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UK homeowners: has the hot weather damaged your property?
Are you dealing with subsidence or other issues caused by the hot weather? During a dry spell, such as the successive heatwaves that affected some parts of the UK this year, house…
Live updates: Bitcoin shrugs off higher oil prices as Japanese yen rallies
Bitcoin is back above $77,500 with every major green on the day, though the week still reads red. Global investors are carrying their lowest currency protection on U.S. assets in …
Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally
BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.
Crude awakening: The White House’s oil numbers don’t add up
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Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE
Standard Chartered said it is the first major global bank to offer institutional access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE region.
CEOs are reading fewer books because of AI—and it’s starting to worry them
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Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears
Firms that miss the deadline could breach financial services law from Oct. 1 and face civil or criminal penalties.
Free travel pilot scheme for young people approved
The 29-week scheme for those aged five to 18 will run from February and is expected to cost £7.6m.
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns of annual loss in ‘subdued’ property market
Firm will complete fewer homes than expected in year to 31 October – between 1,350 and 1,400The British housebuilder Crest Nicholson has warned of a surprise loss this year as it …
Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Moving Up to $1M Monthly
Fake investment ads on Telegram channels funneled EU victims to a lookalike exchange that emptied their wallets.
Tell us: have you given up on trying to buy your first home?
We’d like to hear from people in the UK who have abandoned or delayed plans to get on the property ladderUK house prices rose for the first time in four months in August, while mo…
Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain
The third-wave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI crude perpetual futures: Report
Kalshi reportedly plans to file for approval of a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract that would trade around the clock five days a week without an expiration date.
CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The regulator claims the dispute is "much ado about nothing," noting that the order allows any designated contract market, including CME, to list these products.
South African airline behind low-level flyby stunt cancels repeat display
Forecast of unfavourable weather cited as reasonAircraft passed less than 50 feet above stadiumSouth African airline Airlink has cancelled a planned flypast before Saturday’s Spr…
The Vatican is smaller than a single data center. Now it’s spending $117 million to go carbon-neutral
The microstate is still smaller than Meta's Hyperion data center campus, which is expected to consume up to 5 gigawatts by 2030.
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’A survivor of child sexual abuse has sued Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, alleging that its cha…
Michigan Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Bets, Threatens $500K Daily Fine
The order calls the prediction market platform a sports betting operation "masquerading as an investment opportunity."
Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027
A law firm and a tokenization platform say their proposed structure would give investors legal ownership of cat bonds onchain and could lower the minimum investment.
UK mortgage borrowers brace for rate jump amid global bond sell-off
Swap rates rise to three-year high as increase in oil prices leads to fears of higher inflationBusiness live – latest updatesHomeowners in the UK are braced for a jump in mortgage…
Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnover
ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications as its temporary enforcement relief approaches Sept. 30 expiration.
Ether, XRP ETF inflow streaks end as Bitcoin funds rebound
Ether ETFs posted $48 million in outflows after attracting $1.62 billion over 12 trading days, while XRP funds ended an 11-session inflow run.
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We ask workers in London how much they'd contribute.
Bitcoin’s fabled golden cross is coming. And USDT may be the real signal this time
BTC is nearing a bullish golden cross, a widely tracked signal with a mixed record of success in crypto markets. But this time, USDT is supporting the bullish read.