Fifa to discuss banning Israel from football after five countries back Palestine’s proposal April 18, 2024 The Palestinian FA’s proposal has the backing of Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Yemen.
Our prison system is an economic and moral failure April 18, 2024 Few politicians want to talk about prisons. They should be braver
OKX launches its Base rival “X Layer” April 17, 2024 Last cycle, all eyes were on the centralised exchange Binance. Law enforcement agencies had yet to launch any attacks and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, was also still at the helm. But, even after its battles with regulators, according to The Block's data, the exchange still maintains over 40% spot trading volume dominance. However, its own chain, Binance Smart Chain, is quickly losing its dominance.
Vitol, Gunvor and Trafigura say bribery is over – but reform will take more than words April 15, 2024 The chief executives of Vitol, Gunvor and Trafigura declared the era of bribery in the sector to be over last week. But Rhodri Morgan argues that it will take a lot more than words if the companies are serious about putting an end to corruption in the industry
The SEC Takes A Swing At Decentralised Exchange Uniswap April 12, 2024 The United States’ Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has struck against crypto once again. Their latest Wells notice, a warning indicating the regulator’s intent to pursue legal enforcement, targeted one of crypto’s most coveted decentralised finance (DeFi) applications, Uniswap. The decentralised exchange (DEX) just passed $2 trillion in lifetime trading volume. But Uniswap is just getting [...]
Thames Water default: What’s next for the company now it can’t officially pay its debts? April 5, 2024 Is Thames Water edging closer to a Bulb-style government bailout?
Joe Lewis: British billionaire and former Spurs owner, 87, spared jail time after pleading guilty in US to insider trading April 5, 2024 Lewis, 87, was wearing an eye patch and one of his hands shook steadily throughout the one-hour proceeding in Manhattan federal court.
Shell: UK oil giant kicks off fight against emissions ruling in Dutch court April 3, 2024 Supermajor Shell argued on Tuesday that a court ruling in the Netherlands forcing it to slash its greenhouse gas emissions has no legal basis.
Trying to manage a PR crisis? Here’s some advice April 3, 2024 Managing a communications crisis is a delicate operation; kicking and screaming won't get you anywhere, writes Simon Neville.
The Notebook: How bank spying powers are being snuck into government bills March 25, 2024 Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk about how new spying powers are being snuck into government bills.