Peru Completes First Bank-Originated Crypto Payment in Pilot
The local press reported that the Peruvian Credit Bank (BCP) had completed the first bank-originated crypto-based payment in Peru. An employee used a bank-issued token...
Trump’s GENIUS Act Won’t Knock UAE Off Crypto Throne
The US passed its landmark GENIUS Act, bringing President Trump one step closer to his pledge of making the US the “crypto capital of the...
Stripe And Paradigm Announce Tempo, A New Layer-1 Blockchain For Stablecoins
Fintech giant Stripe and crypto venture firm Paradigm have announced their collaboration on a new project named Tempo. The Layer-1 (L1) blockchain, designed specifically around...
EU lawmakers skeptical of digital euro as ECB renews pitch
Europe’s central bank pitched the digital euro as a backup in a crisis, but some EU lawmakers still had doubts over its design and use....
Sunny weather and football boosted retail sales in July
Sales volumes rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.6% in July, official statistics show....
Australians still feel bank ‘friction’ despite years of crypto progress
Crypto bosses say the government now needs to bring in clear rules, so regulators and banks can distinguish the good from the bad actors....
Chris Mason: Heads it’s awkward, tails it’s awkward for the prime minister
Many in Westminster expect Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s fate to be decided today....
What we do and don’t know about Angela Rayner’s tax advice
The deputy PM has admitted underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex....
Heads it’s awkward, tails it’s awkward for the prime minister
Many in Westminster expect Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s fate to be decided today....
Some crypto-goers don’t seem to fancy Stripe’s new blockchain
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison cited Solana’s TPS to justify a new layer-1, which prompted Helius Labs’ CEO to call his claim “wrong on several dimensions.”...