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On December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, was shut down by the U.S. Government in April 2024 on a variety of charges, including money laundering, but only one charge stuck after a high-profile trial, the weakest charge of all, “unlicensed money transmission”.What does it mean to transmit money? According to prosecutors, custodial control…

BBCTom Walker’s 2017 hit single, Leave A Light On, was about a friend with a drug addictionSinger-songwriter Tom Walker has spoken out about struggles with his mental health, saying writing music has been his therapy.Walker wrote about a friend with a drug addiction in his 2017 hit single Leave A Light On, and his 2024 track Lifeline was written after the sudden and unexpected death of a close friend.”Songwriting was a kind of therapy for me, and I was writing about the things in my life which made me ecstatic, and also the things I really struggled with,” the 33-year-old…

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, right (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence on the chaos that marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance in Kolkata, squarely blaming political grandstanding and serious lapses in protocol for the disorder at Salt Lake Stadium. Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Chaubey said the event had drifted far from its sporting purpose. “Yesterday, the event we saw, it became West Bengal Sports Minister’s personal event. People have seen on the television or other medium more of the West Bengal…

UPSC CGPDTM Examiner recruitment 2025 Registration for the UPSC CGPDTM Examiner Recruitment 2025 has officially begun, opening applications for 102 vacancies under the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), functioning under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The recruitment drive, notified through Advertisement No. 14/2025, includes 100 posts of Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications and two posts of Deputy Director (Examination Reforms). Eligible candidates can apply online through the UPSC Online Recruitment Application (ORA) portal from December 13, 2025. The application window will remain open until…

On this Friday (December 12), as we head into one of the final weekends of 2025, the crypto market is flashing positive signs that a strong end to the year could be on the cards. The crypto market is up +2% on the day, back over $3.2 trillion, driven mainly by a boom in the Solana ecosystem, particularly its memecoin sector. A bullish performance from the Solana memecoin space has led traders to seek the best crypto to buy heading into the weekend. Major caps such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are all in the green, with modest daily gains…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Florida authorities have seized about $1.5 million in cryptocurrency after tracing funds from a Citrus County investment fraud case to a wallet linked to a Chinese national. The action followed a court order obtained by the Office of Statewide Prosecution’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit.Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed that the assets belonged to Tu Weizhi, who now faces charges of money laundering, grand theft, and running an organized fraud scheme. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! What…

The USD/CAD weekly forecast remains bearish amid a weaker dollar after rate cuts. Steady oil prices continue to support the Canadian dollar, putting pressure on the USD/CAD. Next week’s inflation and jobs data are crucial for traders to watch, as any surprise could significantly impact the pair. The USD/CAD closed the last week slightly lower, losing around 0.40%, near the mid-1.3700 area as the US-Canada macro divergence widened. The key catalyst was a subdued US dollar amid softening labor market indicators, including jobless claims and weaker private hiring, combined with improved risk sentiment. –Are you interested in learning more about…

Why The Holiday Season Is The Perfect Time For Team Learning The holiday season brings a unique energy to the workplace, as work slows down and many people spend more time with family and friends. For remote teams, this time can be both joyful and complicated. With different time zones, holiday schedules, and workloads, remote employees can feel disconnected in December. However, this season also offers a great opportunity for personal growth, as workloads are lighter. When done right, remote holiday learning becomes a valuable gift for distributed teams, equipping them with all the necessary skills for the new year.…

Culkin, similarly, has allowed his kids see how he’s left his mark on holiday cinema.  “Oh, heck yeah!” he told E! News last year of screening the flick for 4-year-old Dakota and his 3-year-old little brother Carson. His oldest even “thinks he’s Kevin,” Culkin added. “I’m like, ‘Do you remember going down the stairs on the sled?’ He’s like, ‘Mmhmm, yep. Sure do.’ I’m like, ‘Do you remember when he had yellow hair?’ And he’s like, ‘Uh-huh, yep.'” Dakota even believes he “fought the burglars” himself, prompting Culkin to jokingly call him out. “‘You’re a lying liar who lies,'” he…

Lee Byung-hun plays Yoo Man-su in Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’. (Photo: Neon, 2025) There’s a particular cruelty in doing everything right and still end up losing. You work hard, you climb the ladder, you buy the house, you provide for your family. And then one day, someone you’ve never met decides you’re expendable. Park Chan-wook‘s No Other Choice (Korean: 어쩔수가없다) understands that cruelty intimately. Based on Donald Westlake‘s novel The Ax, the film transplants an American story of economic collapse to South Korea and finds something universal in the rage of a man who played by all the rules…