Month: September 2026

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds

Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin’s on a streak it hasn’t hit since 2012

Bitcoin’s 10% September gain puts it on track for a rare three-month winning streak last…

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Technology

Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes…

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Technology

New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000

Falling oil eased inflation worries through the Asian session, while a bill to make the…

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Technology

Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows

Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

U.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in ‘mention markets’ on prediction platforms

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new advisory to flag the unique dangers of…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Democrats ‘chose visceral hatred for’ Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says

Senator Cynthia Lummis said the crypto industry should “pin it on the Democrats” in her…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto market structure can’t wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White House

White House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress’ “lame duck”…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Canada’s ‘Big Six’ banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative

Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to…

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