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Crypto

Tokenized Gold Lands On XRP-Native Chain In Major UK Push

Thousands of ounces of real gold to hit the XRP Ledger following The Financial Conduct Authority’s landmark move.

2026-08-12 · 17:29 UTC
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Crypto

Ripple Backs Lending As XRP Wrestles With $1 Support

2026-08-12 · 17:26

Ripple backs the hallmark native lending proposal on the XRP Ledger.

World

Major Russian grain export terminal hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack

2026-08-12 · 17:20

Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and…

Sports

Fire eliminated after narrow defeat by Spirit

2026-08-12 · 17:16

Welsh Fire are eliminated from The Hundred as they suffer a six-run defeat by London Spirit in their final group phase…

Tech

Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach

2026-08-12 · 17:15

An extortion gang known for targeting transportation companies and private equity firms has taken credit for a breach at…

Crypto

Fidelity Files to Let Its Ethereum ETF Stake and Pay Investors

2026-08-12 · 17:13

The Boston asset manager's FETH would stake up to 100% of its ETH and distribute the rewards to holders as quarterly…

Crypto

USDT Supply Shrinks $4B as Crypto Investors Cut Market Exposure

2026-08-12 · 17:12

USDT supply fell $4 billion in 60 days as Bitcoin stayed below its 2025 peak and stablecoin flows showed signs of…

Crypto

Blackrock’s $50.2M Inflow Offsets Selling as Bitcoin ETFs Turn Green

2026-08-12 · 17:10

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Crypto

Bitcoin sellers show signs of exhaustion around $64K, Glassnode signals

2026-08-12 · 17:10

Bitcoin stalls near $64K as Glassnode detects seller exhaustion, but markets still await a decisive breakout signal.

Science

Two hydrogen-burning engines powered this car to a new land speed record

2026-08-12 · 17:01

JCB has invested heavily in hydrogen to power its diggers and other machinery.

Tech

Reflex (YC W23) Is hiring Growth and GTM Roles

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Reflex, a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides an operating system for building enterprise applications, is hiring…

Other

I reread The Road 20 years on. It was even more devastating

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Tim Winton's Juice gave Alison Flood the appetite for more post-apocalyptic science fiction.

Other

If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now

2026-08-12 · 17:00

The Killings at Parrish Station is a terrifying cosmic horror six-parter, which starts back in 1987 when two detectives…

Other

What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail?

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Readers dig into whether it’s best to have fewer big cubes or lots of small ones – and offer up their services to test…

Science

What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? part 2

2026-08-12 · 17:00

One reader explains how the moon’s drift will lead to longer (and warmer) days

Science

At what point does my family tree stop doubling and start decreasing? part 2

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Our readers do the maths on what one of their mothers calls the family forest

Science

This week’s new questions

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Humans can see water but not air. So can fish see air?

Science

Does shapewear make us less prone to taking risks? Weirdly, maybe yes

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Feedback is a little nonplussed by an experiment that involved wearing (or not wearing) compressing shapewear, and then…

Science

Tom Gauld on failed science clip art

2026-08-12 · 17:00

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Other

Twisteddoodles on how to handle memes featuring medical symptoms

2026-08-12 · 17:00

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Tech

We should decide how AI shapes the future, not tech firms

2026-08-12 · 17:00

OpenAI and its competitors want to dictate the role that artificial intelligence will play in our society – it's time to…

World

FlightAware drops Kalshi lawsuit one day after filing

2026-08-12 · 16:58

Following the initial lawsuit, at least one of Kalshi’s event contracts was changed to list “Primary Source Agency” as…

Tech

Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android

2026-08-12 · 16:57

Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic is now an Android app.

Sports

O'Sullivan suffers another setback with China Open exit

2026-08-12 · 16:56

Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers another defeat as his poor start to the season continued with a 6-4 loss to Noppon Saengkham…