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Crypto crime hits record $20 billion in 2022, report says

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday. The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed. Investors were left with large …

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Gold hovers near $1,900/oz after U.S. inflation data cements Fed slowdown bets

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices rose over 1%, hovering near the $1,900 per ounce pivot on Thursday after data showing signs of cooling inflation in the United States boosted bets for slower rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. U.S. consumer prices grew 6.5% on an annual basis in December, in line with expectations, …

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Britain criticises ‘erosion of freedoms’ in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China. The criticism was contained in the government’s latest six-monthly report on …

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King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry’s memoir

By Michael Holden ABOYNE, Scotland (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on Thursday since the release of the monarch’s son Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir and TV interviews in which he made accusations against them and other royals. In his book “Spare”, Harry divulges that he had begged his father …

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