With the first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond ready to launch, the world's top cryptocurrency could be on the cusp of going fully mainstream. The state of New Hampshire just made crypto history by announcing the first-ever municipal bond backed by Bitcoin (BTC +7.01%). That comes just months after New Hampshire approved the first-ever Strategic Bitcoin Reserve...

Indonesia is facing renewed calls to curb deforestation and tighten oversight of forest concessions after a rare tropical cyclone tore across Sumatra, unleashing floods and landslides that have killed more than 700 people and left hundreds missing. The disaster has prompted a nationwide debate over whether the tragedy was driven primarily by climate change-fuelled extreme...

Congressional leaders are involved in negotiations to include new restrictions on U.S. investments in China in a must-pass annual defense bill.