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Why are Smart Contracts so Revolutionary? With Mech, Sumsub, Orca, and More

Year in, and year out, people continue to wonder how long the crypto hype is going to continue. The volatility of the market keep leading some to believe that the digital currency’s […]

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Finance

Bank of England’s Jon Cunliffe doubles down on need for crypto regulation after FTX crisis

The Bank of England’s deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe has doubled down on the need to regulate cryptocurrency in the wake of FTX’s collapse, despite concerns from some corners of traditional finance that […]

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Hong Kong court dismisses bid to block Jimmy Lai from hiring UK lawyer for national security trial – JURIST

Hong Kong’s Court of Appeals Monday dismissed a bid by prosecutors to prevent Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media entrepreneur charged with violating the controversial National Security Law (NSL), from having a UK […]

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Finance

Morgan Stanley plans to reduce one gigaton in carbon-dioxide emissions by 2050

Morgan Stanley has formed a new growth-capital strategy that aims to invest $1bn to back companies that will seek to cut a total of one gigaton worth of carbon-dioxide emissions by 2050 […]

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India court grants bail to activist in Bhima Koregaon violence case – JURIST

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to former Indian Institutes of Technology professor and Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, an accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Bhima […]

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Finance

Rothschild & Co hires ex-Rio Tinto chair Simon Thompson for UK advisory business

Rothschild & Co has taken on the former chair of mining giant, Rio Tinto, to help bolster its coverage of the mining and global resources sectors in the UK. Simon Thompson is […]

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Finance

Autumn Statement: City workers hit with new taxes as Hunt takes aim at dividends and capital gains

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has upped the tax burden on City workers through changes to dividend and capital gains treatment in his 17 November Autumn Statement. The income tax threshold for the 45p […]

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Finance

Binance chief Changpeng Zhao makes efforts to restore chaotic crypto amid FTX disaster

Changpeng Zhao, founder of dominant crypto platform Binance, has made a series of proposals in recent days, seeking to restore order to the digital-currency universe following the collapse of rival FTX. His […]

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Russia defense ministry accuses Ukraine of executing POWs in unverified video – JURIST

Russia’s Ministry of Defense Friday accused Ukrainian armed forces of executing Russian POWs – a war crime under international law. However, news outlets like Reuters have been unable to verify the claims. […]

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Finance

White & Case settles with ex-partner over ‘toxic’ culture claim

US law firm White & Case has settled an employment tribunal claim from a former London partner who accused the firm of having a “toxic” culture. Michael Wistow, the firm’s former head […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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