Update (April 15, 7:50 am UTC): This article has been updated to add more comments from Figure spokesperson. Blockchain-based lender Figure Technology Solutions and Hastra, its onchain credit platform, are adding auto loans to their tokenized credit marketplace, broadening the real-world assets (RWAs) available to decentralized finance (DeFi) investors beyond home equity products. Democratized Prime,…
US Treasury Secretary said a “small bit of economic pain” was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals. Source link
Adam Thompson, director of digital at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, told the BBC: “Practices like back button hijacking undermine the basic user experience and break the expectations people have of how the web should work, so it’s understandable that Google views this as a harmful behaviour and [is] taking action.” Source link
Two rival ransomware gangs have locked horns after 0APT threatened to expose people affiliated with Krybit. Dark web watchers spotted the move on Sunday, though 0APT’s motive for extorting a fellow criminal outfit remains unclear. The notion seems even more bizarre given that 0APT hypocritically described Krybit in its leak blog post as a ransomware…
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United Agents, the London literary and talent agency that reps the likes of Jessie Buckley, Kate Winslet, Olivia Colman, Ricky Gervais and Rosamund Pike, is expanding into to the unscripted business with the launch of a dedicated division. The new arm will represent figures from factual and reality TV alongside digital-first creators and influencers and,…
About 40% of the world’s land surface is classed as drylands1 — deserts and water-scarce grasslands, shrublands and savannahs. Life can be tough for the more than two billion people that live there. In Chinguetti, Mauritania, Saharan dunes push into streets and courtyards, burying homes and forcing residents to move to other towns. In Mongolia,…
Ripple has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s largest life insurers, to pilot blockchain-based settlement of government bonds, as Seoul moves to formalize rules for tokenized securities. Ripple Custody, Ripple’s digital asset custody solution, will support the issuance, storage and settlement of tokenized government bonds, the company said in a Wednesday announcement….
A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined. Source link
Some of the most high-profile players of the 21st century have opted to purchase stakes in clubs rather than committing to full-time coaching, a marked difference from previous generations. Perhaps Terry would aim to follow in the footsteps of another former team-mate, Cesc Fabregas, by taking on a dual role. The Spaniard bought shares in…