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Republic of Ireland to Prohibit Political Cryptocurrency Donations – Regulation Bitcoin News
The government of Ireland is preparing to ban political parties from accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. The move aims to block the perceived threat of Russian interference in the European...
Biden administration launches student loan review, says 40,000 borrowers will see debt canceled
The Department of Education announced Tuesday a new review of its student debt portfolio, which it says will correct for past mistakes that denied 3.6 million borrowers credit toward student loan forg...
Ireland bans political crypto donations
New political and electoral integrity laws proposed in Ireland According to the new law, donations made in crypto to political parties are banned Central Bank of Ireland also issued a warning to consu...
Ireland Bans Crypto Donations for Political Parties Fearing Russian Intervention (Report)
Citing fears of Russian intervention, Irish authorities have implemented new integrity rules that prohibit political donations sent in the form of cryptocurrencies. The nation has also incorporated st...
Irish Political Parties to Be Banned from Accepting Crypto Donations
Political parties in Ireland will be banned from accepting financial donations through cryptocurrencies under a new set of rules that are being drafted. According to The Independent, the maneuver seek...
4 housing market predictions for 2022, from economists and real estate pros
We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen this spring. Getty Images/iStockphoto We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen in...
IMF Says Adoption of Crypto Could Undermine Political Power, Urges ‘Global Standards’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning against the dangers of unregulated crypto in a newly released report. In the new Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF suggests that domestic poli...
Cut Your Retirement Spending Now, Says Creator of the 4% Rule
For decades, retirees have relied on the 4% rule to determine how much was safe to spend in retirement. Now, the rule’s inventor says current market conditions may require an even more conservative ap...
Ireland bans political crypto donations on foreign interference fears
Donations made to political parties using cryptocurrencies will be banned in Ireland under new political integrity laws drafted due to concerns around foreign interference in politics. Amendments prop...
Ireland Governor Proposes Banning Crypto Donations to Political Parties
Editors News O’Brien pointed out that political disinformation is a severe threat to democracy worldwide. The country’s relationship with cryptocurrencies has a checkered past. Russian cyber-interfere...
My ex-husband encouraged me to drop out of college after a year, and now I’m struggling to repay my student loans. Is there anything I can do?
It’s also important to make sure you don’t neglect the emotional impact of this situation. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I took out a student loan in 2006, but my ex-husband was very controlling,...
Have fun AND retire rich — a great tax-refund life hack
For the 100 million of you who will get a tax refund this year, the former head of retirement solutions at J.P. Morgan has a great and very simple idea. Don’t spend all your refund. And don’t save all...
Ireland to Ban Crypto Donations to Political Parties
Ireland has announced electoral reforms that will ban political parties from accepting donations in cryptocurrency. New rules on political integrity will be introduced to counter potential Russian cyb...
‘The graveyard shift is the most understaffed:’ I work as a waiter on the Las Vegas Strip. We are overworked, underpaid, and our drunk customers often don’t tip
Dear Quentin, I currently work at a fast-casual restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. I have worked at the company for three years. I work at the busiest outlet of this restaurant in the world. During t...
Decade-High Mortgage Rates Pose Threat to Spring Housing Market
U.S. housing sales are heating up again this spring, but the highest mortgage rates in more than a decade threaten to cool the sales pace that has gripped the market for nearly two years. Home sales r...
These money and investing tips are what you need when markets aren’t giving what you want
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When Quitting Normalizes, Benefit to Low-Wage Workers May Subside
Low-wage workers capitalized on the rare opportunity of a tight labor market with a burst of job-switching. That wave shows signs of easing now and economists say that, apart from a one-off rise in wa...
California’s French Four-Day Workweek – WSJ
The popular book “The 4-Hour Workweek” provides tips on how to make more money by working less. Now California Democrats are taking a page from the book by proposing to mandate a four-day week, which ...
Utilities Plan Huge Electric Grid Upgrades, Adding to Power Bills
American utilities are planning their biggest spending increases in decades to upgrade aging grids, prepare for electric vehicles and make the transition to renewable energy—moves poised to further bo...
Opinion: Are you sharing a Netflix password? Not for long …
After an unprecedented downturn in subscriber growth in the first quarter, Netflix executives are eyeing the millions of people using other subscribers’ accounts as a way to reverse the streaming serv...