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Bitcoin Now In French Pension Plans!
Top Stories Tamfitronics VanEck has partnered with Inter Invest to introduce Bitcoin to French pension savings plans through an innovative Exchange Traded Note (ETN). This groundbreaking collaboration marks the first time French pension investors can gain exposure to digital assets in a regulated and secure manner. The product, the $407 million VanEck Bitcoin ETN (VBTC), provides a new way to include Bitcoin in retirement portfolios, offering transparency, security, and diversification.A New Era for French Pension SavingsFrench investors have long sought reliable and regulated ways to invest in cryptocurrencies. The introduction of VBTC within pension plans is a major step towards mainstream adoption, offering a compliant method to include Bitcoin in long-term financial planning. This move signifies a significant shift in the landscape of retirement savings in France, combining traditional financial security with innovative digital asset...
Why the French Far Right Triumphed
Politics tamfitronics On Sunday, France voted in the first round of its National Assembly elections, which were called by President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month, three years before they were scheduled. The result was that the far-right National Rally—the party of the former Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen—scored approximately thirty-four per cent of the vote, followed by an alliance of left parties, with around twenty-eight per cent of the vote, and Macron’s centrist coalition in third place, with twenty-one per cent of the vote. The specific seat-by-seat results are not yet known, but the far right appears to be on the verge of either a legislative majority—which would mean that the National Rally would likely get to choose the next Prime Minister—or a hung Parliament, with the far right in control of the most seats....
‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ ‘Appropriate’ Among Tony Nominees Tackling Antisemitism, Racism and More Social Issues
Politics tamfitronics Live theater always reflects the moment in which it’s presented, but this season, Broadway charged head-on into the politics of today with unusual force: A play that directly addressed antisemitism, Israel and Gaza opened barely two months after the events of Oct. 7; climate protestors interrupted a 140-year-old drama about the threat of environmental calamity, and an onstage chronicle of Vladimir Putin’s rise to power opened even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rolled into its third year.Yet amid all its contemporary resonance, the 2023-24 slate of Tony nominees is equally dominated by one of the oldest forms of modern drama — the family play, now held up to view through an array of contemporary lenses.And often this season, the most intimate family stories were also the most searingly political.Popular on Variety“Family has...
