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Revolut has launched EURR, a euro-pegged stablecoin now live for select customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. Reserves are held by a Luxembourg subsidiary of Stripe, marking a notable pairing of two fintech giants and a serious signal that regulated stablecoins in Europe are moving from theory to practice.
Meanwhile, Apple's Mac mini just got more expensive. The new M six model starts at eight hundred ninety nine dollars, up from seven ninety nine for the M four — and that price was itself a quiet hike after Apple killed the five ninety nine entry model back in May. In under six months, the floor has risen fifty percent, and budget-conscious buyers are understandably frustrated.
And in a move that will frustrate the open source community, X has sent legal threats to shut down Nitter, the independent front-end that let users browse the platform without an account. It's a familiar playbook — tolerate scrappy third-party tools until they become inconvenient, then reach for the lawyers.
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