North Carolina’s House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing the state’s treasurer to invest public funds in approved cryptocurrencies, which will now head to the Senate. The House passed the Digital Assets Investment Act, or House Bill 92, on its third reading on April 30 by a vote of 71 to 44. Republican House…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sent a crew of four private astronauts on the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth’s poles, in a mission bankrolled and led by a wealthy crypto investor. Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool F2Pool, paid for and is leading SpaceX’s “Fram2” mission,…
Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Midnight It’s been almost 16 years since blockchain emerged from its esoteric fringes to enter global discourse, evidenced most recently by continued backing from Wall Street incumbents. Despite this remarkable ascendancy, the unfortunate truth is that this technology has yet to realize its true business potential. A core challenge…
Apr 27, 2025; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates his goal against the New Jersey Devils during the third period in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images After a tough regular season, Carolina Hurricanes winger…
Mar 15, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; Colorado Rapids forward Calvin Harris (14) and other players celebrate scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half at PayPal Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images The Colorado Rapids will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Portland Timbers on Saturday in Commerce…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published April 14, 2025 German hiking and outdoor sports specialist Jack Wolfskin has changed hands again. US golfing specialist Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. It has sold the brand to Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports Products Ltd (Anta) for the reported sum of $290 million/€256 million. Anta has bought a brand that…
An Ether investor who had a large position on decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Sky has been liquidated to the tune of more than $100 million as the price of Ether crashed. The Ether (ETH) whale lost 67,570 ETH worth around $106 million when the asset crashed by around 14% on April 6, liquidating his…
A portion of the Ethereum community is pressuring the Ethereum Foundation to make decisions that may “break the entire social fabric” of the smart contract network by restricting Ethereum’s layer-2 (L2) networks, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said. Speaking during a March 28 episode of Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction show on X, the Polygon founder said that…
Mar 15, 2025; Nashville, TN, USA; Florida Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. (1) reacts after a made three point basket against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images For just the second time in modern NCAA Tournament history, the Final Four features all No. 1 seeds….
The global trade war may be a silver lining for Bitcoin’s growing recognition as a safe-haven asset next to gold, thanks to its liquidity and accessibility advantages compared with precious metals. Financial markets have been rattled since US President Donald Trump’s April 2 reciprocal import tariffs announcement, leading to record-breaking sell-offs for traditional stock markets…