10:39 AM EST, 02/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Coinbase Global ( COIN ) said Friday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission agreed in principle to withdraw its enforcement case against the cryptocurrency exchange. In June 2023, the SEC sued Coinbase for allegedly operating an unregistered crypto asset trading platform. At the time, the regulator accused the company of acting as...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should speed up plans to mine its deposits of lithium, a metal crucial for the production of high-capacity electric batteries, and other critical minerals, including rare earths. Russia has large lithium reserves, estimated at about 1 million tons by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 2024. But it...

Nuburu, Inc. ( BURU ) shares surged Friday after the company confirmed plans to expand its defense business and enter the security sector.  The Centennial, Colorado-based company plans to acquire a technology license to strengthen its defense offerings, a majority stake in a defense-tech firm specializing in military vehicles and security systems, plus a controlling interest in a SaaS startup focused on...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Alphabet unit Google with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address their concerns and those of their rivals, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The European Commission has been investigating Google for potential breaches...