ClearBank to Join Circle Payments Network, Expanding Access to MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins

ClearBank, a crypto-friendly neobank and regulated provider of Faster Payments in the U.K., plans to join the Circle Payments Network (CPN), linking its cloud-native banking platform to Circle’s blockchain-based infrastructure to speed up cross-border payments and offer access to regulated stablecoins. The move follows a new strategic agreement between the U.K.-founded clearing bank and Circle…

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still on the fence about attending in person, dive into the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, after-parties, and more that’s available here. There’s still plenty of time to get a ticket!  But if you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to…

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‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage | Cryptocurrencies

It is a grey morning in Shadwell, east London. But inside the old shell of Tobacco Dock, the gloom gives way to pulsating neon lights, flashy cars and cryptocurrency chatter. Evangelists for Web3, a vision for the next era of the internet, have descended on the old trading dock to network for two days. For…

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Emma Stone Is an Evil CEO for Yorgos Lanthimos

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Venice Film Festival. Focus Features releases “Bugonia” in select theaters on Friday, October 24 before a wide release October 31. Imagine if Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games” were instead about a pair of lone-wolf, conservationist vigilantes trying to save the world instead of two sociopathic twinks…

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