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Vancouver city staff say Bitcoin is not permitted under the Vancouver Charter and recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim’s 2024 reserve proposal ahead of a Tuesday council vote. Vancouver, Canada, city staff said Bitcoin cannot be held in municipal reserves and recommended that the city council drop a proposal to create a Bitcoin reserve. City staff, led by Colin Knight, general manager of the Finance and Supply Chain Management Department, “conclusively determined” that Bitcoin (BTC) is not an “allowable investment” under the Vancouver Charter, according to a motions update report dated Monday. Staff recommended merging the motion with other related initiatives to reprioritize resources, with a final decision pending a council vote at a meeting slated for Tuesday. Read more

Officials say the Vancouver Charter limits city reserves to government debt, bank instruments and other traditional assets.

Ethereum at $2,160: Breakout or Bull Trap? The post ETH USD: Is the Ethereum Breakout a Bull Trap? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The US Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarise interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against US President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department had previously released a log confirming that the interviews took place, but released a summary of only one of those four meetings, in which she accused Epstein of molesting her when she was a teenager. The newly disclosed records, which were posted on the department’s website on Thursday, show she also claimed Trump attempted to force her to engage in sexual acts after Epstein introduced her to the future president in New York or New Jersey in the 1980s when she was between 13 and 15 years old. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the disclosures. Politico, which first reported the disclosures, said White House press secreta...

The government is considering introducing a four-day workweek and reduced office hours as part of possible energy conservation measures amid concerns over potential fuel supply disruptions linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.

Romania's finance ministry has announced that it will carry out a new issue of Fidelis government bonds for retail investors between March 6 and 13, 2026.

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The government of Punjab has decided to establish “Anti-Drone Units” in all districts as part of efforts to enhance security and strengthen aerial surveillance across the province.

The regulator warned investors that promotions tied to the exchange are not approved in Dubai and urged residents to verify licensed virtual asset providers. Dubai’s digital asset regulator has instructed entities behind crypto exchange KuCoin to halt unlicensed virtual asset services in the emirate, warning investors that the platform is not authorized to serve Dubai residents. ​In a Thursday investor and marketplace alert, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said that Phoenixfin Pte Ltd, MEK Global Limited, Peken Global Limited and Kucoin Exchange EU GmbH, all commercially advertising as KuCoin, may be providing virtual asset activities to Dubai residents, “without the necessary regulatory approvals and misrepresenting its licensing status.”  VARA said the group had been instructed to cease and desist from all unlicensed digital asset activities and stressed that KuCoin did “not hold any licence to provide Virtual Asset services in/from Dubai.” Read more

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Армия Соединенных Штатов Америки ударила по авианосцу Ирана, который является носителем ударных беспилотников, заявили в Пентагоне. При этом опубликовали видео с моментом атаки, во время которой задымился нос и корма корабля. Пораженная цель — это один из крупнейших кораблей иранского флота "Шахид Багери" (IRIS Shahid Bagheri, или "Шахид Багри"). Американцы отметили, что корабль имеет размеры авианосца времен Второй мировой войны.

Компания Vast получила инвестиции на сумму 500 миллионов долларов для продолжения создания орбитальных станций Haven. Одна из версий этих станций должна стать полноценной заменой Международной космической станции (МКС).

После 16 лет вместе музыкант Олег Михайлюта (Фагот) и дизайнер Ольга Навроцкая разошлись. О завершении длительных отношений публично сообщила Навроцкая накануне выхода интервью с ней.

ISLAMABAD: The number of Trojan banker attacks on Android smartphones increased by 56 per cent in 2025 compared to the previous year, 2024. The claim was made by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in a report titled “Mobile Malware Evolution.” This type of malware is designed to steal user credentials for online banking, e-payment services and credit card systems. Cybercriminals commonly distribute Trojan bankers through messaging apps as well as malicious webpages. The number of new Trojan banker installation packages for Android (unique APK files) also increased sharply across the globe, reaching 255,090 packages. This may indicate that these tools generate substantial profits for cybercriminals. Experts believe that threat actors will continue to expand delivery channels and develop new Trojan variants in an attempt to evade detection by security solutions. “Although Trojan bankers for smartphones are the fastest-growing type of malware, we also observed another important trend: preinstalled backdoors such as Tr...

Министерство финансов США вводит временное 30-дневное разрешение для индийских нефтеперерабатывающих заводов на закупку российской нефти.

Североамериканское командование аэрокосмической обороны (NORAD) заметило два бомбардировщика Ту-142 Вооруженных сил Российской Федерации, которые слишком близко подошли к воздушному пространству Аляски и Канады. Какие меры приняли американцы в ответ на инцидент и чем опасны Ту-142, что против них подняли эскадрилью самолетов?

Цены на бензин А-95 и дизель 6 марта в некоторых сетях Украины остались стабильными по сравнению с предыдущим днем, хотя с начала месяца наблюдается повышение на 4-6 грн/л в зависимости от АЗС.