Ordered – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ordered – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Belarus Banks Ordered to Speed Up Crypto Adoption https://earlybirdsinvest.com/belarus-banks-ordered-to-speed-up-crypto-adoption/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/belarus-banks-ordered-to-speed-up-crypto-adoption/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:02:32 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/belarus-banks-ordered-to-speed-up-crypto-adoption/

Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, has told the country’s banking leaders to expand their use of cryptocurrencies and modern financial tools.

Speaking during a meeting with both central and commercial banks, he stressed that using new technologies, including cryptocurrencies, is no longer optional.

According to a report by the Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Lukashenko urged financial institutions to accelerate their adoption of digital assets for cross-border payments.

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He referenced the country’s economic struggles over the past five years and said banks must “act” to keep financial services functioning under pressure.

Crypto transactions in Belarus are already growing, with over $1.7 billion in outbound payments made through exchanges in just the first seven months. Lukashenko stated that this amount could increase to $3 billion by the end of 2025.

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 continue to operate in the country and are expected to see higher volumes.

Additionally, Lukashenko suggested that QR code-based services should be expanded and called for the launch of a real-time payment system by the end of the year.

One bank, VTB Bank Belarus, already supports QR payments tied to the country’s ERIP platform, which offers users a digital option for routine transactions.

Lukashenko also outlined goals for the financial sector. These include introducing biometric ID systems, using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, and creating a domestic IT firm to reduce reliance on foreign technology providers.

Financial regulators in the United States recently issued a statement explaining how licensed exchanges can offer spot crypto trading. What did they say? Read the full story.

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pixel care

TL;DR

  • Google has launched a new device protection program called Pixel Care Plus.
  • Pixel Care Plus offers new benefits like $0 screen and battery repairs, $0 post-warranty malfunction claims, and more.
  • Current monthly subscribers of Google Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection will be migrated over to this new program in the coming months.

If you were worried about having an accident with your Pixel phone, Google offered an insurance program called Preferred Care to help protect your device. This service would allow you to have repairs done or receive replacements in the case of a mishap. We’re using the past tense here because Google has now replaced this program with a new one.

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Today, the Mountain View-based firm launched a new device protection program called Pixel Care Plus. This program is in partnership with Asurion, which diverges from Google’s former collaboration with Assurant for Preferred Care. In the announcement, Google claims that the new program offers “a higher level of coverage, service, and peace of mind for Google hardware owners.”

Along with the new program, Google is offering a few new benefits that include:

  • Unlimited claims for accidental damage, extended warranty claims, and mechanical damage
  • $0 screen and battery repairs
  • $0 post-warranty malfunction claims
  • Genuine Google parts and replacements
  • Priority Support from Pixel Experts
  • Self-service claims through the Google Store website
  • Optional added loss and theft coverage

The tech giant adds that Pixel Care Plus customers get free upgraded shipping on replacements (including next-day shipping). Customers will be able to file claims from the Google Store and select a location and time for the repair. Alternatively, you can also to submit a claim through the My Pixel app, formerly known as Pixel Tips.

As for the prices, Google offers a breakdown in the screenshot below. You can check out the prices for other eligible devices on the Pixel Care Plus website.

Pixel Care prices

There are some stipulations you should be aware of. Pixel owners will have 60 days after purchase to sign their device up for Pixel Care Plus. The device must also be one of the products that Google considers eligible. At the moment, that includes the Pixel 8 and up, the Pixel Watch 2 and up, the Pixel Tablet, the Fitbit Ace LTE, the Fitbit Versa 4, the Fitbit Sense 2, the Fitbit Charge 6, and the Fitbit Inspire 3. Last but not least, you’ll need to be in the US, but where you purchased your device won’t matter.

Just like submitting claims, you’ll be able to add a device to the program from the Google Store or through the My Pixel app. For those of you who are current monthly subscribers of Google Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection, Google says you’ll be migrated over to this new program in the coming months.

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Merrill Lynch will have to shell out nearly $3.7 million in damages and other costs after arbitrators sided against the wealth management firm following a private equity complaint.

Two customers, Qun He and Haihui Zhang, filed a complaint against Merrill, Bank of America’s wealth management division, in late 2023, alleging the firm violated securities laws, industry standards and its fiduciary duty.

The complainants also alleged the firm acted with negligence and negligent supervision and breached its contract related to various unspecified securities. Merrill Lynch denied the allegations.

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) made an independent arbitration forum available, and a public panel of arbitrators decided Merrill Lynch should pay the claimants $2.73 million in compensatory damages, $2,002 in costs and $954,634 in attorneys’ fees.

Michael Bixby, a Florida attorney who represented the two customers, tells AdvisorHub that a broker recommended investments in illiquid proprietary feeder funds sold by Merrill. Bixby says that the feeder funds pooled capital into private equity investments overseen by institutional investors such as Apollo Global Management, KKR and Blackstone.

The lawyer says the recommended funds were advertised as having potential annual returns of 15% to 20%, but ended up recording annual returns around 3% after subtracting private equity fees and administrative charges from Merrill.

