Nubank, the leading Brazilian financial services and mobile payments company, announced that it has added five additional cryptocurrencies to its banking app. The new altcoins include Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), and Binance Coin (BNB). These new coins join the previously accessible BTC and Dai (DAI) coins, bringing the total number […]Read More
A Republican official’s wife in Texas was convicted on multiple counts of conspiracy to commit voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. Lisa Allen, wife of a former Kaufman County GOP chairman, was found guilty by a jury in March 2021 for a scheme that saw hundreds of mail-in ballots cast illegally from October 2020 […]Read More
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has announced that its General Motors (GM) workers have ratified a new labor agreement that will set wages, benefits, and job protections for more than 46,000 union members at the company. The vote to approve the deal came after a contentious two-month long voting process that saw GM workers […]Read More
The body of Shani Gabay, the Israeli woman who went missing earlier this week, has been found, according to the mayor of her hometown of Mevaseret Zion. Mayor Rubi Shafir said the news was “bitter” and that the family was “heartbroken”. The disappearance of the 22-year-old student sparked a massive search operation, with hundreds of […]Read More
The governor of Spain’s Central Bank has said that a digital euro is not a priority for consumers at the moment, but instead stressed the importance of collaboration between banks and authorities in order to make the idea a reality. Speaking at the Future of Payments Conference, Pablo Hernández de Cos said that aim of […]Read More
No new evidence has emerged that Hamas has beheaded babies. There is no evidence of this in any credible reports or sources from the region. Reports of such cruelty by Hamas are unsubstantiated and are likely a fabrication.Read More
No, Biden does not plan to fund both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. The Biden administration is providing support to Israel by supporting bilateral security cooperation, as well as humanitarian assistance to Palestinians. However, Biden has made it clear he does not plan to provide financial assistance to Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls […]Read More
The trial of Lee Jung-hoon, the former chief executive of South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, has started in Seoul’s criminal court. Lee is facing charges on fraud and embezzlement concerning a 2016 token sale dubbed BXA. The defendant is accused of collecting approximately 13.5 billion won (around $11.78 million) for the token sale from investors […]Read More
Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden have launched a new series of ads attacking Minnesota’s U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips — one of several Democratic candidates challenging Biden in the 2020 presidential primary. The new ads, which will run in several key primary states, focus on Phillips’ electability, claiming that he […]Read More
Anheuser-Busch’s chief marketing officer, Marcel Marcondes, is leaving the company after a sharp decline in sales of its flagship Bud Light brand. In a statement, the company said Marcondes was leaving “after consulting with the board,” and thanked him for his service. Marcondes had been in the role since 2010 and was responsible for Bud […]Read More
