UK uncovers criminal crypto network
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 5 December 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has nominated cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and a dramatic attempt to impose martial law in South Korea by its president has backfired. The French parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier and a UK-led operation has uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme. Plus, Google DeepMind has unveiled an artificial intelligence weather prediction model that outperforms traditional methods.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Donald Trump picks crypto enthusiast Paul Atkins for SEC chair
‘Revenge cycle’: South Korean crisis highlights deep political divide
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
French parliament votes to oust Michel Barnier’s government
Google DeepMind hits new milestone in AI weather forecasting
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| 0:00.0 | We're Equinor, an energy company searching for better. |
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| 0:22.0 | We plan to increase that to 50% by 2030. |
| 0:25.4 | We're an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:28.4 | equinore.co.uk. |
| 0:33.7 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:36.3 | Today is Thursday, December 5th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:41.7 | Donald Trump has named his pick for Wall Street's top watchdog, |
| 0:45.8 | and South Korea's president took a massive political risk in declaring martial law, |
| 0:52.0 | but it backfired. |
| 0:54.0 | Plus, what links Russian spies with Irish cocaine traffickers? |
| 0:59.6 | Well, they're both allegedly using the same crypto crime network. |
| 1:05.3 | I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:20.3 | Music and here's the news you need to start your day. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| 1:28.2 | Atkins is a former commissioner for the agency. |
| 1:32.0 | Trump's choice signals that the SEC will take a looser approach to regulating Wall Street |
| 1:37.2 | and a friendlier stance on cryptocurrency. |
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