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21.06 / 00:37

Government regulation wallet Bitcoin Wallet HM Treasury changes course on collecting data around unhosted crypto wallets

The government of the United Kingdom said it intends to modify a proposal that would have required crypto firms to collect personal data from individuals holding unhosted wallets that were the recipients of digital asset transfers.

20.06 / 20:10

Blockchain Digital Software BlackSeaChain 2022

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20.06 / 18:33

European Union Refugees Swimming Why do central banks raise interest rates to curb inflation?

It's all going up: electricity, diesel, vegetables, the Internet, hotels, flights, and now, interest rates.

19.06 / 19:25

cryptocurrency Dubai Jobs BitOasis Middle East-focused crypto firm BitOasis cuts jobs amid sector turmoil

BitOasis, a Middle East-focused cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Arab Emirates, said on Sunday it laid off nine of its staff, the latest company in the sector to cut jobs in the face of a downturn and market turmoil.

19.06 / 16:17

Climate change European Union NATO 'It could take years': NATO secretary-general warns of a possible lengthy war in Ukraine

Russia's war in Ukraine could take years, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told a German weekly newspaper, asking the invaded country's western allies to continue supporting it.

19.06 / 13:31

Who is Harald McPike, the secretive investor behind Starling Bank?

Starling Bank is one of Britain’s hottest fintech companies, beloved by millennials for promising “a human alternative to the banks of the past”. In just three years, it has garnered more than a million customers and £1bn in deposits. Its founder, Anne Boden, is among the sector’s most high-profile chief executives.

19.06 / 11:13

UPS HSBC veteran HSBC promotes veteran dealmaker James Horsburgh to lead private capital unit

HSBC has named a senior dealmaker to lead its coverage of private capital as large investment banks look to drum up more business from increasingly active large investors.

18.06 / 23:37

COST UPS The Myth of the Central Bank ‘Soft Landing’

“Soft landings” are easier to find in the legendarium of central banks than in historical reality.

18.06 / 13:35

Blockchain Adoption Europe European Union Third non-EU country, Ukraine, joins the European Blockchain Partnership

After Norway and Liechtenstein, Ukraine became the third country outside the European Union (EU) to join the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP), an initiative derived by 27 member states to deliver cross-border public services.

18.06 / 11:33

business Technology Amazon Murder Dom Phillips: bodies of UK journalist and Brazilian expert identified

Human remains discovered in the Amazon rainforest were identified Friday as the missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian expert Bruno Pereira.

18.06 / 05:47

Conservatives Crypto lobbyist donated £500k to Conservatives before UK’s ‘crypto hub’ move

The Conservative Party received a £500,000 donation from a British crypto investor two months before the government pledged to make the UK “the very best place in the world” to build crypto businesses.

18.06 / 05:45

JPMorgan Credit Suisse bolsters UK investment bank with JPMorgan and BNP Paribas hires

Credit Suisse has hired a pair of senior dealmakers for its UK investment banking team as it looks to rebuild its ranks after a spate of departures.

17.06 / 20:33

Platform AJ Bell boss Andy Bell to step down in October

AJ Bell said its chief executive and co-founder Andy Bell will step down in October.

17.06 / 20:13

business Technology Returns Training Ukraine war: Boris Johnson returns to Kyiv with pledge of new military training programme

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Kyiv again on Friday, a surprise visit that comes a day after four European Union leaders visited.

17.06 / 20:13

business Technology Putin attacks 'reckless and insane' Western sanctions and denies Russia stoking inflation

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's offensive in Ukraine had no influence on global economic difficulties, including energy price rises, instead blaming the West.

17.06 / 19:33

UPS FIVE Cooper Remark China's Xi says trade with Russia expected to hit new records in the coming months

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday emphasized his country's commitment to trading with Russia, despite Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

17.06 / 17:45

business Technology Analysis: A quick look at France's legislative elections

France will head to the polls this weekend to vote in the second round of legislative elections with a possible threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s majority in parliament.

17.06 / 17:13

Conservatives Crypto lobbyist donated £500k to Conservatives before UK’s ‘crypto hub’ move

The Conservative party received a £500,000 donation from a British crypto investor two months before the government pledged to make the UK “the very best place in the world” to build crypto businesses.

17.06 / 17:01

business Technology European Union Deal Hungary blocks EU deal on 15% minimum corporate tax

Hungary has blocked an EU directive that would impose a 15% minimum tax on multinational corporations, arguing the levy would deal a "low blow" to European competitiveness and endanger jobs.

17.06 / 15:39

business European Union Polish women 'risk being spied on, controlled and possibly punished' over 'pregnancy register'

Polish women are at risk of being spied on, controlled and possibly punished, it's been claimed, after the government created what critics are calling a "pregnancy register".

17.06 / 13:33

JPMorgan Credit Suisse bolsters UK investment bank with JPMorgan and BNP Paribas hires

Credit Suisse has hired a pair of senior dealmakers for its UK investment banking team as it looks to rebuild its ranks after a spate of departures.

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