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HSBC Tokenised Deposits in the UAE: Ant International's Dollar Transfers and the Rule That Limits Dollar Stablecoins

HSBC Tokenised Deposits in the UAE: Ant International's Dollar Transfers and the Rule That Limits Dollar Stablecoins

HSBC tokenised deposits reach the UAE with Ant International's dirham and dollar transfers, as onshore rules limit dollar stablecoins and the DIFC allows USDC.

AI Agents and Bank Jobs: DNB Cuts 400 Tech Roles After Two Earlier Rounds

AI Agents and Bank Jobs: DNB Cuts 400 Tech Roles After Two Earlier Rounds

DNB is cutting about 400 tech roles and credits AI agents. Its cost targets, two earlier cut rounds and a USD 309 million buy-back tell the fuller story.

Mistral Large 4: A One-Trillion-Parameter Preview, With Looser Cyber Limits for Defenders Only

Mistral Large 4: A One-Trillion-Parameter Preview, With Looser Cyber Limits for Defenders Only

Mistral Large 4 enters public preview with 1 trillion parameters and a 1M-token context. Cyber defenders test a looser version before the weights go public.

OKX Money Stablecoin Yield: One Token Pays 10%, 3.5% or Nothing by Jurisdiction

OKX Money Stablecoin Yield: One Token Pays 10%, 3.5% or Nothing by Jurisdiction

OKX Money pays up to 10% on USDG. The same token earns up to 3.5% in the US and nothing in the EU, which maps how far each stablecoin yield ban reaches.

Monero FCMP++: Why Europe's Rules Treat Anonymous Cash and Anonymous Code Differently

Monero FCMP++: Why Europe's Rules Treat Anonymous Cash and Anonymous Code Differently

Monero FCMP++ would make a payment carry as little history as a banknote. Why Europe's rules treat cash and code differently, and what it means from July 2027.

Big Tech AI Tax Breaks: Warren's Five Questions for Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft

Big Tech AI Tax Breaks: Warren's Five Questions for Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft

Warren and five senators asked Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft how much AI tax breaks cut their bills. How full first-year write-offs work, and who pays.

NEAR Intents Hack: Legal Process for Bitget's Stolen Funds, a 48-Hour Deadline for Its Own

NEAR Intents Hack: Legal Process for Bitget's Stolen Funds, a 48-Hour Deadline for Its Own

NEAR Intents froze Bitget's stolen crypto pending legal process, then gave its own exploiter a 48-hour deadline. Inside crypto's two-track recovery system.