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Inside the $9 billion World Cup: How Gianni Infantino built a FIFA-dom with a tight grip on soccer’s biggest global event

For Zurich’s bankers and executives, May 27, 2015, began as a normal Wednesday—until Swiss police stormed the financial hub’s five-star Baur au Lac hotel and arrested seven top officials of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, who were gathered there for their annual congress. The U.S. Department of Justice had unsealed a sprawling indictment alleging payment

Deel Launches DLUSD to Pay Workers in Dollars — No US Bank Needed

Two announcements from traditional financial powerhouses this week signal that stablecoins are becoming the plumbing of everyday finance. Getting Paid in Stablecoins Deel, the global payroll platform serving 40,000 businesses and 1.5 million workers across 150 countries, launched DLUSD on June 3, a custom USD-backed stablecoin...

Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks

Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks Latest News Published Jun 4, 2026 Authorities around the world have been heavily targeting scam infrastructure this year, with joint actions involving the US, UAE, China, Austria and Albania. Crypto exchange Coinbase said it froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to a global

Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Passes The Senate

Today, the Texas Senate has passed SB 21, a bill aimed at creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the state, by a vote of 25-5. The bill will now advance to the Texas House for further consideration. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick identified SB 21 as a priority bill for the 2025 legislative session this

Texas senate passes bill enabling Bitcoin investments with public funds

Texas senate passes bill enabling Bitcoin investments with public funds Assad Jafri · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read Texas leads charge in cryptocurrency investments with senate passing bill endorsing Bitcoin as reserve asset. 2 min read Updated: Mar. 6, 2025 at 10:16 pm UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which

RFK Jr says Texas measles outbreak a ‘call to action’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action,” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, said the decision to vaccinate is “personal” but defended the efficacy of...

Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare mammoth tusk

Science & Nature ‘When they confirmed what they had uncovered, I couldn’t believe it.’ The post Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare...

Texas Senate Banking Committee greenlights Bitcoin reserve bill for floor voting

Texas Senate Banking Committee greenlights Bitcoin reserve bill for floor voting Assad Jafri · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read Texas moves closer to establishing a cryptocurrency reserve, joining a growing list of states seeking to diversify financial assets. 2 min read Updated: Feb. 27, 2025 at 11:29 pm UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots focus of widening investigations

Author of the article: Associated Press Nadia Lathan Published Feb 26, 2025  •  3 minute read Edith Patlan grabs printed tickets from a Texas Lottery sales terminal at Fuel City in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Photo by LM Otero /AP Photo AUSTIN, Texas — Two major lottery drawings in Texas that put nearly $180

Texas Longhorns ‘Would Prefer’ To Move On From Rodney Terry

Basketball Texas Longhorns head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry may not be long for Austin. According to reports from the Houston Chronicle's Kirk Bohls,...

Texas Women’s Basketball vs South Carolina: Live SEC Championship Updates

Basketball The time has finally come to crown a new Southeastern Conference champion as Texas and South Carolina face each other in the championship...

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Inside the $9 billion World Cup: How Gianni Infantino built a FIFA-dom with a tight grip on soccer’s biggest global event

For Zurich’s bankers and executives, May 27, 2015, began as a normal Wednesday—until Swiss police stormed the financial hub’s five-star Baur au Lac hotel and arrested seven top officials of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, who were gathered there for their annual congress. The U.S. Department of Justice had unsealed a sprawling indictment alleging payment

Deel Launches DLUSD to Pay Workers in Dollars — No US Bank Needed

Two announcements from traditional financial powerhouses this week signal that stablecoins are becoming the plumbing of everyday finance. Getting Paid in Stablecoins Deel, the global payroll platform serving 40,000 businesses and 1.5 million workers across 150 countries, launched DLUSD on June 3, a custom USD-backed stablecoin...

Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks

Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks Latest News Published Jun 4, 2026 Authorities around the world have been heavily targeting scam infrastructure this year, with joint actions involving the US, UAE, China, Austria and Albania. Crypto exchange Coinbase said it froze more than $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to a global

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Why Your Business Could Lose More Than Its Founder If You’re Suddenly Incapacitated

If your business depends entirely on you for access to critical information, one emergency can put everything at risk. Here's how to build a continuity plan before that ever happens...