WAO ART #75

Sebastian Melrose, participant of the Netflix's "Too Hot to Handle," has debuted in the Porsche Carrera Cup racing championship driving a Bitcoin-branded 911 with the flag of El Salvador on its rooftop. Bitcoin Racing team has joined the championship to promote cryptocurrency adoption.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, has warned that the recent US-South Korean deal to deploy nuclear-armed submarines and involve Seoul in nuclear planning will lead to a "more serious danger". She said North Korea's nuclear deterrent "should be brought to further perfection".

A drone strike caused a fire at an oil depot in Russian-controlled Crimea, according to local officials. The fire was later put out and no one was hurt. This comes after Russia launched a wave of air strikes in cities across Ukraine.

The Federal Reserve has admitted to failing to act with "sufficient force and urgency" in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed last month in the US's biggest bank failure since 2008. The review comes as another US lender, First Republic, remains in trouble.

Polygon has announced a strategic alliance with Google Cloud to increase adoption of its core protocols and enhance the scaling capabilities of L2 solution, zkEVM. Google will provide its infrastructure and developer tools to make it easier for users to build and launch Web3 products in the Polygon.

Shell Australia is selling its interests in the Browse offshore natural gas project to BP, one of Australia's largest untapped gas fields. The sale is subject to regulatory approvals. BP will purchase Shell's 27% stake. The Browse development has been opposed by climate action campaigners.

Nigeria's Federal Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, has said that Nigeria can give Bulgarian investors access to the markets of all countries in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. Talks on Nigerian oil deliveries to Bulgaria have also started.