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There’s an election next month: State of Crypto

Congress is gone from Washington for the final pre-election recess, and it’s time to take…

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The Guardian view on trapped leaseholders: Labour must keep its promise to set them free | Editorial

The government pledged to end an unfair system. Ministers must give homeowners power over costs,…

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Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift

Reform UK leader was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from crypto…

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Crypto poured years into new products. The next challenge is keeping users

Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them…

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The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking

Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing…

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Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the…

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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing…

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‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims

Scammers reuse personal details harvested from fake Esta websites – and texts and calls can…

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‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court

Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street…

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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts…

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