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Europol has seized $47 million in cryptocurrency linked to major malware operations, fighting cybercrime and protecting investors. Law enforcement has recently accomplished a major victory against cybercrime, having seized around $47 million in cryptocurrency associated with significant malware operations. This crackdown, coordinated by Europol and involving six countries, focused on the malware types SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC, which contribute to a growing cybercrime-as-a-service economy.Executed on June 24 as part of an initiative named Operation Endgame, the operation dismantled infrastructure critical to these malware families. The authorities successfully took down 326 servers and shut down 142 domains, while also cleaning up…

Hello Rainmakers,Shahbaz Qasim used to open the batting for the cricket clubs he played for, and captained. But with age comes experience, and as he’s slipped down the batting order to play a slightly different role now, in his work mode, you also get the impression he’s brought that broad understanding of team work to doing deals too.Rainmakers subscribers get two unique pieces a week, but also full access to our back catalogue of investigations, scoops, and insights, including updates from active Rainmakers, like this one, as well insights from The Secret Investor, interviews with entrepreneurs, and the leaders from…

With gold prices under pressure after a 1.63% drop and the U.S. dollar at its strongest level in over a year, interest rate expectations are reshaping the risk profile for gold exposed stocks. Higher anticipated Federal Reserve hikes and softer demand for non yielding assets are now front and center as traders factor in three potential rate moves for 2026 and watch upcoming PCE inflation data closely. This article unpacks three stocks from the Gold and Precious Metals Stocks With Rate Sensitivity Risk screener that appear especially vulnerable to these rate and currency headwinds. Newmont (NEM) Overview: Newmont is a…

GB Bank has reduced rates across its core buy-to-let range, cutting two and three-year fixed rates by 25 basis points and five-year fixed rates by 20 basis points. The reductions strengthen the bank’s recently launched core range, with rates now starting from 4.69% at 65% LTV and 4.92% at 75% LTV. GB Bank’s core range is available to first-time landlords, professional landlords, limited companies and SPVs. GB Bank will also consider HMOs, multi-unit blocks, mixed-use properties and complex overseas structures, including overseas trusts and SPVs. Affordability is assessed on 125% interest cover ratio (ICR) for basic rate taxpayers,…

The Federal Government has announced the discovery of what it described as a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing deposits of platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this on Wednesday at the opening of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) 2026 in Abuja. Mr Alake said the discovery was verified by the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) and represents one of the most significant developments in Nigeria’s mining sector in recent years. According to him, the mineral province was identified through…

The analysis of the 60th edition of the Retail Credit Observatory, compiled by Assofin, Crif and Prometeia, paints an overall positive picture for the Italian household credit market in the first quarter of 2026, albeit within a macroeconomic context characterised by uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. The consumer credit sector is consolidating its upward trend, with an acceleration in the growth of disbursed loans of +4.9% in the first few months of the year. This trend is driven in particular by the robust recovery in loans for the purchase of cars and motorbikes, which rose by 6.2%, also benefiting from incentives…

As International Women’s Day rolls around again, women can sit back, relax and reflect on all the amazing progress that’s been made in the past year.Last year I wrote a piece on why we still need International Women’s Day. Sadly, these reasons all still apply. We’re still behind (or going backwards) in the gender pay gap; representation in the nation’s boardrooms; the orgasm gap and access to equitable healthcare.To put a positive spin on it, we can also reflect on this year’s IWD theme – ‘Inspire Inclusion’ – and know we have, at least, come a relatively long way.In the…

With inflation, interest rates and energy costs all influencing sentiment, many investors are looking for companies where insiders and analysts are aligned on growth potential. That is exactly what the Fast Growing Stocks With High Insider Ownership screener aims to highlight, by focusing on businesses that pair strong growth prospects with management teams that have significant skin in the game. This combination can help you focus on companies where leadership and external forecasts are pointing in the same direction. In this article, you will see 3 of the strongest candidates from this screener worth a closer look. Capcom (TSE:9697) Overview:…

Professional geologist with public-company chief executive and capital markets experience joins as a non-independent director and member of the Technical Committee, as Quimbaya advances discovery drill testing at Tahami Center Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum-Gold target Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 25, 2026) – Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (OTCQX: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) (“Quimbaya” or the “Company”) announces that Dr. Mark Cruise, PGeo, ICD.D, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. Dr. Cruise joins as a non-independent director and has been appointed to the Board’s Technical Committee, following his engagement as…

The Bank of England has revealed that it is reconsidering two of the more contentious aspects of its proposed stablecoin framework after pressure from many in the crypto asset sector. Crypto companies have complained that the proposed regulations would be too restrictive and would hold back the industry in the U.K. in comparison with other global financial markets. Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine… More by Ruth Prickett Source link