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View More NewsIn brief U.S. consumer prices rose 0.1% in July after falling 0.4% in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. Over the past 12 months, prices are up 3.4%, a tick below June’s 3.5%. Bitcoin ticked up about 0.3% on the day to roughly $63,750, while total crypto market cap slipped under 1%. U.S. inflation in July slowed as expected, and markets—including Bitcoin—took it in stride.The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, increased by 0.1% over the last month after falling 0.4% in June, in line with forecasts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.”Over the last 12 months, the…
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On 31 July, Amnesty International publicly apologised for publishing an “anti-rights” briefing at the heart of a weeks-long public clash with author J.K. Rowling. The document, “A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK,” purported to map a nationwide “anti-rights ecosystem” that included Beira’s Place, the Edinburgh sexual-violence support service established by Rowling in 2022. Transgender-rights activists have long criticised the charity for excluding transgender women from its services.Rowling was having none of it, and she launched a scathing public attack on an NGO that she said has “become a tyrant that persecutes those who don’t espouse what it…
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In brief BTCPay Server supporters offered 10% of recovered funds, capped at 3 BTC. Attackers stole Bitcoin using credentials taken from vulnerable LND servers.…
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