Revolut has finally won a UK banking licence, intensifying the neobank threat to traditional finance. The breakthrough ends a painful wait for Europe’s most valuable fintech firm, which first applied for a licence in January 2021. Regulators were reportedly concerned about Revolut’s accounts, but politicians offered vocal support. Jeremy...

Revolut wins UK banking license as neobanks take on the establishment

A Canadian tribunal has terminated Bitfarm’s attempted “poison pill” strategy, intended to obstruct a takeover attempt from rival mining firm Riot Platforms. In a July 24 statement, Riot said the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal issued a cease trade order on Bitfarms’ poison pill plan, terminating the strategy effective immediately.

Bitfarms forced to stop ‘poison pill’ strategy amid Riot takeover attempt

A U.K. Treasury department spokesperson said the government will set out plans to regulate "buy now, pay later" plans "shortly." This echoed comments from Tulip Siddiq, the new economic secretary to the U.K. Treasury, to Parliament earlier in the week. U.K. BNPL legislation has faced multiple setbacks, not least because...

Britain will soon lay out new plans to regulate 'buy now, pay later' firms like Klarna after delays

Ferrari, the Italian luxury sports car producer, is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency payment system to Europe following a successful launch in the United States. Ferrari will extend its crypto payment feature to its network of European dealers from the end of July 2024, the firm officially announced on July 24.

Ferrari to launch crypto payments in Europe after US success

The German government undoubtedly left a sour taste on the crypto market following the sale of nearly 50,000 BTC, which it seized from the pirated movie website movie2k. This has led to further research into how much Bitcoin other governments hold, given the impact their sales could have on the market if they also decided to sell.

Here’s How Much Bitcoin Would Flood The Market If All Governments Decide To Sell

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

XRP ledger has set on-chain milestones as traders flock into July’s top-performing networks, indicating a significant rise in interest and activity. Santiment’s data highlighted both new addresses created and total addresses interacting on the network are at their highest levels since March. The chart, spanning from mid-April to mid-July shows 36,111 unique addresses interacting daily and a new address of 1,138, created in the network.

XRP Breaks Records: 47K Wallets Interact in a Day

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CALIFORNIA – Plaintiffs, in a case against Wells Fargo alleging that the bank knowingly took part in a marketing scam, asked the court, July 8, not to grant a motion for summary judgment.

Class action lawsuit says Wells Fargo customers lost over $160 Million

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Daily Express reports that Roger Allan Holmberg Sr., a Virginia pastor, has been accused of hitting his wife while on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Seatle to Anchorage. Holberg allegedly verbally and physically abused his wife, who said she has epilepsy, and her husband hit her in the head, knowing it could cause a seizure.

Virginia pastor facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife on an Alaskan Airlines flight

Revolut has finally obtained a UK banking license more than three years after Britain’s most valuable fintech firm lodged its application with regulators in its home market. This license will enable Revolut to hold customer deposits and offer lending products like credit cards, personal loans, and mortgages. Despite the...

Revolut gets UK banking license with restrictions

Bitcoin revisited $65,000 after the July 25 Wall Street open as United States equities recovered from their worst day since 2022. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed a Bitcoin (BTC) price rebound following initial sell-side pressure. This was in the form of trading algorithms, popular trader Skew said...

BTC price inches up with US stocks as Bitcoin bulls fight for $65K

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

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After a yearlong search, Rana Robillard was elated to learn she’d beaten three other bidders for a house in the leafy California suburb of Orinda, just outside of San Francisco. So when Robillard, who works at a software startup, received an email in late January from her mortgage broker...

A Silicon Valley exec had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here's her warning.

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

Did you use the GPT Builder in Microsoft's AI-based Copilot Pro? If so, you may have noticed the feature is gone now, at least for consumers. Microsoft permanently squashed the tool on July 10 and removed all GPTs -- those created by the company and its customers -- from July 10 through July 14. In a nod toward privacy, any data associated with or collected by the GPTs should also have been removed.

Microsoft scraps Copilot Pro GPT Builder and removes all user data

Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

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Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, strictly limits the time his kids can spend in front of a screen.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel says he only allows his children 1.5 hours of screen time a week

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Colin Kaepernick is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to help storytellers. Kaepernick has been pouring into new ventures following his departure from the NFL, which came after he started kneeling in 2016 during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice, TIME reports. Kaepernick last played for the San Francisco 49ers on Jan.… Continue reading Colin Kaepernick Raises $4M In A Funding Round Led By Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six To Launch An AI Startup

Colin Kaepernick Raises $4M In A Funding Round Led By Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six To Launch An AI Startup

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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

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Coinbase UK fined $4.5 million for ‘high-risk’ customer onboarding

Coinbase’s United Kingdom arm was fined $4.5 million by a British regulator for breaching a voluntary agreement related to user onboarding. In 2020, CB Payments Limited...

Coinbase UK fined $4.5 million for ‘high-risk’ customer onboarding

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