    /* ─── Page Wrapper ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .about-page-bg {
        background: linear-gradient(160deg, #035E5E 0%, #006168 40%, #2d7c81 75%, #189286 100%);
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .about-page-bg::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        width: 700px;
        height: 700px;
        background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(45, 212, 196, 0.12) 0%, transparent 70%);
        top: 5%;
        right: -10%;
        border-radius: 50%;
        filter: blur(100px);
        pointer-events: none;
        z-index: 0;
    }

    .about-page-bg > * {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
    }

    /* ─── Section Shared ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .about-section {
        padding: 80px 0;
    }

    .about-section + .about-section {
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    }

    .section-heading {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #ffffff;
        margin-bottom: 18px;
        line-height: 1.2;
        text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    }

    .section-lead {
        font-size: 1.05rem;
        line-height: 1.8;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
    }

    /* ─── Glass Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .glass-card {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
        border-radius: 16px;
        padding: 32px 28px;
        transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
        height: 100%;
    }

    .glass-card:hover {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
    }

    .glass-card-gold {
        border-color: rgba(245, 175, 60, 0.35);
    }

    .glass-card-gold:hover {
        border-color: rgba(245, 175, 60, 0.55);
    }

    .glass-card h4 {
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .glass-card p {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
        font-size: 0.97rem;
        line-height: 1.75;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .glass-card p + p {
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .card-icon-wrap {
        width: 52px;
        height: 52px;
        border-radius: 12px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    }

    .card-icon-wrap i {
        color: #f5af3c;
        font-size: 1.4rem;
    }

    .card-icon-wrap.teal i {
        color: #6de9df;
    }

    /* ─── Links ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .text-link {
        color: #f5af3c;
        text-decoration: none;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 6px;
        transition: gap 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
    }

    .text-link:hover {
        color: #f9c56d;
        gap: 10px;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .text-link i {
        font-size: 0.8rem;
    }

    .inline-link {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
        text-decoration: underline;
        font-weight: 500;
    }

    .inline-link:hover {
        color: #f5af3c;
    }

    /* ─── Our Exchange Left Column ─────────────────────────────────── */

    /* Settlement – left-border accent */
    .exchange-settlement {
        border-left: 3px solid #f5af3c;
        padding: 0 0 0 20px;
        margin-bottom: 36px;
    }

    .exchange-settlement .s-eyebrow {
        font-size: 0.72rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: 1.5px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #f5af3c;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .exchange-settlement p {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        line-height: 1.7;
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .exchange-settlement a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 5px;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        font-size: 0.82rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .exchange-settlement a:hover {
        color: #f5af3c;
    }

    .exchange-settlement a i {
        font-size: 0.7rem;
    }

    /* Quick links – plain text */
    .exchange-quicklinks-label {
        font-size: 0.7rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: 1.5px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .exchange-quicklinks {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 8px;
    }

    .exchange-quicklinks a {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        text-decoration: none;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 8px;
        transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .exchange-quicklinks a i {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
        transition: color 0.2s;
        width: 14px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .exchange-quicklinks a:hover {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
    }

    .exchange-quicklinks a:hover i {
        color: #f5af3c;
    }

    /* Trading cards (right column) */
    .trading-card {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
        border-radius: 16px;
        padding: 28px 26px;
        display: flex;
        gap: 20px;
        align-items: flex-start;
        transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .trading-card + .trading-card {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    .trading-card:hover {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.13);
        border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.28);
    }

    .tc-icon {
        flex-shrink: 0;
        width: 48px;
        height: 48px;
        border-radius: 12px;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .tc-icon i { font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f5af3c; }
    .tc-icon.teal i { color: #6de9df; }

    .tc-body h4 {
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .tc-body p {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
        font-size: 0.92rem;
        line-height: 1.75;
    }

    .tc-body p + p { margin-top: 8px; }


    
    .tc-link {
        color: #f5af3c;
    }

    .tc-link:hover { color: #f9c56d; }

    /* ─── Services Directory ───────────────────────────────────────── */
    .services-intro {
        max-width: 620px;
        margin-bottom: 44px;
    }

    .services-intro p {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        line-height: 1.75;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68);
        margin-top: 6px;
    }

    .svc-row {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr auto;
        gap: 32px;
        align-items: start;
        padding: 26px 0;
    }

    .secondary-list {
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
        border-radius: 12px;
        margin-top: 24px;
        padding: 6px 0;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .secondary-list-label {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        padding: 10px 16px 6px;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 14px 16px;
        border-bottom: none;
        border-radius: 0;
        gap: 0;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-row-name {
        width: 200px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-row-name h4 {
        font-size: 1rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
        font-weight: 500;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-row-desc {
        flex: 1;
        font-size: .85rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
        line-height: 1.5;
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-learn-more {
        padding: 0;
        margin-left: auto;
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-learn-more a {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    }

    .svc-row.secondary .svc-learn-more a:hover {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
    }

    .secondary-divider {
        height: 1px;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
        margin: 0 16px;
    }

    .svc-row-name h4 {
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 3px;
    }

    .svc-row-name .svc-sub {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    }

    .svc-row-desc {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
        font-size: .85rem;
        line-height: 1.75;
        padding-top: 2px;
    }



    .svc-learn-more {
        padding-top: 3px;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .svc-learn-more a {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
        text-decoration: none;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 5px;
        transition: color 0.2s;
    }


    .svc-learn-more a:hover {
        color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
    }

 

    /* ─── Responsive ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
        .about-section {
            padding: 56px 0;
        }

        .section-heading {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
        }

        .svc-row {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 8px;
        }

        .svc-learn-more {
            padding-top: 0;
        }

     

        .trading-card {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 16px;
        }
    }