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The integration will enable businesses to fund and receive Visa Direct payouts using stablecoins in select markets.

Journalist Aslam Shah was granted bail on Wednesday, a week after his arrest on the charges of “defamation through social media” under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). In a hearing held today on his bail application, Judicial Magistrate (South) granted Shah bail and directed him to submit surety bonds of Rs30,000. A large number of journalists were present at the hearing, while the lawyer representing the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Shiraz Rajper, appeared as well. On January 7, the NCCIA arrested Shah on charges of “defamation through social media”. Shah had moved an application through his counsel, Nasir Ahmed, before the Judicial Magistrate (South), seeking post-arrest bail in the case. On January 12, the magistrate took up the bail plea, but an NCCIA official appeared and informed the court that the investigating officer was on leave and that the case file was not available with the prosecution. He requested that the matter be adjourned to Jan 14. In the application, ...

НАБУ и САП 14 января сообщили о подозрении руководительнице одной из депутатских фракций Верховной Рады — по данным СМИ, речь идет о Юлии Тимошенко. После этого соцсети взорвались мемами о руководительнице "Батьківщини".

В Киеве и ряде регионе введены экстренные отключения света, то есть графики не действуют. В ДТЭК рассказали, что делать, если электроэнергию не давали уже более 12 часов.

De Duitse politiek lukt het maar niet om aan de verwachtingen van de Duitse industrie – die van een vrije val spreekt – te voldoen. Stop met piepen, zeggen sommige economen.

Первым о смерти нардепа сообщил его коллега по фракции Жан Беленюк. До избрания в Верховную Раду Александр Кабанов был сценаристом Студии "Квартал 95".

Crypto markets pushed higher on Wednesday after bitcoin broke above a key resistance level, triggering heavy liquidations and paving the way for sharp gains across altcoins.

Perp DEXs handle only a fraction of the trading activity seen in TradFi investments, but their infrastructure is catching up to the slow and fragmented centralized trading venues. Perpetual decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are gaining traction as traders turn to blockchain-based platforms that promise lower costs and fewer intermediaries than traditional centralized venues. Perp DEXs are blockchain-based venues for trading perpetual futures contracts, allowing traders to bet on the underlying asset's price with leverage and without an expiry date. Crypto research firm Delphi Digital said in its outlook for 2026 that perp DEXs are poised to continue taking market share from traditional finance products. It argued that decentralized infrastructure is structurally more efficient than legacy systems, which it described as fragmented and expensive to operate. Read more

Metaplanet shares approached the 637 yen trigger that reactivates the company’s moving strike warrants and unlocks hundreds of millions for new bitcoin purchases.

Растопить замерзшее авто сложно, но благодаря полезным советам и лайфхакам этот процесс можно существенно упростить.

Gold and silver pushed to fresh all-time highs this week, creating a financial gap that sets the stage for a potential Bitcoin catch-up rally. According to Gold Price data, gold reached an all-time high of over $4,600, with industry experts predicting a rise above $5,000. At the same time, silver has topped $90, and its […] The post Bitcoin is following a discreet lag pattern behind gold that puts a $130k target immediately in play appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A growing number of Palestinians suspected of illegal entry are being held in police custody in overcrowded cells, even told to 'defecate on each other.' One Palestinian was held overnight in an open-air cell in the Jerusalem Hills with no shoes, what he described as 'a cage with damp blankets'

Backpack exchange launched an invite-only beta for its Unified Prediction Portfolio, letting users hedge and trade across markets in a single crypto account. Backpack, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by former employees of Alameda Research and the defunct FTX, is entering prediction markets with an ambitious plan to unify balances from different types of trading. The exchange has launched private beta testing for its new platform, called the Unified Prediction Portfolio, Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante said in a post on X on Tuesday. “This isn’t yet another wrapper over Kalshi, Polymarket, or any other prediction market platform,” Ferrante wrote, describing the forthcoming market as a “native system with everything tokenized and risk profiled, together.” Read more

Ученые выяснили, что в условиях невесомости в космосе у людей происходит смещение, растяжение и сжатие мозга.

Visa has chosen BVNK to power Visa Direct pilots using stablecoins, enabling pre-funded cross-border payouts to wallets in select markets. Visa has chosen United Kingdom‑based stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to power new Visa Direct pilots, allowing some business customers to pre‑fund cross‑border payouts in stablecoins and deliver digital US dollars directly to recipients’ wallets in select markets. The partnership, announced Wednesday, builds on Visa’s earlier stablecoin experiments, including onchain settlement tests with USDC on networks like Ethereum and Solana. The move follows a strategic investment in BVNK in May 2025 through its Visa Ventures arm, as card schemes race to embed tokenized dollars into their treasury and payout rails. Read more

Новый глава Офиса президента Кирилл Буданов формирует свою команду, и многие из тех, кто работал при Андрее Ермаке, пока сохранят свои посты.

В поселке Рудно недалеко от Львова произошла стрельба. Неизвестный стрелял в автомобиль группы оповещения ТЦК.

Холодный воздух зимой легко проникает в дом через малейшие щели в окнах, снижая эффективность отопления и создавая ощущение прохлады даже в закрытом помещении. Специалисты по отоплению и вентиляции отмечают: стекло само по себе не способно полностью удерживать тепло, поэтому дополнительное утепление окон в холодный сезон имеет решающее значение.

[PRESS RELEASE – Castries, Saint Lucia, January 14th, 2026] PrimeXBT, a leading global crypto and CFD broker, has listed 40 new crypto futures trading pairs, significantly expanding its asset coverage across high-demand segments including AI, Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks, DeFi, Infrastructure, Meme tokens, NFT, Metaverse, and Payments. The expansion is part of the company’s ongoing […]

Из-за проблем с отоплением после российских обстрелов многие украинцы ищут альтернативные способы согреться, в том числе электрические обогреватели. В продаже очень много моделей разной стоимости, и дешевые иногда работают лучше дорогих.