Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?
While the UK and Italy are making progress, France and Germany’s joint venture came to nothing, and the prospect of more countries pulling together seems way off
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Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold
Itaú, Brazil’s largest bank by assets under management, now sells clients 15 different crypto assets through its investment app, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC.
Faisal Islam: Chancellor's attempts to boost vibes may limit tax rises
The chancellor may have thought about shifting the venue of his first major speech this morning.
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Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after taking a job with the San Francisco AI firm Anthropic, after warnings from senior MPs that the move cr…
Bitcoin holds near $80,000 despite renewed Fed rate hike fears as CPI test looms
The odds of a September Fed rate hike returned to around 60% following Friday's jobs report, with U.S. inflation data due later this week.
DBS, Citi say they completed first weekend USD payment between Singapore and US via tokenized deposits
DBS and Citi completed a weekend USD payment in minutes using tokenized deposits on Swift’s Digital Ledger, showing how cross-border bank payments could be executed outside normal operating hours.
UBS expects the Fed to lift rates twice before the end of the year. Here’s why.
Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, jet fuel prices in the U.S. have more than doubled. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the year-to-date percent change …
Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who allege that the US dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising…
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Liquid Network attacker says they will return most of 4,000 BTC after bug fix
Nearly 4,000 BTC left Liquid Network's federation wallet. The attacker says he is a white hat and is negotiating with Blockstream on-chain.
Iran’s parliament speaker warns of strikes against U.S. energy firms
Iran’s joint military command said the Strait of Hormuz remained closed and warned that regional oil, gas, electricity and economic infrastructure would be targeted if the United States carried out President Donald Trum…
Capital B buys $29 million in bitcoin after raises, its largest BTC purchase in a year
Capital B, a French bitcoin treasury firm, announced Monday that it has acquired 376 BTC for €25.3 million ($29.4 million), marking its largest bitcoin (BTC) purchase in a year.
Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners
Labour’s new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a “stitch-up”, campaigners have said, as utilities firms have been advising on how to implement it.
Coldcard exploiter moves 45% of funds stolen from ‘Wave 3’ attacks, Galaxy says
As of mid-August, Galaxy said it had identified roughly 1,779 BTC stolen from 190 victims and more than 8,600 addresses.
South Korea’s Hanwha develops tokenized securities platform on Avalanche as local regulation takes shape: report
South Korea passed amendments that integrate tokenized securities into the existing financial system, coming into effect next February.
Harmony to fully sunset Layer 1, proposes token migration to Ethereum for AI video initiative
Harmony said it would help validators transition to its proposed new initiative, a 'remix economy' with AI video creators.
Spot bitcoin ETFs pull in $987 million last week as institutional demand recovers
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs drew $1.20 billion in net inflows during the week ending Sept. 4, with Bitcoin funds taking more than 80% of the total as investor demand stayed positive overall market-wide.
At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami international airport in Florida on Sunday afternoon after the flight, which was arriving from Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, striking several vehicles and resulting in at least…
Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin
The Bitcoin sidechain has been paused, with exchanges suspending LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.
STONK surges 250% to $140 million market cap as stock-paired Solana launchpad StonkFun pulls volume to Raydium and Jupiter
The platform integrated with Raydium's LaunchLab on Saturday as RAY also saw gains of more than 40%.
Coinbase-backed Router Protocol to shut down, burn 303 million ROUTE tokens
The shutdown comes after attempts to commercialize, license or find a buyer for its technology failed to produce a sustainable business.
EU faces 300,000 factory job cuts as China ‘colonises’ supply chains, industry warns
Job losses in EU manufacturing will rapidly increase unless Brussels stops the “colonisation” of industry by Chinese component manufacturers, a leading industry trade body has warned.
German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe
A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space.
Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law
Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigation
How China became a more powerful force in global gold demand
As the US and Israel systematically assassinate Iranian officials and bomb schools, hospitals, and residential areas, Tehran has defended its sovereignty by engaging in a campaign of asymmetric economic warfare, not onl…