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Tether has led an $8M funding round for Speed to advance Lightning-native payments. The partnership combines the speed of Bitcoin's Lightning Network with the stability of USDT to handle over $1.5bn in annual volume.
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After a rudderless year and an exodus of around 4,000 employees due to Trump administration cuts, NASA got what may be its first piece of good news recently. On December 17, the Senate confirmed billionaire Jared Isaacman as the agency's new administrator. He now holds the power to rehabilitate a battered engine of scientific research, or steer it towards even more disruption. Considering the caliber of President Trump's other appointees,... Read more ›
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f you’ve been waiting for a “buy it now” price on a serious gaming monitor, this one’s hard to ignore. The Acer Predator XB273K is down to $289.99 (was $699.99), saving you $410 (about 59% off). That’s a big cut for a 27-inch 4K IPS display, especially because this model is built for two different ... Read more ›
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TSMC has quietly begun volume production of its 2nm-class N2 process in Q4 2025 as planned, marking the company’s first GAA nanosheet node that will be ramping production at two new fabs to meet strong demand from various customers. Read more ›
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Apple keeps most of its product pricing on a tight leash, but we do see the company's AirTags go on sale pretty frequently. Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the new year. Amazon is currently selling a four-pack of AirTags for $65. At a third off the regular cost, that price is pretty close to the record low discount of $63 we've seen... Read more ›
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Apple is rumored to be introducing a foldable iPhone in September 2026, and since it will bring the biggest form factor change since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, curiosity about the design is high. A 3D designer created an iPhone Fold design based on rumors, and we printed it out to see how it compares to Apple's current iPhones. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The... Read more ›
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Mastercard entered into strategic alliances with the ADI Foundation, NEO PAY, and INFINIOS to expand stablecoin settlement and asset tokenization across the Middle East, bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology. Read more ›
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Singapore-licensed MetaComp and Layer 1 blockchain Stable are partnering to integrate StableChain into the StableX™ Network to deliver compliant, sub-second stablecoin cross-border payments globally. Read more ›
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Singapore-licensed MetaComp and Layer 1 blockchain Stable are partnering to integrate StableChain into the StableX™ Network to deliver compliant, sub-second stablecoin cross-border payments globally. Read more ›
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Mastercard entered into strategic alliances with the ADI Foundation, NEO PAY, and INFINIOS to expand stablecoin settlement and asset tokenization across the Middle East, bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology. Read more ›
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Visa has launched its Stablecoins Advisory Practice to guide European banks, fintechs, and merchants on strategy and implementation as the stablecoin market surpasses $250billion in market cap. Read more ›
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Visa has launched its Stablecoins Advisory Practice to guide European banks, fintechs, and merchants on strategy and implementation as the stablecoin market surpasses $250billion in market cap. Read more ›
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Traditional credit models are broken. Artem Lalaiants shares why 2025 was the tipping point & how fintechs must adapt to Agentic AI in 2026. Read more ›
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Traditional credit models are broken. Artem Lalaiants shares why 2025 was the tipping point & how fintechs must adapt to Agentic AI in 2026. Read more ›
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Shopify’s Winter ’26 Edition, "Renaissance," introduces 150+ updates, including "Agentic Storefronts" that allow customers to buy products directly inside ChatGPT and Perplexity, and "SimGym" for AI-simulated store testing. Read more ›
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Freedom Bank has launched an embedded eSIM miniapp powered by Boxo, allowing its millions of SuperApp users to manage global mobile data and unlimited roaming plans directly within their banking ecosystem. Read more ›
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