Month: February 2026

Technology

Homes a short walk from the sea in England and Scotland – in pictures

From a former fisher’s cottage a stone’s throw from the water, to a majestic Arts…

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Technology

Switching energy deal can save £200 as price cap falls, say experts

Households on a default dual-fuel tariff in Great Britain could cut costs by moving to…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin ETF holders and treasury firms stack protection against price crash below $60,000, Deribit says

Market participants with long-term vision are buying downside protection.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Polymarket bettors appear to have insider-traded on a market designed to catch insider traders

At least 12 wallets collectively made over $1 million betting on the outcome of ZachXBT’s…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin slides Friday as risk-off mood persists, but majors hold weekly gains

Analysts say the latest drop appears to be a leverage flush and positioning cleanup rather…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

While Jack Dorsey cites AI-enabled productivity gains as the reason for Block’s cuts, the deeper…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

World Liberty Financial ties voting power to staking as USD1 supply tops $4.7 Billion

The proposal redirects stablecoin arbitrage from institutional market makers to large token holders and links…

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Technology

Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash…

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Technology

Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks

Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

U.S. regulator’s GENIUS pitch casts dark cloud over crypto sector’s stablecoin model

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would govern stablecoins,…

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