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Visa and Stripe’s Bridge Expand Global Stablecoin Card Program

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Global payment giant Visa is expanding its stablecoin card partnership with Stripe-owned Bridge, expanding the rollout of stablecoin-linked Visa cards worldwide and testing onchain settlement. Visa and Bridge are expanding their joint card program to 18 countries, with plans to reach more than 100 across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East by the end … Read more

NFL free agents: Top 5 interior defensive linemen don’t include many stars, but some solid vets

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In each of the last three offseasons, an interior defensive lineman was among the three biggest contracts signed by players on the open market. Last year it was Milton Williams, who got the biggest contract at $104 million over four years. The two seasons before that, Christian Wilkins and Javon Hargrave got top-three deals. Advertisement … Read more

Do Deewane Seher Mein Box Office Collections: Siddhant Chaturvedi and Mrunal Thakur starrer adds mere Rs 10 lakh on 2nd Monday, nears theatrical end

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Do Deewane Seher Mein, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles, collected Rs. 10 lakh on its 2nd Monday, registering approx. 33 per cent over its last Friday. The drop from the first Monday is around 75 per cent. That said, the movie is now in its final legs at the box … Read more

ECB Flags Stablecoins as a Growing Risk to Bank Lending

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The European Central Bank said rising stablecoin use can pull money out of bank deposits and weaken the way monetary policy flows through to lending, according to a new ECB working paper published Tuesday. Growing adoption of stablecoins, which are digital assets often pegged to currencies such as the US dollar or euro, is expected … Read more

BOJ Tests Blockchain for Bank Reserve Settlement

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The Bank of Japan will conduct technical experiments using blockchain technology to settle deposits held at the central bank by financial institutions, according to BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda.  In a speech posted Tuesday titled “The New Financial Ecosystem and the Role of Central Banks,” Ueda said a sandbox project is underway to test settlement using … Read more

‘Chhoti soch hai’: Shahid Afridi tears into 50 lakh fine after Pakistan’s T20 World Cup flop, demands 2-year exile for some

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has launched a scathing attack on the decision to fine players PKR 5 million each following their early exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, calling the proposed punishment “small thinking” and ineffective. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Reacting on Samaa TV, Afridi … Read more