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View More NewsPakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets under Islamic law after meeting prominent scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, who backed a ruling against purchases made with crypto.In a Saturday post, Saqib said the discussion covered blockchain technology, digital assets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), as well as the need to protect Pakistanis from fraud, exploitation and financial harm.Saqib said the different categories of digital assets merit “careful technical assessment alongside rigorous Shariah examination, rather than being viewed through a single lens.”The exchange highlights tension between Pakistan’s…
Ether (ETH) price gained 3% between Thursday and Friday, outperforming the broader crypto market. The move ties to growing tokenization, Robinhood Chain’s success, and ongoing corporate treasury purchases. However, ETH failed to break above $1,800 amid weak onchain and derivatives metrics. Is Ether price bound to retest $1,700?Key takeaways:Ethereum leads RWA tokenization while Robinhood Chain drives fresh ETH inflows and ecosystem growth.Mixed signals persist as BitMine accumulates heavily, yet stagnant onchain metrics signal caution.Robinhood Chain and tokenization growth boost ETH priceThe successful launch of the layer-2 network Robinhood Chain has boosted Ether investors’ sentiment. The newly launched blockchain uses ETH…
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Claire Lehmann sits down with Parnell Palme McGuinness—columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and senior research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies—to unpack her landmark report, Generation Trapped, on the collapsing life satisfaction of Australians aged 18–34.Parnell identifies six distinct “tribes” among young Australians—from disillusioned Progressive Identitarians to optimistic Strivers—and explains why a sense of control, not income, is the strongest predictor of happiness. The conversation ranges across why women are swinging toward One Nation, the East-West divide still shaping German politics, the missing men in the marriage debate, the manosphere and the collapse of dating…
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