While the Home Office says face scanning is designed to be an “additional” tool for border officers and won’t “replace or overrule human judgment,” it did not answer questions about how it plans to use the technology in real-world environments. “In cases of uncertainty,” the spokesperson says, “individuals will always be treated as children until…
Key Takeaways Ghana’s EOCO and the UK’s NCA teamed up to seize $15.1 million in crypto from a major transnational fraud ring. The 2026 case proves Chainalysis data can help agencies track tokens across nearly 20 diverse blockchains. Authorities are screening victims to finalize a historic repatriation of funds back to the United Kingdom. An…
The Strategy chair believes Bitcoin can jump 500-fold, but this depends more on large-scale financial adoption, not speculation. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor says the company’s core purpose is creating financial products backed by Bitcoin (BTC), a business model he compared to a reserve bank. According to him, Bitcoin’s next stage of development should…
It’s been called RAMageddon: AI’s insatiable demand for hardware has caused a worldwide shortage of memory chips. Now outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook is warning its customers that your next Mac, iPhone, or iPad could be more expensive thanks to surging memory and storage chips costs. In a recent interview, Cook told the WSJ that…
Singlife Philippines and Asia United Bank (AUB) announced Thursday the integration of Singlife’s 100-in-1 Medical Plan into AUB’s HelloMoney and Hello Pag-IBIG mobile applications. The partnership allows users of the digital banking platforms to browse, purchase, and manage health and accident coverage directly within the applications. Partnership Details and Pricing According to a joint statement,…
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket and several related partners, accusing them of offering unlicensed sports betting in the state. Summary Kentucky says prediction markets crossed into sports betting, while platforms claim federal law controls contracts. Kalshi and Polymarket now face lawsuits, tax disputes, and split court rulings across several…
Security researchers have uncovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions posing as live wallpaper and new-tab customization tools that secretly collected user information and generated fake web traffic to make money through advertising. The extensions, which featured popular themes ranging from anime characters and football stars to sports cars and video games, were spread…
Key Takeaways Yield Basis deposits jumped 120% from 1.7M to 3.8M crvUSD in under 2 weeks. The Hybrid Vaults target yield while preserving BTC and ETH exposure. Yield Basis reached $126M TVL; live-market performance will be the next key test. Michael Egorov Says Demand Is Rising for BTC Yield Strategies That Preserve Exposure Crypto investors…
The Moon is slowly making its way back into view after this month’s New Moon. It’s still faint, but a slim crescent is starting to take shape and will become easier to spot over the next several evenings. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, June 18, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. Tonight,…
Binance has been left relying on France as its last realistic route to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets license after its expected authorization bid in Greece reportedly stalled ahead of the European Union’s June 30 deadline. Summary The Big Whale reported that Christine Lagarde helped derail Binance’s MiCA application in Greece despite regulatory progress. With…
