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BoE weighs easing UK stablecoin caps and reserve demands after industry backlash, in a move that could decide whether GBP tokens can compete with dollar‑pegged rivals. Update May 14, 2:45 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Katie Haries, head of policy for Europe at Coinbase. The Bank of England (BoE) is reconsidering parts of its proposed regime for pound sterling stablecoins after digital asset companies warned that holding caps and reserve requirements could stifle adoption and make UK-issued tokens uneconomic. The central bank is looking at alternatives to temporary caps on how many stablecoins individuals and businesses can hold, and is examining whether its requirement that at least 40% of backing assets be held as non-interest-bearing deposits at the BoE is overly conservative, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden told the Financial Times. Read more

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) is set to introduce a premium meet-and-assist service at Islamabad International Airport to provide enhanced facilitation for passengers through a fully digital and pre-booked system.

The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday that a media report claiming Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had been handed the budget-making process was “misleading” and “factually incorrect”. The clarification came after a report published by The Express Tribune said the government had “handed over the responsibility of making the new budget to Dar after it found the initial work below par”. According to the report, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had constituted a Dar-led committee to “review, analyse and present tax policy proposals” formulated by the Tax Policy Office working under the Finance Division. Citing a notification, it added: “With the formation of the committee, the final responsibility to finalise roughly Rs215 billion to Rs230bn in new taxes and to grant any tax relief has been handed over to Dar.” Moreover, the report said, the responsibility for finalising the enforcement measures had been handed over to a committee led by Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema. It men...

While Lebanon is demanding a permanent truce and a halt to the destruction of border villages, Israel seeks to retain full freedom of operations in Lebanon until the Hezbollah issue is resolved. It is unclear how the United States will bridge these positions

They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa. Millions of tapentadol tablets from India are helping drive a deadly opioid epidemic ravaging the region, with officials and researchers telling AFP that they are also being added to the “zombie drug” kush. The cheap pills are so strong that no regulatory authority in the world has approved them. Yet an AFP investigation found Indian pharmaceutical firms were flooding west Africa with the pills despite New Delhi vowing to crack down on the trade. Some shipments were even labelled “Harmless Medicines for Human Consumption”. Customs records show millions of dollars’ worth of the high-strength synthetic opioid being shipped from India every month to Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana, where even low doses of the drug are not permitted. With opioids now heavily regulated in wealthier nations after being linked to one million deaths in the United States alone, some manuf...

Lale Gül heeft een onafhankelijke geest. Een zeldzaamheid in deze gepolariseerde tijden, stelt Joris van Os vast. Dus vergeet het lelijks wat hij eerder zei.

Хорватская группа Lelek резко отреагировала на слова израильского вещателя KAN после выступления на Евровидении 2026. В соцсетях представители телеканала высмеяли сценический образ артисток, сравнив традиционные татуировки в их номере с "перебором хной в Эйлате".

Новый BAW 212 T01 начнут продавать в Европе. Рамный пикап богато оснащен и получил тяговитый турбодизель.

Сегодня Украина вспоминает один из самых эмоциональных моментов в истории песенного конкурса Евровидение. Ровно 10 лет назад, в мае 2016 года, в Стокгольме украинская певица Джамала одержала победу, которая стала символом несокрушимости и высокого искусства.

Внимание сети привлекла странная онлайн-энциклопедия, которая с помощью искусственного интеллекта намеренно генерирует ложную информацию. Проект под названием Halupedia выглядит как традиционная база данных в стиле Википедии, но каждая статья, цитата, организация и историческое событие в ней создаются искусственным интеллектом в режиме реального времени.

Секретарь Совета безопасности Российской Федерации Сергей Шойгу заявил, что Украина должна вернуться к внеблоковым, нейтральным и безъядерным принципам.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday just as Pakistan had emerged as a nuclear power, efforts were now needed to turn it into an economic power. The premier expressed these views while addressing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, where he also spoke about May 28. On May 28, 1998, Pakistan joined the ranks of nuclear powers after atomic tests in the hills of Chagai, Balochistan. In his address, PM Shehbaz said on that day, Pakistan gained a power that would remain a “defensive asset” of the country. “It is our national narrative that this asset is for defence, not offence. And this is the reason that the world knows Pakistan as a responsible nuclear power,” he added. The premier then paid tribute to all “heroes” who contributed to efforts for making Pakistan a nuclear power, particularly mentioning late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. “[The initiative’s] founder was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and my leader, Nawaz Sharif, saw it to completion...

В Киеве с самой ночи продолжается поисково-спасательная операция в Дарницком районе, где российским ударом был разрушен целый подъезд дома, сообщили в МВД. Сейчас известно о четырех погибших людях, а также о более десяти пропавших без вести.

Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry on Thursday said that Pakistan’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates was “absolutely fine”. Chaudhry made the remarks while speaking on the floor of the National Assembly in response to concerns raised by lawmakers regarding the deportation of Pakistanis from the Gulf country. Several media outlets in recent days have reported that the Gulf country had begun a “large-scale expulsion” of Pakistani workers, particularly Shia workers, signalling a shift in Pakistan-UAE ties. The Interior Ministry has denied the claims. “I don’t know why people are intent on building a narrative against a country; that people from there are being deported based on sectarian differences,” the state minister said on Thursday. “There is no such thing. The government has categorically denied this. Our ties with the UAE are absolutely fine,” he said. He went on to say that for this month, the highest amount of remittances was received from Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE. “We sho...

Пока неясно, является ли это полным изменением политики Google относительно бесплатного использования облачного хранилища, или же это или всего лишь региональное тестирование.

Россия начала дополнительно защищать свои стратегические атомные подводные лодки от возможных атак украинских дронов. На Камчатке, за тысячи километров от Украины, над субмаринами — носителями ядерных ракет "Булава" — уже устанавливают специальные антидронные сетки и конструкции.

XRP hits $1.47 as the Senate's CLARITY Act markup begins. Key resistance at $1.50, bull target $1.80. Spot ETF inflows hit $34.2M this week. Full breakdown. The post The CLARITY Act Vote Is Today, And XRP Just Broke a Level That Rejected It 4 Times This Month appeared first on Cryptonews.

Twee Nijmeegse onderzoekers laten in een nieuw boek zien dat zwakke juridische waarborgen Nederland kwetsbaar maken voor machtsmisbruik.

ADA millionaires now hold over 25 billion tokens for the first time ever, according to Santiment's latest findings.

В ночь на 14 мая Украина подверглась одной из самых масштабных атак, а гдавной целью российской армии стал Киев, на который летели баллистика и сотни дронов.