A report released by Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has raised concerns over the use of Tether’s USDT stablecoin in financial networks linked to Iran and its regional proxies. The report analysed blockchain transaction data from 846 cryptocurrency wallets that had been sanctioned or targeted for seizure because of alleged links to Iran and associated groups. It found that 84% of the wallets had transacted exclusively or almost e

Diesel has become the most expensive fuel at European filling stations, with the average price across the European Union reaching a record €2.226 per litre on 21 September 2026. According to the European Commission’s Weekly Oil Bulletin, the figure represents the highest EU-wide diesel price recorded since the series began in 2005. It is also 13.4 cents per litre higher than the average price of Euro-super 95 petrol. At current prices, filling a 50-litre diesel tank costs

New Zealand is set to begin auctioning the right to apply for its first regulated online casino licences on Tuesday, September 29, marking the second phase of the country’s newly established online gambling licensing framework. The Department of Internal Affairs has confirmed that operators that successfully completed the expression-of-interest process have been invited to take part in the auction. A maximum of 15 operators will be able to secure the right to proceed to the

Hundreds of additional unauthorised betting domains have emerged in Brazil within just two days of the government announcing a ban on online betting, highlighting the scale of the challenge authorities face as they move to curb the country’s illegal gambling market. Monitoring conducted by Bet Legal in collaboration with cybersecurity company Iron Security identified 710 unauthorised betting domains by Sunday evening, a sharp increase from the 295 domains recorded at 18:00