Bitcoin (BTC) price action turned bullish on March. 19 as markets grew anxious for the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes and a press conference from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView Generally, traders keep a close eye on FOMC minutes, along with Powell’s comments, to obtain direct…
As Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest travel hub, shut down on Friday because of a nearby fire and power outage, airlines told thousands of travelers not travel to the airport and to check online for updates. About 80 airlines operate at Heathrow, and they were diverting inbound flights to others airports in Britain, elsewhere in Europe…
Binance announced on March 12 that its Alpha platform has implemented a new comprehensive token review framework that will aim to remove tokens that don’t meet certain quantitative and qualitative criteria. The quantitative metrics include trading volume stability, liquidity depth, frequency of onchain transactions and distribution of tokenholders. The qualitative metrics include project team credibility,…
Perhaps no vote was as agonizing for Senator Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican and medical doctor, than his vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump’s health secretary. Mr. Cassidy wondered aloud for days how Mr. Kennedy, the nation’s most vocal and powerful critic of vaccinations, might handle an infectious disease crisis. Now,…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed and efficiency of the Ethereum network’s execution layer. Buterin’s April 20 proposal outlined several long-term bottlenecks for scaling the Ethereum network including, stable data availability sampling, ensuring block production remains…
Apr 26, 2025; Talladega, Alabama, USA; Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill (21) leads the pack into turn one at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Jason Allen-Imagn Images TALLADEGA, Ala. — Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill prevailed in a three-wide photo finish in the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Saturday afternoon, edging…
Eating malva pudding for the first time feels like meeting a soul mate, its swirl of butter and sugar instantly familiar to the deep heart’s core, its softness, somehow simultaneously fluffy and dense, thrilling and intimate. With each bite of the cream-soaked cake, there’s a sense of wonder: I already know you so well, have…
May 5, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras (40) celebrates with third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) after hitting a two run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Willson Contreras had two hits including a go-ahead two-run home…
Mar 17, 2025; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) celebrates with goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) after the game against the Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Mats Zuccarello’s power-play goal with 4:38 left in the final period allowed the Minnesota Wild to snap the Los…
A little over two years ago, the actor Jeremy Renner was run over by a seven-ton snowplow. In a new memoir, he wrote that as he lay near death, he experienced something extraordinary. He could see his entire life at once, and felt an “exhilarating peace” and a connection to the world. He also saw…
