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22.04 / 11:21

School Madeleine McCann: Formal suspect declared over disappearance of British girl in 2007

A man has been declared a formal suspect as part of the investigation into the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 15 years ago, Portuguese authorities said in a statement.

22.04 / 05:23

regulation European Union Bitcoin EU officials considered Bitcoin trading ban to enforce proposed mining ban

European Union (EU) officials discussed banning Bitcoin trading during a debate on a proposal to ban Proof of Work mining according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request.

21.04 / 20:03

Ethereum Trading Investing Bitcoin Thanks to DeFi, Ethereum Edges Out Bitcoin in Global Realized Crypto Gains

Ethereum (ETH) edged out bitcoin (BTC) in a ranking of the top cryptoassets by realized gains in the world, with USD 76.3bn taken out in fiat profits last year, compared with USD 74.7bn in realized profits for bitcoin, according to blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis.

21.04 / 16:48

business Adoption ATM Bitcoin A dozen Bitcoin ATMs planned at the largest EU electronics retailer

Austrians have “sufficient funds” for more Bitcoin ATMs — hat’s the verdict that MediaMarkt, a German electronics retailer, reached following a successful Bitcoin ATM pilot in Austria.

21.04 / 16:11

Adoption goldman sachs banking Banking Giants Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank Take New Steps Towards Crypto

The American investment bank Goldman Sachs is taking another step toward the crypto industry with a private meeting between its CEO and crypto exchange FTX’s founder & CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Meanwhile, German bank Commerzbank also appears to be strengthening its crypto offering after it applied for a crypto license earlier this year.

21.04 / 12:53

UPS Twitter BLOCK Binance Crypto exchange Binance removes Twitter emoji that resembled a swastika after outcry

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance removed and redesigned an emoji on Twitter, after outcry from users who pointed out it looked like a swastika.

21.04 / 08:47

Ethereum Adoption Bitcoin US investors realized 6X more crypto gains in 2021 than next country

Crypto investors from the United States realized crypto gains nearly six times higher in total than the UK, the second highest country in terms of realized gains.

21.04 / 07:49

regulation Europe Banks Crypto License German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license

One of the largest banking institutions in Germany has confirmed it applied for a local crypto license earlier this year, marking the first time a major bank has made a move toward cryptocurrencies in the country.

19.04 / 17:01

Europe European Union Euro 'There are already digital means of payment:' EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project

In less than two weeks that passed since the European Commission opened its "Digital euro for the EU" initiative up to public consultation, more than 11,000 individuals and organizations left their feedback on the website. The feedback section will be open until June 14.

19.04 / 13:03

German employers and unions unite to oppose EU Russian gas boycott

Bosses and unions in Germany have joined forces to oppose a possible EU ban on Russian gas, saying it would grind industry to a halt.

18.04 / 22:37

Ukraine war: Where does each EU country stand on cutting off Russian oil and gas?

EU ministers have been discussing a potential sixth round of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but an embargo on oil or gas to stop financing Putin's war machine continues to divide the bloc.

18.04 / 19:23

business Binance partnership Joint Venture Gulf Energy pursues joint venture with Binance, invests in BNB

Thailand-based Gulf Energy has made strategic investments in cryptocurrency exchange Binance US and signaled its pursuit of a joint venture with the global Binance exchange as part of a targeted effort to gain exposure to the digital asset market.

17.04 / 05:21

Blockchain Adoption Decentralization Internet Future The future of the internet: Inside the race for Web3’s infrastructure

People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop to think about what happens in the background for it all to work. If we think of Web3 as a burgeoning new city, node infrastructure providers are the underlying power grid that makes operations possible.

16.04 / 18:03

Violence Easter Ukraine war: Where does each EU country stand on cutting off Russian oil and gas?

15.04 / 23:33

UPS Provident Bitcoin Report: ‘Most Crypto-friendly Country for Q1 2022’ title goes to…

According to a new study, Germany has topped Singapore to become the most crypto-friendly country. The report states that “groundbreaking” legislations were carried out at the institutional level for a bright crypto future in the country.

15.04 / 10:09

Netflix European Union Police foil extremist plot to kidnap Germany's health minister

A plot to kidnap Germany's health minister and destroy the company's electricity supply facilities has been foiled, say authorities.

14.04 / 19:31

Hollywood NOT Europe 'still not united enough' on Ukraine, says Slovenian PM

Europe is "still not united enough to make Ukraine much stronger and Russia much weaker," Slovenian Prime Miniter Janez Janša told Euronews on Thursday, stating that the EU needed to send "military aid".

14.04 / 18:33

Hollywood Prison Lyubov Sobol: Ally of Kremic critic Alexei Navalny given six-month prison sentence

A key ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been handed a six-month prison sentence by a Russian court.

14.04 / 16:17

Art NATO Russia threatens military build up if Finland or Sweden join NATO

The deputy chair of Russia's security council has said the country would have to reinforce its forces in the Baltic Sea if Finland or Sweden were to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

14.04 / 16:15

business Blockchain Technology Adoption Decentralizing the grid: Operators test blockchain solutions

The world’s energy market is rapidly evolving, moving from hydrocarbon plants to a future centered around clean energy enabled by wind and solar power. As such, today’s energy market is shifting to an increasingly decentralized, real-time model based on distributed energy resources (DERs) including battery energy storage systems, solar arrays, natural gas generators and more.

14.04 / 14:51

Volkswagen Chinese EV maker Nio says it's gradually resuming production after Covid halt

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio said Thursday it is gradually resuming production at a facility several hours' drive west of Shanghai, after temporarily halting operations due to the Covid outbreak.

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