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The biotech company's pivot into digital assets marks one of the largest treasury financings to date, underscoring growing institutional demand for tokenized finance. Biotech company Tharimmune has raised $540 million in private funding to launch a crypto treasury strategy and acquire Canton Coin (CC), the native token of the Canton Network. The private offering, among the largest digital asset financings to date, was led by DRW and Liberty City Ventures, with participation from ARK Invest, Polychain Capital, Kraken, and other institutional investors. The round values Tharimmune’s shares at $3.075 each. Tharimmune said the funds will be used to purchase CC tokens, support general operations, and expand its role within the Canton ecosystem. The company also plans to become a Super Validator, operating additional nodes to earn token rewards and strengthen network performance. Read more

Justices were skeptical Monday that the case was an exception to other lawsuits against defense contractors, which usually get immunity in such litigation.

Een mysterieus pakketje, met daarin een nogal ongewone ‘verrassing’: een eeuwenoude schedel die zestig jaar geleden werd gestolen. Franz Zehetner, archivaris van kathedraal Stephansdom in Wenen, is blij dat hij terug is.

Yildiz Entegre Romania, part of the Turkish group of the same name that operates the MDF factory in Oarja, Arges County, posted RON265.4 million (EUR53.3 million) revenue in 2024, 1.9 times lower than the previous year’s RON504.4 million (EUR102 million), ZF has calculated from Finance Ministry data.

Furniture maker Laguna Euromob, based in Vadu Izei, Maramures County, posted RON91 million (EUR18.3 million) revenue in 2024, an increase of 18.4% compared with the previous year’s RON76.8 million (EUR15.5 million), according to ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.

Tensiunile diplomatice dintre Italia și Rusia cresc din nou, după ce purtătoarea de cuvânt a Ministerului rus de Externe, Maria Zaharova, a ironizat prăbușirea parțială a turnului medieval din centrul Romei, comparând incidentul cu o „prăbușire iminentă” a economiei italiene.

Reports showed four security companies conducted 11 audits of Balancer’s smart contracts starting in 2021, but a bad actor was still able to drain millions in staked Ether. Many cryptocurrency traders are seeking answers after a successful exploit at the decentralized exchange and automated market maker Balancer resulted in more than $100 million in digital assets being stolen. In a Monday X post updating users on the exploit, Balancer said the incident was “isolated to V2 Composable Stable Pools and does not impact Balancer V3 or other Balancer pools.” The platform added that it had “undergone extensive auditing by top firms, and had bug bounties running for a long time to incentivize independent auditors,” calling into question how the exploit was accomplished. Read more

De Amerikaanse beurzen sloten de eerste handelsdag van november verdeeld. AI-investeringen stuwen de koersen van technologieaandelen.

De Amerikaanse actrice Diane Ladd is overleden. Ze stierf maandag op 89-jarige leeftijd in haar woning in het Californische Ojai, melden Amerikaanse media. Ladd werd in haar carrière drie keer genomineerd voor een Oscar en was de moeder van actrice Laura Dern.

Erik ten Hag is in beeld om manager te worden bij Wolverhampton Wanderers, de huidige hekkensluiter in de Premier League. Daar moet de Nederlandse trainer de vervanger worden voor de ontslagen Vitor Pereira.

Свет пропал более чем у 16 тысяч потребителей в городе Рыльск, а также в двух районах Курской области — Глушковском и Кореневском.

With the acquisition, Ripple aims to provide quickly-deployable wallets to boost fintech and corporate crypto payments, president Monica Long said in an interview.

The serious allegations against the IDF's military advocate general are being exploited by Netanyahu's government to attack the rule of law and erase IDF wrongdoing. Along the way, they're trying to cover up the failures of October 7 and influence Netanyahu's criminal trial

Donut Labs says its AI-powered browser can analyze markets and execute trades on its own.

Analiștii politici consideră că boicotul anunțat de Călin Georgescu pentru alegerile din 7 decembrie face parte dintr-un plan calculat, construit „pe persoană fizică”, menit, cel mai probabil, să-i pregătească revenirea în viața politică.

Almere City heeft maandag een einde gemaakt aan de slechte reeks in de Keuken Kampioen Divisie. De ploeg van coach Jeroen Rijsdijk won met 0-1 bij FC Dordrecht. Ook Jong PSV en FC Eindhoven konden na een periode zonder zege weer eens juichen.