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Crypto startup inspired by β€˜Lord of the Rings’ becomes first bank approved in Trump’s 2nd term

Crypto February 8, 2026

Crypto-focused Erebor Bank became the first bank to receive a national bank charter during the second term of the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The approval allows tοΏ½...

EU proposes to broaden sanctions on Russian crude in sweeping new package

Crypto February 8, 2026

The European Commission on Friday proposed a sweeping ban on any services that support Russia's seaborne crude oil exports, going far beyond previous piecemeal EU sanctions in its effort to stunt MosοΏ½...

US dollar heads for weekly rise, yen slumps ahead of Japan's election

Crypto February 8, 2026

The dollar slipped from two-week highs on Friday, returning some safe-haven gains as risk assets rebounded from a deep rout driven by concerns over a surge in AI-related spending this year.Even so, tοΏ½...

Global stocks, bitcoin rally, regaining some lost ground with precious metals

Crypto February 8, 2026

MSCI's global equities gauge rallied 1.5% on Friday for its strongest advance in months, after falling in five of the prior six sessions, while bitcoin also bounced from a sharp selloff and spot goldοΏ½...

Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users

Crypto February 8, 2026

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff onοΏ½...

Bitcoin rallies, tops $70,000 as risk assets stabilize

Crypto February 8, 2026

Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 on Friday, after sinking to a 16-month low earlier, lifted by a sharp rebound in technology shares and precious metals following a global rout that had hammered a bοΏ½...

Goldman Sachs teams up with Anthropic to automate banking tasks with AI agents, CNBC reports - Yahoo Finance

Business February 8, 2026

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs is working with technology startup Anthropic to develop AI-powered agents aimed at automating a widening range of internal functions, CNBC reported on Friday, citing tοΏ½...

Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims - NBC News

Business February 8, 2026

A U.S. jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding it liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver when she was 19, a verdict that could οΏ½...

US plans meeting for Gaza β€˜Board of Peace’ in Washington on Feb 19, Axios reports

News February 7, 2026

The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called β€œBoard of Peace” in relation to Gaza on February 19, Axios reported on Friday, citing a US official a...

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

Health February 7, 2026

The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection. The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are r...