Author: Charlotte

Nato governments released fresh details this week of how, earlier this year, they intercepted a Russian operation practising a new method of targeting vital subsea cables. It was a worrying development as Vladimir Putin continues to escalate his sabotage campaigns against Europe. Western officials told Reuters that Russian submarines were engaged in training to deploy a secret weapon, one designed to disable critical infrastructure without leaving a trace of who was behind it. The unnamed officials said the operation was carried out by Russia’s secretive undersea warfare directorate, using deep-sea submersibles, but that it was prevented from completing the exercise…

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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a same-owner requirement for stablecoin transfers that would sharply narrow how customers can move tokens such as USDT through licensed crypto firms. The measure remains at the consultation stage and is not yet an operative rule.Under the SEC Board-approved Sept. 3 consultation principles, stablecoins entering a customer account at a digital asset operator would have to come from an account or wallet verified as belonging to that customer. Withdrawals would likewise have to go to an account or wallet verified as the customer’s own.The consequence is explicit: a stablecoin deposit from another person’s…

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If you’re holding an options contract, you have a few choices: you could exercise it, close it out, let it expire, or roll it.Rolling options is part of actively managing your options strategy. It lets you adapt to new information and gives you more control over a position.Rolling a contract can seem daunting at first. This guide breaks it down in a simple way.What are rolling options?Rolling options means exiting a current options contract and immediately entering a new one on the same asset. The new contract is usually for a different expiration date, strike price, or both.The new contract…

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Delo became one of the youngest-ever signatories of The Giving Pledge in 2019, promising to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime. Since stepping back from an executive role that year, he says philanthropy has become his main focus and claims to have donated more than £100m to a range of causes.Delo has been “motivated by the pursuit of truth” throughout his life and career, and by a “commitment to rationalism, intellectual honesty and frank, open debate”.It is these “rationalist principles” that guided his money giving, with an initial focus on causes related to “free enquiry and…

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Dog-themed cryptocurrency Shiba Inu ($SHIB) is now associated with more than 1.8 million addresses across Ethereum and Shibarium, highlighting its multi-chain ecosystem. The milestone was highlighted by long-time Shiba Inu community member Mazrael, who was reacting to a recent report that Shiba Inu was closing in on 1.7 million holders, with data from Etherscan showing the total holder count for $SHIB to be 1.689 million. Mazrael noted that Shiba Inu’s growth should be measured across all chains it is present on rather than relying on a single-chain figure. “We are MultiChain. Shiba is everywhere. You need to add holders on…

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Developer Gleeson Regeneration Limited submitted the plans for farmland south of Alford Road and west of Kilton Lane to Redcar and Cleveland Council last year. Members of the council’s regulatory committee followed a recommendation from a council officer who deemed the development acceptable in planning terms, also declaring: “The proposal is considered to provide a suitably designed, scaled and orientated development which would not pose any significant effect upon the character of the wider area”. It will consist of 14 two bedroom semi detached, 50 three bedroom semi detached and 23 four bedroom detached properties. A typical Gleeson Homes street…

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Gold futures for October delivery edged up ₹17 to ₹1,52,784 per 10 grams on MCX last week, while silver fell ₹2,684, or 1.13%, to settle at ₹2.34 lakh per kilogram. Gold and silver prices are likely to remain volatile next week, with the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, crude oil movements, the US dollar, and developments in the US-Iran conflict as key drivers of market sentiment, analysts said.The September 15-16 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be the key global event for bullion markets. The Fed policy and Chair Kevin Warsh’s commentary are likely to set…

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While these conclusions may not come as a surprise to those who came of age during the Great Recession, the publication last year of this short, earnest, and plaintive but restrained book is worth considering not only for its argument but for the identity of its authors. Fraccaroli is an economist at the World Bank, one of the two international financial organizations, along with the International Monetary Fund, created after World War II to govern international finance and development. He is also a visiting professor at Brown, where Blyth is a professor of international economics.The authors have their feet in…

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