China Halts Foreign Adoption of Children amid Demographic Crisis

The Chinese government announced Friday that it would no longer allow foreign families to adopt Chinese children, ending a program that has found homes overseas for more than 160,000 children since 1992. Beijing refused to provide a clear explanation for the decision, but most observers suspect it is a response to China's falling birth rate. […]

Morgan Stanley’s ETF move a ‘giant step’ for bitcoin adoption – Blockworks

Enjoy Blockworks.co’s On the Margin newsletter today, and get the news delivered straight to your inbox tomorrow. Subscribe to the On the Margin Newsletter. Welcome to the On the Margin newsletter, brought to you by Ben Strack and Casey Wagner. Here’s what’s in today’s edition: What it means for Morgan Stanley to allow advisors to […]

Afghan child remains in limbo after appeals court voids U.S. Marine’s adoption

The future of a young Afghan boy is uncertain after he lost his family in a U.S. nighttime raid in Afghanistan five years ago. A Virginia appeals court on Tuesday invalidated the adoption of an Afghan war orphan, nicknamed “Baby Doe” in court documents, by U.S. Marine Mast and his wife, Stephanie Mast. The court […]