Finance

Binance US strikes $1bn deal for Voyager Digital’s assets after FTX collapse

Binance US, the American arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to acquire the assets of Voyager Digital in a deal worth just north of $1bn. Voyager, a crypto lender that filed […]

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Former guerrilla unit commander found guilty of war crimes by special court investigating Kosovo War – JURIST

Trial Panel I Friday announced its judgement in Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa, finding Mustafa guilty of four counts of war crimes including arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture and murder. The verdict […]

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Finance

Hedge funds have often shorted Hong Kong’s dollar peg but nobody’s hit the jackpot yet

When Bill Ackman revealed last month that he was betting the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the greenback would break, he became the latest in a long line of speculators who have made similar […]

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UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda lawful, judges rule – JURIST

The UK government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda does not breach the law, the High Court in London Monday ruled. The decision is based on UK human rights groups’ request […]

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TaxBit and EY Team Up to Streamline Digital Asset Tax Reporting

EY forges an alliance with TaxBit to help those engaging the digital asset market meet their tax reporting obligations. TaxBit, a tax and accounting technology provider for cryptocurrency and other digital assets, […]

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried plans to consent to US extradition

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is planning to consent to extradition to the US to face criminal charges related to the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, people familiar with the matter said. Bankman-Fried has been […]

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Morgan Stanley cuts 12 dealmakers in London as part of global reductions

Morgan Stanley has cut around 12 dealmakers in London as part of its global pullback that will see 2% of employees lose their jobs. The US bank’s City operation has emerged with […]

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

FTX founder and former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on 12 December in the Bahamas after the US filed criminal charges, the authorities in the two countries said. Bankman-Fried, 30 years old, was arrested without incident […]

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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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