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Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other digital coins as crypto support pays off
Republican Presidential nominee and former President Donald J. Trump holds campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 20, 2024. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images News | Getty Images NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump is headed to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a keynote address at a major bitcoin conference. […]
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Grayscale’s $9 billion head start in ethereum is at risk as big investors launch ETFs
Representation of cryptocurrency and Gayscale logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images For crypto firm Grayscale, it’s deja vu in the ETF market. On Tuesday, the first spot ether exchange-traded funds hit the U.S. The ETFs will invest directly in ether, the cryptocurrency used in the Ethereum network, allowing […]
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Scientists discover ‘dark oxygen’ being produced by seabed metals in ground-breaking study
A team of international scientists has found that oxygen is being produced in complete darkness approximately 4,000 meters below the ocean’s surface. Chaluk | Istock | Getty Images An international team of scientists has discovered that oxygen is being produced by potato-shaped metallic nodules thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The […]
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Delta flight cancellations from IT outage persist through the weekend, CEO apologizes
Travelers wait in line at a Delta Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 19, 2024. Airlines around the world experienced disruption on an unprecedented scale after a widespread global computer outage grounded planes and created chaos at airports. Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian […]
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SunPower stock collapses below $1 as company halts leases, installations and shipments
Workers install solar panels during a SunPower installation on a home in Napa, California, US, on Monday, July 17, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SunPower stock collapsed 70% this week after the company informed dealers that it will no longer support new leases, installations or product shipments, with analysts largely writing […]
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Trump Bitcoin Conference fundraiser tickets top out at $844,600 for Nashville soiree
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump will headline a campaign fundraiser in Nashville on the sidelines of the Bitcoin Conference, where the top ticket is going for $844,600 per person. According to an […]
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Bye-bye bitcoin, hello AI: Texas miners leave crypto for next new wave
Cattle graze at the Buffalo Gap Wind Power project in Taylor and Nolan counties just south of Abilene, Texas. Robert Daemmrich | Corbis | Getty Images Just off of Interstate 20, in the heart of West Texas, is a town of 125,000 people called Abilene. Once a stopping point along a cross-country cattle trail in […]
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Ethereum co-founder warns against voting only on ‘pro-crypto,’ a day after a16z founders support Trump
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday cautioned against voting for political candidates based solely on whether they have adopted a “pro-crypto” stance. “The game of politics is much more complicated than just ‘who wins the next election’, and there are a lot of levers that your words and actions affect,” Buterin wrote in a blog […]
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Labour’s gains in London have private equity looking to exit — the country
A view of the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben a day before General Election, in London on July 3, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — With the British parliament back from recess, the UK’s Labour Party will start working to push through aggressive changes, including controversial proposals that would force the […]
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Crypto stocks like Coinbase and Microstrategy soar, mirroring rally in bitcoin
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency […]
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