Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrike
Economy

Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrike

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburb early on September 28, 2024. Fadel Itani | Afp | Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday commended the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and said his death would not be enough to end the […]

Treasurys on the blockchain: How a new deal could reshape the ETF industry
Economy

Treasurys on the blockchain: How a new deal could reshape the ETF industry

Blockchain technology and tokenization could challenge the traditional ETF model. Janus Henderson said recently that it’s partnering with Anemoy Limited and Centrifuge to create Anemoy’s Liquid Treasury Fund (LTF), an on-chain technology-based fund that will give investors direct access to short-term U.S. Treasury bills. “It’s not necessarily a threat to the ETF industry,” Nick Cherney […]

Congress hands the crypto industry two wins and a loss before August recess
Economy

Congress hands the crypto industry two wins and a loss before August recess

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Lawmakers took big steps this week aimed at regulating digital assets before closing up shop until September. Two of them represented… […]

Disney loses bid to dismiss or pause DeSantis board’s state case
Economy

Disney loses bid to dismiss or pause DeSantis board’s state case

An entranceway to Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesA judge on Friday denied Disney’s bid to dismiss or pause a state court lawsuit related to its bitter feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of a special tax district around the company’s Orlando theme park.The ruling… […]

Prosecutors ask federal judge to jail Sam Bankman-Fried over witness tampering
Economy

Prosecutors ask federal judge to jail Sam Bankman-Fried over witness tampering

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a court appearance in New York, United States on June 15, 2023. Fatih Aktas/ | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors asked a judge to revoke FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail in a Manhattan court filing Friday, claiming that the billionaire had violated the terms of… […]