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05.08 / 23:51

business Robinhood MicroStrategy BitPay Crypto Biz: Gucci ‘apes’ into crypto

What comes to mind when you think of Gucci? Designer handbags, fashion jewelry, elegant Swiss watches? What about payment integration with an ERC-20 governance and utility token that wants to power Web3? Rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? The iconic Italian fashion brand announced this week it would expand its payment options to include the Bored Ape Yacht Club-affiliated ApeCoin (APE) — but only through BitPay. In other words, Gucci will let you liquidate your APE for United States dollars and spend the proceeds at its stores.

05.08 / 21:05

LGBT Putin looks to extend economic ties with Turkey as he hosts Erdogan in Sochi

Moscow is looking for a deal to strengthen economic cooperation with Ankara, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday as he hosted his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the southern city of Sochi.

05.08 / 18:19

Hollywood Food film Probe into rising cases of needle jabs on women in Spain

The number of women in Spain reporting being jabbed with medical needles while at nightclubs or parties has risen to 60, according to the country's interior minister.

05.08 / 18:19

Hollywood Food film More than 100 French towns without drinking water amid 'historic drought'

More than 100 towns in France have no more drinking water and must receive deliveries by truck, France's ecological transition minister said while visiting the country's southeastern region.

05.08 / 17:27

Hollywood Food film Poster Model questions if racism is behind lack of apology over beach poster

A British model has questioned whether racism is at play over the Spanish government's failure to apologise for her face being used in a body positivism campaign.

05.08 / 15:51

Provident Digital Platform BitGo Crypto Exchange Blockchain.Com Joins Exchanges in Italy

Blockchain.com, a global cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the UK, said on Thursday it had registered as a virtual asset service provider in Italy.

05.08 / 15:49

Hollywood Research film Berlin blaze under control but fears of further explosions persist

A large blaze in a Berlin forest that was accompanied by several explosions at an ammunition site is now contained, say firefighters.

05.08 / 15:29

Hollywood Research film Salvini tries to put focus on migration ahead of Italy's snap election

Italy's controversial former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has tried to put migration on the agenda ahead of the country's snap election next month.

05.08 / 12:55

European Union Research China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan

China says it summoned European diplomats in the country to protest statements issued by the Group of Seven nations and the EU criticising Chinese military exercises surrounding Taiwan.

04.08 / 16:57

business Adoption Africa Middle east Cointelegraph expands to Middle East and North Africa with a new franchise

Cointelegraph, the premier blockchain- and crypto-focused media outlet, is expanding its presence into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the help of a new franchise owner, Luna Media Corporation.

03.08 / 13:43

European Union celebrities 'I fear new famine,' Live Aid relief organiser Bob Geldof tells Euronews

The Sani music festival in northern Greece is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. In the balmy night air, big crowds turned out to hear Irish rock star Bob Geldof and his band the Bobkatz strum through some Boomtown Rats classic hits.

03.08 / 12:23

European Union Heatwave Shunned at home for 'racist' comments, Orbán seeks solace at US conservative conference

Viktor Orban, the firebrand Hungarian prime minister who is increasingly isolated in the European Union over his "racist" anti-immigration policies, dismantling of rule of law safeguards and opposition to further Russian sanctions, is likely to receive a very warm welcome when he takes the stage at a right-wing annual conservative conference in the US.

03.08 / 03:57

business Adoption Payments Fashion Gucci becomes first major brand to accept ApeCoin payments

Italian high-end fashion giant Gucci has become the first major brand to accept payments in the Bored Ape Yacht Club affiliated ApeCoin (APE).

02.08 / 16:25

business Government Bitcoin Blockchain.com wins registration next to parent firm on the Cayman Islands

Blockchain.com, one of the oldest Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure firms, is strengthening regulation and compliance efforts by securing registration in the Cayman Islands.

01.08 / 18:51

Sport Exchange Football marketing Deal Football Heavyweight Inter Sweating Over Crypto Firm’s ‘Non-Payment’ of Sponsorship Deal

The Milan-based Italian footballing giant Internazionale is facing a rocky start to its relationship with crypto – amid reports that DigitalBits, a company that agreed to a USD 87m sponsorship deal with Inter this year – has defaulted on a sponsorship payment.

01.08 / 18:41

European Court of Justice Forest fires Rescue NOT Overcrowding not a reason to detain migrant rescue ships, says ECJ

Overcrowding cannot be used as a reason to impound search and rescue ships, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in a ruling on Monday.

01.08 / 16:15

Religion Pope Francis Forest fires Ukraine war: Pope Francis may meet the 'pro-war' leader of Russa's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill

Pope Francis could meet Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church who the EU accuses of supporting the war in Ukraine.

01.08 / 11:39

Blockchain Adoption Binance Bitcoin Country-specific crypto markets a bad idea, CZ says after gov't talks

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has highlighted the shortcomings of segregated cryptocurrency markets after recent talks with governments from different countries.

31.07 / 21:39

Ukraine war Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know for Sunday

1. Drone attack on Russia's Black Sea HQ in Crimea

31.07 / 13:59

Royal Family bin Report: Prince Charles' charity got million pound donation from bin Laden family

Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound (€1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.

31.07 / 13:31

Crime Italian man arrested as video of African migrant beaten to death shocks the nation

Police in Italy have arrested an Italian man in connection with the slaying of a Nigerian vendor whose brutal beating death on a busy beach town street was filmed by onlookers without any apparent attempt to intervene physically.

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