European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. The decision, which affects tens of thousands of open claims, reflects the rapidly changing political situation in Syria as well as a … Read more
«Accepting bitcoin was not mandatory for businesses in El Salvador. That is why many businesses still do not accept bitcoin,” recalls a Reddit user speaking about the possibility of changes being made to the regulation on the use of bitcoin (BTC). The comment, published on the social network this December 9, is part of a … Read more
The overthrown Syrian dictator reportedly left Syria on the night of Saturday to Sunday, accompanied by his family, in a plane that left from Damascus, around the time the capital was taken by the Islamist rebels. The plane’s strange behavior tracked by Flightradar24 has aroused much speculation about Assad’s whereabouts in the initial moments he … Read more
International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group taking control in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. HTS has its roots in the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda and is proscribed as a “terrorist” organization by Western governments. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington … Read more
According to Dudley, financing this project would increase the national debt or exacerbate inflation. Instead of a BTC reserve, he urged politicians to focus on regulatory frameworks. Bill Dudley, former chairman of the FED between 2009 and 2018, recently expressed concern about the proposal to create a strategic reserve of bitcoin (BTC). This was stated … Read more
Russian State Duma deputy Anton Tkachev sent a letter to the country’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov requesting the creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve. Tkachev proposes that this reserve be established “by analogy with state reserves in traditional currencies.” “I ask you, dear Anton Germanovich, to evaluate the feasibility of creating a strategic bitcoin reserve … Read more
The Shibarium network, an Ethereum (ETH) second layer (L2) solution created by the same developers of the token Shiba Inu (SHIB), reached the 2 million total address mark for the first time in its history on December 6, 2024. Three days later, that number rose by an additional 5,000 new addresses. This record includes all … Read more
markets FMCGs Stocks: There was a huge fall in the shares of FMCG companies selling daily consumption items like soap, oil and tea leaves today on December 9. This decline came after a report by FMCG sector giant, Godrej Consumer Products. Godrej Consumer said that its sales figures in the third quarter may remain weak. … Read more
The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East. FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of MENA Program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. He says that Iranians will try to open channels with the groups … Read more
The market for the cryptocurrency created by Binance, BNB, is showing optimism for the continuity of its price. Last week, The cryptocurrency reached a new all-time high price of $794 (USD). And, since then, it has remained trading in a higher range than it had until now, mainly above USD 700. In this way, it … Read more