack.” on X on August 30, alongside a chart tracking Strategy’s Bitcoin purchases. The timing of the post preceded the companys disclosure of the new acquisition.  Strategy acquired 4,603 BTC for $370 million, added $29 million to USD cash, repurchased $152 million of STRC, and raised its Bitcoin holdings to 845,050 BTC while maintaining 0.0% net leverage. Source: Michael Saylor via X  Strategy paid an average of $80,318 per BTC in the latest transaction. Its cumulative Bitcoin holdings were acquired for approximately $63.73 billion, including fees and expenses, at an average cost of $75,412 per BTC.  Michael Saylor Signals Strategys Bitcoin Return  Saylors “Were ₿ack.” post followed a period in which Strategy had paused purchases and sold part of its Bitcoin holdings. The company had previously reported Bitcoin sales during the summer as it adjusted its capital and liquidity management.  The message signals Strategys return to BTC purchases after a roughly two-month pause to build $5.1 billion in USD reserves and repurchase preferred stock. Source: Michael Saylor via X  Discover more  Selecting Enterprise Cloud Computing Platforms  NEWS  Exploring Engineering

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Why Bitcoins $2B corporate treasuries are a ticking time bomb of hidden conditional supply

During the three months ending June 30, CleanSpark put 9,400 Bitcoin-equivalent call contracts through Spot+, its strategy for selling options around ongoing sales from its corporate Bitcoin treasury. Because the figure is expressed in Bitcoin equivalents, it can resemble a balance-sheet position even though it measures a quarters trading flow.  Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $78,823.03 24-hour change: down 0.13% 24H Down 0.13% 7D Down 0.04% 30D Up 25.79%  In its Aug. 6 quarterly filing for the period ended June 30, CleanSpark reported $8.017 million in premium proceeds from those calls. Bitcoin averaged $68,766 when the contracts were entered, against an average strike price of $76,383.  The distinction exposes a blind spot in corporate Bitcoin treasury analysis. A headline holding tells investors how much Bitcoin a company reports, while options, collars and secured loans can assign rights over some coins or connect them to future settlement choices.  Related Company CleanSpark Americas Bitcoin miner  CleanSpark, PowerCompute and USBC illustrate three versions of that conditional supply. Their filings show pathways to delivered Bitcoin, cash costs, more debt, capped upside or lender-controlled collateral. The disclosed measures span different companies, dates and legal structures, so combining them would produce a false exposure total.  CleanSparks corporate Bitcoin treasury flow and

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Webull expands crypto trading into Canada through Coinbase collaboration

Webull, a self-directed brokerage and trading platform, is expanding its Canadian offering to include cryptocurrencies, adding Canada to a crypto footprint that already includes the United States, Australia and Brazil.  The company announced Monday that its Canadian crypto offering will run on Coinbase‘s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, with Coinbase providing the underlying trading and custody services. Webull’s Canadian website currently displays 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), while indicating that additional assets are also available.  The addition of crypto broadens Webulls Canadian offering beyond stocks, exchange-traded funds and options, bringing digital assets alongside the traditional investments already available to its retail clients.  Webull cited growing crypto adoption in Canada as one reason for the expansion, pointing to Ontario Securities Commission research that it says shows digital asset ownership has risen to 25% this year from 10% in 2023.  Canadian crypto investment is growing as the country‘s regulators move to establish clearer rules for the industry, including a federal framework for stablecoins. Canada doesn’t yet have comprehensive rules for fiat-backed stablecoins, but the Stablecoin Act, introduced following the 2025 federal budget, would set requirements for both domestic and foreign issuers.

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Aon Stock Falls on $17B USI Deal as KKR Scores 6x Return

Aon has agreed to acquire USI Insurance Services for $17 billion in cash, but investors are giving very different verdicts to the buyer and seller.  Aon shares fell roughly 7% on Aug. 31, while KKR gained around 2% after the deal was announced. The market reaction reflects the economics: Aon is taking on new debt and pausing share repurchases to fund another major acquisition, while KKR is cashing out one of its most successful long-term private-equity investments.  Aon will acquire USI from KKR and other shareholders in a transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. USI generates approximately $3 billion in annual revenue, employs more than 10,500 people and operates nearly 200 U.S. offices.  KKR Turns $4.3B USI Deal Into a Major Exit  The transaction is particularly significant for KKR.  The private-equity firm first invested in USI in 2017 in a deal valuing the insurance broker at roughly $4.3 billion, before adding capital in 2020, 2023 and 2025.  During KKRs ownership, USI nearly tripled revenue, completed more than 90 acquisitions and more than doubled its workforce. Adjusted revenue and adjusted EBITDA grew at compound annual rates of about 12% and 13%, respectively.  KKR says the sale represents approximately a 6x

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Bitcoin Holds Steady as US Strikes on Iran Rattle Stocks and Lift Oil

In briefBitcoin held around $78,623 on Monday, down just 0.7% on the day but set to close August up more than 24%—its strongest month since 2017—despite a difficult macro backdrop.Fresh U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend sent oil higher and pushed stocks lower, with the Ss hawkish Jackson Hole remarks lifted September rate-hike odds to ~58%;with Bitcoins rally stalling and spot ETFs snapping a nine-day inflow streak as Ethereum funds kept drawing cash.  Bitcoin is proving resilient at the start of the week, holding above $78,000 even as fresh U.S. military strikes on Iran drove oil prices higher and pushed equities into the red.  The largest cryptocurrency traded around $78,623 on Monday, down just 0.7% over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko, after dipping to an intraday low near $77,162. Despite the softer session, Bitcoin is on track to close August with a gain of more than 24%, its best month since 2017.  Myriad: Bitcoins next price move? Click to make your prediction.  The steadiness stands out against a rough backdrop for other assets. The weekend brought the first U.S.-Iran exchange of strikes since late July, reviving fears over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and sending crude sharply higher.  West Texas Intermediate futures climbed

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