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On November 19, William “Bill” Hill, 67, co-founder of Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to four years in prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that processed over $237 million in criminal proceeds, according to journalist Frank Corva.   Hill pleaded guilty in July in the Southern District of New York, admitting that the platform he co-founded was used to conceal illicit funds from activities including drug trafficking, darknet marketplaces, cyber intrusions, fraud, sanctioned jurisdictions, murder-for-hire schemes, and a child pornography website.  His co-founder, Keonne Rodriguez, received a five-year sentence. Prosecutors said Hill and Rodriguez actively promoted Samourai…

Getty ImagesThe publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m.The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said it had entered a period of discussion with RedBird IMI, which put the Telegraph up for sale last Spring. The two parties said they expected the deal to be finalised “quickly”.The deal needs to be signed off by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. A spokesperson said Nandy would “review any new buyer acquiring the Telegraph in line with the public interest and foreign state influence media mergers regimes, set out in legislation”.DMGT chairman Lord Rothermere said…

By John Morris, updated November 22, 2025 The cryptocurrency ecosystem has been around for much less than its more traditional peers but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t left its mark on the larger ecosystem. More and more investors are looking for ways to add digital coins to their portfolios, and it’s not just those interested in the technology that are looking to buy and hold these holdings. Institutional investors have become keener on them recently as well, something that many researchers would have considered impossible not long ago. The market has become stronger over the last year, recording robust price…

Matt Henry of New Zealand (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) New Zealand completed a 3-0 ODI series sweep against the West Indies with a four-wicket victory in the final match at Seddon Park. Matt Henry earned Player of the Match honours for his outstanding four-wicket performance. West Indies chose to bat first but were dismissed for 161 runs in 36.2 overs.Roston Chase led the West Indies batting with 38 runs from 51 balls, featuring three fours and a six. John Campbell contributed 26 runs off 24 deliveries with four boundaries, while Khary Pierre remained unbeaten on 22 from 34 balls…

Bihar Staff Selection Commission has announced 1,541 vacancies for its CGL 2025 exam, with applications closing tomorrow. The recruitment drive targets graduate-level posts like Assistant Section Officer and Auditor. The selection involves preliminary and mains examinations, with specific eligibility and age criteria outlined. Interested candidates should apply immediately on the official portal. The Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) has released the notification for the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL) 2025, announcing 1,541 vacancies across key state government departments. The recruitment drive covers posts such as Assistant Section Officer, Planning Assistant, Junior Statistical Assistant, Data Entry Operator and Auditor. With the…

British authorities have wrapped up a major operation aimed at shutting down channels used by wealthy individuals to dodge sanctions tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The operation led to 128 arrests and the seizure of approximately £25 million, equivalent to roughly $33 million in cash and cryptocurrency. The scale of the action shows how aggressively UK agencies are now pursuing sanctions evasion that blends organised crime with geopolitical finance. How The Operation Unfolded The National Crime Agency took the lead on the investigation and worked with partners in the United States, France, Spain and Ireland. Across these jurisdictions, investigators…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! More than sixty-five cryptocurrency and blockchain companies have asked President Donald Trump to use executive authority to clarify digital asset regulations instead of waiting for Congress to act. The Solana SOL $126.15 Policy Institute led the effort, with support from groups like Uniswap UNI $6.17 Labs, the Blockchain Association, and the Solana Foundation.Their letter to the White House lists actions federal agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and Justice Department could take without new laws. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new…

Created on November 21, 2025 The US dollar has rallied against the Swiss franc again during the trading session on Thursday, as the Swiss franc continues to crumble.Some of this could be due to the Swiss National Bank being very vocal about its displeasure over a strengthening Swiss franc and recently threatening to intervene in the markets.This opens up the possibility of the pair forming a hard bottom at the 0.79 level, at least this is the case at the moment.The 0.79 level has been important multiple times and over the last six months has acted like a brick wall.…

The humorist San­dra Tsing Loh once described her gen­er­a­tional cohort as “today’s young, high­ly trained, down­ward­ly mobile pro­fes­sion­als: ‘dump­ies.’ We’re just emerg­ing from years of col­lege only to learn that there are no jobs avail­able for peo­ple with our advanced qual­i­fi­ca­tions,” and thus no route to own­er­ship of all their hoped-for lifestyle accou­trements. No, she’s not a mil­len­ni­al, but rather what she calls a “late boomer” in an essay that dates from the mid-nineties — a few years after IKEA founder Ing­var Kam­prad “came into South­ern Cal­i­for­nia, utter­ing those five immor­tal words: ‘Halo­gen! Impos­si­ble Price: $29!’ The rest was his­to­ry.…

Whether you’re sitting down for a big Thanksgiving meal, traveling home for the holiday, shopping during Black Friday, or getting cozy for a holiday movie marathon, the last thing you’ll want to do is put on a pair of restrictive pants.  The PEOPLE shopping team can’t get enough of comfy bottoms — including the sweatpants jeans you’ll see writers sporting in our N.Y.C. office and the sweatpants we wear while working from home. So, it wasn’t hard to compile a list of the best comfy pants for every occasion from this team of shopping experts.  Our favorites include styles from…