“We’re pleased with the result, and we think it reflects the arbitrator’s decision that Merrill was responsible for misconduct and held them accountable.” 

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About 14 million Android users are set to receive a massive $314.6 million payout from Google, after a jury declared the company wrongfully transferred customer data without permission.

A jury in California has found the tech giant must pay damages for transferring data from idle Android smartphones without permission, reports Reuters.

Google says it will appeal the decision, which the lawsuit claimed triggered “mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google’s benefit.”

The jury found the data transfers violated California’s privacy laws, and the money will be handed exclusively to users in the state.

According to the lawsuit, which was initiated in 2019, the company used customers’ cellular data to transfer information that was used for things like targeted advertising.

In court, Google argued that the transfers were fully legal and covered by the company’s privacy policies and terms of service, and no users were harmed in any way.

After the verdict was announced, Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said the jury’s decision “misunderstands services that are critical to the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices.”

Google is also facing a lawsuit on the transfers that represent customers in the rest of the country, which is set to start in the first half of next year.

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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff. Patrick Reis is off today: Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by the Trump administration, seemingly just for writing an op-ed. Now, in a scorching new ruling, a federal judge ordered her freed.

What’s the background? Öztürk — a Tufts University PhD student and a Turkish national — was whisked off the streets of Massachusetts by ICE agents in late March. Her arrest was part of the Trump administration effort to revoke visas from students who protested Israel’s war in Gaza.

Her detention stood out as particularly shocking because there was no indication she had ever engaged in any disruptive or lawbreaking protests. She had merely co-authored an op-ed in Tufts’ student newspaper last year that criticized the war and urged school administrators to acknowledge students’ concerns about it.

A Trump administration spokesperson anonymously claimed in March that “DHS and ICE investigations found Öztürk engaged in activities in support of Hamas.” But to this day they have conspicuously failed to produce any evidence of that — including, when Öztürk filed suit, before a judge.

What did the judge say? Judge William Sessions III ordered Öztürk released “immediately.” Ruling from the bench, he sounded appalled by the Trump administration’s conduct, which he said “chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens.”

He said Öztürk had made “very substantial claims of First Amendment and due process violations,” and that, furthermore, the government had offered “no evidence” about their motivation for detaining her other than the op-ed.

Is this case over, then? No. Öztürk was ordered released from detention. But the question of whether the US government can legally revoke her visa remains unresolved. While Sessions sounds very likely to rule in her favor, it’s unclear if conservatives on the Supreme Court will do the same, should the case reach them. Still, this case has been an embarrassment to the Trump administration, and perhaps there’s a faint glimmer of hope they’ll decide to just drop it. Too optimistic? Probably.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

If you want some good art film recommendations, Jia Zhangke — one of the best directors working today, in my view — visited the Criterion Closet this week and picked some of his favorites. His own films are also streaming on the Criterion Channel — if you’re interested in contemplative movies about the modernization of China that suddenly drop a Village People dance track, check them out!

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Wells Fargo is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars after a jury in Florida found the bank charged unauthorized fees and mishandled a trust fund established for minors.

The law firm representing the Seminole Minors Per Capita Payment Trust, a trust fund set up by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to safeguard the financial futures of around 2,000 children, says Wells Fargo is set to pay $825 million in damages and over $7 million compensation for the unauthorized fees charged.

The lawsuit accused Wells Fargo and eight of its executives of breaching fiduciary duty to the tribe and its children. The eight Wells Fargo executives were ordered to individually pay token damages of between $50 to $500.

According to the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Wells Fargo relationship manager Kim Scott confessed to the bank’s wrongdoing during cross-examination

“…Scott admitted Wells Fargo knowingly mismanaged funds, maintained inadequate records, and collected millions in unauthorized fees. Scott also revealed he had never fully reviewed the Trust’s governing documents, despite managing one of the bank’s largest accounts.”

Wells Fargo was fired as the trust fund’s trustee in 2016 after officials of the Seminole Tribe conducted a review of the rate of returns. Wells Fargo’s investment strategy reportedly resulted in returns that barely kept pace with inflation. The leaders of the Seminole Tribe also questioned illegal fees amounting to $7.6 million that Wells Fargo had charged the trust.

Following the jury verdict, Wells Fargo says it will appeal. A spokesperson for Wells Fargo’s Wealth and Investment Management department, Meghan McDonald, says.

“We followed the [Seminole] Tribal Government’s clear and repeated instructions about the management of the trust, abided by our fiduciary duty, and delivered financial results consistent with the Trust’s mandate for the children of the Tribe during our time as Trustee. Our goal for the appeal is to address multiple courtroom rulings that we believe prevented us from sharing the full story with the jury.”

The Seminole Minors Per Capita Payment Trust was set up two decades ago with the sole trustee being Wachovia Bank, which Wells Fargo acquired in 2008. The trust derived its resources primarily from the Tribe’s gaming enterprises. Currently, estimates place the trust’s assets at nearly $3 billion.

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