Nine Blocks Relocates HQ to Dubai, First Crypto Hedge Fund to Obtain VASP License from VARA

[ad_1] Nine Blocks Capital Management has become the first crypto hedge fund to obtain a Virtual Asset Management and Investment Services license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the…

Italy blocks Safran’s purchase of firm involved in making Eurofighters

[ad_1] ROME — Italy has blocked a bid by French firm Safran to buy a key Italian defense and aerospace company, with sources citing the state of conflict around the…

Italy blocks Safran deal over national security concerns

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Italy has thrown a spanner in the works of…

Montana Judge Blocks ‘Cumulative’ Cannabis Dispensary Fee Hikes

[ad_1] A district court judge in Montana granted a 60-day preliminary injunction Nov. 8 that blocks state cannabis regulators from collecting increased fees from dispensary owners who own multiple facilities.…

Myanmar fighting blocks key trade routes with China

[ad_1] YANGON: A surprise offensive by Myanmar ethnic armed groups has blocked two strategically vital roads to the country’s biggest trading partner China, choking cross-border commerce and denying the cash-strapped…

Senate blocks small business lending rule opposed by NFIB

[ad_1] United States Senate committee hearing room The U.S. Senate has voted to block a new lending rule opposed by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), one of the…

Block’s Stock Price Is Down 80%. Enter CEO Jack Dorsey.

[ad_1] Listen to article (1 minute) Jack Dorsey has been notoriously hands-off. Recent events are forcing him to change.  For years, his payments company, Block, was perceived as a success,…

Block’s stock soars as company sets big earnings goal, launches buyback program

[ad_1] Block Inc. set a big target for a 2024 earnings metric that vastly exceeded the consensus view, helping to send its stock shooting nearly 20% higher in Thursday’s extended…

Telegram blocks channel blamed for inspiring anti-Israel riot at Russian airport

[ad_1] Telegram has blocked a channel popular in Russia’s Muslim-majority Dagestan republic after government officials blamed it for inspiring a violent mob that breached the area’s main airport looking for…

TikTok says Malaysia’s claims it blocks pro-Palestinian content are ‘unfounded’

[ad_1] Both Meta and TikTok designate Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that governs Gaza, a “dangerous organisation” and ban content praising it. Hamas members attacked communities in southern Israel on Oct 7.…