New York City's top financial official wants to cut ties with a major investment firm. Brad Lander, the city's comptroller, is pushing for a big change. He wants three city pension funds to stop using BlackRock. This is because of BlackRock's lack of strong climate action plans. BlackRock manages a huge amount of money for the city. We're talking about $42. 3 billio...
Robert Irwin, a 21-year-old conservationist, made history by winning "Dancing with the Stars" season 34 alongside his dance partner, Witney Carson. Despite a painful rib injury, Irwin and Carson managed to secure the Mirrorball trophy, beating out other talented finalist pairs like Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy, Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach, Jordan Chiles and ...
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, is back in the news for legal issues. This time, the highest court in France has confirmed his earlier conviction for breaking campaign finance rules during his 2012 re-election campaign. The court's decision means Sarkozy must serve a six-month house arrest sentence. This is not the first time he has faced legal troub...
Yearn Finance, a well-known player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, recently revealed an issue with its yUSND vault on the Arbitrum network. The problem was caused by a lack of liquidity in the USND token, which led to significant slippage when swapping liquidation rewards. This incident specifically affected the vault's rETH Stability Pool Strategy, where ...
Retailers in the UK got a bit of good news recently. The government decided to lower taxes on many shops, hotels, and places where people go for fun. This was part of a big financial plan by the finance minister, Rachel Reeves. The change means over 750, 000 places will pay less tax. But there's a catch: bigger places will pay more to make up for the lower rates else...
Vietnam's Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market is on fire, with big growth expected through 2030. By 2025, it's set to hit USD 2. 61 billion, up from USD 1. 91 billion in 2024. That's a huge jump, and it's not slowing down anytime soon. The market is growing fast, with a mix of local and international players making waves. Why is this happening? Well, e-commerce is boomi...
WEEX has launched a new tool called Auto Earn. It lets users make money from their crypto without much work. You can start with as little as 0. 01 USDT. This feature uses your existing Futures balance, so you don't need to move funds around or lock them up. It's great for times when the market is unstable. People are looking for safe ways to earn from crypto, especi...
Bitcoin ETFs are making headlines, but not everyone agrees on what the numbers mean. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has been sliding, and people are talking about it. Some say the charts showing money leaving the ETF are wrong. Others say it's just a normal market move. Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, said a viral chart about IBIT was "w...
In a major move for Kazakhstan's digital asset scene, a new peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform has been introduced. This platform is the first of its kind in the country, operating under a fully regulated framework. It aims to provide a transparent and secure space for buying and selling digital assets. The platform works with licensed financial institutions. These...
A new study is using data to predict how well students will do in school. The research looks at three main areas: what students do (like how active they are and how much time they spend on screens), their money situation (like income and scholarships), and their physical health (like heart rate and smartwatch use). The study used a type of computer program called ma...