Mastercard taps Polygon to turn clunky crypto addresses into simple usernames
Mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity…
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Newly released emails and a Trump-ordered investigation have thrust billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman into the Epstein firestorm
Reed Hoffman has spent years trying to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, having repeatedly apologized for his past ties to…
ARK Invest scoops $10M in Bullish as it hits record low amid crypto stock rout
Crypto stocks plunged on Monday, with Coinbase, Marathon Digital, Riot, CleanSpark, Circle and Strategy all sliding sharply.
Eight firms investigated over online pricing as CMA exercises new powers
Eight companies are under formal investigation by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns over online pricing tactics,…
Average Bitcoin ETF investor now underwater as BTC falls below $89.6K
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw another day of heavy withdrawals, while Solana ETFs maintained an uninterrupted inflow streak since launch.
I’m 43 With $315k in an IRA and $90k in a Roth. Can I Retire at 57?
I am a divorced father and am 43 years old. I have $315,000 in a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA),…
Bitcoin sinks under $90K: BitMine, Bitwise execs tip bottom this week
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said a price bottom is coming soon and will present a “generational opportunity” and a “gift for…
Only 3% of business leaders think Lords will back down on employment rights bill, survey shows
UK businesses are bracing for renewed uncertainty as the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) returns to the House of Lords today,…
Bitcoin sinks under $90K: BitMine, Bitwise execs tip bottom this week
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said a price bottom is coming soon and will present a “generational opportunity” and a “gift for…
Is ‘financial FOMO’ sabotaging your savings?
If you’ve ever had a bad case of FOMO, you’re not alone. The problem: It could hurt your financial security.…
XRP ‘structurally fragile’ as 41.5% of supply at a loss
XRP supply in profit is at its lowest levels in 12 months, and one analyst has warned of further downside…
Twitter hacker ordered to repay £4.1m in bitcoin after celebrity account scam
A British man jailed in the US for hacking into the Twitter accounts of high-profile figures including Barack Obama and…
Best money market account rates today, November 17, 2025 (Earn up to 4.26% APY)
Find out which banks offer the highest rates. Money market accounts (MMAs) can be a great place to store your…
XRP traders hope fresh wave of ETF launches will restore the bull trend
A handful of XRP ETFs could launch this week, leading traders to predict the start of a new rally, but…
Is Rachel Reeves pricing out fine dining?
When I first started taking clients out to dinner, you could sit under the copper dome of Le Gavroche, order…
Price predictions 11/17: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE
Bitcoin attempted a recovery but is facing selling at higher levels, indicating that bears continue to sell on rallies.
Itron buys Israeli startup Locusview for $525m
US smart energy and water solutions company Itron (Nasdaq: ITRI) has announced the acquisition of an Israeli startup Luxview For…
Understanding Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) Through Excel
Deep learning is often seen as a black box. We know that it learns from data, but we rarely stop…
Javascript Fatigue: HTMX Is All You Need to Build ChatGPT — Part 2
In part 1, we showed how we could leverage HTMX to add interactivity to our HTML elements. In other words,…
Rural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
The letter K has become popular recently when describing the American economy in which the wealthiest Americans thrive while everyone…
Introducing ShaTS: A Shapley-Based Method for Time-Series Models
Why you should not explain your time-series data with tabular Shapley methods The post Introducing ShaTS: A Shapley-Based Method for…
Govt plans bank tax for mortgage relief even if rate falls
With the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his economic advisor and head of the National Economic Council, Professor Avi…
Next 1000x Crypto? Bitcoin Hyper Might Be 2025’s Best Crypto Presale
What do you know: Bitcoin volatility and extreme fear are pushing investors towards infrastructure narratives like Bitcoin Layer-2s that could…
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Pandas DataFrames
Learn how to initialize dataframes from dictionaries, lists, and NumPy arrays The post The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Pandas DataFrames…
Crypto ETPs see biggest weekly outflows since February as investors pull $2B
Investors retreat from crypto ETPs across major regions, resulting in a 27% decline in AUM from October’s peak as uncertainty…
Fruit machine tax rise would risk pub closures and cut £622m revenue stream, industry warns
Pub operators and hospitality leaders have warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ expected tax raid on gaming machines could seriously damage…
Javascript Fatigue: HTMX is all you need to build ChatGPT — Part 1
Building a chatbot (almost) without Javascript, only with Python and HTML. The post Javascript Fatigue: HTMX is all you need…
SEO’s Old Blueprint Just Got Rewritten: Aussie Firm Rolls Out ‘Google AI Mode’ for Search
Sydney-based agency PK SEO has announced that Australia is now live with what it calls “AI Mode” in search –…
Singapore’s SGX to launch Bitcoin and Ether perps as institutional demand climbs
SGX is aiming to capture rising institutional crypto demand by launching the second set of Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures…
Neometals secures conditional grant for VRP1 in Pori, Finland
Neometals’ Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP1) in Pori, Finland has received a conditional grant worth €48.7 million ($56.56 million) from Business…
Samsung’s Galaxy Brief Just Got a Creative Kick – Meet the ‘Nano Banana’ Selfie-Upgrade!
