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Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital assets unit of France’s third-largest bank, is pushing its euro and dollar stablecoins deeper into decentralized finance (DeFi) with new deployments on Morpho and Uniswap. EURCV, USDCV Go Live on Morpho Vaults With Curation by MEV Capital With vaults live, pairs trading, and liquidity humming, SG-FORGE has officially stepped out of the ivory tower and into DeFi‘s innovative sphere — where smart contracts never take coffee breaks. The tokens — EUR Coinvertible (EURCV) and USD Coinvertible (USDCV) — are designed to be MiCA-compliant and have already made the leap from bank ledgers to crypto exchanges. Their…
The former U.S. Vice President’s new book details what she says is “the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.” Harris’s New Memoir Takes Aim at Ross Ulbricht, Rebranding Him as a ‘Fentanyl Dealer’ More than $200 million in drugs was sold across 13,000 listings on Ross Ulbricht’s online marketplace Silk Road, between 2011 and 2013, according to court documents. And now, former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris claims fentanyl was part of Ulbricht’s repertoire in her new book “107 Days,” that details her failed bid for the U.S. presidency last year. “The Justice Department is going after Trump’s enemies list,”…
XRP The 1-hour chart displayed a fading uptrend transitioning into a shallow pullback phase. Since peaking at $2.931, XRP exhibited a pattern of descending highs, with declining volume further confirming a bearish divergence. The asset hovered just above a key minor support at $2.82, repeatedly testing it without a decisive breakdown. This level formed the lower bound of a tight range, with intraday rebound attempts struggling to sustain momentum above the $2.84 to $2.85 zone. Momentum remained weak, with short-term rallies lacking the conviction typically backed by increasing volume. XRP/USDC via Binance on Sept. 30, 2025, 1-hour chart. The 4-hour…
Soluna Holdings and Canaan Inc. signed a hosting deal to deploy 20 megawatts of Avalon A15 XP bitcoin miners at Soluna’s wind-powered Project Dorothy site in Briscoe County, Texas. Canaan’s Avalon A15 XP Rigs Head to Soluna’s Wind Farm in Briscoe County Announced on Tuesday, the agreement positions Canaan to place roughly 1 exahash per second (EH/s) of compute at the facility, which primarily draws behind-the-meter wind power and can fall back to the grid to maintain uptime. The companies said the installation is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2026. Soluna, a developer of renewable-powered data centers,…
AA Ghanaian citizen, Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi and National Security Director of Operations Richard Jakpa for allegedly conspiring to obstruct justice in the discontinued ambulance procurement trial that involved former Majority Leader and now Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. In a petition dated September 29, 2025, Mr. Ofori-Atta accused the two of engaging in acts that undermined the integrity of the judicial process during the trial of Republic v. Cassiel Ato Forson & 2 Others. Mr. Jakpa, who was the third accused in the case, is…
Bitcoin and ether ETFs roared back on Monday with more than $1 billion in combined inflows. Bitcoin added $522 million, while ether funds drew $547 million. Crypto ETFs Rebound: Bitcoin Nets $522 Million, Ether Soars With $547 Million After a bruising week of relentless redemptions, bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) stormed back into the green on Monday, Sept. 29, bringing in over $1 billion in combined inflows. The sharp rebound marked one of the strongest days for both asset classes in recent weeks and signaled renewed institutional appetite for crypto exposure. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $521.95 million in inflows, driven…
When young Francis began his educational journey in Obuasi, he could only picture a future where he was an Engineer working in the mines. He was used to the sight of smart and sharply dressed engineers in Obuasi who ensured that the mines functioned. He loved their discipline. He was coveted their protective helmets. To achieve his aim, he was told to be studious and observant. And he did just that, excelling academically even though he took turns to attend several basic schools in Obuasi and Bolgatanga( precisely Winkogo where he hails from) due to the challenging dynamics of his…
JPMorgan Chase wants to be the first megabank run on artificial intelligence (AI) — and it just showed off a bot to CNBC that can whip up an investment banking deck in 30 seconds. JPMorgan Chase Bets Big on Agentic AI JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest bank by market cap, is racing to rewire itself into what executives call a “fully AI-powered enterprise,” CNBC’s Hugh Son reported. In a live demo, chief data analytics officer Derek Waldron gave the news publication the first outsider look at the bank’s AI platform, which assembled a polished investment banking presentation in under half…
Private legal practitioner and Managing Partner at Marfo and Associates, Gary Nimako Marfo, has filed a writ of summons at the High Court in Accra against four journalists and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), alleging defamation. In the suit, dated September 30, 2025, the plaintiff lists as defendants Seth J. Borkpe, Sulemana Braimah, William Nlanjerbor Jalulah, Philip Teye Agbove, and the Media Foundation for West Africa LBG. According to the writ, Mr. Nimako Marfo, who also served as Board Chairman of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), contends that the defendants jointly published and circulated a defamatory story under…
There is a growing, worrying, yet helpless trend where persons alleged to have committed petty crimes, most often the theft of livestock around Sekondi–Takoradi in the Western Region, are being dealt with by residents instead of the police. Rather than being handed over to law enforcement, suspects are frequently beaten or made to spend long hours doing communal labour, a practice that continues to fester across several communities. The practice has been widely commended locally, particularly by victims of such thievery. After a spate of thefts, opinion leaders and residents in some neighbourhoods formed community “watchdog” committees made up of…