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OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions NSA

OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions

Bitcoin Magazine OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) clarified today that national banks may conduct crypto-related “riskless principal” transactions. This post OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and…
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December 9, 2025
Omah Lay to Close Out a Banner Year with an Exclusive Headline Show at Motherland Festival on December 20th NSA

Omah Lay to Close Out a Banner Year with an Exclusive Headline Show at Motherland Festival on December 20th

Afro-fusion sensation Omah Lay is set to headline the inaugural Motherland Festival on 20th December 2025, marking his only Lagos performance of the festive season. The announcement comes on the heels of a landmark year for the singer who recently earned his first Grammy nomination for “With You”, his collaboration…
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December 8, 2025
Air Transat to gradually shut down operations over 3 days after union issues strike notice NSA

Air Transat to gradually shut down operations over 3 days after union issues strike notice

Canada In a statement issued shortly after the mandate was announced by the union, Air Transat called the strike notice "premature." The airline said there has been progress in negotiations and that it's made "generous" contract offers. Travellers worry their return flights are in jeopardy Verity Stevenson · CBC News…
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December 7, 2025
South Korea to impose bank-level liability on crypto exchanges after Upbit hack: Report NSA

South Korea to impose bank-level liability on crypto exchanges after Upbit hack: Report

South Korea is preparing to impose bank-level, no-fault liability rules on crypto exchanges, holding exchanges to the same standards as traditional financial institutions amid the recent breach at Upbit. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reviewing new provisions that would require exchanges to compensate customers for losses stemming from hacks…
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December 7, 2025
Assessments argue carbon offsets are failing communities and climate goals (commentary) NSA

Assessments argue carbon offsets are failing communities and climate goals (commentary)

The Land Matrix, a collaboration between the International Land Coalition and several universities, just published a new report on land deals for carbon offsets. Carbon offsets are “credits” sold to polluters who buy them to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions. The Land Matrix documented 9 million hectares (more than…
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December 5, 2025