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Europe’s crackdown on Tether’s USDT is entering a new phase.When Revolut told European users it would delist USDT after Aug. 31, it became another in a long line of European platforms restricting access to the world’s largest stablecoin as firms adapt to the requirements of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.MiCA’s stablecoin rules have been phasing in since 2024, and the EU-wide transition period ended on July 1, putting further pressure on platforms to drop tokens that don’t meet the rules.Yet according to Artemis Analytics, Tether being squeezed out of a major market has shown little sign of triggering…

Meta today announced a new Mac app for Meta AI with built-in system-wide dictation. The app can also look at the current screen and answer your questions based on the context using its Muse Spark model. The company said that the dictation feature works across all apps, just like other tools such as Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Monologue. Last month, Google also updated its Gemini app for Mac to enable a system-wide dictation feature. The Mac app release is part of a Meta AI update for business owners. The company said that merchants can connect their Instagram and Facebook accounts, Meta…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Walmart — The retail giant dropped 6%. Walmart posted a revenue beat for its second quarter . However, the company’s U.S. comparable sales grew by 2.6%, short of the 3.5% increase expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter and full year also fell short of expectations. Crypto stocks — Crypto-related stocks moved higher, following the surge in Bitcoin and ether on President Donald Trump’s push for Congress to pass crypto-friendly legislation. Coinbase rose nearly 7% and Strategy jumped 10%. Circle Internet…

Inpay A/S has agreed to halt new relationships with online gaming companies after Denmark’s financial regulator found shortcomings in the payment provider’s anti-money laundering controls.The restriction follows a March inspection by Finanstilsynet, which examined how Inpay handles AML requirements for customers in its iGaming business. The regulator described the findings as “serious violations of the Money Laundering Act” and will require evidence of corrective action before Inpay can expand its gaming customer base again.The case centers on the way Inpay assessed and documented relationships with iGaming businesses, particularly customers considered more exposed to money laundering and terrorist financing risks.Cross-Border Customers…

Take-Two’s subsidiary, 2K Games, has established a new AAA studio that could be working on a soccer game to rival EA Sports FC. 2K Games is already a household name in sports video games, with renowned licensed IPs like NBA, WWE, and NHL under its belt. But it has yet to enter the soccer simulation business, a gap in its sports portfolio that could soon be a thing of the past. For years, the two major franchises in soccer video games have been EA’s Sports FC, formerly known as FIFA, and Konami’s Pro Soccer Evolution, now rebranded as eFootball. Meanwhile,…

GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup.GIP-153 received 123,158 GNO in support, 115 against and 151 abstaining across 54 voters, Gnosis Chain said in an X post. Turnout reached 123,425 GNO, exceeding the 75,000 quorum.Under the proposal, Gnosis Chain’s validator set would be retired and the network would settle transactions on Ethereum, making Gnosis Chain a layer-2 (L2) that relies on Ethereum’s validators for settlement. An initial launch is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027, subject to the required EEZ technology being ready.The update would enable Gnosis Chain-native…

Locate three patches of the Divergent Flower Anomaly and defeat them to complete The Twin Blooms Anomaly Commission in NTE. Completing it will give you many in-game rewards like Annulith, Fons, Exploration Points, and U-00NE. The Divergent Flower is one of the six Anomaly Commissions available in Duskmoor, the area released in NTE 1.3. Related All Duskmoor Oracle Stone Locations In NTE Collect all the Oracle Stones in Duskmoor and exchange them at the Witch’s House to get precious rewards in Neverness to Everness. The Twin Blooms Anomaly (Divergent Flower) Location Image Via GameRant; Source: Hotta Studio The Twin Blooms…

Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it was buying OpenRouter. While the company didn’t disclose the deal price, sources told the New York Times that it paid $7.5 billion. That’s a huge step up from OpenRouter’s $1.3 billion valuation in May. To put that price in context, the founders alone will reportedly receive $1.5 billion from the sale — more than the startup’s entire valuation just three months ago. Investors will get the remaining $6 billion, according to the NYT. Stripe reportedly had to outbid others interested in the fast-growing startup, including Databricks. But the question is: what does a payments giant…

Open-world RPGs are a dime a dozen, and it’s not too hard to see why. The sense of freedom offered by both frameworks—open-worlds and RPG systems, that is—is undeniably appealing, and the best open-world games prove that this appeal is well-founded. But for every Skyrim or The Witcher 3, there are several less successful, less culturally beloved open-world RPGs. Some crumble under the weight of their own ambition, while others feel hampered by convention and overly safe business practices. In the worst cases, an underperforming open-world extravaganza can even alter the trajectory of a company or IP, and can be…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Great Britain. Their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, will start attending school overseas in September, according to People. The royal couple reportedly plan to be there for an “extended period” starting sometime this month. The move comes a little more than a month after the prince and his family met with King Charles and Queen Camilla in the English countryside. That July visit marked the first time Markle and the children had seen their grandfather in four years. The 77-year-old king was reportedly made aware on Sunday of…