Cost of back-to-school essentials — glue, markers, pens, backpacks — has jumped
As parents and teachers prepare for students to return to classrooms this fall, they’re grappling with how much more the most basic school supplies will...
Blinken raised ‘serious concerns’ about human rights with Kagame in Rwanda
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he had raised “serious concerns” related to human rights as well as issues about regional tensions...
McDonald’s plans to reopen in Kyiv and western Ukraine
The burger chain says it hopes to support a “small but important sense of normalcy”....
BlackRock Bitcoin fund launch sends BTC price towards $25K
The announcement is the “most bullish news” ever for long-term hodlers, one analyst argues as Barry Silbert heralds the arrival of Wall Street....
Eight police officers killed in Sierra Leone during anti-government protests, minister says
Eight police officers were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country’s youth minister told CNN on Thursday....
1inch plugs into KuCoin Wallet to improve token swaps
1inch Network expands to another cryptocurrency exchange as KuCoin Wallet integrates its automated market maker functionality to improve token swaps....
Interlay launches trustless BTC stablecoin bridge on Polkadot
InterBTC operates as a BTC-backed stablecoin, secured by a decentralized network of overcollateralized vaults, which according to Interlay, resembles MakerDAO’s DAI token....
The Philippines halts virtual asset provider license applications
The Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that the closing of VASP applications begins on Sept. 1, 2022, and will last for three years....
Bitpay Reveals Prepaid Cardholders Can Get up to 15% Cash Back Rewards via Select Retailers
The Atlanta-based crypto payment services company Bitpay has announced that Bitpay’s prepaid cardholders are eligible for cash back rewards if they use their card with...
The Taliban wants women in Afghanistan to wear a Niqab. That isn’t really happening
CNN’s Clarissa Ward returns to Kabul, Afghanistan, one year after the city fell to Taliban rule, to report on how Afghan people, and Afghan women...