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JPMorgan's JPM Coin, representing dollar deposits, is coming to Ethereum: Bloomberg
JPMorgan's dollar deposit token is heading to Ethereum as the lender looks to offer it to wider selection of institutional clients.
Tourists are avoiding York, my home town – but I know how to get them back
Are they put off by the hen parties, the tea rooms or the £5-an-hour parking? No matter. It’s time for my bold new approach ...York may be falling out of fashion with tourists. Th…
We must tax the wealth of billionaires, not just income. California can lead the way | Ro Khanna
Will California stand with the working class or the oligarchs in the vote this November?The Democratic party has a choice to make. Are we going to be New Deal Democrats or corpora…
What are the new faces coming to UK bank notes?
Banknotes are getting a nature-themed makeover – and the Bank of England has revealed the four creatures that will feature on our money.
Bill Gross bets AI can help mass-produce 1 million new startups and 100 million new jobs
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Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
Curator-managed lending strategies are attracting institutional capital, while exposing depositors to collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risks.
Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not be ready until the 2030s.
CME’s bitcoin cash, uniswap futures, global PMIs: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 19.
More than half of UK first-time buyers paying more for mortgage than they did for rent
Hamptons says figure of 56% is highest in at least a decade, with mortgage rates rising since start of Iran warA majority of first-time UK buyers now pay more towards their monthl…
JPMorgan takes JPM Coin to Ethereum for institutional clients: Report
JPMorgan is reportedly expanding its JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum, allowing institutional clients to make payments and settle tokenized asset transactions.
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs shed $549M as October ETH outflows near $1B
US spot Ether ETFs recorded around $955 million in October net outflows so far, while Bitcoin funds extended their weekly withdrawal streak to two weeks.
France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors
After Macron condemned ‘unbridled violence’, difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widensBusiness live – latest updatesFrance was hit by a fresh wave of sel…
‘Miami-Dade County is not Vice City’: GTA 6 is taking over Miami—and dividing the county
Rockstar has already paid nearly $1 million for a rooftop sign on the Miami Heat’s arena, with a blimp, wrapped supercars, and free museum admission rolling out ahead of the Nov. …
Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg presides over a company that has been at war with itself for months over an antitrust lawsuit.
‘Circle back,’ ‘synergy,’ ‘boil the ocean’: The corporate phrases Gen Z doesn’t get, and what they say instead
From “circle back” to “bandwidth,” an updated Preply study finds young workers are trading corporate buzzwords for phrases that just say what they mean.
UK government promises disabled air passengers better safeguards
Despite recent progress, almost a fifth of air travellers with disabilities are still dissatisfied with their experienceDisabled passengers will have better safeguards when flying…
Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes: AI agents need a name tag—and a human to blame for their mistakes
Cannon-Brookes says the hardest part of putting agents to work isn’t the model but the interface and the accountability.
Roaring exports lift China’s economic growth; violent French protests put pressure on euro and bonds – business live
World’s second-largest economy on track to meet Beijing’s 2026 growth target, though consumer spending lags behind factory outputGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage …
Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.
‘Wrong’ type of credit card wrecked my Enterprise car hire pickup
Not having the right kind when picking up a vehicle can leave travellers scrambling to find alternative transportIf your children are on half-term holiday soon and you are plannin…
‘I’ve never had a real job’: Shaq talks building his brand through ads, and says he hates ‘wealthy athletes’ who show off. It ‘makes me sick’
The NBA legend explains how his endorsements built his brand and why he turned down Wheaties because he doesn't endorse what he doesn't believe in.
Zoom adds ‘proof of human’ badges to show you’re not a deepfake
Sam Altman-backed World has rolled out biometric verification badges for Zoom enterprise users, aiming to combat AI deepfake impersonation and fraud.
South Korea bets on five regional airports to spread its tourism boom beyond Seoul
South Korea drew 18.9 million foreign visitors in 2025, yet only a third ventured outside Seoul.
Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.