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“Our Day 2 Infrastructure Support teams stay embedded in the environment, helping organizations manage change without compromising performance,” said Dan Witkofski, President of CC&N. “We focus on getting the details right so issues don’t surface later.” Post this “At CC&N, we understand that the work doesn’t stop once a data center is up and running; we know that it shifts,” said Dan Witkofski, President of CC&N. “Our Day 2 Infrastructure Support teams stay embedded in the environment, helping organizations manage change without compromising performance. We focus on getting the details right so issues don’t surface later.” CC&N’s Day 2 Infrastructure…

Arthur Hayes does not waste words when he disagrees with a narrative. Asked whether crypto is becoming the backbone of a parallel financial system, given reports of Iran charging crypto tolls on oil tankers, Bitcoin entering nation-state financial conversations and $XRP being discussed as cross-border settlement infrastructure, he gave a single sentence in response. “When I see on-chain evidence that an institution is using $XRP at scale then I will believe Ripple supporters,” he said in an interview with Coinpedia. On the Bitcoin toll specifically, Hayes applied the same standard. “I’ll believe Iran is charging a toll in Bitcoin when…

Building long-term wealth through mutual funds often involves a mix of disciplined SIPs and well-timed lumpsum investments. However, while SIPs help navigate market volatility through staggered investing, deploying a large lump sum requires careful evaluation of market conditions, risk appetite, and asset allocation. Investors with long horizons can benefit significantly, but the approach needs to be structured.A similar query came from Sandhya, a 38-year-old investor and viewer of The Money Show. At 38, she is already investing through SIPs across categories—large cap, mid cap, flexi cap, and small cap funds—with a total monthly investment of Rs 10,000. With a long…

Puriosa AI Confirms KRW 400 Billion in Domestic Private Investment DemandNational Growth Fund and Korea Development Bank Expected to Invest Around KRW 300 BillionThree to Four Additional Direct Investments Expected After “Rebellions” The National Growth Fund is strongly considering the unlisted artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company Puriosa AI as its next direct investment target. As the trend of equity investment in innovative startups continues, policy-based financial support for the scaling up of national strategic technology companies is gaining momentum. Lee Jae-myung, the preliminary presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is entering Puriosa AI in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with Baek…

Gasunie and Fluxys sign deal to interconnect Dutch and Belgian hydrogen infrastructure Dutch Gasunie subsidiary Hynetwork and its Belgian counterpart Fluxys hydrogen have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for a cross-border hydrogen connection between the Netherlands and Belgium. Where possible, this connection will be developed using existing natural gas pipelines that have been repurposed for hydrogen transmission. The two companies aim to complete this connection by around 2030. The border point near Zandvliet, between the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian province of Antwerp, is being considered as the first strategic bidirectional node connecting key import and production sites…

The UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby, has announced a package of fintech measures including several that cover tokenization. As reported last week, the government has made a U-turn and now intends to integrate stablecoins into payment regulations alongside a new stablecoin statutory instrument. Chris Woolard, an EY partner, has been appointed as the government’s new Wholesale Digital Markets Champion. Integrating stablecoins with payment regulations is a critical step in providing legal clarity, including settlement finality for institutional use cases. Last week the Financial Conduct Authority announced another crypto-asset consultation, which included stablecoin issuers. The intention is for…

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices have always shaped the hospitality business, from pioneers such as Conrad Nicholson Hilton in the US to César Ritz in Europe. However, the largest family offices today targeting hospitality are increasingly morphing away from the patriarchal structures of yesteryear into businesses that resemble their institutional peers, in a bid to future-proof their wealth and pursue long-term profits.  “Family office capital represents an increasingly formidable investor base, with the ability to write cheques across a range of asset classes and geographies, both debt and equity,” says Cody Bradshaw, CEO of L+R Hotels. “The best today…

What Is Imperfect Competition? Imperfect competition is a type of market where companies have some control over prices. This is in contrast to perfect competition, where many sellers don’t influence prices. Common examples include monopolies and oligopolies. Imperfect competition is more common in the real world than perfect competition. This article explains the main ideas, examples, and history behind imperfect competition. Key Takeaways Imperfect competition occurs when market conditions deviate from the ideal of perfect competition.In imperfect competition, companies set their own prices and face barriers to entry and exit.Real-world examples of imperfect competition include monopolies, oligopolies, and monopolistic competition.Perfect…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

The digital asset market in the United Kingdom is entering a new chapter in 2026, characterized by strict regulation and genuine utility. Moving beyond the hype and speculation of earlier years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made crypto-assets a serious part of the national financial system. Today, both seasoned institutional investors and new retail entrants are asking: which utility tokens are worth holding for the long term? Among these, Binance Coin (BNB) remains a popular topic. Below, we break down what makes BNB (and similar tokens) a smart investment in the UK and, importantly, where to buy them safely—including…