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Police dismantled a transnational drug trafficking channel from the European Union to Ukraine, operated by a group of five individuals who were earning nearly UAH 10 million monthly.

Newly appointed company president Brett Redfearn briefly worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and served for more than three years at the SEC. Tokenization platform Securitize has named Brett Redfearn as president, with the former official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also joining its board of directors. Securitize’s Thursday notice said Redfearn previously served as the SEC’s director of its division of trading and markets, worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and held various roles over a decade spent at JPMorgan. He most recently has been a member of Securitize’s advisory board. Redfearn is the latest former government official who has moved into the crypto industry, highlighting questions about their roles overseeing digital assets while in office. Caroline Pham, who served as a commissioner and acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), left the agency in December to join crypto payments infrastructure company MoonPay. Read more

Het advocatenteam van Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs heeft donderdag een verzoek ingediend om de rapper onmiddellijk vrij te laten. Volgens hen heeft rechter Arun Subramanian een fout gemaakt toen hij de rapper in juli veroordeelde tot een gevangenisstraf van vier jaar en twee maanden.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had ordered his ministers to begin direct talks with Lebanon, pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament amid mounting concern that its ongoing strikes could cause the fragile US-Iran truce to unravel. A Lebanese government official told AFP shortly after Netanyahu’s announcement that Beirut “wants a ceasefire” declared before starting any negotiations with Israel, a day after deadly strikes across the country. At least 300 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the bombardment on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, while Hezbollah said it was engaged in close-quarters combat against Israeli forces on the ground on Thursday in the south Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil. Netanyahu’s order for direct negotiations with Lebanon’s government was focused on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peace, according to a statement from his office, but he offered no immediate respite from the bombardment. “Lebanon wants a ceasefire before starting nego...

Groenlanda critică declarațiile președintelui Donald Trump, care a descris insula arctică drept „o bucată de gheață prost administrată”, subliniind că nu este doar un teritoriu înghețat, ci o comunitate de 57.000 de oameni.

Bitcoin continues to show strength even as US recession risks rise and the fragile ceasefire with Iran begins to show cracks. Key takeaways: Bitcoin climbed to $72,000 as rising recession odds and a weak US dollar boosted the appeal of scarce financial assets. Rising oil prices and a wobbly truce with Iran threaten to reverse Bitcoin’s recent gains. Read more

There's now an application for a Pepe ETF, but Dogecoin funds have generated tepid inflows, according to CoinShares' James Butterfill

The Treasury Department said the move reflects increases in frequency and sophistication of actions targeting digital asset platforms. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) announced on Thursday that it is expanding its cybersecurity threat identification program to include digital asset companies. Blockchain companies that choose to take part in the program will receive the same cybersecurity threat intelligence provided to traditional financial institutions at “no cost,” according to the Treasury’s announcement.   “Cyber threats targeting digital asset platforms are growing in frequency and sophistication,” Cory Wilson, the deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the OCCIP, said.  Read more

Президент Владимир Зеленский отреагировал на перемирие до Пасхи, о котором вечером 9 апреля объявил глава Кремля Владимир Путин. Зеленский заявил, что Украина "будет действовать соответственно".

The president's remarks came just a day after a tense private meeting with the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A Russian-Israeli who had a complex childhood and found a safe space – and love – through online gaming, and two violinists who are partners on stage, and in life

Statele Unite au transmis mulțumiri României pentru sprijinul acordat operațiunilor militare din Orientul Mijlociu, prin facilitarea utilizării infrastructurii aeriene militare, într-un context în care alte state europene au adoptat poziții mai rezervate.

Eased Middle East tensions pushed crypto prices and U.S. stocks sizable hjigher.

Procesarea bagajelor în transportul aerian este un sistem complex prin care sute de mii de bagaje trec zilnic, iar în perioadele aglomerate de Sărbători sau vacanțe se înregistrează vârfuri de trafic și presiune asupra infrastructurii aeroportuare.

The stablecoin issuer faces pressure after a stock downgrade and Drift Protocol exploit fallout, raising concerns over USDC exposure, crypto regulation and market risk. Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group fell sharply Thursday following a Wall Street downgrade and reports tied to a legal probe connected to a recent crypto exploit. Circle’s stock price closed near session lows in Nasdaq trading, falling 9.9% to $85.10. The decline adds to a broader slide in the company’s shares, which are down nearly 24% over the past month and about 43% over the past six months, reflecting continued volatility after Circle’s high-profile public debut last year. Read more

FC Barcelona heeft een klacht ingediend bij de UEFA. De Spaanse voetbalclub vond dat tegenstander Atlético Madrid woensdag in de kwartfinale van de Champions League bestraft had moeten worden voor een handsbal.

After recovering most assets, Bithumb is now pursuing court action against a small group of users who continue to resist repayment.

Într-o zi de 10 aprilie, celebrul vas Titanic a pornit în primul și singurul său voiaj, plecând din portul britanic Southampton. Câteva zile mai târziu, tragedia avea să se întâmple: vasul a lovit un aisberg iar majoritatea persoanelor de la bord au murit.