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Drawn up by former permanent secretary Philip Rycroft, the review called for a pause on cryptocurrency donations, and also a cap on donations from British voters abroad.13:17, 25 Mar 2026Updated 16:50, 25 Mar 2026Keir Starmer confirmed the pause to crypto donations(Image: Bloomberg, Bloomberg via Getty Images)Political parties will be immediately banned from accepting donations in cryptocurrencies, Keir Starmer has announced.The Government will also cap donations from UK citizens living abroad who are still on the electoral register in line with former top civil servant Philip Rycroft’s recommendations.It follows a review into foreign interference in British politics, ordered by ministers after…
One thing that has stood out about Bitcoin is how different the recent bull cycle was from other bull cycles. For example, even after the Bitcoin price surged to new all-time highs, the altcoins never followed, and therefore, there was no explosive altcoin season as many expected. Following this deviation, crypto analyst Swallow Academy has purported that the digital asset is likely to keep deviating, and that would mean that it has now entered another bear market cycle. Why Bitcoin Price Is Headed Below $30,000 The chart shared on the TradingView website by the crypto analyst points to the fact…
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X is updating its revenue-sharing incentives to give more weight to engagement from a user’s home region, Nikita Bier, the company’s Head of Product has announced. Bier said the change in policy was to “encourage content that resonates with people in [the user’s] country, in neighboring countries and people who speak [their] language.”Bier continued that while X appreciates everyone’s opinion on US politics, the company is hoping the new policy can “disincentivize gaming the attention of US or Japanese accounts.” The US and Japan have the largest number of users on X. Bier didn’t mention it outright, but dozens of…
Premium search service Kagi has launched a humorous AI translation tool that converts everyday English into the distinctive self-promotional language commonly found on LinkedIn. Mashable reports that Kagi, a paid search service that positions itself as an ad-free, privacy-focused alternative to Google, has introduced an English-to-LinkedIn translator as part of its free AI-based language translation offerings. The tool, launched on Wednesday, has gained significant attention on social media for its ability to transform ordinary statements into the earnest, jargon-heavy posts typical of the professional networking platform. The translator is part of a broader collection of humorous internet subculture language options…
Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started the degree with an aim of eventually making a career…
“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates into about 5 million ticket buyers. The PG-13 rated film opened on 4,007 screens and easily topped the domestic box office charts, surpassing expectations and delivering a record opening for studio Amazon MGM, whose previous best was “Creed III” ($58 million in 2023). Not accounting…
In a statement to MPs, Housing Secretary Steve Reed said he accepted Rycroft’s assessment “that the anonymity inherent in crypto transactions could make it easier to mask the origin of donations and evade robust checks on the true source of funds”.”The clear route that this creates for the illicit channelling of money into our politics is unacceptable and undermines public confidence in our electoral system,” Reed said.He said the crypto donations ban would “remain in place until the Electoral Commission and this Parliament are satisfied there is sufficient regulation in place”.Reed said the temporary ban would be applied retrospectively to…
Bitcoin’s halving clock is ticking toward what analysts call a critical threshold — and the crypto market has bigger problems on its hands right now. Related Reading Conflicting Signals From Washington And Tehran Reports indicate that US President Donald Trump described recent contact with Iranian officials as productive, suggesting both sides had found common ground on winding down hostilities. He even floated the idea of Iran sharing control over the Strait of Hormuz and working alongside whoever leads the country after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Markets moved fast on those words. Bitcoin climbed from roughly $68,850 to $71,250 — a…
Breitbart News social media director and author Wynton Hall joined Larry Elder to discuss his new book, Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, explaining that conservatives must catch up to the left on AI, which is prepared to use this technology to censor the right and swing elections. During a recent appearance on The Larry Elder Show, Hall explained that AI is “not just a tool,” but “political power,” and stressed that the conservative movement needs to get caught up on “what the left is up to” and how they have been planning…