The past week was a whirlwind of activity in the cryptocurrency world. From Ripple’s concerns about the UK’s crypto regulation to Circle’s renewed public listing ambitions, and the anticipated Bitcoin price surge, there was no shortage of intriguing developments. Here’s a quick recap of the top stories that made headlines. Ripple Raises Concerns Over UK’s Crypto Regulation Blockchain-based payments firm, Ripple,...

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged on Sunday to shield businesses that suffered damage from the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Meloni is facing a diplomatic balancing act as she is an ally of Trump but must also defend an Italian export sector that would suffer because of the planned 20% tariff on goods from...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, on Sunday lowered crude oil prices for Asian buyers in May to their lowest in four months, after a shock decision by the OPEC+ oil group to increase supply on Thursday. State oil company Saudi Aramco cut the May official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light crude by $2.30...