Portugal Financial News

30.01 / 18:01

Art SpaceX Live: Portugal heads to the polls to pick new government

Portuguese voters are on Sunday choosing a new parliament in a snap election that is expected to produce another minority government.

30.01 / 14:53

analysts Portugal heads to the polls in decisive parliamentary elections, analysts predict a tie

Portugal's socialist prime minister Antonio Costa is facing a high-stakes snap parliamentary election in which the far-right could make a breakthrough.

26.01 / 14:27

European Union Sky News Boris Johnson braces for more criticism in parliament amid party investigation

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set for a parliamentary grilling on Wednesday as the findings of an investigation over rule-breaching gatherings held at Downing Street are expected to be released shortly.

24.01 / 10:31

Adventure US authorises Ukraine embassy staff to leave over fears of Russian invasion

The United States ordered family members of government employees at the country's embassy in Kyiv to leave amid increased fears that Russia could invade Ukraine.

23.01 / 18:47

Taliban week António Costa joins in early voting a week ahead of Portugal’s general election

Voters in Portugal have been casting their ballots a week ahead of the country's national elections.

18.01 / 16:33

business Europe Banks expansion BitMEX execs reveal EU expansion with German bank acquisition

Founded by BitMEX Group CEO Alexander Höptner and CFO Stephan Lutz, BXM Operations AG announced today its plans to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt, one of the oldest banks in Europe, to create a regulated crypto one-stop-shop in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

12.01 / 12:53

business SoftBank Bitcoin acquires Mercado Bitcoin operator acquires Portuguese crypto exchange

Brazilian 2TM Group, the operator of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is moving to expand its global footprint with a strategic acquisition in Portugal.

11.01 / 15:11

Adoption Africa Bitcoin Morocco is number one for Bitcoin trading in North Africa

Estimates from Triple A, a Singaporean cryptocurrency provider and aggregator, state that 0.9 million people, or roughly 2.4% of Morocco’s total population, currently own cryptocurrency.

04.01 / 19:09

cryptocurrency VISA European Union Housing rights After Brexit, some Brits are regaining their EU travel rights with a ‘Golden Visa’

January is the time when we start to think about new beginnings and for some, that means moving to a different country.

22.12 / 00:57

Art COVID in Europe: Germany & Portugal impose new measures to curb cases

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.

13.12 / 15:46

Human Rights News Messi versus Ronaldo as PSG face Manchester United in Champions League

Lionel Messi will face long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo as PSG play Manchester United in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

03.12 / 06:57

NFT Artists Miami Deadmau5 and Portugal The Man release single as 1M NFTs in bid to go platinum

Dance music star Deadmau5 and Grammy award-winning indie rock band Portugal The Man (PTM) have teamed up to release one million copies of their new single “This is Fine” as nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

01.12 / 15:45

Art History restrictions COVID in Europe: Austria extends lockdown as Portugal tightens restrictions

COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again - here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.

29.11 / 11:33

Climate change European Union Couple arrested in Netherlands after escaping COVID hotel quarantine

A couple was arrested in the Netherlands after escaping hotel quarantine, Dutch police said.

26.11 / 16:19

Art restrictions COVID in Europe: Czechs declare state of emergency as Portugal reinstates restrictions

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus.

12.11 / 19:13

Catholic Church committee Portugal's Catholic Church to set up committee to investigate child sex abuse

Portugal's Catholic Church has said it will set up a national committee to investigate the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults.

09.11 / 19:51

business Social Media Funding Venture Capital Alexis Ohanian, Solana Ventures launch $100M Web3 growth fund

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has teamed up with Solana Ventures to launch a new investment fund dedicated to Web3 and social projects, potentially setting the stage for the next wave of budding crypto startups.

09.11 / 01:45

Blockchain Adoption NFT network Render OTOY’s Render Network plans to render the metaverse on Solana

Jules Urbach, the CEO and founder of OTOY, wants to democratize content creation, specifically as it pertains to virtual assets. OTOY’s technology intends to fulfill the promise of an open cloud-based metaverse via the Render Network — the first decentralized GPU rendering network & 3D marketplace built on OTOY's OctaneRender NFT ecosystem.

09.11 / 00:55

business Blockchain Technology Adoption Brave to integrate with Solana blockchain on its privacy-enabled browser

During Solana's Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal, executives at Brave and Solana Labs announced that the Brave browser would integrate with the Solana (SOL) blockchain and feature Solana decentralized applications, or dApps, on its browser. Simultaneously, Solana will promote the adoption of Basic Attention Tokens (BAT), the native digital currency of the Brave Browser, among its dApp users.

06.11 / 00:23

Blockchain Technology Conference privacy Cosmoverse Conference 2021 kicks off in Lisbon

The team behind interoperable blockchain network Cosmos (ATOM) recently hosted the Cosmoverse Conference live from Lisbon, Portugal.

04.11 / 18:57

Health Portugal set for election as president prepares to dissolve parliament

Portugal's president is preparing to dissolve parliament and order early elections.

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