North Carolina budget advances 6% tax on prediction market operators

North Carolina lawmakers advanced a wide-ranging budget bill Wednesday that would create a new tax on…

UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’

UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for…

Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad

Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits…

‘He Was on the Valium or Something’: Matt Smith Can’t Believe Keanu Reeves Was Spotted Watching the Infamously Terrible Movie Morbius on a Flight

Doctor Who and House of the Dragon star Matt Smith can’t believe that Matrix legend Keanu…

Apple TV Teases Neuromancer Adaptation With an Iconic Line From William Gibson’s Influential Cyberpunk Novel

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” That’s…

PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive

PlayStation has suddenly told its audience to brace themselves for an entirely physical media-free future. The…

‘I’ll Do a Time Capsule for Them’: How Long Will Hugh Jackman Play Wolverine? Marvel Star Suggests There’s No Need to Think About Handing Over The Role Just Yet

X-Men star Hugh Jackman has suggested he won’t be done playing Wolverine anytime soon. With Marvel…

ESRB Leaks Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition looks set for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch…

Pokémon TCG: Full Release Schedule for 2026 and Beyond

​It feels like every player and their Poochyenas are chasing down the hottest Pokémon cards recently.…

Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails

Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC…

Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance

The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated…

SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after five-year run

SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five…