Announcement: Experience Oz joins Big Red Group Unity is a powerful thing, particularly in business. Partnerships, alliances and acquisitions can create significantly more value, deliver new opportunities and bring much stronger offerings to the market for all stakeholders. When each partner brings a specific set of skills and expertise to the table which complements the other, it makes for a dynamic union. Such is the case with Big Red Group acquiring Experience Oz and Experience Oz Local Agent from holding company TicketMates Australia. In line with Big Red Group’s ethos to support local, the new additions are Australian owned and…
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Hundreds of protesters gather to demand an immediate end to ICE workplace raids in Los Angeles, on June 8, 2025. | Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Mass protests in Los Angeles began last week after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids throughout the city, targeting places like Home Depots, car washes, and the garment district. Demonstrations grew in response to the federal agents’ presence and actions, leading to clashes with police. In response, President Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to the city over the weekend and about 700 Marines by midweek. California Gov. Gavin Newsom swiftly…
KuCoin has officially launched KuCoin Thailand, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange that follows the rules of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This marks an important step in KuCoin’s plan to grow globally while fully complying with local laws. The platform, which was initially tested in an invite-only phase, is now accessible to all suitable users in Thailand. The launch follows KuCoin’s acquisition and rebrand of ERX Company Ltd, the first digital asset exchange licensed by the Thai SEC. KuCoin offers secure and local crypto services in Thailand KuCoin rebranded ERX as KuCoin Thailand to skip the long wait time and…
The international unit of Alipay owner Ant Group plans to seek stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.Ant International will apply for a stablecoin issuer’s license once the regulatory regime comes into effect in August, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. The firm is also planning to apply for a similar license in its native Singapore, as well as Luxembourg.Hong Kong has been establishing a stablecoin regime since 2023, with the legislation expected to go into effect in August.Stablecoins are tokens pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, such as…
Key TakeawaysUnderstanding Double Taxation: Double taxation occurs when individuals or businesses are taxed on the same income in multiple jurisdictions, impacting overall tax liability and financial health.Types of Double Taxation: Key types include corporate double taxation (taxes on corporate profits and dividends), international double taxation (taxes by both foreign and home countries), state double taxation (multiple state taxes), and self-employment double taxation (self-employment and income tax on net business income).Causes of Double Taxation: Factors such as varying domestic tax policies and different interpretations of residency and income sources can result in overlapping tax claims, complicating compliance for individuals and businesses.Effects…
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors is stepping down as CEO while his deputy CEO Phil Rogers will take over the top job in August. Wingefors spun his Swedish game holding company out of Nordic Games Group in 2016, and he renamed it Embracer Group in 2019. Wingefors was a controversial leader in the game industry, as he built up Embracer Group to more than 100 game studios, only to fall victim in the post-pandemic slowdown. As growth slowed, Wingefors had to lay off a lot of people, sell off studios or shut them down. Rogers joined Embracer in 2022 after Embracer…
1,700 wallets lost more than $100,000; only 311 gained over $1 million. UK banned the site in 2024; a lawsuit was filed against it in January 2025. Pump.fun plans to raise $1 billion through the upcoming PUMP token launch. Pump.fun, the Solana-based meme coin launchpad, is facing scrutiny as new data reveals that more than half of participating wallets have suffered losses. According to a Dune Analytics report cited by BeInCrypto, at least 60% of wallet addresses that interacted with Pump.fun over the past six months ended up posting losses. The findings come just ahead of Pump.fun’s highly anticipated $1…
June 6, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that FLY is now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading FLY trading will be live as of 13:00 UTC today, June 6, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: Fly (FLY) is the native token of Fly.trade, the leading cross-chain liquidity aggregator in the Sonic ecosystem. Through its flagship…
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton June 10, 2025 He and his wife are now residents in the gated community of Deerwood Country Club. Travis Hunter has purchased a $3.275 million home in Deerwood Country Club, the Jacksonville, Florida-based gated community . According to The Jacksonville Daily Record, the Heisman Trophy winner with the University of Colorado and the second player selected in this year’s NFL Draft, bought an 8,125-square-foot, two-story, five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home that has a four-car garage. Records show that the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie bought the 13-room home on May 30. The agent, Angela Stringfellow, who sold Hunter the…
Finding a better way Every time an Amsterdam resident applies for benefits, a caseworker reviews the application for irregularities. If an application looks suspicious, it can be sent to the city’s investigations department—which could lead to a rejection, a request to correct paperwork errors, or a recommendation that the candidate receive less money. Investigations can also happen later, once benefits have been dispersed; the outcome may force recipients to pay back funds, and even push some into debt. Officials have broad authority over both applicants and existing welfare recipients. They can request bank records, summon beneficiaries to city hall, and…