was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month. also in november, the ceo of binance, the world s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to anti money laundering and us sanctions violations. he paid a $50 million fine and the company paid a $4.3 billion fine. but bitcoin, it seems, is no worse for the wear. the price climbed above $44,000 tuesday and shares of coinbase global, the largest us crypto exchange, were up as well. bitcoin miners traded higher too. here s some of the wind in their sails. us regulators are expected to approve an exchange traded fund that directly holds bitcoin. it could happen as early as next month and traders are betting on it. data out overnight said higher interest rates are causing businesses to cut costs including recruiting new workers. we re nearly half way in to this year s round of climate talks known as cop28 and there seems to have been progress on some deals already. under one agreement, 110 governments have commi
brigade that the idf claims were hiding in a tunnel located near the indonesian hospital. that s one of the largest healthcare facilities in northern gaza that was hit by airstrikes in october. the bbc has not independently verified the latest claims by the idf. the idf warned people living in northern gaza to move further south as it steps up what it says is the third phase of its ground operations against hamas. the un says nearly i.9m people have been forced from their homes since israel s retaliatory strikes began, after hamas attacks on october the 7th. this as testimony is coming to light about the horrors of the october 7th attacks nearly two months later. the bbc has been hearing evidence that women were sexually assaulted, raped and mutilated during hamas s attacks on southern israel. israeli investigators say they are trawling through 60,000 hours of footage and have compiled more than a thousand testimonies from witnesses and those who handled the bodies of victi
an explosion there, with news agencies reporting it was caused by an israeli air strike. meanwhile the palestinian militant group, the islamic jihad organisation, has posted this video, which it says shows fighting against israeli forces in the city. israel has warned people living in the area to move to safety aid agencies say there s a chronic and growing lack of resources to care for them. meanwhile, more details are emerging of the seventh october attack. the bbc has been hearing evidence that women in israel were sexually assaulted, raped and mutilated by hamas. israeli investigators have gathered more than a thousand testimonies from witnesses and those who handled the bodies of victims after the attack. our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. a warning, her report contains some distressing details. out of the chaos and mass trauma of the hamas attacks, new stories are starting to emerge of rape and sexual assault. including graphic t
developments coming out of israel and gaza. the israeli military says its troops are now in the heart of khan younis, which they call a hamas stronghold . it follows an intense overnight bombardment. it follows what they call the most intense day of fighting. the islamichhad organisation posted this video which it says it shows are fighting against israeli forces in the city. the un food programme says the resumption of fighting has intensified the hunger crisis intensified the hunger crisis in gaza and also along without more details emerging of the october seven attack. bbc has been hearing evidence that women in israel was sexually assaulted, raped and mutilated by hamas. israeli investigators that have gathered more than 1000 testimonies from witnesses and those are handled the bodies of the victims after the attack. lucy williamson has more from jerusalem and a warning, this report contains distressing details. out of the chaos and mass trauma of the hamas attacks, new
and then the collapse of the ftx cyrptocurrency exchange in november 2022, and the ftx founder was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month. also in november, the ceo of binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to anti money laundering and us sanctions violations and paid a $50 million fine and the company paid a $4.3 billion fine. but bitcoin, it seems, is no worse for the wear. the price climbed above $44,000 tuesday and shares of coinbase global, the largest crypto exchange in the us were up as well. bitcoin minors traded up as well. here are some of the wind in their sails. us regulators are expected to approve an exchange traded fund that directly holds bitcoin. that could happen as early as next month and traders are betting on it. australia s economy barely grew in the third quarter with gdp rising just 0.2%, the slowest growth in a year. households have been cutting back on spending and exports have also been flagging and data further