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Cynthia Lummis is one of the key Republicans responsible for pushing members of Congress to pass a crypto market structure bill under consideration in the Senate. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the most outspoken advocates for digital assets in the current session of the US Congress, will leave office in 2027. In a Friday X post, Lummis announced that she would not seek reelection to the Senate in 2026. She was elected to a six-year term and assumed office in January 2021, quickly establishing herself as a blockchain and Bitcoin-focused politician who later aligned with US President Donald Trump’s crypto agenda. “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me,” said Lummis. “I am a devout legislator, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon. The energy required doesn’t match up.” Read more

Fostul manager al Spitalului Județean de Urgență Ploiești, Bogdan Cristian Nica, a fost trimis în judecată pentru infracțiuni de corupție, într-un dosar aflat pe rolul Tribunalului Prahova.

Bologna heeft vrijdag de finale van de Italiaanse supercup bereikt. De bekerwinnaar was in de halve eindstrijd via penalty's te sterk voor Internazionale, nadat de wedstrijd na negentig minuten in 1-1 was geëindigd.

The Bank of Japan tightened policy on Dec. 18, lifting its benchmark rate to 0.75%, the highest since 1995. Governor Kazuo Ueda framed the move as a formal break with the “ultra-accommodative” regime that has helped fuel global risk-taking for decades. Following the news, Bitcoin was little changed near $87,800, but the calm surface belies […] The post Japan’s rate hike ends the ‘free money’ era and puts Bitcoin on notice appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

"Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it’s interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible." - Daniel Kahneman

"Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it’s interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible." - Daniel Kahneman

Expanding the stablecoin yield prohibition to include the application layer is an anti-competitive practice, industry advocacy groups say. The Blockchain Association, a non-profit crypto advocacy organization, wrote a letter to the US Senate Committee on Banking, signed by over 125 crypto industry groups and companies, opposing the ban on third-party service providers and platforms offering customer rewards to stablecoin holders. Expanding the prohibition on stablecoin issuers sharing yield directly with customers, outlined in the GENIUS stablecoin regulatory framework, to include third-party service providers stifles innovation and leads to “greater market concentration,” the letter said. The letter compared the rewards offered by crypto platforms to those offered by credit card companies, banks and other traditional payment providers. Read more

Expanding the stablecoin yield prohibition to include the application layer is an anti-competitive practice, industry advocacy groups say. The Blockchain Association, a non-profit crypto advocacy organization, wrote a letter to the US Senate Committee on Banking, signed by over 125 crypto industry groups and companies, opposing the ban on third-party service providers and platforms offering customer rewards to stablecoin holders. Expanding the prohibition on stablecoin issuers sharing yield directly with customers, outlined in the GENIUS stablecoin regulatory framework, to include third-party service providers stifles innovation and leads to “greater market concentration,” the letter said. The letter compared the rewards offered by crypto platforms to those offered by credit card companies, banks and other traditional payment providers. Read more

Hungary’s MVW Group on Friday announced the deal with E.ON fell through because the Romanian government did not support the takeover.

Een opvallende boodschap op de site van Decathlon: de sportwinkel roept een boel elektrische fietsen terug omdat de pedalen plots in tegengestelde richting kunnen draaien.

FDIC reveals a path for bank-issued stablecoins under the GENIUS Act as corporate BTC treasuries expand, Anchorage buys Securitize’s RIA arm and Bhutan taps reserves. Washington is inching closer to putting bank-issued stablecoins on a clearer regulatory track. This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the US agency that oversees bank safety and insures deposits, laid out a proposed framework for how insured banks, via subsidiaries, could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, a move that could reshape who gets to mint digital dollars and under what rules. That same push toward institutionalization is also evident elsewhere in the crypto business landscape. Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) lackluster performance, corporate treasuries are still in accumulation mode, with American Bitcoin vaulting past ProCap in the race to stack BTC.  Read more

FDIC reveals a path for bank-issued stablecoins under the GENIUS Act as corporate BTC treasuries expand, Anchorage buys Securitize’s RIA arm and Bhutan taps reserves. Washington is inching closer to putting bank-issued stablecoins on a clearer regulatory track. This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the US agency that oversees bank safety and insures deposits, laid out a proposed framework for how insured banks, via subsidiaries, could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, a move that could reshape who gets to mint digital dollars and under what rules. That same push toward institutionalization is also evident elsewhere in the crypto business landscape. Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) lackluster performance, corporate treasuries are still in accumulation mode, with American Bitcoin vaulting past ProCap in the race to stack BTC.  Read more

Россияне атаковали баллистическими ракетами объект портовой инфраструктуры Одесского района. В результате удара произошло возгорание грузовых автомобилей на парковке. Водители погибли прямо в кабинах.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski “honored” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's post about blocking a loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets with the Order of Lenin.

De Britse acteur en kinderboekenschrijver David Walliams is vrijdag door uitgeverij HarperCollins UK aan de kant gezet. Dat gebeurde nadat de Daily Telegraph had geschreven dat de uitgeverij claims had onderzocht dat hij jonge vrouwelijke medewerkers zou hebben lastiggevallen, meldt Reuters. Volgens de krant zou de uitgeverij een vrouw die haar zorgen over Walliams had geuit een afkoopsom van vijf cijfers hebben gegeven, waarna zij bij de uitgeverij vertrok.

O afirmație făcută de ministrul Economiei și ministrul interimar al Apărării Naționale, Radu Miruță (USR), într-o emisiune la Prima News a stârnit reacții critice din partea societății civile, după ce acesta a folosit o expresie considerată discriminatorie.

Winterkampioen ADO Den Haag heeft vrijdagavond verrassend verloren in de Keuken Kampioen Divisie-topper tegen Jong PSV. Nummer twee SC Cambuur won tegen MVV wel en verkleint de achterstand naar vijf punten, al heeft ADO nog een wedstrijd tegoed.