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Lawson tests yen stablecoin payments at Tokyo store

Lawson will run a limited August pilot that integrates JPYC, a regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, into the point-of-sale system at its Takanawa Gateway…

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Japan prime minister backs startups and Web3

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi used a video address to open WebX 2026 in Tokyo on July 13 to reaffirm government backing for startups…

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Nippon Paint makes offers for Akzo Nobel paints unit

Nippon Paint has made multiple offers for Akzo Nobel's decorative paints business in the past month, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with…

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World Economic Forum warns housing unaffordability will persist through 2040

A World Economic Forum report, with input from Marsh, says housing unaffordability will be a defining economic and health challenge through 2040 and…

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Global data center buildout faces delays and cancellations

Research from Bernstein finds the global data centre pipeline is slowing, with 35-40% of announced capacity at risk of delay or cancellation due to…

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Samsung to start Yongin chip plant operations in 2029

Samsung Electronics is moving to begin operations at the first semiconductor fabrication plant in its Yongin chip cluster in 2029, one to two years…

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U.S. and Canada agree to open Gordie Howe bridge

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $4.7 billion, six-lane cable-stayed crossing between Windsor and Detroit, is set to open on July 27 after the…

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Meta to build C$13 billion AI data center in Alberta

Meta will invest C$13 billion to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, its first facility in Canada and its 33rd globally…

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Binance CEO says users moved billions to self-custody after MiCA

Binance chief Richard Teng said that as the EU MiCA regime took effect, about 70% of user funds leaving Binance went to self-hosted wallets while…

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Vega buys e&'s 16.2% Vodafone stake for $5.95 billion

Vodafone shares jumped over 12% after Vega, an investment vehicle owned by Xavier Niel's family, agreed to buy e&'s entire 16.2% stake for about…

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SK hynix plans US listing to fund new chip fabs

Counterpoint Research analyst MS Hwang said SK hynix aims to overtake Samsung in the hot memory chip market and will pursue volume leadership as well…

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Custodia Bank asks Supreme Court to review Fed master account decision

Custodia Bank, a Wyoming digital asset bank founded in 2020 as Avanti, filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a March Tenth Circuit…

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Justice Department moves to drop charges against BitClub Network defendant

The Justice Department is reportedly moving to drop charges against Matthew Brent Goettsche, the alleged mastermind of the BitClub Network, a scheme…

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Cambridge data shows Ethereum nodes concentrate on cloud providers

New research from Cambridge's Centre for Alternative Finance shows that 31% of global Ethereum beacon node activity is located in the United States…

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EU leaders push electrification to reduce fossil fuel reliance

Top EU energy officials warned that Europe is exposed to fossil fuel supply and price shocks after renewed Middle East tensions, though they said the…

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Grayscale identifies top blockchains powering tokenized stocks

Grayscale's research outlines three distinct models for tokenized equities: wrapper tokens backed by SPVs, regulated securities moved onto blockchain…

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Senate crypto bill stalls over ethics provision

Lawmakers are close to a merged draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, but the package is stalled in the full Senate because Democrats demand…

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Markets editor Chris Price covers global financial markets

Chris Price is markets editor at The Telegraph and focuses on news from global financial markets and how they are affected by major events. The brief…

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SK hynix prices $26.6 billion ADR offering at $149

SK hynix priced an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) offering at $149 per ADR for 177.9 million ADRs, equivalent to one-tenth of a Korean common…

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European Parliament approves creation of digital euro

The European Parliament voted 416 to 169, with 22 abstentions, to approve draft rules enabling a digital euro, moving the proposal into negotiations…

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Coinbase general counsel Paul Grewal to step down

Paul Grewal, Coinbase chief legal officer for six years, will transition to an advisory role at the end of the month and remain on the board of…

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Wisconsin charges Circle over refusal to reissue USDC

Walworth County prosecutors filed a misdemeanor obstruction charge against Circle after the USDC issuer allegedly refused a December judge's order to…

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Court adjourns Binance tax evasion case for settlement report

The Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned the tax evasion case against Binance Holdings Ltd until Sept. 24 for a report of settlement after…

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Volkswagen labour leaders oppose job cuts

Volkswagen labour leaders and union representatives protested and vowed to fight management plans for large-scale job cuts and factory closures…

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