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Kraken raised $200M at a $20B valuation, after raising $600M at a $15B valuation in Sept.; prior to the two rounds, Kraken raised only $27M in venture capital (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/11/18/kraken-citadel-securities-ken-griffin-…

Exclusive: Crypto exchange Kraken raises $200 million from Ken Griffin’s Citadel to notch $20 billion valuation
Once skittish about digital assets, Citadel has warmed towards the crypto business in 2025.

Bookmarked: Dokumente Kirchen und Judentum #Christentum

Tarpeellinen kärsimys? Eläinsuojelulainsäädännön harhaanjohtava lupaus https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/demokratia/tarpeellinen-karsimys-elainsuojelulainsaadannon-harhaanjohtava-lupaus

Tarpeellinen kärsimys? Eläinsuojelulainsäädännön harhaanjohtava lupaus | Helsingin yliopisto
Eläinsuojelulainsäädäntö ei juurikaan suojaa eläimiä kärsimykseltä. Vaikka lain kirjain saattaa kuulostaa eläimiä suojelevalta, on eläinsuojelun konteksti kuitenkin ennen kaikkea eläinten käyttö ihmisten tarpeisiin.

Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine hand over full control of Donetsk Oblast to Russia as a condition for ending the war during a phone call with Donald Trump this week
After this call, in a shift of rhetoric, Trump indicated he would not supply Ukraine with long range cruise missiles

Putin reemphasized full Donetsk control as key to any deal while signaling possible compromises on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in Trump call, WP reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine hand over full control of Donetsk Oblast to Russia as a condition for ending the war during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 18, citing two senior U.S. officials.

Crypto exchange Kraken says it confidentially filed for a US IPO, without revealing any terms; Kraken said it raised $200M at a $20B valuation on November 18 (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/crypto-exchange-kraken-…

Morgen ist wieder Stammtisch!
Thema ist diesmal:
Gemeinschaftsgetragene Krisenvorsorge
Beim #Stammtisch am 3. Mittwoch treffen sich jeden Monat Netzwerk-Mitglieder online zum kollegialen Austausch und diskutieren #Solawi-Anliegen. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
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Interstellar comet #3IATLAS webcast double feature today (19 November): first at 4:15 UTC on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU8gN-J9gY the next attempt of a live observation from Italy (the first one had been clouded out) - and then at 20:00 UTC on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55SUq2eDXg a NASA press conference with spacecraft observations.

Outstanding episode of krigens dŸgn | DRTV https://www.dr.dk/drtv/episode/krigens-doegn_-saerudgave-fra-kyiv_552789

Putin tells Trump he would drop claims to Zaporizhzhia and Kherson for full control of Donetsk region: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/19/putin-tells-trump-he-would.html

Putin reemphasized full Donetsk control as key to any deal while signaling possible compromises on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in Trump call, WP reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/19/putin-reemphasized-full-donetsk-control.html