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Hopes dashed as ‘Waspi women’ again denied state pension compensation

Latest ruling affects up to 3.6m women born in 1950s who say they have lost…

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‘My kids buy me food’: civil service pensioners offered emergency loans as nearly 90,000 face delays

Government to lend up to £10,000 to worst-affected new retirees as minister admits there is…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index drops 2.3% as all constituents trade lower

Avalanche (AVAX) declined 4.4% and Polkadot (DOT) fell 4.1%, leading index lower.

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Russia plans to cap retail crypto buys at $4,000 as it brings digital assets into the legal fold

Russian lawmakers plan crypto regulations by midyear, permitting trading for qualified and retail investors while…

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Robinhood is investing in crypto trading platform Talos at $1.5 billion valuation

The $45 million Series B extension also includes participation from new strategic investors Sony Innovation…

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Gold in “extreme greed” sentiment as it adds the entire bitcoin market cap in one day

Bullion ripped past $5,500 and sentiment gauges hit “extreme greed,” while bitcoin stayed pinned below…

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Bitcoin’s no gold, and it’s falling short for payments, too

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 29, 2026

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Sygnum’s new bitcoin fund pulls in $65 million from investors looking for steady yield

The fund delivered an 8.9% annualized net return in its first quarter, targeting 8-10% annual…

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Crypto payments firm BCB Group appoints Tim Renew as CEO in leadership reshuffle

Renew will lead the digital asset payments firm, with co-founder Oliver Tonkin moving into a…

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Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says

Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries •…

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