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Bitwise CIO says crypto can survive Clarity Act failure
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said he gave the Clarity Act about a 50-50 chance of passage, while noting Polymarket odds later fell to…
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China taxes offshore insurance returns, hits Prudential shares
Shares of Prudential Plc fell as much as 13% to an intraday low of 952.20 pence after Caixin reported that mainland tax authorities have started…
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U.K. regulator changes IPO information-sharing rules
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority introduced changes to rules on information sharing tied to initial public offerings, aiming to make London a…
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BlackRock to tokenize money market fund shares with JPMorgan
BlackRock will offer tokenized versions of select European money market funds using JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain infrastructure, covering pound…
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Texas report shows 85,000 families join private school voucher program
A Texas comptroller report released during the program's first year shows 85,344 families had accepted education savings accounts as of July 29, with…
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US and UK coordinate digital asset regulation
US and UK regulators met as part of the 13th Financial Regulatory Working Group in London on July 8 and later issued a joint statement on Aug. 4…
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Nigeria to roll out 90,000km national fibre optic network
The minister of communications announced that the federal government has finalised resource mobilisation and contracting for a 90,000-kilometre fibre…
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All Pakistan goods transporters announce nationwide wheel-jam strike
Leaders of the All Pakistan Goods Transporters Alliance announced a nationwide wheel-jam strike starting Aug 8 after repeated diesel price rises…
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Lockheed Martin negotiates U.S. scandium and germanium supply deals
Lockheed Martin is negotiating to source two critical minerals from U.S. projects: a preliminary agreement with Colorado-based NioCorp to supply 15…
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Permian teacher named to Texas Classroom Commission
Permian High School teacher Dawnna Talley was named to Gov. Greg Abbott's Texas Classroom Commission, a 21-member panel chaired by Courtney Boswell…
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BaFin clears UniCredit application to increase Commerzbank stake
UniCredit SpA's gradual takeover of Commerzbank AG reached a regulatory milestone when Germany's financial regulator told the Italian bank its…
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Russia enacts first comprehensive crypto regulation
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that for the first time provides comprehensive rules for the circulation of digital currencies and…
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Yellow Card shutters retail app to focus on stablecoin infrastructure
Yellow Card, an African cryptocurrency company founded in 2016, will end nearly a decade of retail trading services and stop serving retail customers…
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Bitdeer signs colocation lease for Norway ai data center
Bitdeer Technologies Group has executed a colocation lease at its Tydal facility in Norway to host what is expected to be the country's largest ai…
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Senate bill authorizes HBCU sports media grant program
A section of the Protect College Sports Act called the Ignite HBCUs Sports and Media Act would authorize a competitive federal grant program to help…
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Wingate offers admissions and $24,000 scholarships to high schoolers
Wingate University told thousands of high school students they were already accepted into the class of 2030 and that they would receive $24,000 in…
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Prologis agrees to acquire SEGRO for $18.8 billion
Prologis announced a recommended acquisition of SEGRO valued at about $18.8 billion, in which SEGRO shareholders will receive 0.0920 new Prologis…
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Visa cuts about 7% of its workforce
Visa announced on 28 July that it will cut about 7% of its global workforce, roughly 2,600 roles, chiefly in technology and product teams, with CEO…
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FAA certifies Boeing 737 Max 7
The Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing's 737 Max 7 after almost a decade of review and 441 test flights totaling 686 hours…
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Pell Grant program faces growing funding shortfall
Bipartisan changes to the FAFSA increased Pell Grant eligibility and awards, producing measurable gains—about 570,000 more students became eligible…
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Texas pauses new data center grid connections
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a temporary halt to new data center connections to the state electric grid and directed the Public Utility Commission…
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Nigeria embraces cryptocurrencies as regulators unify oversight
Nigeria announced a coordinated regulatory shift that fully recognises cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and virtual assets, with the central bank…
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Kenya puts academic records on blockchain for verification
Kenya's National Examinations Council and Avalanche have launched a blockchain-based verification platform that places over 30 million academic…
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Brown president Christina Paxson to step down in June 2027
Christina H. Paxson, Brown University's 19th president and the longest-serving Ivy League president, will leave in June 2027, a year earlier than her…
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