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View More NewsCrypto exchange Kraken is adding AI-powered financial tools to its mobile app as exchanges increasingly compete to offer personalized investing tools beyond basic trading features.According to a company announcement, users will begin by setting financial goals and preferences, allowing the app to tailor its interface and recommendations around those objectives rather than requiring customers to navigate complex trading tools. The company said the redesigned platform will help users pursue goals such as buying a home, saving for retirement or building an emergency fund.Kraken said its “financial intelligence” continuously monitors markets, identifies investment opportunities and recommends trades, but does not execute…
Bitcoin BTC$64,035.60 is trading around $64,000, marking 307 days within the $60,000- $70,000 range. The consolidation range is now the third longest period spent in any $10,000 price band in bitcoin’s history, behind only the $10,000-$20,000 and $20,000-$30,000, according to Glassnode data. From a technical perspective, bitcoin continues to trade above its 200-week moving average, currently around $62,873. Historically, prolonged moves below this level have been short lived, making it a closely watched gauge of the long term trend.Despite holding near $64,000, bitcoin remains roughly 50% below its all-time high reached in October.Onchain data also points to a significant area…
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A review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
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The crypto market took another leg higher on Friday with bitcoin BTC$64,379.76 trading at $64,400, up by 2% since midnight UTC.The largest cryptocurrency is…
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