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Those looking for fresh stories about Bitcoin became so desperate that they bordered on madness. A popular crypto account on X recently stated that gold will be replaced by Bitcoin because we will build data centers on the moon, which I guess will allow us to mine gold on asteroids, or something like that. Satire…
The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was much deeper than previously known. Leon Botstein, 79, will retire at the end of June after half a century as president of a small liberal arts college in New York,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso’s first swing at Yankee Stadium in Baltimore was similar to many of the polar bears’ swings during his seven seasons with the New York Mets. Alonso hit a game-tying homer, walked two and scored two runs in Friday night’s 7-2 loss to the Yankees. advertise “It’s great to come…
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) purchased 1,382,000 shares of Strategy (MSTR) for $172,473,600, according to its first quarter 13F filing. That means the average cost per share is about $125. With MSTR rising to about $175, the position is now worth about $241 million, equivalent to about $69 million in unrealized gains. As of December…
The Ethereum Foundation sold another 10,000 ether (ETH) via an over-the-counter transaction to Tom Lee’s BitMine (BMNR), continuing a series of Treasury sales this year. The final sale price was $2,292.15 per token, meaning proceeds of approximately $22.9 million, the group said in a post on Friday X. The counterparty is BitMine Immersion Technologies, a…
Less than a month after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were killed in a plane crash last year, investigators say two of their “friends” plotted to break into the empty home and take cash, guns and financial information in an attempt to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. North Carolina authorities said…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chad Brown had a huge smile on his face as he scored five points with jockey Jose Ortiz after his breakthrough at his most cherished track. The successful trainer was smiling and congratulating him after Friday night’s Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, hoping the emerging colt would bring him double the…
Riot Platforms (RIOT) shares rose about 8% on Friday after Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expanded production capacity at its Rockdale, Texas, campus, highlighting Riot’s continued shift away from Bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. AMD exercised an option to double contracted capacity to 50 megawatts (MW), with the potential to expand to 150…
President Donald Trump is endorsing a Republican congressman to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, while rejecting the self-styled “Make America Great Again” candidate backed by Elon Musk. On Friday, Trump announced his endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr in the Kentucky Republican primary, shortly after Barr said he asked businessman Nate Morris to drop out of the…
Blue Jays 7 Twins 3 Kazuma Okamoto had a slow start to the season, but he has improved recently. Today he hit 2 home runs, 1 walk, 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. In 31 games during his MLB career, he hit seven home runs and had 18 RBIs. advertise And, unlike yesterday, the pitching…