Fears energy bill rise mean people 'surviving rather than living'
People at a community centre in one of the most deprived parts of Lancashire said they are afraid they will not be able to afford a 13.5% hike in energy bills next month.
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Got the tennis bug? How to play sport without paying
As fans queue up at Wimbledon in the hope of securing a ticket to watch some of the biggest names in sport, many tennis lovers face another challenge.
How much should we be prepared to pay for our food?
Jules Bal says he has noticed a change in the way Scots regard their relationship with food and thinks people are increasingly prepared to pay extra for it.
Got the tennis bug? How to play sport without paying
As fans queue up at Wimbledon in the hope of securing a ticket to watch some of the biggest names in sport, many tennis lovers face another challenge.
CZ wants to make the U.S. the 'capital of crypto': State of Crypto
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whom most people know as CZ, is making the rounds . He sat down with CoinDesk for a pair of interviews earlier this month, sharing his views on the crypto exchange he founded, crypto's tr…
Samson Mow says bitcoin bottom is in despite skepticism from analysts
The bitcoin bottom is in, said Samson Mow in an X post on Sunday, arguing that the traditional four-year halving cycle has accelerated.
Michael Saylor teases more bitcoin buying even as Strategy stock continues to fall
Michael Saylor shared a StrategyTracker chart on X this Sunday showing Strategy holds 847,363 bitcoin valued at $50.88 billion as of June 28, 2026, with 113 purchase events and an average cost basis of $75,653 per BTC.
Crypto's next frontier isn't crypto, it's financing AI and robotics, Framework's Anderson says
The biggest investment opportunities in blockchain may no longer be in crypto itself, but in how the technology can finance capital-intensive industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and energy.
SBI's $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan's crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
SBI Holdings' (8473) $289 million acquisition of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is its biggest consolidation move yet, positioning the financial group to dominate the country's regulated digital-asset market as new ru…
Bitcoin falls below $60,000, on track for a rare back-to-back quarterly loss
Bitcoin dipped below $60,000 over the weekend, trading around $59,940 on Sunday, down 0.6% over 24 hours and nearly 7% on the week, per CoinDesk data, as a quarter of selling neared its final days.
Why a selloff in gold and silver is dragging bitcoin down
The ongoing artificial intelligence stock frenzy has pulled in capital from across the market, from traditional metals, considered the safest assets, to crypto, considered the riskiest.
Strategy's valuation has fallen below the value of its bitcoin holdings
Strategy's (MSTR) enterprise multiple to net asset value (mNAV) has officially fallen below 1.
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no easy answer to the question of why crypto markets have fallen so much in the first half of 2026, Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhou said.
Polymarket hack updated to $3.1 million days after the platform promised users full refunds
Blockchain intelligence firm AMLBot updated on X Saturday the amount hackers stole from 11 user wallet accounts on Polymarket to roughly $3.1 million in the prediction markets token PUSD.
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
Tether has expanded the use of its $23 billion gold reserves by bringing its tokenized product Tether Gold (XAUT) to crypto lender Ledn.
Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license
Coinbase and OKX are offering sign-up bonuses to users after reports broke out that rival exchange Binance told its users in the European Union (EU) it is suspending some services because it will not have a Markets in C…
Free summer holiday sport sessions offered in city
Free sport sessions are set to be offered in Sheffield to "get families active" during the school summer holidays.
Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains bullish on bitcoin but that Michael Saylor's approach to funding bitcoin purchases has damaged the broader crypto market, in a CNBC interview on Friday, as the preferred stoc…
Dogecoin and Hyperliquid's HYPE led weekly crypto losses as AI stocks lure buyers
Dogecoin and Hyperliquid's HYPE led the week's losses across crypto, falling near 10%, as money kept flowing toward stocks tied to the artificial-intelligence boom and away from major tokens.
Three unusual things about the King's tax bill
King Charles has made history by revealing his £12.9m tax bill, but the payment is far from ordinary.
Trump threatens 100% tariff on European nations over tech tax
US president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants.
Trump threatens 100% tariff on European nations over tech tax
US president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants.
Could you handle a 20-plus hour flight? This airline is banking on it
On a stage at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, the chief executive of Australian airline Qantas declares: "The tyranny of distance has finally been conquered".
Three unusual things about the King's tax bill
King Charles has made history by revealing his £12.9m tax bill, but the payment is far from ordinary.