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When Strategy (MSTR), the largest public company holding Bitcoin, first floated the idea of selling its Bitcoin reserves to fund its dividend obligations during a recent earnings call, it caused concern among investors and the crypto community. However, executive chairman Michael Saylor sat down with CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten at the Consensus conference…
A woman who was sexually abused by her father has described how a break-in at her parents’ home helped bring him to justice. Lizzie Jones, 49, began being abused by her father, David Terrence Pethig, when she was four. She didn’t tell anyone what happened until a thief discovered thousands of child abuse photos on…
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who hit and killed his best friend the same day they were married after a drunken argument was sentenced Monday to at least 30 years in prison. “The only thing I can do for the rest of my life is express my apology and my remorse…I will always…
Dharamshala: In the 15th over, Kings XI Punjab played exactly the way they wanted to. Delhi Capitals were hammered at 33/3 and faltered again at 74/4, chasing 211 on a challenging Dharamshala surface seemed like a mountain too high to climb. Everyone felt the killing intent. Punjab’s sense of rush collapsed and the game seemed…
Bitcoin is currently trading above $80,000 after recovering from Friday’s losses, but the rebound still looks more like a market testing resistance rather than a decisive move higher, according to CoinDesk market data. Market observers say the market structure is more complex than just price. Buyers have become more active on the back of Bitcoin’s…
Legislation that could fully integrate the U.S. cryptocurrency industry into the regulated financial system has emerged in its latest form, with the Senate Banking Committee releasing the text of a market structure bill just after midnight on Tuesday before moving forward with the effort at hearings this week. The latest version isn’t expected to bring…
James Charles has apologized for calling a fired Spirit Airlines employee a “slacker” in a now-viral TikTok. In a May 8 post, the content creator read aloud in a mocking tone a private message he received from a former Spirit employee who shared the GoFundMe link with him, noting that “any donation helps.” “I’m sure…
Joseph Akers May 11 (Reuters) – Several Republican-led states in the South are scrambling to redraw congressional maps ahead of November midterm elections to help preserve the Republican Party’s slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the latest round in a year-long battle over redistricting across the country. The political war began last summer,…
Joseph Akers May 11 (Reuters) – Several Republican-led states in the South are scrambling to redraw congressional maps ahead of November midterm elections to help preserve the Republican Party’s slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the latest round in a year-long battle over redistricting across the country. The political war began last summer,…
Luka Doncic will not play for the Slovenian national team this summer. Shortly after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, Doncic announced on Instagram that he would not play in a FIBA World Cup qualifying game against Slovenia. Instead, Doncic said he will spend…