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Payment volume on crypto-linked credit and debit cards has been steadily increasing since 2024, reaching about $7.8 billion in cumulative transactions this month. Monthly payment volume on crypto-linked debit and credit cards is up about 230% over last year, amid a proliferation of crypto-related payment products. Cumulative volume on crypto-linked payment cards reached $7.8 billion this month, according to The Kobeissi Letter, a market research publication. Payments giant Visa is capturing about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with onchain native companies like Jupiter Global, analysts at The Kobeissi Letter said. Read more

Na gratis schoolboeken beloven we nu ook nieuwe laptops aan leerlingen. Doordat elke verkiezingscyclus samen gaat met nieuwe beloftes en paradepaardjes, worden oude beloftes en initiatieven ondergesneeuwd. Wettenmakers financieren immers liever hun eigen plannen, dan te lappen voor die van hun voorgangers.

Private credit? Er is weinig transparantie én verwevenheid met het financiële systeem.

Nieuwe baan? Mail personalia@fd.nl, met een foto in hoge resolutie en een functieomschrijving in het Nederlands.

Niet op zoek, maar toch gekocht. De impulsaankoop krijgt vanaf half juni een nieuwe dimensie: de TikTok Shop komt dan officieel naar Nederland, een soort Tel Sell, maar dan op TikTok.

The Japanese company Prodrone conducted tests in Ukraine on a drone designed to detect anti-personnel mines from the air.

O postare publicată pe Reddit de o adolescentă care a povestit că a făcut un avort medicamentos înainte de Bacalaureat și admiterea la facultate a generat o amplă dezbatere despre sănătatea reproductivă. Subiectul aduce din nou în atenția publică și educația sexuală.

Weakening spot demand, miner inflows to exchanges and freshly opened shorts put downside pressure on Bitcoin price. Bitcoin (BTC) miner inflows to Binance crossed 20,000 BTC for only the second time this year, placing fresh pressure on Bitcoin’s daily uptrend near the $75,000 support zone. Will BTC defend its higher-timeframe bullish structure, or is the market on the verge of a broader bearish trend shift?  Crypto analyst Amr Taha said miners transferred roughly 21,000 BTC to Binance on May 18, close to the 23,150 BTC sent on Feb. 5. Large miner deposits are often tied to potential selling activity as miners move BTC to exchanges to cover operating costs. Read more

Basis- en middelbare scholen moeten toetsen minder vaak laten meetellen voor rapporten, overgang, niveauselectie en schooldiploma's. Dat adviseert de Onderwijsraad donderdag in een rapport. Toetsen zijn er vooral voor het leerproces, niet om de schoolloopbaan van een kind te bepalen, vindt de raad.

Het aantal uitpondingen bereikte afgelopen kwartaal het laagste niveau sinds het derde kwartaal van 2024, blijkt uit nieuwe cijfers van het Kadaster. Reden voor al te veel optimisme is er echter niet.

The charges mark the second major arrest over insider trading on a prediction market.

Într-un moment în care discursul anti-imigrație câștigă teren în tot mai multe state europene, Spania adoptă o abordare contrară: încearcă să atragă migranți pentru a revitaliza zonele rurale depopulate, aflate în risc de dispariție demografică.

Actorul francez Pierre Deny, cunoscut publicului internațional pentru rolul său din serialul „Emily in Paris”, a murit luni, la vârsta de 69 de ani, din cauza unor probleme de sănătate.

Over twee weken begint het WK voetbal in Canada, Mexico en de Verenigde Staten. Op 11 juni spelen Mexico en Zuid-Afrika de eerste wedstrijd. Via dit liveblog houden we je op de hoogte van al het laatste nieuws!

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to build a new testing ground for drones in Mississippi.

Женская теннисная ассоциация (WTA) заставила украинскую спортсменку Александру Олейникову снять патч во время выступления на нынешнем Ролан Гаррос. Эту символику она получила от побратимов своего отца, который защищает Украину.

The predictions market operator reportedly explored mandatory user verification requirements, breaking from its policies of allowing traders to access its services using pseudonyms. Prediction markets platform Polymarket is reportedly considering measures to verify users in response to pressure from global authorities over sanctions violations and other areas of legal risk to the company. According to a Wednesday report by The Information, Polymarket has considered mandatory user verification requirements more in line with Know Your Customer (KYC) standards. The move comes as multiple countries have blocked or restricted access to the predictions market platform over concerns about illegal gambling. Source: Polymarket Read more