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Crypto innovation, regulatory challenges

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a transformative force in the global financial ecosystem. What started as an...

Should we embrace digital assets?

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:02am

EDITORIAL: The evolution of digital assets extends far beyond crypto currencies, and their adoption is rapidly...

In bitcoin’s shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:47pm

NEW YORK: Bitcoin has captured the limelight in recent weeks as it surged to a new record high, yet another major...

Low-end internet auctions upend art market: sector-tracker

Published 07 Mar, 2024 01:54pm

PARIS: A boom in internet sales has boosted the lower end of the art market and could ultimately doom showroom...

Cryptoverse: New bitcoin NFTs on a multi-million roll

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

BENGALURU: Imagine digitally inscribing 3D images of objects such as multi-colored spheres onto a tiny fragment of...

Hermes, NFT creator spar over ‘MetaBirkins’ in trademark trial

Published 07 Feb, 2023 04:21pm

NEW YORK: Hermes International SCA urged a U.S. jury on Monday to find that a creator of non-fungible tokens...

Dubai set to open $5mn NFT gallery in DIFC

Published 14 Dec, 2022 04:41pm

Morningstar Ventures, an investment firm covering blockchain technology and digital assets, has invested over $5...

Where you need trust, you need PKI

Published 07 Dec, 2022 06:30am

TEXT: Imran Ashraf is helping companies to leverage the power of PKI and blockchain. His area of intrest is CBDC,...

Ethereum blockchain set for ‘monumental’ overhaul

Published 11 Sep, 2022 11:26am

PARIS: An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software...

Space invaders: how video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught

Published 10 Aug, 2022 02:10pm

PARIS: When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted...

Top model Bella Hadid joins metaverse with NFT collection

Published 28 Jul, 2022 06:43pm

LONDON: US supermodel Bella Hadid has stepped from the catwalk into the metaverse with the launch of CY-B3LLA - a...

Artist Adeel uz Zafar opens up about current art trends, NFTs

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 06:00pm

Says framework to support and regulate digital art needs to be introduced

Moon sculptures, NFTs at futuristic Art Basel fair

Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am

BASEL: The world’s leading contemporary art fair has taken a futuristic turn this year, offering buyers the chance...

Moon sculptures, NFTs at futuristic Art Basel fair

Updated 19 Jun, 2022 01:06pm

BASEL: The world’s leading contemporary art fair has taken a futuristic turn this year, offering buyers the chance...

To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs

Published 24 May, 2022 01:07pm

NEW YORK: NFTs have been called everything from fads to outright scams, but early adopters see a future for them as...

Musk proposes Twitter Blue subscription shake-up days after disclosing 9.2% Twitter stake

Updated 10 Apr, 2022 02:15pm

Elon Musk, Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, on Saturday suggested a raft of changes to the social media giant's...

Crypto and gaming collide in high-risk 'play-to-earn' economies

Updated 08 Apr, 2022 12:46pm

Jarindr Thitadilaka says he made as much as $2,000 a month last year from his collection of digital pets, which he...

The art market bounces back from its Covid-19 downturn

Published 29 Mar, 2022 10:20pm

The art market has now exceeded its pre-pandemic levels, climbing an estimated 29% year this past year to $65.1...

With focus on digital, ‘Art Dubai 2022’ concludes

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:58am

DUBAI: After a scaled-down version in 2021, Art Dubai returned to its original home in the Madinat Jumeirah,...

KLF lives up to its reputation

Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am

KARACHI: The second day of the 13th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), being organised by the Oxford University ...

Why crypto creators want to stay anonymous

Published 18 Feb, 2022 12:32pm

PARIS: The two lifelong friends from Florida never sought the limelight, but then they built a multi-million-dollar...

UK says seizes NFTs during fraud probe

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

LONDON: Britain’s tax body on Monday said it had seized three digital artwork NFTs while investigating suspected...

India to launch state-backed ‘digital rupee’, tax crypto

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

MUMBAI: India will introduce a state-backed “digital rupee” and impose a 30 percent tax on profits from virtual...

India to tax cryptocurrencies at 30%, puts digital assets in highest tax band

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 05:36pm

Industry estimates suggest there are 15 million to 20 million crypto investors in India, with total crypto holdings of around $5.37 billion

GameStop shares surge on plan to enter NFT, crypto markets

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48.56 ▲ 3.97 (8.9%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	98.79 ▲ 8.07 (8.9%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.10 ▲ 4.93 (8.48%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	19.65 ▼ -1.63 (-7.66%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,147,982 ▲ 0.38
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	28,109,261 ▲ 3.97
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,684,437 ▲ 0.1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,960,224 ▼ -0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,097,960 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	7,124,759 ▼ -0.38
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4,947,855 ▲ 0
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,601,909 ▼ -0.39
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,364,222 ▼ -1.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,950,241 ▼ -1.69

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