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View More Newsfrom the is-that-the-faint-outline-of-a-backbone? dept ABC continues to send signals that it actually intends to fight back against Brendan Carr’s clumsy efforts to censor the network’s comedians and journalists. As Mike noted last week, the public had until Monday, June 22 to file public comment with the FCC about the agency’s ongoing censorship efforts. Part of those efforts have involved Carr colluding with right wing broadcasters to pretend that ABC broke the law when The View hosted Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico last February. MAGA is clearly worried about Talarico’s chances in Texas. Carr falsely claims Talarico’s appearance violated the…
Bitcoin BTC$63,988.45 has risen 1.4% since midnight UTC, catching a tailwind as hopes for an Iran-U.S. deal sent oil prices lower. The move provided a lift to major altcoins, with ether (ETH) adding 2.4% and solana (SOL) and BNB advancing about 1.5%. XRP lagged with a 0.7% gain.Despite the green shoots among the majors, the broader market has yet to follow suit. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) remains slightly lower over 24 hours. Still, smaller outliers like DEXE and BEAT jumped of 8% and 5%.Monday’s bounce, however, is being met with heavy skepticism from some analysts, particularly when comparing bitcoin’s…
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One of David Hockney’s favourite stories concerned a ceramic owl made by Picasso. Standing before it in contemplation, he would point out that a stuffed owl contains infinitely more information than Picasso’s sculpture. A stuffed bird preserves the details of plumage, coloration, and anatomy with scientific accuracy, while Picasso’s owl has none of those things. But in Hockney’s view, the artist’s rendition possessed something the stuffed bird lacked—the experience of the human gaze.Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, spent over seven decades making pictures. During that time he became one of the most recognisable artists in…
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy has expanded its Bitcoin holdings and increased its US dollar reserve after its perpetual preferred stock STRC slipped below $90.Strategy acquired…
In brief Crypto industry groups urged Congress to pass a tax bill exempting mining and staking rewards from taxable income. House Democrats are skeptical,…
Latest developments: Edelman argues investor sentiment and industry fundamentals are moving in opposite directions.Bitcoin ETF investors have pulled billions from funds in recent days,…
Key takeaways:The Bitcoin funding rate climbed to 7%, showing confidence, but spot ETF outflows keep a $70,000 breakout on hold for now.Strong order-book bids…
Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Investor Alert List, a registry designed to warn consumers about entities…
In brief Allbirds, the footwear company, has sold its shoe business and rebranded as Smartbird, an AI infrastructure provider. Nadia Carlsten, a veteran of…
from the stop-your-spying dept On Friday, the government’s Section 702 surveillance authority lapsed! It may be temporary, but it’s still an important milestone. Section…
President Donald Trump’s mercurial nature has been on display at the G7 summit in France this week. On Tuesday, Trump met with Ukrainian President…
Moody’s Ratings is rolling out its credit ratings to Solana (SOL), allowing issuers of tokenized bonds and other fixed-income securities to embed the firm’s…
Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off week-to-date lows into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as corporate sell pressure returned to the radar.Key points:Bitcoin sees a new low…
In brief Rodney Burton pleaded guilty to conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business tied to an alleged $1.8 billion crypto fraud scheme. Burton…
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