South Korea’s National Pension Service now owns more than $32 million worth of MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares after investing in the Bitcoin (BTC)-friendly US firm earlier this year. The Pension Service, which reportedly manages $764.8 billion worth of assets at the end of 2023, has accumulated 24,500 MSTR shares as...

South Korean Pension Fund Invests $32,500,000 in MicroStrategy As the US Firm Continues To Gobble Up Bitcoin

Mango Markets, Solana's once-mighty decentralized crypto exchange that was gutted by convicted fraudster Avraham Eisenberg, is preparing to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission over allegations that it violated a litany of securities laws. The governing entity that manages Mango Markets, Mango DAO, on Monday opened voting on...

Solana's Former Top Decentralized Crypto Exchange Faces SEC Securities Violations

Nigeria's tax-collection authority, FIRS, told lawmakers it intends to introduce a bill to tax crypto to parliament by September. "We just have to plan to regulate" crypto "in such a way that it is not injurious to the economic development of Nigeria," a report cited a senior official as saying.

Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report

State Street, a financial services and asset management firm with $4.3 trillion in assets under management, announced plans for a digital asset platform for institutional clients on Aug. 20. The platform will offer institutional clients tokenization services, node management and custodial services in collaboration with Taurus, a digital asset infrastructure...

State Street reveals digital asset platform for institutional clients

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Bitcoin could soar in price over the next decade. But that's not the only reason billionaires are buying Bitcoin.

Billionaires Are Buying This Cryptocurrency That Could Soar 20,000%, According to MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor

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Ho's stake in the newly-public company is worth nearly $70 million. Bloomberg estimates his family's fortune at $13 billion.

Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

JPMorgan Chase is already hearing from US lawmakers after declaring it may soon impose unprecedented fees on its 80 million-plus customers. In a letter to the banking giant obtained by Fortune, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen blast the bank’s flirtations with fee hikes, including charges for basic checking accounts and services.

JPMorgan Chase’s Plan to Charge 80,000,000 Customers for Basic Checking Accounts and Services Is ‘Outrageous,’ Say US Senators in Blistering Response to Banking Giant

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Salem, OH

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Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Swedish fintech firm, Klarna, is setting its sights on large-scale banking corporations like JPMorgan and Bank of America as it prepares to launch its own retail-banking services. This served as a strategic move towards the firm’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). With a comprehensive plan to provide new features such as savings accounts and debit cards, Klarna aims to separate itself from traditional banking institutions and evolve into a fully-fledged bank.

Klarna plans foray into retail banking ahead of IPO

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Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, savvy investors are always on the lookout for the next big opportunity. Two ICOs that have recently caught the attention of the crypto community are Pepe Unchained (PEPU) and Mpeppe (MPEPE), each offering unique features that could potentially revolutionize the meme coin space. While the broader market is in a state of consolidation, these two tokens are generating significant buzz, with Pepe Unchained (PEPU) poised to break new ground with its innovative approach and Mpeppe quickly gaining traction among those looking for high returns. Let’s dive into what Pepe Unchained and Mpeppe (MPEPE) bring to the market.

Hot ICO’s Alert: A Look Into What Pepe Unchained and Mpeppe Bring To The Market

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A federal judge pushed back against a Securities and Exchange Commission legal tactic in the agency's case against the Tron Foundation and founder Justin Sun. The two sides are still battling it out in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A New York judge has rejected...

NY Judge Rejects SEC’s Efforts to Stymie Tron’s Arguments in Ongoing Securities Suit

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

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Satoshi Nakamoto's Historic Bitcoin Milestone Turns 16: Details

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital assets industry, announced that they will be launching U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (USD₮) on the Aptos Network. This integration is part of Tether’s broader strategy “to make digital currency more accessible and useful globally, capitalizing...

Stablecoin Issuer Tether to Launch USDT Digital Tokens on Aptos Network

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The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

The cypro scams amounted to about 9% of the total fake investment platforms taken down in the first year of its investment scam disruption program.

Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year

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Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission plans to license issuers of virtual assets including cryptocurrencies this month. The West African nation also plans to introduce a bill...

Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg

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