In the dusty plains of financial uncertainty, the humble community banks-those steadfast guardians of local dreams-have raised a weary hand to warn the Senate. Stablecoins, those shiny new trinkets of the crypto world, are luring deposits away like a siren’s call, leaving the heartland’s lifeblood at risk. 🏦💨
Bitcoin has kicked off the new year with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for a Vogon poetry reading. 🎉 Except, instead of boredom, it’s a powerful surge in demand from the world’s biggest players. Who knew institutions could be so trendy? 💼✨
A new analysis reveals that fragmented definitions of the same event across prediction markets lead to price discrepancies and limit their effectiveness as global information aggregators.
These 17 authorized issuers are scattered across 10 EU member states, with France leading the pack like it’s the Eurovision Song Contest. 🇫🇷 Four approvals for France, followed by Malta, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Germany, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Poland? One each. Basically, the crypto equivalent of showing up to a potluck with a single bag of chips. 🥔
According to Circana’s Mat Piscatella, the five most popular games on PlayStation and Xbox in the US remained unchanged from 2024 to 2025. In fact, the order of those top five games on PlayStation 5 was identical to the previous year.
The sci-fi film The Creator is back in the top 10 movies on Prime Video in the U.S. It’s currently at No. 10, according to data from FlixPatrol. The Naked Gun is the most popular movie right now at No. 1, followed by Sinners (No. 3), Final Destination Bloodlines (No. 4), Playdate (No. 5), A Minecraft Movie (No. 6), and A Working Man (No. 7).
Though it only lasted two seasons, Fleabag won numerous awards, including six Emmys. The critically acclaimed show, with a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, launched Phoebe Waller-Bridge to stardom and brought attention to the impressive talent of Andrew Scott, previously known for playing the villain Moriarty in Sherlock.
The Liar Princess and The Blind Prince was originally released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. Now, NIS America has announced it’s coming to Steam and has shared some screenshots of the PC version. You can learn more on the official game website.
I heard from IO Interactive that they worked really closely with Nvidia on this game. They’re using DLSS 4 with frame generation in 007 First Light, and honestly, it makes a huge difference – the game looks amazing and runs way smoother, which really pulls you into the experience.
Razer’s Project Motoko is designed to offer helpful feedback in many situations. While gaming, it can analyze what’s happening on screen – like a boss battle – and provide instant advice. It can also be useful when traveling, translating signs, or summarizing long documents. Even simple tasks, like counting repetitions during a workout, are possible. Using both distant and close-range microphones, Project Motoko can clearly hear your voice and understand the environment around you, ensuring it provides the most accurate responses.