The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a nomination hearing to consider Michael Selig, President Trump’s pick to lead the CFTC following a series of leadership controversies and rising pressure over crypto oversight at the agency.
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Zcash Plunges 37% as Arthur Hayes Issues Urgent Warning to Holders: Withdraw or Lose Privacy
Zcash plunges 37% from a recent high following a warning from Arthur Hayes for holders to move ZEC from centralized exchanges to self-custody wallets.
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Franklin Templeton Expands Benji to Canton Network, Bridging TradFi and Tokenized Assets
Franklin Templeton has expanded its Benji Technology Platform to the Canton Network, providing institutional access to tokenized investments under a regulated framework, with interoperability, transparency, and liquidity features including Intraday Yield.
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US House set for crunch vote on ending historic government shutdown
Republicans sound confident the bill will pass, despite their narrow majority. Democrats vow to oppose it.
Ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum
The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside.
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing ‘drop crocs’ found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
Thailand extradites owner of Myanmar scam city to China
She Zhijiang is one of the biggest figures linked to South East Asia’s cyberscam operations.
Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
The US president indicates he will go ahead with a lawsuit against the BBC over how his speech was presented by Panorama.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.
Serbia’s energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
President Vucic has traded barbs with the Kremlin amid differences over gas supplies and Serbia’s arms trade.