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A collection of 39 issues

DeFiance Capital raised an "eight-figure sum" of investment

Venture capital firm DeFiance Capital has raised an "eight-figure sum" of investment. That's what The Block reports. According to sources familiar with the matter, the company held the first closing of its $100 million "liquid token fund." This was facilitated by a "good mix of investors," represented by other crypto

U.S. transferred bitcoins confiscated from Silk Road hacker

The U.S. government transferred about 50,000 BTC (over $1 billion) seized from the Silk Road hacker to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange and unknown wallets. It was reported by PeckShield. Recall that Silk Road was one of the most successful "black" platforms at the beginning of bitcoin's development in

Meta will release a new version of the Horizon Worlds meta-universe

Zuckerberg's company is preparing an updated version of its Horizon Worlds meta-universe, the Wall Street Journal reports. The updated meta-universe will be aimed at teens between the ages of 13 and 18. The developers are now working on the design of the virtual world. To interact with the virtual world,

Hong Kong to introduce licensing for steblecoins

Hong Kong plans to introduce licences for stabilecoin issuers this year. The local regulator, The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), made the announcement. Companies that want to operate in the market will have to file paperwork for their services. The HKMA will take control of all phases of the stablcoin

Moody's to create a scoring system for Stablecoin

Ratings agency Moody's is developing a scoring system for "stable coins". It will be based on an assessment of the quality of collateral reports. The initiative is at an early stage of creation. Analysts intend to calculate scores for 20 Stablecoins. Assigning a rating in the usual sense of the

Rosstat measured income inequality in the country - RBC

At the end of the second quarter of 2022, the wealthiest 10% of Russians accounted for 30% of the population's monetary income. Only 2% of total income was in the hands of the poorest 10%. The average income of the richest Russians reached 132.92 thousand rubles. This is 15

Premium headphones in Russia may run out by the end of the quarter - Kommersant

Sennheiser, Marshall, and Sony left Russia after the start of the SWOs. Other companies have not publicly announced the suspension of supplies, but they still stopped shipping products. Marketplaces hope for parallel imports. However, the imported products often turn out to be counterfeit. And import substitution products are not yet

KFC - point: Yum! Brands is negotiating the sale - RIA

Yum! Brands (brands of KFC and Pizza Hut) said it was in talks to sell the Russian restaurants KFC local operator, after which it will completely leave Russia

German bankers are preparing for default due to "Russian gas threat" - Bloomberg

According to several senior bankers, German banks will be forced to set aside additional funds to cover a potential spike in defaults if the country is cut off from Russian gas. Lenders are particularly worried about planned maintenance work on Nord Stream. They believe there are risks of a subsequent

Matthew McConaughey visited the White House with a proposal to restrict guns in the U.S.

In view of the Texas elementary school shooting situation on May 24, the actor suggested that the White House: Introduce stricter background checks for possible gun owners; Raise the minimum age for purchasing automatic rifles. "Responsible gun owners are fed up with some lunatics abusing the Second Amendment. The proposed