Technology

UK savings: 5% interest rate deals may not last, say experts

Competition is hotting up, with National Savings & Investments lifting rates to the highest in…

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Technology

How to storm-proof your home, from roof tiles to garden fences

With an extremely wet and windy winter forecast, take steps to keep you and your…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin’s volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018

CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%

Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031

Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing, though only 6%…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms…

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Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priority

Arbitrum recently replaced its Timeboost transaction-ordering system with a new model called Priority Gas Auctions.

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New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky

Alex Mashinsky, already serving 12 years for fraud, settled New York’s civil case over claims…

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Ledger investigates potential wallet tampering after reports of $86 million in crypto stolen

The hardware wallet maker said it is investigating devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller…

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