Americans traded $571 million on Polymarket politic bets despite U.S. ban
Americans are not supposed to be on Polymarket, but they were its biggest national political crowd over the last year anyway.
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Delivery firm Evri sues BBC for £1.2m over Panorama documentary
The parcel delivery company Evri is suing the BBC for £1.2m over a documentary it claims caused it serious financial loss.
Banks have stopped asking if stablecoins belong in finance, now they're considering how
When Standard Chartered (STAN) said it would offer institutional clients direct access to minting and redeeming Circle Internet's (CRCL) USDC this week, it wasn't simply adding ano…
Collateral, not yield, will decide which stablecoins win
Everyone in crypto is talking about stablecoin yield right now. Yield-bearing stablecoins grew roughly 300% last year, and 21Shares expects the segment to more than triple to over …
Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.
Kalshi is putting a hefty bet on its legal wrangling as the prediction markets firm fights for its survival in the potentially existential question: Are its users gambling or purch…
Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn
Experts say Ratepayer Protection Act ‘posing as a consumer protection measure’ and will raise prices on working people
‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard Partington
Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back foot
‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport
In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail
A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator
Illegal online casinos are producing fake BBC stories and AI-generated videos in an attempt to deceive customers
I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed | John Harris
Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hope
Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said this week that he will hold his bitcoin
Not cool: the air conditioning scams offering fake deals in the heatwave
With the UK heatwave expected to increase temperatures over the next week, you decide to invest in an air conditioning unit. But they are expensive, and stocks are running out in t…
Can I take the day off for England’s World Cup game – and what if I’m late for work?
Millions of fans could face a tricky day on Monday if they sleep in – or pull a sickie – after the 1am kick-off
Clay, kilns and the cost of survival for tile makers
Standing beside a machine older than her grandfather, Tessa Oldroyd feeds clay through a clanky mechanism driven by iron cogs that have been turning for more than a century. In her…
Make Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy Burnham
Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economy
What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
One of the biggest takeovers in British media history is about to take place with the creation of a new British media company - albeit American owned.
Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says
Tokenization advocates often point to faster settlement, around-the-clock trading and using the tokens in decentralized finance (DeFi) as the biggest advantages of bringing traditi…