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ASUU warns federal government over unpaid salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, led by president Prof. Christopher Piwuna, warned on August 14 that unpaid and withheld salaries and…

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Ondo Finance posts $27 billion Stocks volume and $8 billion Perps

Ondo Finance reported rapid growth across its tokenized equities, perpetual futures, and treasury products. Ondo Stocks holds $1.01 billion in TVL…

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CFTC reviews prediction markets' mention contracts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an internal review of "mention markets" on prediction platforms, contracts that let traders bet…

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PIF and Formula E expand education platform for students

Since its April 2025 launch the PIF and Formula E education platform reached 111,200 students at 1,100 schools in Saudi Arabia, the United States and…

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USDC growth challenges USDT dominance on NOWPayments

NOWPayments reported that USDC transaction activity on its platform grew rapidly in H1 2026, with transaction count up 209.02% year over year and…

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Pentagon introduces western civilization course in its schools

The Department of Defense Education Activity will offer a high school course, Western Civilization to 1500, this fall using a textbook from Encounter…

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UT Austin proposes streamlined undergraduate core curriculum

The University of Texas at Austin unveiled a proposal to replace its sprawling set of more than 600 core course options with a smaller, structured…

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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves

MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…

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Kansas enacts statewide ban on student cell phones

Kansas has enacted HB 2299, a statewide law banning personal cell phones and similar devices for K‑12 students during the school day, signed by…

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Xtep to launch 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series

Xtep will globally launch its flagship 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series on August 21, with the top-tier 160X 8.0 Ultra featuring the new GT1200 premium…

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Thai schools tighten bag checks after deadly shooting

Students at a Bangkok primary school now undergo systematic bag and pocket checks after a deadly Aug 7 attack in which a 14-year-old killed his…

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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes

MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…

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Crypto projects adopt revenue-sharing and token burns

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued that crypto assets are entering a phase where revenue and returns to token holders will more strongly determine…

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White House convenes crypto and prediction-market executives

The White House is preparing a meeting next week to gather cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives, with traditional finance figures possibly…

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OCC returns Zerohash national trust charter application

Zerohash said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency returned its July 17 national trust bank application as materially deficient rather than…

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MUFG tests blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond repos

Tokyo-based MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept to execute Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions on the Canton blockchain network, aiming…

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University of Michigan to cover first-semester grades

The University of Michigan's largest college is developing a pilot that will show first-semester grades as pass or no credit on external transcripts…

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Trade group backs Custodia appeal over Fed account access

The Blockchain Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Custodia Bank's Supreme Court petition that challenges regional Reserve…

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Hundreds of private colleges face closure

The USA TODAY Excerpt episode examined the growing wave of small private college closures after Sterling College in Vermont shut in May. A Huron…

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Nigeria rolls out university UniPods to commercialize research

The federal ministry of education, working with UNDP and Tech4Dev, plans to deploy about 41 University Innovation Pods (UniPods) across Nigerian…

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PFL finalizes Tampa lineup with Cyborg defending featherweight title

The Professional Fighters League finalized the Aug. 22 PFL Tampa card at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with Cris Cyborg defending…

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Coinbase deploys enhanced matching engine for Deribit

Coinbase deployed an enhanced matching engine for Deribit, its institutional derivatives venue, and its shares rose 0.96% to $150 in pre-market…

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Tanzania and China shift partnership toward skills

In Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2026, Chinese and Tanzanian officials and educators outlined a strategic move from infrastructure-led cooperation to…

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Sri Lanka name squad for first Test against India

Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad for the first Test against India, with Niroshan Dickwella returning to the red-ball setup after three years and…

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