US Department of Homeland Security returns stolen funds to Bitfinex
Bitfinex lost 119,756 bitcoins in a hack in August 2016. The hackers embarked on a plan to move the stolen...
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Coinbase files to have the lawsuit by the SEC dismissed for lack of merits
Coinbase accuses the SEC of allowing it to go public with the same digital assets listed and later claiming to...
Coinbase gets key win at the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court ruled that the district court must stay proceedings in a class action lawsuit when interlocutory appeal...
2024 election could play a key role in crypto regulation, says Coinbase CEO
Key takeaways Brian Armstrong believes next year’s presidential election could be crucial to the crypto industry’s regulation. He pointed out...
Embattled crypto exchange Bittrex US to allow withdrawals from Thursday
Following a decision by a Delaware bankruptcy court, the American branch of cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is scheduled to open for customer...
Crypto.com suspends institutional exchange services in the US
Crypto.com cited limited demand for institutional-grade services. The services will be suspended from June 21. Crypto.com’s retail mobile application and...
Kwarteng seeks to scrap bankers’ bonus cap to boost City of London
Kwasi Kwarteng, chancellor, is seeking to scrap Britain’s cap on bankers’ bonuses, introduced after the 2008 financial crash, in a...
UK inflation rate dips below 10% as petrol prices fall
The UK’s rate of inflation eased back into single digits in August on the back of lower petrol prices, providing...
Ukraine faces ‘tough fight’ even as Russian forces retreat, says US
Ukraine still faces “a tough fight” after Russia gave up most of the territory it had taken near Kharkiv following...
Ukraine’s defence minister warns of Russian counter-attack
Ukraine needs to secure the vast territory it has recaptured from possible Russian counter-attack, the country’s defence minister has warned,...
Ukraine’s lightning advance near Kharkiv leaves Russian forces in disarray
Russia abandoned military strongholds in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday in an apparent rout of its front line positions, after Ukrainian forces pushed...
King Charles promises to serve ‘with loyalty, respect and love’
Charles III has addressed his nation for the first time, vowing to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth’s “life-long service”,...
Queen Elizabeth II dies
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has died, leaving her people in mourning but reflecting on a life of duty...
Pound sinks as markets digest scale of Truss’s economic challenge
The pound has fallen to its weakest levels since 1985, reflecting the daunting scale of the economic challenge new prime...
Truss takes office with vow to steer Britain out of energy storm
Liz Truss has vowed Britain will “ride out the storm”, as the new UK prime minister began confronting an economic...
Truss to be UK prime minister after winning Tory leadership race
Liz Truss will enter Downing Street on Tuesday after a bruising battle to become the UK’s next prime minister and...
Kwarteng pledges Truss will be ‘fiscally responsible’ if named PM
Kwasi Kwarteng, who has been tipped as Britain’s next chancellor, has launched a pre-emptive bid to reassure markets that Liz...
Sweden announces emergency support for energy producers
Sweden will give emergency liquidity support to electricity producers as its prime minister warned that Russia’s decision to halt gas...
Inflation, debt costs and Truss’s pledges risk £60bn UK budget hole
Surging inflation, the rising cost of government debt and Liz Truss’s promises on tax cuts and defence spending will blow...
Starbucks names departing Reckitt Benckiser chief as new CEO
Starbucks has named the outgoing head of Reckitt Benckiser as its next chief executive, handing Laxman Narasimhan the task of...
Tencent turns from buyer to seller in investment pivot
Chinese internet titan Tencent is pivoting from years of aggressive stakebuilding to a focus on divestments as it comes under...
