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Indian firm Bharti Overseas Private Limited has increased its voting rights in Airtel Africa to 12.58% after acquiring £57.2m ($76.5m) worth of shares. The subsidiary, Indian Continent Investment Limited, purchased 53.5 million Airtel Africa shares at a rate of £1.07 per unit.

Samoa and Fiji have secured their spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the Oceania Sevens qualifying tournaments. Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea 24-0 in the men's final, showcasing their potential and earning a historic moment for their fans.

Former SEC executive John Reed-Stark has criticized the narrative that blockchain technology aids in tracking illicit crypto funds. He argues that this claim is a lie and that blockchain actually makes it more difficult to trace transactions.

Bitcoin Argentina, a leading non-government organization, has proposed a draft bill to regulate the crypto market in Argentina. The bill aims to preserve decentralization and protect consumers from fraudulent activities. It categorizes crypto platforms into decentralized, local centralized, and global centralized.

India has emerged as the leader in grassroots cryptocurrency adoption, surpassing countries with higher trading and mining activities, according to a report by Chainalysis. Despite regulatory challenges and high taxes, India has maintained robust adoption of cryptocurrencies.

The CryptoPunks collection, a series of 10,000 unique pixel art characters on the Ethereum blockchain, has seen a significant surge in trading volume and sales. The collection's trading volume increased from $200,000 to over $3 million in one week, and its sales volume has seen a 1,000% increase.

France has announced that it will host the next AI safety summit, following the UK's hosting of the first one. European nations are competing for leadership in the field of artificial intelligence, with France pledging around $530 million to support global AI players.