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Binance CEO CZ violations jaw-dropping blow, but crypto will thrive

Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, pleaded guilty to money laundering violations on Tuesday and agreed to pay a $50 mln

22nd November 2023

Markets/World

Crypto startups raised $2.1 bln YTD

After raising more than $20 bln in funding rounds in 2021 and 2022, crypto startups find it difficult to get fresh capital these days. Although the entire market significantly recovered from the

22nd November 2023

Markets/World

BoE continues to push back against expectations

By Craig Erlam The Bank of England used its monetary policy report hearing to once more push back against market expectations on rate cuts next year. A lot of the comments echoed

22nd November 2023

Markets/World

New asylum claims drop 33% but still high

The number of first-time asylum applicants in August dropped 33% in Cyprus, but despite the drop, Cyprus still had the highest ratio of asylum applicants per population. Meanwhile, according to monthly asylum

21st November 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Tech giants bounce back, Q3 income soars to $86.5 bln

After a series of disappointing results in 2022, tech giants are bouncing back from their post-pandemic slumps. Although some fell short of expectations in terms of sales, GAFAM companies have more than

21st November 2023

International/Markets/World

Cyprus waiting for go ahead to ship Gaza aid

Cyprus is ready to “immediately” begin shipping large quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza in vessels that can navigate shallow water once conditions on the ground allow for it, President Nikos Christodoulides

21st November 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

Israel sitting on the fence

Ever since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, unleashing the wrath of the Israeli defence forces in Gaza, the world watched in horror as the details of the attack and the kidnaps

19th November 2023

Editorial/World

Cyprus-Israel in ‘final stage’ of opening Gaza aid corridor

President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday that Cyprus and Israel were in the final stages of agreeing to a humanitarian air corridor from the island to besieged Gaza. “We are in contact with

17th November 2023

Cyprus/Middle East

UK inheritance tax plans ‘half-baked and half-hearted’

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s plans to cut inheritance tax that will be announced next week have been branded as ‘half-baked and half-hearted’ by the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory

17th November 2023

Life & Society/Markets/World

European Parliament to debate ‘Cyprus Confidential’

Findings of the far-reaching Cyprus Confidential investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) will be discussed on 22 November during the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg. Representatives of the Commission

17th November 2023

Cyprus/Europe