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Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Moves Into Tokenising Stocks and Bonds
The platform Hadron by Tether will allow users to convert assets into products ranging from stablecoins that are pegged to fiat to digital tokens backed by commodities or other forms of collateral.
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Former Uzbekistan President's Daughter Built $243 Million Property Empire, Here's How
Ms Karimova was jailed in December 2017 when it was later revealed that she had been imprisoned on suspicion of corruption while her father was still in power.
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Tether Appoints BDO Italia to Vouch for Asset Reserves, to Publish Monthly Reports
Tether announced on Thursday that it had hired BDO Italia to provide monthly reports of its its asset reserves. The accounting firm has been appointed to publish its reports monthly rather than quarterly by the end of the year, according to Tether. Tether's reserves have long been the subject of scrutiny, especially after a wide sell-off in May fo...
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Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Reportedly Enters Liquidation on British Virgin Islands Court's Order
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has reportedly entered liquidation. 3AC is one of the higher profile crypto investors to have run into difficulties following the sharp sell-off in the market for digital currencies seen in recent months. Earlier, Bitcoin plunged some 37 percent in June, trading around $20,000 (nearly Rs. 16 lakh) on Wed...
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British Virgin Islands Premier Arrested In US Over Drugs Trafficking
The British Virgin Islands' premier and chief port official were arrested Thursday at a Miami-area airport on charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said.
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Over 100 Prisoners Escape On Hurricane-Hit British Island
Over 100 high-risk prisoners escaped in the British Virgin Islands during Hurricane Irma, a British junior minister said on Tuesday, as he raised the death toll in British territories to nine.
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Hurricane Irma Kills 10, May Hit Florida On Sunday As Category 4
Hurricane Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic toward Haiti on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 10 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at Florida.
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Richard Branson Rode Out Hurricane On Private Island - In Wine Cellar
Billionaire Richard Branson had no desire to evacuate his home in the British Virgin Islands, which was directly in the path of Hurricane Irma. Instead, he declared that he would hunker down with his team on his private, 74-acre Caribbean island - "as I have been on the three times we have had hurricanes over the past 30 years."
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The Curious Tale Of Airbus And The African Gold Mine
The Kodieran gold deposit in Mali never produced much gold beyond the specks that locals panned from this remote corner of Africa. Yet in 2012, the mine gained a curious shareholder: Airbus. The French aviation giant bought its stake in a round-about way, moving 15 million euros from an internal fund through a series of entities in the British Vir...
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Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
-
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Moves Into Tokenising Stocks and Bonds
The platform Hadron by Tether will allow users to convert assets into products ranging from stablecoins that are pegged to fiat to digital tokens backed by commodities or other forms of collateral.
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Former Uzbekistan President's Daughter Built $243 Million Property Empire, Here's How
Ms Karimova was jailed in December 2017 when it was later revealed that she had been imprisoned on suspicion of corruption while her father was still in power.
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Tether Appoints BDO Italia to Vouch for Asset Reserves, to Publish Monthly Reports
Tether announced on Thursday that it had hired BDO Italia to provide monthly reports of its its asset reserves. The accounting firm has been appointed to publish its reports monthly rather than quarterly by the end of the year, according to Tether. Tether's reserves have long been the subject of scrutiny, especially after a wide sell-off in May fo...
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Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Reportedly Enters Liquidation on British Virgin Islands Court's Order
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has reportedly entered liquidation. 3AC is one of the higher profile crypto investors to have run into difficulties following the sharp sell-off in the market for digital currencies seen in recent months. Earlier, Bitcoin plunged some 37 percent in June, trading around $20,000 (nearly Rs. 16 lakh) on Wed...
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British Virgin Islands Premier Arrested In US Over Drugs Trafficking
The British Virgin Islands' premier and chief port official were arrested Thursday at a Miami-area airport on charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said.
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Over 100 Prisoners Escape On Hurricane-Hit British Island
Over 100 high-risk prisoners escaped in the British Virgin Islands during Hurricane Irma, a British junior minister said on Tuesday, as he raised the death toll in British territories to nine.
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Hurricane Irma Kills 10, May Hit Florida On Sunday As Category 4
Hurricane Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic toward Haiti on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 10 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at Florida.
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Richard Branson Rode Out Hurricane On Private Island - In Wine Cellar
Billionaire Richard Branson had no desire to evacuate his home in the British Virgin Islands, which was directly in the path of Hurricane Irma. Instead, he declared that he would hunker down with his team on his private, 74-acre Caribbean island - "as I have been on the three times we have had hurricanes over the past 30 years."
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The Curious Tale Of Airbus And The African Gold Mine
The Kodieran gold deposit in Mali never produced much gold beyond the specks that locals panned from this remote corner of Africa. Yet in 2012, the mine gained a curious shareholder: Airbus. The French aviation giant bought its stake in a round-about way, moving 15 million euros from an internal fund through a series of entities in the British Vir...
