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Larry Summers, a former  Digital Currency Group (DCG)  advisor, has been named as one of several academics in connection with the infamous American financier Jeffrey Epstein. 

Following an earlier retest of last week’s lows in the $85s, Solana price (SOL) is attempting to rebound, though declining total value locked (TVL) remains a concern for the bulls.

The price of Bitcoin continues to rise as the deadline for companies to file S-1 forms for Bitcoin spot ETFs passed this morning.

Oppenheimer emerged as the dominant force at the Golden Globe Awards, securing five accolades, including the coveted top prize. Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr received recognition for their exceptional performances, with Christopher Nolan clinching the award for best director. The film's success was further underscored as it won best drama film. In the realm of television, Succession took the spotlight, garnering the most wins in the TV categories following its acclaimed fourth and final season. Meanwhile, Barbie made history by winning the inaugural box office achievement award, a testament to its global earnings of $1.4 billion (£1.13 billion).

shares fell 8.6% in early U.S. trading on Monday and were set to erase nearly $13 billion in market value following the temporary grounding of some of its best-selling 737 MAX jets by the U.S.

lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space on Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon. But about seven hours after liftoff, Astrobotic Technology reported the solar panel on the lander wasn't properly pointed toward the sun to generate and store power and it was investigating the issue. The Pittsburgh company's lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan.

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(Reuters) — Growth in the global electric-vehicle market is set to slow to 27.1% this year as a reduction in state subsidies makes the cars less appealing to buyers, according to research firm Canalys.

Slatestone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari says Americans are reconsidering what the CPI report means on 'Making Money.'

Bloomberg analysts are increasingly optimistic about the approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, with the odds now exceeding 90%. 

Apple Vision Pro, Tim Cook emphasized its utility for spatial computing. “The era of spatial computing has arrived! Apple Vision Pro is available in the US on February 2," the Apple CEO said. The website of the company said that the Apple Vision Pro can be “pre-ordered starting Jan.

Digital assets investment funds recorded $151 million in inflows in the first week of 2024 as institutional investors drive adoption following anticipation of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

United States and China, is set to go into elections on 13 January. In what is set to be a historic year for elections worldwide, after Bangladesh concluded a rather violent general polls, all eyes are now set on Taiwan, as voters will head to the polls this week to choose their next president, vice president and legislative representatives. A population of 23.5 million people will vote in a poll process that outsizes itself in importance owing to the disputed political status.

Peel Hunt also noted that smaller deals continued to represent the majority of transactions in 2023, with just a small minority of announced firm offers exceeding £500m equity value.

Taliban-appointed prime minister met on Monday with one of Pakistan's most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries, a spokesman for the Taliban government said. Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam party is known for backing the Afghan Taliban, is the first senior Pakistani politician to visit Kabul since the Taliban seized power in neighbouring Afghanistan in August 2021 as US and NATO troops withdrew from the country after 20 years of war. The Pakistani delegation met with Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund in Kabul, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.

Multiple applicants for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) submitted their final Form S-1 amendments to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, setting the stage for a potentially historic week in the cryptocurrency market.

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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, is reportedly reducing its global workforce by about 3%, just days before the expected approval of the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF application.

lunar lander close to human remains and a marketing activity by a manufacturer of sports drinks. Since the landing of Apollo 17 in the year 1972, Peregrine Mission – 1 is the first US spacecraft to land on the surface of the moon, taking off at 7:18 am UK time. Astrobotic, the American company is controlling the robotic lander of a garden shed's size. The start-up has been paid $108m for getting the five scientific instruments that will be carried to the moon. The cost stands at a fraction of the cost for the launch of its mission.

Sri Lanka's navy said Monday it was joining a US-led maritime taskforce to protect international shipping against attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels. «We will be joining 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' led by the US Navy,» naval spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya said, with the deployment of a patrol vessel crewed by more than 100 people. Huthi fighters have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks on targets in Israel and the Red Sea, disrupting traffic in the key shipping route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade. The Iran-backed Huthis say they are targeting Israel and Israeli-linked vessels to push for a stop to the offensive in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been battling Hamas militants since October 7. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Huthi attacks had raised freight costs and were impacting exports of garments and tea. The South Asian island nation is emerging from its worst economic crisis in 2022, when months of street protests led to the ouster of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The country defaulted on its $46 billion external debt and is now being supported by a $2.9 billion four-year bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund. Wickramasuriya said the move would add no additional cost as the vessel was already patrolling Sri Lanka's vast maritime boundary. The US-led maritime force announced late last month includes Britain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and other nations. Last month neighbouring India deployed several warships in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden after a string of shipping attacks, including a drone strike near India's coast that the United States blamed on Iran.

damaging wind gusts, hail, and even tornadoes during Monday evening and the overnight period. On Monday, a potent system is traversing the central US, posing a risk of severe weather and heavy rainfall in the Southern regions, according to reports. Southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana, including New Orleans, are particularly susceptible to heavy rainfall, intensifying the threat of flooding in these areas.