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The Bank of England (BOE) will relax proposed restrictions on stablecoin holdings, amid pressure from digital asset industry players, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Sarah Breeden said the central bank’s initial plan to limit individual holdings to a maximum of 20,000 pounds ($27,000) per coin may have been “too…
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is leaving, TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reports. The news comes after Frank Seravalli reported earlier this week that the Oilers had sought permission from the Vegas Golden Knights to interview Bruce Cassidy. Knoblauch, 47, succeeded Jay Woodcroft in November 2024 and immediately turned things around, leading Edmonton to back-to-back Stanley…
A tourist was widely condemned in Hawaii after a witness recorded him throwing a coconut-sized rock at Lani, a beloved endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Maui beach, after being arrested by federal agents on Wednesday. Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, was charged with molesting a protected animal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in…
After one of the craziest weeks of the season so far, we’re once again ranking the top high school softball teams in the area. (Records and statistics from Wednesday’s game) South Jersey Average 15 Rank 1. Northern Burlington (18-2, last week’s ranking: 1). The Greyhounds lost 4-0 to Robbinsville on May 12, ending their 18-game…
Strive (ASST) said its preferred shares will begin paying cash dividends every business day starting June 16, a first in the history of a U.S.-listed security. Calling the daily dividend structure a “zero-to-one innovation,” CEO Matthew Cole positions SATA as a cash yield vehicle designed to compete with and improve upon traditional money market alternatives….
TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government said on Thursday it was considering resubmitting its request to Congress given the importance to Taiwan’s security of items that lawmakers cut from the special defense budget. Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament last week approved only two-thirds of the $40 billion special defense budget requested by President Lai Ching-te to…
Coinbase (COIN) is expanding its presence on Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the fastest-growing exchange networks for cryptocurrencies, by becoming the official vault deployer of USDC on the blockchain, the company announced Thursday. The move gives Coinbase a central role in managing USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid through the network’s Aligned Quoted Assets (AQA) framework. The system…
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent less in April as higher gas prices due to the Iran war meant less money for non-essential items like clothing and furniture. Data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday showed that retail sales increased by 0.5% in April, slower than the revised 1.6% growth level in…
The WBA has given the go-ahead for Alexander Usyk to fight Rico Verhoeven for the ‘super’ heavyweight title on May 23, subject to strict terms and conditions. Unified champion Usyk, 39, will take on former All-Glory Taekwondo world champion Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. advertise The WBC previously confirmed that Usyk’s title would…
Bitcoin’s on-chain indicators are flashing their most constructive signals since early February, but underlying seller behavior and derivatives positioning suggest the path to new highs won’t be easy, Bitfinex said in an analyst note to CoinDesk on Thursday. Long-term holders have increased their Bitcoin holdings by 300% to nearly 4 million tokens since late 2025,…