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The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

"Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it’s interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible." - Daniel Kahneman

"Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it’s interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible." - Daniel Kahneman

Expanding the stablecoin yield prohibition to include the application layer is an anti-competitive practice, industry advocacy groups say. The Blockchain Association, a non-profit crypto advocacy organization, wrote a letter to the US Senate Committee on Banking, signed by over 125 crypto industry groups and companies, opposing the ban on third-party service providers and platforms offering customer rewards to stablecoin holders. Expanding the prohibition on stablecoin issuers sharing yield directly with customers, outlined in the GENIUS stablecoin regulatory framework, to include third-party service providers stifles innovation and leads to “greater market concentration,” the letter said. The letter compared the rewards offered by crypto platforms to those offered by credit card companies, banks and other traditional payment providers. Read more

Expanding the stablecoin yield prohibition to include the application layer is an anti-competitive practice, industry advocacy groups say. The Blockchain Association, a non-profit crypto advocacy organization, wrote a letter to the US Senate Committee on Banking, signed by over 125 crypto industry groups and companies, opposing the ban on third-party service providers and platforms offering customer rewards to stablecoin holders. Expanding the prohibition on stablecoin issuers sharing yield directly with customers, outlined in the GENIUS stablecoin regulatory framework, to include third-party service providers stifles innovation and leads to “greater market concentration,” the letter said. The letter compared the rewards offered by crypto platforms to those offered by credit card companies, banks and other traditional payment providers. Read more

Hungary’s MVW Group on Friday announced the deal with E.ON fell through because the Romanian government did not support the takeover.

Een opvallende boodschap op de site van Decathlon: de sportwinkel roept een boel elektrische fietsen terug omdat de pedalen plots in tegengestelde richting kunnen draaien.

FDIC reveals a path for bank-issued stablecoins under the GENIUS Act as corporate BTC treasuries expand, Anchorage buys Securitize’s RIA arm and Bhutan taps reserves. Washington is inching closer to putting bank-issued stablecoins on a clearer regulatory track. This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the US agency that oversees bank safety and insures deposits, laid out a proposed framework for how insured banks, via subsidiaries, could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, a move that could reshape who gets to mint digital dollars and under what rules. That same push toward institutionalization is also evident elsewhere in the crypto business landscape. Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) lackluster performance, corporate treasuries are still in accumulation mode, with American Bitcoin vaulting past ProCap in the race to stack BTC.  Read more

FDIC reveals a path for bank-issued stablecoins under the GENIUS Act as corporate BTC treasuries expand, Anchorage buys Securitize’s RIA arm and Bhutan taps reserves. Washington is inching closer to putting bank-issued stablecoins on a clearer regulatory track. This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the US agency that oversees bank safety and insures deposits, laid out a proposed framework for how insured banks, via subsidiaries, could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, a move that could reshape who gets to mint digital dollars and under what rules. That same push toward institutionalization is also evident elsewhere in the crypto business landscape. Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) lackluster performance, corporate treasuries are still in accumulation mode, with American Bitcoin vaulting past ProCap in the race to stack BTC.  Read more

Россияне атаковали баллистическими ракетами объект портовой инфраструктуры Одесского района. В результате удара произошло возгорание грузовых автомобилей на парковке. Водители погибли прямо в кабинах.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski “honored” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's post about blocking a loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets with the Order of Lenin.

De Britse acteur en kinderboekenschrijver David Walliams is vrijdag door uitgeverij HarperCollins UK aan de kant gezet. Dat gebeurde nadat de Daily Telegraph had geschreven dat de uitgeverij claims had onderzocht dat hij jonge vrouwelijke medewerkers zou hebben lastiggevallen, meldt Reuters. Volgens de krant zou de uitgeverij een vrouw die haar zorgen over Walliams had geuit een afkoopsom van vijf cijfers hebben gegeven, waarna zij bij de uitgeverij vertrok.

O afirmație făcută de ministrul Economiei și ministrul interimar al Apărării Naționale, Radu Miruță (USR), într-o emisiune la Prima News a stârnit reacții critice din partea societății civile, după ce acesta a folosit o expresie considerată discriminatorie.

Winterkampioen ADO Den Haag heeft vrijdagavond verrassend verloren in de Keuken Kampioen Divisie-topper tegen Jong PSV. Nummer twee SC Cambuur won tegen MVV wel en verkleint de achterstand naar vijf punten, al heeft ADO nog een wedstrijd tegoed.

Stan „The Man” agață racheta-n cui.

Tijdens de jaarlijkse eindejaarspersconferentie van Vladimir Poetin zijn enkele kritische en sarcastische berichten verschenen op de grote schermen achter de Russische president. Zelf leek hij het niet te merken. Maar heel Rusland kon ze zien.

Donald Trump a declarat vineri că nu exclude posibilitatea unui război cu Venezuela, în timp ce marina militară americană continuă să atace în apropierea acestei țări ambarcațiuni despre care susține că transportă droguri.

In its annual predictions report, Galaxy’s analysts said onchain dollar transfers could process more volume next year than the US bank system that handles payroll and bill payments. Stablecoins could process more transaction volume than the US Automated Clearing House system in 2026, as regulatory clarity and rising adoption expand their usage, according to a new forecast. Galaxy Research, the research arm of digital asset company Galaxy Digital, pointed to existing transaction data and regulatory developments to support its prediction, noting that “stablecoin transactions already eclipse major credit card networks such as Visa and now process roughly half the transaction volume of the automated clearing house (ACH) system.” Thad Pinakiewicz, vice president of research, said stablecoin supply has continued to grow at a 30%–40% compound annual growth rate, with transaction volumes rising alongside issuance. Galaxy also cited the expected implementation of definitions under the GENIUS Act in early 2026 as a fac...