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In Yorkshire and the Humber, private capital investment from private equity and venture capital firms reached £465 million in 2025. The finding comes from the Private Capital in Yorkshire and the Humber 2026 report, which highlights the long-term value of such investment, with a total of £7.1 billion invested across the region in the past five years. The finding comes from the Private Capital in Yorkshire and the Humber 2026 report (Image: UK Private Capital) Michael Moore, chief executive of UK Private Capital, said: “Yorkshire and the Humber has a strong and increasingly diverse population of businesses supported by private…

The crypto sell-off is worsening as stock markets continue to inch higher every day.Bitcoin BTC$66,279.80 plunged to a low of $65,708 in Asian morning trading on Wednesday, down 6.4% in 24 hours and 12.3% on the week, as a broad crypto market sell-off accelerated overnight against the sharpest possible backdrop of global equity strength.Ether (ETH) broke below $1,900 to $1,839, marking a 7.9% drop in 24 hours and lifting the second-largest cryptocurrency’s weekly decline to 11.1%. Solana’s SOL fell 9.0% to $73.25, BNB lost 7.8% to $636, DOGE$0.09231 slid 8.3% to $0.0921 and Tron’s TRX shed 3.4% to $0.3297, per…

Franklin Templeton (@FTI_US), a global investment manager with a massive $1.68 trillion in AUM, has partnered with @moonpay to integrate BENJI and other tokenized money market funds directly into the platform. The move lets institutional clients convert tokenized funds seamlessly into major stablecoins, such as solana:Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB and ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48, unlocking faster liquidity, smarter treasury management, portfolio rebalancing, and collateral opportunities onchain. With over $2.49 billion in tokenized RWAs already, Franklin Templeton continues leading the charge in bridging TradFi and crypto through products backed by US government securities and cash equivalents. As Sandy Kaul noted, these tokenized money market funds only gain…

ATMORE, Ala. — Bub Gideons at Reynolds Real Estate is excited to showcase three new property listings offering unique opportunities for investors, developers, business owners, and land buyers across the Atmore and Century areas.Among the listings is a 38.14-acre tract of unimproved land located on Pleasant Hill Road in Century, Florida, listed at $245,000. The property provides ample space for recreational use, future development, or a private homesite.Also new to Reynolds listings is a highly visible 0.90-acre corner lot located at 15435 Highway 21 in Atmore. Priced at $249,900, the property offers excellent potential for either commercial or residential development…

Avino Silver & Gold Mines recently reported past quarterly results that management described as record financial performance, driven by stronger mill performance, firm metal prices, and disciplined capital management across its Mexican operations. Alongside these results, the company highlighted a recent mineral reserve and resource update and an expanded drilling program, signaling that operational execution is closely tied to its long-term production profile and project pipeline. Next, we’ll examine how this record quarter and improved mill throughput influence Avino’s existing investment narrative and future growth assumptions. AI is about to change healthcare. These 6 stocks are working on everything from…

The Johannesburg high court, in a landmark judgment, has ruled that cryptocurrency constitutes both “money” and “capital” under South Africa’s Exchange Control Regulations. The case arose after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) ordered the forfeiture of roughly R6m in cash and Bitcoin belonging to Square Mangundhla and Fungai Dangaiso. Between 2018 and 2020, Mangundhla used his and Dangaiso’s accounts on the Luno cryptocurrency trading platform to move about 1,680 Bitcoins, valued at about R182m, from South Africa to digital wallets hosted on foreign cryptocurrency exchanges without Treasury permission. The Reserve Bank took the view that this conduct amounted to…

Bitnob today announced the next evolution of its infrastructure platform with the launch of Bitnob Enterprise, a new non-custodial infrastructure stack, alongside the next generation of Bitnob Business, its managed platform for businesses building with modern financial rails. The announcement marks a significant milestone in Bitnob’s journey from a single infrastructure platform into a broader ecosystem designed to support the diverse ways businesses, developers, fintechs, and financial institutions build and move money globally. Launched as a consumer Bitcoin app in 2021, Bitnob has spent the last three years quietly building infrastructure offering wallets-as-a-service, payments, card programs, collections, payouts, and stablecoin…

Alternative asset manager Blackstone (BX.N) has successfully closed its Asia private equity fund, Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III, at a formidable $13.1 billion. This achievement not only surpassed its initial $10 billion target but also marks the firm’s largest fundraise in the region to date, more than doubling its previous vehicle. Blackstone is an alternative asset manager that raises funds from investors and deploys capital across diverse asset classes. The significant fundraising reflects robust investor interest in Asia, even amidst global volatility, including events such as the Iran crisis. This follows Swedish firm EQT AB raising $15.6 billion recently for…

By Caroline Simson ( June 2, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT) — Silver Bull Resources Inc. has lost its $375 million claim against Mexico over the country’s alleged failure to remove a “blockade” at a silver and zinc mine in the north of the country, the Canadian mining company said Monday…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription…

The House of Lords has told the Bank of England and the FCA to keep to their timetable on stablecoin regulation, arguing that further delay will hand the digital payments race to Washington and Brussels, and shut British SMEs out of a fast-moving market. Britain’s stablecoin moment has, in the view of peers, finally arrived, and the regulators must not fluff it. In a report published this week under the unsentimental title Stablecoins: waiting for regulation, the cross-party House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has urged the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and HM Treasury to stick…