Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives
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Jailed Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem
An insurance fraudster who pocketed more than £14,000 for the supposed theft of Lego sets, fishing gear and gaming consoles was behind one of last year’s most high-profile bogus claims.
Minutes of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee – September 2026
The Co-Chair welcomed Committee members to the Code Sub-Committee hybrid meeting and noted that the minutes of the last meeting (held on 9 June 2026) was published on the Bank’s website.
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Fortitude expands Zcash mining push with up to $100 million equipment commitment
Fortitude secures priority access to BITMAIN’s next-generation Zcash miners as it expands capacity and increases financing from DCG.
Frank Elderson: Effective supervision through timely remediation
European banking supervision is increasingly placing effectiveness and timely remediation of supervisory findings at the centre of its dialogue with banks. At the same time, there is a growing drive in Europe about simp…
Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks
For centuries, issuing money and safeguarding its value has been at the heart of central banks’ mandate.
Rep. Don Davis introduces bill to stop federal candidates trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections
Don Davis introduced legislation barring federal candidates and their families from trading prediction contracts tied to their own elections.
Spiko raises $90 million to expand tokenized cash funds across markets
The Paris fintech's Series B, led by NEA, follows a run to more than $2.6 billion in assets under management
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Looking at how we interact with whistleblowers
Just over a week ago, we received the incredibly sad news that a whistleblower, Simon Andriesz, who we had been in contact with over many years, had died. We’ve shared our condolences, and our thoughts are with his fami…
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act
ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
A pseudonymous blockchain investigator says he spent months posing as a paying client inside a Chinese organized crime syndicate that laundered more than $1 billion in stolen cryptocurrency for North Korea's Lazarus Gro…
Ondo launches onchain private-company exposure, starting with AI
GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ondo Finance today announced Ondo Private Markets, which will bring tokenized notes delivering the economic performance of industry-defining private companies onchain. Star…
Gulf oil export data; Constellation Brands to report - what’s moving markets
The US jobs report for September came in much weaker than expected, changing market expectations for the Federal Reserve’s October meeting. The US economy added only 29,000 jobs in September, far below economists’ expec…
UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn
A British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more than £2bn.
Philip R. Lane: Interview with Ansa
The first question is about the scenarios that the ECB has run since the start of the Middle East war. Where we are right now in relation to these scenarios?
Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto
Better Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less protected than under the SEC.
‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record high of 200.01p a …
Inside the CFTC’s New Rules for Crypto Asset Markets
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Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application by Isabella Bank Corporation, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to acquire Grand River Commerce, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Grand River …
Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states
PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says
Conservative plans to slash aid budget would ‘irreparably damage’ UK’s global credibility, charities say
Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’
Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’
FinCEN is withdrawing a proposal that would've designated crypto mixing a "primary money laundering concern" under the PATRIOT Act.
Umia raises $6.1 million at $18 million FDV to help crypto projects launch tokens
Umia raised $6.11 million through a seven-day auction of its UMIA token, with ten funds and nearly 700 individual bidders taking part.
CFTC proposes new federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading
The CFTC launched rulemaking on leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, proposing Regulation CTX and CAM and a new "crypto asset market" exchange.