ARCHIVE December2022
The Bank of England Puts £200,000 on the Table for a Sample CBDC Wallet
The Bank of England has a handsome reward for any third party able to provide a proof of concept for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) sample wallet. The Bank of England […]
The Fintech Files: SBF arrested, crypto workers turn cold, and could Binance be next?
Sam Bankman-Fried’s week started with yet another tortured media appearance – this time on a Twitter Space, the app’s version of a webinar, which is frequently used by the crypto community. Roughly 12 […]
Canada delays expansion of medically assisted dying law to patients with mental illness – JURIST
Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti Thursday announced that the federal government will delay the expansion of its medical assistance in dying (MAID) law to patients suffering solely from mental illness. Enacted on […]
ConsenSys Announces PayPal-MetaMask Integration Amid Invalid Transaction Ruling
ConsenSys integrates PayPal into its MetaMask Web3 wallet to explore new ways of buying cryptocurrency amid Swiss court ruling. The Web3 company and MetaMask developer ConsenSys is integrating PayPal into the MetaMask wallet […]
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried oversaw one of the biggest financial frauds, US officials say
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried oversaw one of the biggest financial frauds in American history, a top federal prosecutor said in charging that the former chief executive stole billions of dollars from the […]
Tether to wind down lending of own stablecoins
Tether said it is winding down its practice of lending out its own stablecoins to customers by next year, addressing a broad risk to the wider crypto world. In a blog post […]
Meet the 12 dealmakers to make MD at Citigroup in Emea
Citigroup may have promoted more managing directors this year, but the route to the top for its dealmakers got tougher amid a squeeze on investment banking fees. In its banking, capital markets […]
Top of the tree: FN's best profiles of 2022
Every week, Financial News interviews one of the City’s most influential figures as part of our An Audience With series. Here are just some of the highlights from this year’s cast
Queensland Government invests $95M in forensics services in response to DNA Inquiry – JURIST
The Queensland government Thursday accepted the findings of a DNA Inquiry regarding “maladministration” in a Queensland forensics laboratory. The state government pledged $95 million to improve their forensics services and proposed possible […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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