Key Takeaways USDC and USDT card top-ups hit $13.8B by August 2026, pushing stablecoins into daily spending. Base led tracked spending at $1.2B, showing crypto card growth is spreading across multiple chains. Visa and Mastercard still power most cards; subsidy-free growth is next. Stablecoin Cards Move Beyond Trading as Consumer Spending Rises Stablecoins are starting…
ZEC recently surged to an 8-year high. However, it has lost $100 since then. Grayscale’s Zcash fund began trading on NYSE Arca as the Zcash ETF (ZCSH) this Tuesday, August 25, billed by the firm as the first exchange-traded product in the world to offer spot exposure to Zcash (ZEC) and carrying a sponsor’s…
More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a recent study from Truecaller. Since voice is still consumers’ preferred way to communicate, that leaves a big opportunity to automate support and outreach calls using voice AI in the country. Voice AI startup Ringg, which already processes…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Traditional financial institutions often operate under a dangerous assumption: if they do not offer crypto trading or digital asset custody, they are immune to digital asset risk. Former regulator and current TRM Labs APAC Compliance…
Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack reported on Aug. 23 that a restaurant in El Zonte, El Salvador, received its first Bitcoin payment of the month when he paid for lunch. Summary One El Zonte restaurant reportedly recorded only one Bitcoin payment during August, according to Atack. Atack explicitly described the restaurant encounter as anecdotal, not…
Meeting bots have crashed one too many calls, so Microsoft is giving IT departments a bouncer. Microsoft is rolling out a Teams policy that can automatically block detected external bots from joining meetings, removing the need for organizers to approve or reject them manually. The feature builds on Teams’ existing bot-detection system, which currently sends…
Key Takeaways Varso Gas sold a $1.53M Powerball ticket whose 180-day claim window ended Aug. 20. California schools could receive $1.53M, adding to $1.1B in unclaimed prizes since 1985. Varso Gas gets a 0.5% bonus, about $7,500, whether the Powerball prize is claimed or not. The 180-day clock ran out on 8/20 for a $1,532,761…
Brent Kovar promised 30% returns and a 100% money-back guarantee. He is now facing up to 280 years in prison. A federal jury has convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent C. Kovar of defrauding at least 400 investors of $24 million through a crypto investment scheme. Kovar owned Profit Connect, a Las Vegas-based company that…
Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you have a farm. If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Philippine regulatory authorities are evaluating proposals to ban or geo-block Facebook nationwide, citing severe child safety risks, rampant misinformation, and Meta’s delayed response during violent crisis events. The move follows a high-profile campus shooting in…
