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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — “The market is the market … it’s not crypto and traditional anymore,” Dave LaValle, president of CoinDesk Index and Data, told the Consensus Conference in Miami on Tuesday, capturing a shift echoed among issuers and asset managers. With the influx of traditional financial firms, Direxion’s Douglas Yones sees institutional involvement as…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Gulf allies have introduced a U.N. resolution threatening Iran with sanctions or other measures if it does not stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation. The draft Security…
PHOENIX (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez gave up just two hits in seven strong innings, Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Tuesday night. In the sixth inning, the D-backs scored five runs to take a 7-0 lead. Gabriel Moreno had an RBI double down the right…
SEATTLE (AP) — Matt Olson hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning and Bryce Elder pitched six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday night. Maurico Dubón had a two-run double and Ozzie Albies extended his hitting streak to 17 games, tying a franchise record. He tied for…
A Texas man facing charges for allegedly killing his pregnant wife cut off his ankle monitor and fled abroad, according to reports. Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, is accused of murdering his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, and their unborn child in Houston in 2024. according to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Gilly was scheduled to appear…
Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood’s senior vice president and general manager of cryptocurrencies, said during a fireside chat at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami that global demand for U.S. stocks is rising, prompting investors to look beyond the domestic market. “We’re seeing a lot of demand from overseas investors for U.S. stocks, particularly companies related to…
Bitcoin Bitcoin$81,505.59 Bitcoin prices topped $81,000 during the Asian session on Tuesday, rising 6.7% for the week, benefiting from broader risk sentiment, with stocks hitting records on receding tensions over Iran and renewed optimism about artificial intelligence, according to CoinDesk market data. Other cryptocurrency majors also participated in the bid. Solana rose 3% to $87.35….
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, declined to respond to a Minnesota committee’s request for more information about her ties to the state’s massive fraud scandal, leading to a failed subpoena vote on Tuesday, but the committee chair said more options exist. The subpoena required a two-thirds vote of the committee to pass, and despite Republicans’ majority…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lone coyote paddled to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, shocking biologists and others. Alcatraz, a former federal prison in San Francisco Bay surrounded by turbulent waters, is notorious for impeding prisoner escapes. At the time, biologists speculated that the coyotes were traveling from San Francisco, a little more than…
Veteran defensive lineman Zacch Pickens was never expected to be the Kansas City Chiefs’ premier pass rusher next season, but most experts believe he has at least a chance to compete for a spot on the team’s 53-man roster in training camp. Instead, Pickens was one of the veterans who found himself on the outside…