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Bitcoin and XRP have become central to a bold corporate shift in Japan, with AltPlus announcing that both digital assets will be formally incorporated into its long-term treasury strategy. The publicly listed company disclosed the move in its recent shareholder filing, outlining a multi-layered plan that positions cryptocurrencies as foundational components of its future financial and operational framework. Bitcoin And XRP Lead Treasury According to a post by “BankXRP” on X (formerly Twitter), AltPlus is expected to purchase and hold Bitcoin and XRP through a newly established cryptocurrency purchase and management division. The company frames this step as part of…

Amazon Luna’s December lineup of games has been announced, and there are plenty of early Christmas presents to sink your teeth into. For those unaware, Prime members automatically qualify for Luna standard, the entry-level tier of Amazon’s cloud gaming service, and each month the company also hands out a number of codes for PC games that permanently join in your library once redeemed.Among those claim-and-keep-forever games this month are the underrated open-world Lego racing game, Lego 2K Drive, the very pretty Metroidvania, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, and a couple of retro Fallout games, just in time for the…

“Hundreds” of prestige Porsche sports cars and SUVs have been disabled by their onboard satellite-linked anti-theft immobiliser system across Russia, leading to claims it may be an act of deliberate sabotage. Newer Porsche cars including the Cayenne, Panamera, and Macan models have suddenly stopped working in Russia, leaving users saying they had been “bricked”, reports TVP World. “Hundreds” of the vehicles, fitted with Porsche’s proprietary Vehicle Tracking System, a satellite-controlled security device intended to track and disable the luxury cars if targeted by thieves are understood to have been affected. The German car maker no longer sells to Russia, having ended…

What to Know: Rising U.S. debt and heavy Treasury issuance are killing the charm of long-duration bonds, so institutions are looking toward Bitcoin and other digital assets as hedges.  As Bitcoin adoption grows, demand is shifting away from simple price bets toward real infrastructure for fast payments, DeFi, NFTs, and gaming.  Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) introduces a Bitcoin-anchored Layer 2 that uses the Solana Virtual Machine to fix Bitcoin’s slow transactions, high fees, and lack of smart contracts. Competition among Bitcoin Layer 2 networks will heat up as macro pressures and institutional inflows reward projects that mix Bitcoin’s trust with real…

Based on what we’ve seen, Replaced is a gaming art director’s dream. The long-delayed indie title has lush pixel-art environments, set in a cyberpunk fever dream. And now we finally know when it’s arriving. Mark your calendar for March 12, 2026.If you’ve been following Replaced’s journey, you’ll know that’s four years after its original release date. Shit happens! In this case, that included having to relocate from Belarus to Cyprus after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. It will be the first game from developer Sad Cat Studios. Thunderful Games is publishing.Gaming still from Replaced. “Pit’s Diner,” set in a dystopian…

Turns out short and sweet may be the strongest training strategy of all, according to new data from Tonal Tonal members are getting stronger in less time. That’s the headline emerging from the at-home fitness company’s new State of Strength Report, which analyzed data from 32,000 members and 700 survey respondents to understand how training habits are shifting. The takeaway? Long, punishing workouts are giving way to shorter, smarter sessions that still deliver results. More than half of Tonal members now train for 31 to 45 minutes instead of 45 to 60, and 90% say they’ve built more strength in…

Investors who have to sell their cryptocurrency for a loss may be able to claim tax back from Inland Revenue (IRD). IRD has made it clear that people who are trading cryptocurrency should pay tax on their gains. In July last year IRD signalled it was honing in on people buying and selling crypto who were not declaring their income. It had identified had 227,000 unique crypto asset users in New Zealand undertaking around 7 million transactions with a value of $7.8 billion. Last week, accountant Tim Doyle, who specialises in cryptocurrency, told Checkpoint nearly a third of his clients had received…

Crypto analyst Dom has provided an update on what could spark the next XRP price surge. He highlighted an important level that the altcoin needs to reclaim for it to rally to $2.50, which would mark a new high since the October 10 liquidation event. XRP Price Must Reclaim This Level To Trigger Another Surge In an X post, Dom stated that the XRP price needs to regain the monthly rVWAP around $2.22, as that would be the shift for a rally towards $2.50. This came as the analyst revealed that an inverse of the XRP chart over the last…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on Thursday began deactivating Instagram and Facebook accounts of Australian users under the age of 16 ahead of next week’s social media ban. Australia passed a new law in 2024 that forces major social media platforms to block anyone under the age of 16 from accessing their services under penalty of hefty multi-million dollar fines for the platforms. The law will go into effect on Wednesday, December 10. As Breitbart News reported in November, Meta began notifying Australian users aged 13-15 that their accounts would soon be shut down by the company in compliance with the country’s…

If you like both electric vehicles and emotional roller coasters, 2025 was an excellent year. However, for those of us whose nerves are already sufficiently frazzled, the highs and lows of the last 12 months were a bit hard to stomach.In 2025, we saw the introduction of new, compelling models like the Lucid Gravity and refreshed Nissan Leaf, the latter available at a price on par with its internally combusted competition. From a product availability standpoint, 2025 was the year the EV market started feeling more mature and less manic.But 2025 also saw new heights of anti-EV vitriol stirred up…