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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) is now facing serious questions after a new court filing reveals it charged the developers of Samourai Wallet with operating an unlicensed money transmitter—despite being told by the relevant regulator that no license was required. On May 5, 2025, lawyers for Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill filed a letter to Judge Richard Berman in the Southern District of New York disclosing that FinCEN explicitly told U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors in August 2023 that Samourai Wallet did not qualify as a Money Services Business due to its…

Rebekah Vardy has agreed to pay almost £1.2 million of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs following their libel battle, a judge has been told.Mrs Rooney ran up a legal bill totalling more than £1.8 million while successfully defending herself against Mrs Vardy’s High Court claim in 2022, a specialist costs court previously heard.Now, in written submissions to a hearing on Tuesday, Mrs Vardy’s barrister, Juliet Wells, said Mrs Rooney’s total legal bill of £1,833,906.89 “has now been settled at £1,190,000, being [approximately] £1,125,000 plus interest of [approximately] £65.000”.There are still some costs to be ironed out at the hearing but judge…

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) AB de Villiers has strongly come out in support of his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate Virat Kohli, slamming critics for questioning Kohli’s strike rate and intent in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).Kohli has been in excellent form this season, surpassing the 500-run mark for a record eighth time in IPL history. In 11 outings this season, Kohli has scored 505 runs in…

BIEAP releases IPASE May 2025 hall tickets for intermediate exams IPASE May 2025 Hall Ticket: The Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has released the hall tickets for the Intermediate Public Advanced Supplementary Examinations (IPASE) May 2025. Students appearing for the AP Inter supplementary theory exams can now download their admit cards from the official website at bie.ap.gov.in.The hall tickets were made available on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, for both first-year and second-year candidates. To access the hall ticket, students need to enter their IPASE May 2025 roll number or previous hall ticket number for second-year students, along with…

Bitcoin took a stumble this week, dropping just under the $95,000 mark as two big forces hit the financial world at once. On one side, Donald Trump made waves with a fresh round of tariff threats. On the other hand, everyone’s holding their breath ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. Together, it has created a perfect storm of uncertainty, and the crypto markets are feeling it. The $95K Bitcoin drop caught traders off guard as market sentiment shifted quickly. Trump’s Tariff Bombshell Shakes Things Up Former President Trump’s latest economic curveball? A proposal to slap 100 percent…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Indonesia has put a stop to Sam Altman’s World project, formerly called Worldcoin WLD $0.8779 , after raising concerns about how it was operating in the country. On May 4, the Ministry of Communications and Digital (Komdigi) suspended the Electronic System Operator Certificate Registration (TDPSE) for World and its related service, World ID. Officials said the decision was based on signs of suspicious activity and possible violations of registration rules.Komdigi explained that it will ask two local companies connected to World—PT Terang Bulan Abadi and PT Sandina Abadi Nusantara—to provide clarification. Did…

U.S. crude oil prices bounced higher after hitting its April lows near $55.00. Will the Black Crack find enough bullish momentum to bust through the closest key resistance zone? We’re checkin’ out the daily time frame, yo! WTI Crude Oil (USOIL) Daily Chart by TradingView If you were too busy judging the 2025 Met Gala outfits in your pajamas, here’s what you missed: crude oil prices gapped lower to start the week after OPEC+ surprised markets with plans to raise output in June. The drop didn’t last long, though. Hopes for improved global trade and a weaker U.S. dollar gave…

Why You Can’t Afford To Have Employees That Lack Critical Thinking Skills Everyone faces challenges in the workplace, and those differ and span across many sectors, departments, and processes. Therefore, employees must boost their critical thinking skills—it’s a necessity. Unfortunately, critical thinking doesn’t always develop naturally, and certainly not on its own. Just like technical skills or soft skills, it needs to be taught. Fortunately, with the right activities that are engaging, purposeful, and well-aligned with your team’s everyday responsibilities, you can help your employees sharpen their thinking and become more confident in making decisions. What exactly is critical thinking?…

Whether you live in a tiny house, studio apartment, or your place is just small, space is a premium. One way to create more space and the illusion of a bigger room is to invest in space-saving furniture and clever gadgets that fold, hang, and contort to make your place more functional. Wondering where to find these gems? Let us introduce you to Amazon Haul. What is Amazon Haul? Amazon Haul is a new store loaded with affordable things you didn’t know you needed. The items are super affordable, with everything priced under $20 — sometimes even as low as…

Meghann Fahy in a scene from ‘Drop’ (Photo: Universal Pictures, 2025). Dating apps and wireless file sharing were supposed to make life easier. Instead, they’ve become perfect fuel for modern tech thrillers. Christopher Landon’s Drop leans into this paranoia with all the grace of a late-night text from an ex—and somehow makes it work. Landon, known for high-concept horror comedies like Happy Death Day and Freaky, trades in body swaps and campus slasher tropes for a swanky high-rise restaurant and a game of digital chicken played over an AirDrop-style messaging app. The result? A first date gone completely off the rails, dripping with…