Researchers discovered that microplastic particles are accumulating in ocean eddies — and it's bad news for the environment.

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Former Banking Regulator During GFC, Crypto Policy Since 2016 OCC trust bank charters for Circle, Ripple, Paxos, BitGo and ...

Ripple received conditional approval from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a national trust bank. This marks a significant milestone for the crypto firm ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—At the Fierce Health Payer Summit on Dec. 5, payer executives gave an update on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dilemma in Congress and how it’s impacting their members and businesses.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave conditional approval for five national trust bank charter applications, including for Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) First National Digital Currency ...

OCC charter expands Ripple's regulatory reach and reinforces RLUSD as the gold standard for compliance and trust. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced that Ripple, the ...

Forward-looking: When wildfires sweep through the dry hills outside Los Angeles, homes can be lost in moments. A California startup imagines a different outcome: as embers fall and nearby brush ...

Ripple has secured its first European bank customer for its licensed payments stack, with Switzerland-based AMINA Bank adopting Ripple Payments to support near-real-time cross-border transfers for ...

The conditional approvals clear a path for major crypto companies to operate as national trust banks under the supervision of the US OCC. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — A twelve-person water rescue crew from the Spokane and Spokane Valley fire departments is now in Snohomish County, as continued rain and flooding plague that area. Wednesday ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Fire Department and other local agencies deployed a swift-water rescue team to Western Washington on Wednesday after the State of Washington requested emergency assistance ...