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View More NewsIn brief A new protocol called OP_NET has launched on the Bitcoin network, aiming to enable DeFi-style applications on the base layer. The system processes contract calls through standard Bitcoin transactions rather than sidechains or wrapped BTC. Founders say the design avoids Ordinals-related blockchain bloat and operates without issuing a new token. A new protocol launching this week aims to finally bring actual decentralized finance directly onto Bitcoin’s base layer, allowing trading, token issuance, and other applications to run through standard Bitcoin transactions.According to the project’s founders, the goal is to make Bitcoin itself the home for DeFi rather than…
Visa’s crypto division launched a tool allowing AI agents to make same-day payments, just as Stripe-backed Tempo launched its blockchain and payments protocol.“Excited to share Visa CLI, the first experimental product from Visa Crypto Labs,” Cuy Sheffield, the head of Visa Crypto Labs, posted to X on Wednesday.A website for Visa CLI, meaning a command line interface where users type what action a program must take, says the tool will give an AI agent “the ability to securely pay for what you need as you code.”The tool also said it allows for “programmatic card payments without the pain of API…
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In 2022, James Cameron brought audiences the sequel to his 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar. In Avatar: The Way of Water, Cameron continues the story of protagonist Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). In the first film, Sully is a crippled marine living on a dying future Earth. He travels to the alien world of Pandora to help the militaristic Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) and corporate overseer Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) move the natives, the Na’vi, off their land so the humans can mine it. But then he falls in love with a native woman, her people, and their world, helps them…
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In brief Bitcoin fell about 4%–5% even as U.S. spot ETFs recorded over $1.1 billion in inflows across seven days. Rising oil prices and…
from the finally dept It was mere days ago that we were discussing an interesting lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics, among…
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao embraced a chance to distance himself from recent accusations against Binance that it has been involved in handling transactions that potentially…
Nasdaq has been given the regulatory green light to offer some tokenized stocks, which will trade alongside traditional securities on its exchange.The US Securities…
from the merit-based-hiring? dept Much of last week I had been working on a different article than the one this became. The American Historical…
President Donald Trump believes that journalists “should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information.” In a social media…
Istanbul, March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the Turkish authorities on Monday not to fight the appeals of veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak.…
The Ethereum Foundation’s new mandate — a sweeping document released Friday to clarify the organization’s role and principles — sparked a torrent of reactions,…
Digital asset wealth management platform Abra is going public through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company New Providence Acquisition Corp. III, marking…
In brief Abra will list on Nasdaq as ABRX via a $750 million SPAC deal with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III. The firm targets…
Gail Nazarene, an elected school board member in New Jersey, thought she was performing her duties as a public servant and participating in the…
A new bill introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) would ban medication abortion across the country. To support this plan, Hawley is relying on…