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[ad_1] Just before his inauguration, President Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency token or ‘meme coin’ for his supporters to purchase — adding another example of his efforts to have a crypto-friendly second presidency. While Trump continues to voice his support, some cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, is soaring in value. In December, Bitcoin hit the $100,000 mark shortly after Trump announced he would nominate a cryptocurrency advocate to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While Bitcoin’s value seems to be skyrocketing, some experts warn of its volatility. Curious on whether to invest? NYU Stern School of Business…

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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., Jan. 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | ReutersA former senior advisor for the Federal Reserve was arrested Friday on charges that he conspired to steal Fed trade secrets for the benefit of China.The data that the advisor John Harold Rogers allegedly shared with his co-conspirators could allow China to manipulate the U.S. market “in a manner similar to insider trading,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.”Gaining advance knowledge of U.S. economic policy, including advance knowledge of changes to the federal funds rate, could provide China with an…

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[ad_1] VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carbon Done Right Developments Inc. (“Carbon Done Right” or the “Company”) (TSXV: KLX) (FSE: Q1C), a leading provider of high-quality carbon credits sourced exclusively from afforestation and reforestation projects developed and owned by the Company, is pleased to announce that it has been granted an extension on the closing of its non-brokered private placement that was previously announced on December 20, 2024 and amended on January 8, 2025. The final tranche of the Offering is now expected to close on or before February 17, 2025, subject to certain closing conditions including,…

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[ad_1] Safety last. Politics first.The Trump administration has frozen the federally funded “Road to Zero” program, a stunning elimination of a small trove of Biden-era grants aimed at improving road safety in red states and blue.Grant recipients said they had received the “stop work order” from the National Safety Council, whose website now says that the Coalition’s life-saving, bipartisan work “has been put on hold indefinitely.”Whoa.The work in question? Grant recipients for 2024 included a wide range of non-partisan projects, including those that seek to make car passengers safe, too:addressing “the disproportionate impact of pedestrian fatalities among American Indian and…

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[ad_1] Just before his inauguration, President Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency token or ‘meme coin’ for his supporters to purchase — adding another example of his efforts to have a crypto-friendly second presidency. While Trump continues to voice his support, some cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, is soaring in value. In December, Bitcoin hit the $100,000 mark shortly after Trump announced he would nominate a cryptocurrency advocate to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While Bitcoin’s value seems to be skyrocketing, some experts warn of its volatility. Curious on whether to invest? NYU Stern School of Business…

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[ad_1] Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the FBI, looks on as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersTrump Media this week gifted thousands of shares of company stock to President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, to Trump’s eldest son and to four other board members, new regulatory filings show.The company awarded 25,946 stock shares each to Patel, Donald Trump Jr., and the president’s pick for Education secretary, Linda McMahon, who all serve as Trump Media directors, the…

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