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Major financial assets and the U.S. consumer are moving in opposite directions, telling two very different stories about the U.S. economy. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency and macro asset by market capitalization, rose 11.8% last month, its biggest gain since April 2025, and has since expanded by nearly 6% to $80,700, according to CoinDesk data. The…
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s response to U.S. proposals to end the war as “completely unacceptable.” Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said Tehran’s proposals, through Pakistan acting as mediator, included an immediate end to the war on all fronts, an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and a pledge not to…
Marcus Rashford scored a stunning free-kick to help Barcelona beat arch-rivals Real Madrid 2-0 at Camp Nou and claim back-to-back La Liga titles. Both goals came within the opening 18 minutes, with Rashford’s stunning curling effort in the ninth minute quickly followed by Ferran Torres’ second. Marcus Rashford celebrates his free kick (Getty) Jude Bellingham…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The next wave of internet commerce will run on a crypto rail because artificial intelligence agents are structurally unable to use traditional financial accounts, senior figures from Google Cloud and PayPal said Thursday at the CoinDesk Consensus Miami conference. Richard Widmann, global head of Web3 strategy at Google Cloud, said existing…
Harry Kane missed his first Bundesliga penalty as Bayern Munich narrowly beat Wolfsburg on Saturday. After the game, opinions were divided over the moment Nuel Belosian stepped on the penalty spot. The England captain slipped before his shot, which missed the target completely and had the potential to take multiple touches. “What do you want…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Plattner said in a new interview that real plans to tax the wealthy have yet to be properly tried. Plattner discussed his goal of reining in billionaires on the “More Perfect Union” podcast Thursday, arguing they have “too much power” and are “currently running the country” instead of President Donald…
White House adviser Patrick Vitter said the CLARITY Act has the potential to become law before July 4, while Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushed to include ethics provisions in the market structure bill. Miami Consensus 2026 ended with a heated debate about the role of prediction markets, and a lot more happened at our first meeting…
A Bitcoin whale came to life on Sunday, moving $40 billion worth of Bitcoin to new addresses after more than a decade of inactivity. According to data from blockchain tracking service Whale Alert, the transfer occurred around 19:16 UTC. The tokens were transferred from the address “1KAA8GGhVjjUjVTz1HKAjCyGNzAKQd882j” to “bc1qm6m6d33d02edr0k8yj9jgt027zl6dvx6thjrxy”. The wallet has been idle since…
Jonathan Stempel May 10 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he hopes to wean Israel from U.S. military support within a decade as it strives to strengthen ties with Gulf states. “I want to reduce U.S. financial support, the financial component of our military cooperation, to…
Roma can compete in the Champions League, Europa League or La Liga next season. With two games left, the jury is still out. Roma are tied with AC Milan in fourth place, but are tied in the standings due to their head-to-head record, behind Massimiliano Allegri’s side. advertise Currently, they will compete in the Europa…