Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch
Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.
Japan’s Stablecoin Push: Lawson Tests JPYC, SBI Preps JPYSC Yield
SBI launches JPYSC lending while Lawson pilots JPYC payments, signaling broader stablecoin adoption in Japan.
Tech
Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke
Anthropic is leveraging its massive $132 billion in funding and projected $1 trillion IPO valuation to promote…
Blackrock’s Tokenized Funds Hit $2.93B Onchain as Ethereum Leads With $1.1B
Blackrock now manages $2.93 billion in tokenized assets onchain, with Ethereum leading the pack ahead of Avalanche,…
Berkshire's $397B Bet Against an Overheated Market
Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated a record $397.4 billion in cash and Treasury bills—59% of its investable…
Crypto
Bitcoin: Saylor and Back View the BIP-110 Proposal as More Dangerous Than the “Spam” It Targets
The debate around the evolution of the Bitcoin network is experiencing a new episode with the BIP-110 proposal, designed…
Interrail: 6,379Km and 13 Countries over 7 weeks
A couple completed a 7-week Interrail journey across 13 countries covering 6,379 km using a 15-day travel pass, spending…
Ethereum Price Prediction: Robinhood Chain Bridges $141M In ETH As Eric Trump Calls The Bottom
Ethereum trades at $1,775.56 on July 13, down 1.66%, pulling back from a push toward $1,844 as Iran’s weekend strikes…
Quadrupling code performance with a "useless" if
A developer optimizing a domain-specific compressor discovered that adding a simple conditional check to predict when a…
Crypto
Michael Saylor Changes Tone As Strategy Reshapes Its Finances
The crypto market is going through a phase of profound institutional transformation, where the treasury management…
Crypto
Zoomex Debuts at Wimbledon 2026, Connecting Users to Elite Sporting Moments via Predict Market
LEDE: Partnering with Felix Gill, James Duckworth, and Roman Safiullin, Zoomex reinforces its brand positioning as the…
England top air miles among semi-finalists - does it matter?
England have travelled far more than rivals France and Argentina as World Cup 2026 tests teams across North America.
Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink Hijacked as ‘SCATMAN’ Memecoin Rockets to $32M on Robinhood Chain
Attackers seized the official X accounts of SpaceXAI and Starlink on Sunday to promote a memecoin called Scam Altman…
Sports
Meet Team NI athletes heading to the Commonwealth Games
BBC Sport NI looks at all 65 athletes who will be part of Team NI at the Commonwealth Games this summer.
Cardano Price Prediction: Is the 20-Day EMA Retest a Buying Opportunity or a Warning Sign for ADA?
Cardano trades at $0.1599 on July 13, down 1.24% and retesting the 20-day EMA at $0.1667 as Iran launched coordinated…
Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer
Just Fontaine's record of 13 goals in a single World Cup has stood for decades, but he never played in the tournament…
Bitcoin Holds Drops Below 63$K as Trump Resumes Iran Strikes While Oil Jumps 4.5%
Bitcoin is trading around $63,000, down 2% over the last 24 hours, as the United States launched a third round of…
Lawson Launches Japan’s First POS-Integrated JPYC Stablecoin Payment Trial
Lawson is set to conduct payment tests using JPYC stablecoin backed by the Japanese yen beginning in early August at one…
Cambridge Report Reveals Ethereum’s Energy Consumption Dropped 99.98% Post-Merge
The report stresses that “The Merge,” a foundational change in Ethereum’s consensus mechanism, reduced energy demand by…
Bitcoin (BTC) at a Crossroads: Make-or-Break Levels to Watch as Its Dominance Shakes Up the Market
The chart shows that the Bitcoin dominance peaked in early 2025 and has been quietly losing ground.
XRP Tokenization Gains Attention for Institutional Finance
XRP Ledger's native tokenization model removes smart contract dependence for institutional real-world asset issuance and…
Heavy rains and flash floods in Bangladesh leave 51 dead
Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides have hit large parts of the country.
Chinese Prosecutors Call for Stronger Crypto AML Rules and Blockchain Evidence Standards
China’s prosecutorial authorities have outlined a broader legal framework for tackling cryptocurrency-related money…
Backtrack-Free Cursive
A writer frustrated by the frequent backtracking required in English cursive—particularly when dotting i's and crossing…