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ASK Group Taps Eric Schimdt-Backed Keeta to Tokenize Oil, Gold and Copper Blockchain

ASK Group Taps Eric Schimdt-Backed Keeta to Tokenize Oil, Gold and Copper

The UAE-based investment group ASK Group and U.S. blockchain company Keeta have partnered to launch a public exchange where physical assets will be traded as fractional digital tokens. Key Takeaways UAE’s ASK Group and Keeta launched a joint venture to tokenize physical Gulf assets by 2027. Keeta’s Layer 1 blockchain…
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June 11, 2026
‘We’re rooned’: Data centres mark the death of capitalism, return to feudalism Feudalism

‘We’re rooned’: Data centres mark the death of capitalism, return to feudalism

Plus, the hypocrisy of South Australian politicians trying to restrict abortion access. A data centre construction site in Sydney (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas) On calls for a data centre moratorium Michael V writes: The irony in all of this is that if you asked AI to formulate a scenario that didn’t…
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June 11, 2026
Tim Draper Says Quantum Will Crack Banks Before Bitcoin Blockchain

Tim Draper Says Quantum Will Crack Banks Before Bitcoin

Tim Draper argued bitcoin faces less quantum risk than banks, comparing its security to Fort Knox. His comments shifted attention from blockchain vulnerabilities to legacy financial systems, as debate grows over quantum computing’s threat to modern cryptography. Key Takeaways Draper argued banks face greater quantum risks than decentralized blockchain networks.…
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June 11, 2026
‘Why Do You Want To Touch XRP’: Flare Co-Founder Reveals What VCs Said While Raising Funds Blockchain

‘Why Do You Want To Touch XRP’: Flare Co-Founder Reveals What VCs Said While Raising Funds

When Hugo Philion was raising money for Flare, the blockchain network designed to bring smart contract capabilities to XRP and other assets, he kept hearing the same question from venture capitalists. “Why do you want to touch XRP?” Philion, co-founder of Flare, recalled the reaction that says a great deal…
bubmag
June 10, 2026
Nigeria’s Roqqu joins race to bring tokenised US stocks to retail investors Blockchain

Nigeria’s Roqqu joins race to bring tokenised US stocks to retail investors

Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with Ondo Finance, a US-based tokenised asset manager, to offer blockchain-based versions of US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to retail investors. The product is expected to launch at the end of June, according to Roqqu. For Nigerian retail investors, the product offers…
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June 10, 2026
Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’ for delay to peace deal after strikes exchanged Self-driving Vehicles

Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’ for delay to peace deal after strikes exchanged

Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly and Phil Stewart Updated June 11, 2026 — 2:56am, first published June 10, 2026 — 3:45am Dubai/Washington: US President Donald Trump said Iran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now “have to pay the price”, threatening to “hit them again”, while Tehran…
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June 10, 2026
Animal welfare lawyer honoured for outstanding work supporting animals in Ukraine Animal Protection

Animal welfare lawyer honoured for outstanding work supporting animals in Ukraine

A dedicated Ukrainian animal welfare lawyer who has helped drive the investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty cases across the country has been recognised with a prestigious Naturewatch Foundation Challenge Coin. Maryna Surkova, President of the Association of Animal Protection Organisations of Ukraine (AZOU), received the award in Kyiv on…
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June 10, 2026
Stabbing Suspect Due In Court After Night Of Anti-Immigrant Protests In Northern Ireland Belfast

Stabbing Suspect Due In Court After Night Of Anti-Immigrant Protests In Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A 30-year-old man from Sudan appeared in a Belfast court Wednesday charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack that left a victim seriously injured and triggered anti-immigrant violence in several parts of Northern Ireland. Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered held in jail after an…
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June 10, 2026
Sinn Féin blame British far-right for riots ‘reminiscent of Belfast pogroms in 1969’ Belfast

Sinn Féin blame British far-right for riots ‘reminiscent of Belfast pogroms in 1969’

Sinn Féin has accused the British far-right of whipping up violence in the North “reminiscent of the pogroms in 1969 in Belfast”.  On Monday evening, a man in his 40s in North Belfast was attacked with a knife and remains in hospital with serious injuries.  Police said he had slash…
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June 10, 2026