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View More NewsIn brief The UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $13.6 million (£10,024,041.33) held in a Premier League bank account under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The money was the opening instalment of a four-year sponsorship deal with Sorare, the crypto fantasy soccer card game. Sorare separately faces a Gambling Commission prosecution over allegedly running gambling without a licence, with trial due next June. Britain’s National Crime Agency has frozen more than $13.6 million (£10,024,041.33) sitting in a bank account belonging to the Premier League, England’s top soccer division and the most-watched league in the world, as it investigates the crypto…
In brief Abbott ordered Texas agencies to halt state funding for Flock cameras, his office confirmed to the Texas Tribune. The Tribune found the state helped install at least 3,200 cameras since 2023, much of it funded by a $1 auto-insurance fee meant for catalytic converter theft; Abbott cited a “crackdown” amid misuse cases. The order adds to a bipartisan backlash, including Bernie Sanders’s planned federal legislation. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to stop funding Flock Safety’s AI-powered surveillance cameras, the latest blow to the license-plate-reader company as backlash over its nationwide network intensifies.Abbott issued the directive…
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Beijing’s Cold War with the West entered a new phase this month. The chastened creators of AI agent Manus are preparing a return to Singapore, after witnessing the forced collapse of their US$2 billion sale to Meta. Manus was originally developed in China, before its parent company relocated to the city-state. But three months after the big sale to Meta was announced, the founders were summoned back to Beijing and prevented from leaving until the deal was scrapped.In the midst of the Manus fallout, China’s State Council issued revised exit and entry regulations. Citizens can be prohibited from travelling outside…
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In brief Hyperliquid is in advanced talks to bring its perpetual futures to US traders through Kraken parent Payward’s regulated Bitnomial exchange and clearinghouse,…
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The two-month-old network processed a record 5.52 million transactions on Aug. 30 as users launched 22,600 tokens and memecoin trading tools drove most of…
Webull, a self-directed brokerage and trading platform, is expanding its Canadian offering to include cryptocurrencies, adding Canada to a crypto footprint that already includes…
Key takeaways:Bitcoin derivatives show limited conviction among pro traders, but ETF flows and Strategy could play a role in the next higher rally. Reduced odds…
In brief FBI Director Kash Patel wrote that the bureau has expanded its use of AI tools across investigations and internal operations. Patel claimed…
Frankly, I find the charge of genocide against Israel to be obviously absurd, one of those claims that true believers insist upon precisely because…
In July 1998, the Rome Statute created the legal basis for the International Criminal Court (ICC), a body designed to “guarantee lasting respect for…
Two Trump-branded ventures aimed at retail buyers are both in difficult positions months after their debuts, though for different reasons.Roughly 600,000 buyers have paid…
Financial technology company MoonPay announced the launch of an AI technology tool for trading strategies on prediction markets following its acquisition of Dawn Labs…
In brief Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) posted a $145M net loss in Q1 2026, with revenue down 23% year-over-year to $37M. The company completed…
From David Wecht’s public statement: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht makes this statement in his personal capacity. This statement is not made on…