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View More NewsThe European Central Bank (ECB) said it is looking for experts to help draft rules about how a digital euro would work in everyday payments in anticipation of legislation approving a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and a decision by the bank’s governing council to issue one.The ECB opened applications for experts to help draft parts of the digital euro rulebook relating specifically to ATMs and card payment terminals used in stores, it said Thursday.ECB President Christine Lagarde said in December the bank had completed its technical and preparatory work on the digital currency and it was now up to…
The 3D-printed gun movement has survived the downfall of its charismatic founder, a major defeat at the Supreme Court, and involvement in one of the most talked-about crimes of last year. Meanwhile, the guns have gotten good. Really good. Today’s hobbyist gun makers are creating better and better weapons that are easier and easier to make, including some with wildly creative designs. There’s anger and passionate disagreement about strategy, law, copyright, and leadership. The movement’s critics are scathing: Lizzie, who met her husband Spezz through an online 3D-gun printing forum, calls movement founder Cody Wilson “a thief, a federal informant,…
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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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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a…
In brief Morgan Stanley amended its Bitcoin ETF S-1, adding Fidelity as custodian and the NYSE Arca ticker MSBT. The fund will offer a…
from the did-anyone-bet-i-would-write-this? dept There’s a concept in economics known as Goodhart’s Law, often summarized as: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases…
Washington, D.C., March 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges lawmakers to ask Sen. Markwayne Mullin about protecting media freedom in the United States…
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…
Institutional investors may be proving more resilient bitcoin holders than critics expected, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, who says ETF flow data suggests…
Bitcoin achieved new six-week highs at the week’s first Wall Street open, but analysis stayed risk-off, arguing that the long-term BTC price downtrend was…