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Visa’s September 18 data refresh lowered its adjusted stablecoin volume measure, while its adjusted transaction count fell by less than 2%. The divergence reflects a change in how recorded activity is classified, leaving payment trends unanswered.The Visa Onchain Analytics changelog attributes the reset to a fuller set of address labels and revised filters. Its underlying Allium identity set grew from about 15 million labeled addresses to roughly 600 million. Visa says the definition of adjusted volume stayed the same: it aims to exclude labeled exchanges, contracts, bots, bridges, other infrastructure, and minting and burning. With more addresses identified, more transfers…

As I wrote last week, whatever its current troubles, Reform UK has hardly disappeared. Meanwhile, those black-clad quasi-paramilitaries may well be another augury of a frightening immediate future. One more English settlement – the town of Barnham, in Norfolk – is seemingly poised to stage a pretend independence referendum in protest at plans to locally accommodate asylum seekers. Oh, and our new Labour prime minister has just held cordial talks with a US president who has not only brought a modern de facto fascism to his homeland, but wants to export it to Europe.But hold all those cheerful thoughts for…

Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as experts say the United States president believes Washington has more to gain by waiting than by accepting Tehran’s terms at this moment.“I reject their proposal,” Trump told reporters on Saturday, arguing that Iran wants an agreement because it is “losing so badly”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” Trump said. “I’d like to make a deal too. But that deal would not be acceptable.”On Sunday, Iranian ⁠⁠Foreign ⁠⁠Minister Abbas Araghchi said…

In response, the Treasury has pointed to the UK having the highest growth and the fastest falling borrowing of the major G7 countries so far this year and our overall energy prices starting to decouple from high and volatile gas prices.However, the IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva this week dismissed the idea that advanced nations could pause their fiscal homework, while the Gulf situation calmed.”Bring debt levels down, make fiscal consolidation as a priority… it is impossible to stress strongly enough how critical it is to get the courage to take the steps that are necessary,” Georgieva told me, acknowledging the…

The Home Office faces legal action over a policy to strip residency rights from EU citizens who were in the UK before Brexit on the grounds that it gave them the status “in error”.It comes as a Home Office minister revealed that the government has contacted 1,473 citizens with post-Brexit residency rights to tell them the original decision to grant them residency was made in error.The campaign group the3million, which is aware of at least 50 cases, has put the Home Office on notice that it is seeking a judicial review of the policy, which it enacted in late 2025…

Sony’s new ULT range of speakers stretches from the relatively manageable $450 ULT Tower 5 to the frankly ridiculous $1,200 ULT Tower Max. Sitting between them is the ULT Tower 7, with excellent sound, an ample selection of inputs, a combined 420 watts of output, and a 30-hour battery. Be warned, though, while it’s smaller than the Tower Max, it is still absolutely enormous and weighs 50.3 pounds.Most party speakers will accept music from a DJ controller, but Sony goes further with RCA and balanced XLR inputs, plus an XLR output for expanding a wired setup. Auracast-based Party Chain can…

In brief The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said buyback announcements on functional crypto networks don’t count as promises of “essential managerial efforts” under the Howey test. For networks that aren’t yet functional, pitching buybacks as a source of yield or returns could still trigger securities laws. Attorney Gabriel Shapiro called the guidance a “loophole,” but noted it’s staff guidance without legal force that a future SEC could reverse. Crypto projects looking to buy back their own tokens just got a green light from the SEC’s staff, with one big condition.In new FAQs published Friday, the agency’s Division of Corporation…

At least 10 Nepali climbers who were preparing to lead an expedition are missing after an avalanche hit a base camp in the Himalayas on Sunday.The climb’s organisers said the local guides were at a staging point close to the Himlung Himal peak in Manang district when the avalanche struck on Sunday morning.Forecasts showed there was heavy snowfall around the 7,126 metre (23,380ft) peak in recent days, which lies on Nepal’s border with Tibet.Poor weather has hampered rescue efforts, with helicopters and rescue teams unable to reach the site.Bibhuti Chand Thakur, of Himalaya Holidays Trekking, told AFP news agency: “Eight…

Gloucestershire Police confirmed that the Army’s specialist explosive ordnance disposal team are examining a number of vehicles. A U.K. government spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister is being kept updated on the incident in Gloucestershire. We are grateful to the emergency services, who have acted quickly to detain several suspects and put measures in place to keep the community safe. It would be inappropriate to comment further whilst investigations are ongoing.” A US Air Force spokesperson said: “We are aware of the current reporting. For operational security reasons we will not discuss specific force protection measures. “The 501st Combat Support Wing…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to say whether he backs a third runway at Heathrow after it emerged that the expansion of the London airport could be delayed by up to four years.Burnham – who, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, opposed the project – told Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: “I think principally, it’s a matter for London and Londoners.”He added: “I think we ought to hear the voice of people there first. It’s not right for me to just jump straight in on the back of the consultation.”Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves had championed the runway to boost the economy,…