Circle stock drops nearly 20% as CLARITY Act draft targets stablecoin yield

Circle shares dropped nearly 20% Tuesday, falling toward the $100 level after a CoinDesk report revealed new draft language in the CLARITY Act that would ban yield on stablecoin balances. The proposed rules would prohibit issuers from offering passive rewards for simply holding a stablecoin and restrict structures that resemble interest-bearing deposits. While activity-based rewards […]

How to Use Apple’s Live Translation on Your AirPods

At the same time Apple announced the AirPods Pro 3 last year, the company also introduced a new feature called Live Translation. It makes the idea of the Babel fish, so evocatively described in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a reality: Something sitting in your ear that can instantly translate between languages, on demand. […]

PH Telcos Ready to Block Roblox Nationwide as Ban Deadline Cut to 15 Days

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Balancer Labs to Shut Down After $128M Exploit — What DeFi Users Must Know

Balancer Labs is ceasing operations permanently. The announcement comes just days after a sophisticated attacker exploited the protocol for approximately $128 million, effectively emptying major liquidity pools on November 3, 2025. This is not a drill—one of Ethereum’s oldest and most respected Automated Market Makers (AMMs) has fallen. The implications are staggering. Balancer was not […]

Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down

Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees on Tuesday, according to a company memo that was posted on Epic’s blog. “The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we’re spending significantly more than we’re making, and we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded,” Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney wrote […]

Bitgo, Susquehanna Crypto Open OTC Gateway to Prediction Markets for Institutions – Crypto News Bitcoin News

Bitgo Enables $100K+ Prediction Market Trades via OTC Desk The partnership, announced Tuesday in New York and shared with Bitcoin.com News, connects Bitgo Prime’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk with liquidity provided by Susquehanna Crypto, creating what the firms describe as an institutional-grade framework for trading event-driven contracts. At its core, the offering allows hedge funds, family […]

New York Stock Exchange Taps Securitize to Power Tokenized Securities Push

The deal leverages Securitize’s SEC-registered transfer agent status to develop a compliant infrastructure for issuing and managing blockchain-native securities at scale. The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, and Securitize announced a collaboration to advance tokenized securities markets. Securitize was named as the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities […]

Omnes and Apex tokenize Bitcoin mining note on base

Omnes and Apex Group have announced plans to launch a tokenized debt note tied to Bitcoin mining activity on Base. The product will package Bitcoin hashrate exposure into an onchain financial instrument aimed at professional investors outside the United States. Summary Omnes and Apex will issue OMN on Base, bringing Bitcoin hashrate exposure to approved […]