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15.06 / 17:19

Art London Deal EU refuses to rule out suspending Brexit trade deal

The European Commission won't rule out suspending the EU-UK trade deal if the UK approves a draft bill that unilaterally overrides parts of the Brexit agreement.

15.06 / 12:33

European Union EU relaunches legal action against UK over unilateral Brexit changes

The European Union announced on Wednesday that it will relaunch legal action against the UK over a draft law London unveiled that would override parts of the Brexit treaty.

14.06 / 20:19

Strategy BlackRock BlackRock to expand proxy voting to large investors in Canadian, Irish funds

BlackRock is expanding a recently launched programme that gives some of its largest clients a direct say in proxy voting, allowing investors in some of its Canadian and Irish funds a say for the first time on how their shares are cast at annual company meetings.

14.06 / 19:13

European Union London Nicola Sturgeon launches new independence referendum campaign for Scotland

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her new plan to hold a referendum on independence, comparing Scotland with other European countries and laying out her case that Scotland would be fairer, wealthier and happier apart from the UK.

13.06 / 13:51

UK controversial draft law would bring 'trivial' changes to N. Ireland Protocol, Boris Johnson says

Britain's upcoming draft law to unilaterally alter the Northern Ireland Protocol would only bring "trivial changes", Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed on Monday, dismissing concerns the controversial legislation could usher in a trade war with the European Union.

13.06 / 07:31

Strategy BlackRock BlackRock to expand proxy voting to large investors in Canadian, Irish funds

BlackRock is expanding a recently launched program that gives some of its largest clients a direct say in proxy voting, allowing investors in some of its Canadian and Irish funds a say for the first time on how their shares are cast at annual company meetings.

10.06 / 13:13

Adoption Hack Legal Time 'First Time Ever', US Law Firm Airdrops NFT Subpoena in Exchange Hack Case

In what could represent a landmark legal development for the crypto industry, US law firm Holland & Knight has served a defendant a pre-trial temporary injunction as a non-fungible token (NFT), acting in a legal case involving its client, crypto exchange LCX.

09.06 / 22:19

Law NFT Hackers hacks Anonymous hacker served with restraining order via NFT

Law firms Holland & Knight and Bluestone have served a defendant in a hacking case with a temporary restraining order through a nonfungible token (NFT, marking the first known legal process to be facilitated by an NFT.

06.06 / 15:59

Blockchain Art NFT Artists Purrfect match: The story of a young girl’s love of cats and NFTs

For all the cynical narratives that circulate the mainstream zeitgeist perceiving nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as little more than means of inflating capitalistic principles, every so often projects emerge that disprove those absolute assumptions, and serve as reminders of the essence, soul and founding purpose of the space.

24.05 / 19:29

NATO Sexual assault As Sweden and Finland seek to join NATO, just 4 EU states could be left out of the alliance

Spurred by Russia's aggression on Ukraine, Sweden and Finland have both formally requested to join NATO and if accepted would leave to just four the number of European Union member states not in the trans-Atlantic military alliance.

24.05 / 14:59

Citi FIVE Cenkos scores five hires to bolster growth

Institutional stockbroker Cenkos has scored five new hires as it looks to grow its corporate finance, sales and research teams.

22.05 / 16:51

business Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin Cointelegraph Store: Introducing Bitcoin Pizza Day merch for crypto OGs

Twelve years ago today, on May 22, 2010, programmer and early Bitcoin (BTC) miner Laszlo Hanyecz made history when he traded 10,000 BTC for two large pizzas. It was the first real-world cryptocurrency transaction, and media attention from the act legitimized Bitcoin in a big way.

20.05 / 23:49

Children Brexit: UK 'miscalculating' over unilateral action to override treaty, says Ireland's Coveney

Irish Foreign minister Simon Coveney has warned the UK against breaching international law over its plans to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

19.05 / 22:31

Blockchain Adoption hyperledger Hyperledger Foundation deploy new versions of three blockchain tools to enhance ecosystem

Enterprise blockchain firm Hyperledger Foundation has announced the development and release of three roadmap projects: Cactus 1.0, FireFly 1.0 and a preview version of Iroha 2.0's long-term support (LTS).

18.05 / 12:23

Lightning Network lightning Bitcoin network The Lightning Network Lunch: A Bitcoin contactless payment story

The Lightning Network (LN) just got a bit faster, as the suitably named Bolt Card now enables Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts to pay for goods and services using contactless technology.

17.05 / 16:41

European Union News EU hits back after UK moves to change post-Brexit trade rules

The EU has threatened to use "all the measures at its disposal" after the United Kingdom signalled it would introduce legislation to change the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland.

16.05 / 18:33

regulation Europe ECB Euro digital euro Digital euro could come as soon as 2026 — ECB official

Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has said that a digital euro could come within four years, potentially designed with a person-to-person payment solution.

16.05 / 11:05

NATO Returns Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt him

Boris Johnson heads to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to break political deadlock in the UK territory which also threatens to bring to a head differences with the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

13.05 / 15:09

Manufacturing Baby Formula Shortage Could Leave Parents Scrambling for Months

Baby-formula manufacturers and retailers say they are working to address a long-running shortage in products on store shelves, but the hardships facing U.S. families may take months to abate.

11.05 / 00:07

Germany's Scholz warns UK against 'unilateral' change to post-Brexit accord in Northern Ireland

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday opposed any challenge to post-Brexit controls establishing a special status for Northern Ireland, which London says are "not tenable" after the Sinn Fein republicans won recent elections in the UK territory.

09.05 / 20:17

negotiations NOT Sinn Fein's historic win in Northern Ireland may not change anything for the Brexit negotiations

Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's pro-unification party, has for the first time in 101 years won the most seats in the province's parliamentary election, but the impact on Brexit negotiations may be muted, experts have told Euronews.

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