Gold Fever Hits Costco: 77% of Stores Sell Out Amid Soaring Demand for Bullion
Costco’s gold bars are flying off the shelves as record-high gold prices spark a buying frenzy across the U.S. A recent survey found that 77% of Costco stores offering gold sold out in early October. The trend reflects growing demand for gold as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty. Costco’s Gold Bars Are Selling […] Powered by...
$500M Bitcoin Buried in Landfill: Man Sues City After Decade-Long Battle for Recovery
James Howells is suing Newport City Council after a decade-long fight to recover a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now worth nearly $500 million, mistakenly dumped in 2013. The council has repeatedly denied excavation requests, citing environmental concerns. Howells claims the data is recoverable. Council Sued Over Lost $500M Bitcoin Hard Drive James Howells, an […] Powered by...
TD Bank Makes History as First US Bank to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
TD Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has agreed to pay a record $3 billion penalty, the largest ever under the Bank Secrecy Act, after pleading guilty to felony charges. The bank is the largest in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and the first to […] Powered by...
Ripple CEO Slams SEC for Ignoring XRP Ruling, Claims Agency Oversteps Legal Authority
Ripple’s CEO has intensified criticism of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the agency of ignoring a court ruling that XRP is not a security and overstepping its legal bounds. His remarks came after Bitnomial Exchange filed a lawsuit against the SEC, disputing the regulator’s authority over XRP futures. The case adds to […] Powered by...
Why a Pirate IPTV Seller’s 4-Year Prison Sentence Means Little Without Context
Prosecutions of those involved in the sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions appear to be on the rise, not just in the UK, but also in the EU and beyond. Resources made available for these cases are in limited supply but by carefully selecting those with the best chance of success, there appears to be a high rate of conviction, despite attitudes to infringement differing in various regions. A persistent difficulty when attempting to...
