Bastion won conditional OCC approval of the National Trust Bank charter

Bastion won conditional OCC approval of the National Trust Bank charter

TL;DR Bastion received conditional approval from the OCC to form a national credit bank. The charter is non-custodial and geared towards custody services and digital assets. The company still must meet pre-opening conditions before it can operate at full capacity. Bastion is moving closer to operating under a federal banking charter after receiving conditional approval … Read more

Tenants want to cut their electricity bills as energy ministers support the rollout of plug-in solar systems

Tenants want to cut their electricity bills as energy ministers support the rollout of plug-in solar systems

Community-based organization Solar Citizens welcomed the announcement by Australia’s energy ministers that they will work to make plug-in solar energy and batteries available to all Australians. Renters left out of the solar revolution could soon get in and cut their energy bills, according to a groundbreaking ministerial announcement. Community-based organization Solar Citizens welcomed Australia’s energy … Read more

Treasury Sanctions BitBank Over Iranian Cryptocurrency Sanctions Evasion Network

Treasury Sanctions BitBank Over Iranian Cryptocurrency Sanctions Evasion Network

TL;DR The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Iranian digital asset exchange BitBank. OFAC says the platform was part of a network linked to sanctioned financier Babak Zanjani. The Treasury alleges that the infrastructure helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The US Treasury has targeted another … Read more

Inside the “Cactus House”: A $17 million restored Malibu sanctuary on a secret beach

Inside the “Cactus House”: A  million restored Malibu sanctuary on a secret beach

A recently renovated mid-century Malibu estate with steps leading directly to a former secret beach has just hit the market for $16,995,000. Built in 1947 and designed by a modernist architect Charles childrenthe 3,861 square meter property known as The cactus house Last sold in 2021, when the sellers purchased it for $7,956,000 and decided … Read more

Coinbase and Stablecore open digital asset paths to over 3,000 banks and credit unions

Coinbase and Stablecore open digital asset paths to over 3,000 banks and credit unions

TL;DR Coinbase partners with Stablecore to bring crypto services to existing banking technology. Stablecore’s infrastructure reaches over 3,000 U.S. banks and credit unions. The integration covers custody, trading, and stablecoin payments. Coinbase is trying to make it much easier for small US banks to offer cryptocurrencies without requiring them to rebuild their technology stack. The … Read more

What’s new in WooCommerce 11.1: order cancellations, image gallery updates, and more

What’s new in WooCommerce 11.1: order cancellations, image gallery updates, and more

The WooCommerce 11.1 release includes several exciting improvements and additions. Here’s what’s new and what’s been updated. We’re scrapping the old WooCommerce Extra Variation images in favor of new Variation galleries. All stores can now add image galleries to their product variations for free. No action is required; this will be enabled automatically. Whether you … Read more

EU Cyber ​​Resilience Law comes into force 24 hours a day on vulnerabilities

EU Cyber ​​Resilience Law comes into force 24 hours a day on vulnerabilities

TL;DR Parts of the vulnerability reporting system in the EU Cyber ​​Resilience Act are now applicable. Manufacturers must issue early warnings about actively exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours. Commercial cryptocurrency wallets can fall into the broader category of products with digital elements. One of the most practical parts of Europe’s cyber resilience law is starting … Read more

Singapore Couple Session by Jackson Grant

Singapore Couple Session by Jackson Grant

Jackson Grant was booked on Rio and Rachel’s wedding date. This is where the email chain ends. Their series continued. In the photographer’s own words, after “recognizing his devastation that he wasn’t really available,” the two “took it upon themselves not to let the e-mail chain stop,” and the result is that the Australian photographer … Read more