Author: admin

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing

Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets,…

Continue Reading Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing
Technology

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer…

Continue Reading UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel
Technology

UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms

Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit…

Continue Reading UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms
Technology

AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear

After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family’s credit…

Continue Reading AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear
Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Brazil’s central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments

The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border…

Continue Reading Brazil’s central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments
Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup

The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a “buy and hold” to a “buy…

Continue Reading Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup
Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin’s ‘hazardous’ airdrop: Why developers are warning against Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork

Developers and industry figures say the eCash proposal introduces user risk, uneven distribution and philosophical…

Continue Reading Bitcoin’s ‘hazardous’ airdrop: Why developers are warning against Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork
Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news

A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a…

Continue Reading Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news
Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi’s weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say

As Wall Street moves onchain, the year’s biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing…

Continue Reading The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi’s weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say
Technology

Britain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthy

The once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken…

Continue Reading Britain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthy