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Staring blankly at the Nintendo Switch store, I wonder: Will I buy my favourite videogame for the fifth time? Later this month, an updated version of the classic game Final Fantasy X is being released on Switch 2. It’s an update, of an update, of an update. Beyond the HD remaster of the game released in 2013, other changes to the title are marginal at best. This latest version is a Switch 2 native product that bundles in some of the perks of the PC edition. Right now, I can still at least access the last HD remake I bought…

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Zebra 6.0.0: NU6.3 “Ironwood” Mainnet Activation We are releasing Zebra 6.0.0 today. This is the first stable release with support for the NU6.3 “Ironwood” network upgrade on Mainnet, setting the Ironwood activation height at 3,428,143. It promotes the work first shipped in 6.0.0-rc.0 to a stable release, and adds a mempool-verification security fix, several networking and read-state fixes, and a new build-time dependency (libclang) made since the release candidate. All node operators should upgrade before NU6.3 activates on Mainnet. NU6.3 “Ironwood” Support Zebra 6.0.0 activates the NU6.3 “Ironwood” shielded pool and v6 transaction format on Mainnet at height 3,428,143 (expected…

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission threw itself in between Michigan courts and prediction market firm Kalshi on Tuesday, issuing an order to disallow the company from meeting a local court demand that it cancel previous customer transactions.The CFTC move amplifies its legal fight with state governments and courts over what its chairman argues is its unbreakable and exclusive regulatory authority over trading at Kalshi, which it regulates as a designated contract market (DCM).”The commission will not allow states or state courts to bully registered entities into violating the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations,” said CFTC Chairman Mike Selig…

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Update 7/14/26: The 200k offer is now the standard offer on the AmEx website and google search, etc. To reiterate: this is for ‘up to 300,000’. In practice, you’ll see what they offer you after doing the initial submission step (no hard pull) and can then decide whether to proceed. Update 7/30/25: Showing frequently again for me. I’ve reopened the referral thread for sharing your links, do not share if you’ve already shared your link and do not share your links in the comments below.  Update 10/21/24: This is reliably showing via referral links again (at least for me). We’ve…

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Do you love trivia? Do you love money? Then you’ll love SMART MONEY QUIZ.SMART MONEY QUIZ is the latest brainchild of fintech and banking events organiser, Glen Frost, who many know from the FinTech & Banking Awards and the FinTech & Banking Summit. SMART MONEY QUIZ is a fun in-person trivia style quiz that is all about money and finance.According to Frost, “We are delighted to partner Australian FinTech for SMART MONEY QUIZ; this builds on our partnership with the other events we run over the past decade.”“Expect fast-paced trivia, great company, and some serious (but friendly) competition as teams…

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Coinbase is still trying to make on-chain activity feel less like a specialist task. Its latest Smart Wallet verification upgrade fits that broader effort, targeting a problem that becomes more obvious every time users move between chains: dApp authorization is still too confusing. The average user does not want to think about signatures, chain contexts, permissions, and contract risk every time they open an app. They want a flow that feels familiar and safe. That is the gap Coinbase is trying to narrow. For more details, visit the official Coinbase platform. TL;DR Coinbase introduced Smart Wallet verification upgrades.The update is…

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The most common question organizations are asking right now is some version of this: How do we make our AI-generated content sound less like AI? Organizations are investing in voice training, custom style guides, and elaborate prompting systems to make AI-generated content sound more human, more like the firm, and more like the people behind it. It’s the wrong problem to solve. You can sound exactly like yourself and still say nothing distinct. A law firm partner can write every word of an article in his own voice, with his own cadence, his own turns of phrase, and produce something…

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US President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to pass crypto market structure legislation in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly on Saturday. Trump took to Truth Social on Monday morning to whip votes for the Clarity Act. “In honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, a big supporter, the U.S. Senate should pass the Clarity Act. China, and many other countries, would like to take complete and total control of this major financial ‘happening,’ as well as A.I., where we are now leading, but where they are fighting hard. Don’t let China win on either subject!!!” The landmark crypto…

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TL;DR The Kraken Card connects a customer’s crypto and cash balances to everyday spending and is live now for eligible customers in the UK and EEA. The card pays up to 2% cashback in Bitcoin, euros, or pounds, with no Kraken transaction or ATM fees. It lets cardholders spend from more than 600+ supported crypto and cash currencies, converted in near real-time at the moment of purchase, anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Customers can order their card in the Kraken app, with card management handled in the Krak global money app using the same Kraken login. Right now, your savings probably…

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