Samsung users, prepare for an overhaul of your daily briefing. The cool thing? Those days of only getting your weather and…
Neometals secures conditional grant for VRP1 in Pori, Finland
Neometals’ Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP1) in Pori, Finland has received a conditional grant worth €48.7 million ($56.56 million) from Business…
Salary sacrifice pension cap would remove vital cost-saving tool for employers, experts warn
Business and financial experts have strongly criticized a potential crackdown on salary sacrifice pension benefits in the next Budget, warning…
Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.1B as analysts warn of ‘mini’ bear market at pivotal moment
Bitcoin’s price is now at a “pivotal juncture” as the fate of the market cycle depends on incoming macro signals…
Elbit Systems announces huge mystery deal
Elbit Systems (TSE: ELST, Nasdaq: ELST) announced a massive $2.3 billion strategic deal this morning with an international client. Elbit…
Visa leans into AI-enabled payments and stablecoins to stay ahead of the game, says Asia-Pacific president Stephen Karpin
Societies are moving away from cash and adopting new ways of making payments and transferring money. In Asia, many have…
Inside the Mind of Dr. Phyllis Pobee: The Science Behind GeneLean360°
Dr. Phyllis Poppy, MD, is a triple-board-certified physician and founder and CEO of GeneLean360°, a science-based weight loss company that…
Arcade tokens are a ‘critical building block’ in crypto’s evolution: a16z
Venture capital firm a16z argues ecosystem-locked tokens, akin to airline miles, could be key for builders to create stable, spendable…
ZIM shareholder group seeks to appoint three directors
Israeli shareholders who own more than 8% of the shares of shipping line ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) are…
5-year Cardano hodler loses 90% of $6.9M ADA in bungled swap
A Cardano holder mistakenly turned $6.9 million worth of ADA into $847,695 million worth of a little-known stablecoin after using…
Bessent says Trump’s $2,000 checks would need congressional vote
Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $2,000 “dividends” from tariffs to US citizens would require…
IAI unit opens suicide drone production plant in Morocco – report
Blue Bird Aero Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has opened a suicide drone production facility in Morocco,…
UK growth slows to 0.1% as car production slump drags economy ahead of budget
UK economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, rising just 0.1% between July and September, as a sharp decline…
The Bitcoin vs Zcash debate intensifies as ZEC reclaims $700 level
Individuals from both communities sparred over privacy, centralization, and market manipulation as ZEC continues to dominate the narrative.
A key negotiation for Trump, MBS during Saudi visit to Washington: future Palestinian statehood
President Donald Trump He was not specific about how much he would like to see Saudi Arabia and Israel normalize…
UK exports to US fall to lowest level since 2022 as Trump tariffs hit British trade
UK exports to the US have fallen to their lowest level in more than three years, as Donald Trump’s renewed…
SoftBank reduces Lemonade stake – Globes
The Japanese investment giant is no longer a party to the interest of the Israeli digital insurance company. Japanese investment…
I Built an IOS App in 3 Days with Literally No Prior Swift Knowledge
What I learned about vibe coding, AI tools, and getting started as a solopreneur The post I Built an IOS…
The Trump administration gets it right on limiting the power of proxy advisory firms such as ISS and Glass Lewis
Reports this week are that the Trump administration is moving to draft an executive order potentially limiting the power of…
Stop Worrying about AGI: The Immediate Danger is Reduced General Intelligence (RGI)
Let’s make conscious and deliberate choices when we use AI. The post Stop Worrying about AGI: The Immediate Danger is…