Columbus, OH

Cambridge, MA, United States, July 2nd, 2024, FinanceWire. Zodia Custody, a leading institution-first digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, Northern Trust, and National Australia Bank, has partnered with Metrika, an industry-leading risk management platform for digital assets. As digital assets and blockchain technology see wider adoption, addressing...

Metrika and Zodia Custody Partner on Digital Asset Risk Management

There has been a small uptick in the Ethereum withdrawal queue since June 28. The following is an excerpt from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter. attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. While the long-term impacts of the agency's crackdown on staking are still uncertain, early responses indicate significant regulatory shifts ahead.

SEC's mixed signals and legal actions on Ethereum staking shake the market

A Sony Group subsidiary is rebranding local cryptocurrency exchange Amber Japan, which it acquired last August. Sony’s other Web3 ventures include building its own public blockchain network. Japan’s multi-industry conglomerate Sony is getting ready to launch a cryptocurrency exchange subsidiary by revamping local trading platform WhaleFin which it acquired...

Sony gets ready to launch crypto exchange in Japan with acquired Amber platform

Binance.US said the Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to identify evidence of wrongdoing by the American entity. A federal judge ruled on Friday that the court upheld most of the SEC’s charges against Binance.US. Binance.US, the American arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said that it was...

Binance.US says it’s ‘prepared’ for discovery as legal battle with SEC advances

Italian cryptocurrency wallet provider, Conio, has announced a new open banking partnership with Mesh Connect, a digital asset integration platform headquartered in the US. The partnership will allow Conio’s 430,000 users to access ten leading cryptocurrency exchanges directly through the Conio app. This integration eliminates the need for cumbersome processes such as scanning QR codes for transactions. Utilizing open banking technology, a single Mesh Connect account can authenticate users across more than 300 centralized crypto exchanges and self-custody wallets, significantly simplifying the crypto trading and management process.

Italian Crypto Wallet, Conio, Announces Open Banking Partnership with Digital Asset Integration Platform, Mesh

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

The global economic collapse is adversely affecting relationships. Some zodiac signs are struggling to pick partners who will stand by them when they are financially unstable. The zodiac greatly affects people’s character. However, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when choosing a lover. Select someone who is understanding and you are compatible. This might be time-consuming but it is worth it. Which reliable zodiac signs are ideal to start a long-term relationship with?

4 Zodiac Signs Who Always Stand Up For Their Partner

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Georgia State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Just weeks after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses, the ruling has had a chilling effect across the small industry of diversity-focused venture capital funds, according to founders, investors and lawyers who spoke to Reuters.

US court decision casts shadow on diversity venture capital funding

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Axios

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned the Biden administration's plans to clean up critical infrastructure's cyber hygiene inside out. Why it matters: Critical infrastructure organizations have failed to implement basic security practices like multifactor authentication on their own — leaving them easy targets for attacks without new regulations. Driving...

Chevron decision crushes Washington's approach to cyber regulations

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, received full approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Singapore entity, Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. to offer digital payment token services as a Major Payments Institution. The approval enables Paxos to issue stablecoins in line with MAS’ upcoming stablecoin framework.

Paxos Secures Full Approval to Offer Digital Payment Token Services from MAS; DBS to be Primary Banking Partner

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Oregon State

A group of senators have called on partners and investors of middleware fintech Synapse to return millions of dollars to customers whose money is inaccessible amid the embattled firm’s bankruptcy proceedings. In a June 28 letter, Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-OH, along with Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of...

Senators prod Synapse partners to return customer funds

When Trillium offered to buy Getty Images for $4 billion in April 2023, the Boston-based investment firm wouldn't disclose how it planned to finance the deal or how much money it managed. That's because Trillium didn't plan to actually buy Getty, and its brokerage account had a balance of just...

Feds accuse investor of $4 billion "pump and dump" scheme

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Circle earns license to issue USDC and EURC under Europe's MiCA regulatory framework

Circle is the first global stablecoin issuer to become compliant with MiCA effective July 1, the firm’s CEO said Monday. Circle will be able to issue...

Circle earns license to issue USDC and EURC under Europe's MiCA regulatory framework

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