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View More NewsAntarctica is the last terra nullius (no man’s land) on Earth. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, no state can claim sovereignty over the frozen continent. But thousands of people pass through every year as part of research projects or tourist expeditions. And where there are human beings, there is violence. So how do they deal with crime at the South Pole? The boring answer is that Antarctic missions usually fall under the jurisdiction of their home country. For example, the manager of the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo Station is required to be a special deputy U.S. marshal. But crime and punishment on…
Bitcoin (BTC) has endured a 14-month bear market against gold, with the BTC/gold ratio and momentum indicators at historic lows that previously marked cycle bottoms.Key takeaways:The BTC/GOLD ratio is at historic lows as multiple indicators hint at a cycle bottom.Bitcoin price must hold $70,000 to avoid a deeper drop over the coming weeks.BTC/GOLD RSI, MACD print classic reversal signalData from TradingView reveals that the relative strength index (RSI) of the BTC/GOLD ratio has begun climbing.The weekly RSI reached its most oversold level of 21 in mid-February, signaling fading bearish momentum.Related: Bitcoin tests old 2021 top as gold falls to six-week…
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Iran has never confined its interference in other countries to the Middle East, nor have its activities been restricted to attacks on Israel. Long before the horrors of 7 October 2023, Argentina had already become a target of the Islamic Republic.On 17 March 1992, a suicide bomber drove a Ford F-100 pickup truck packed with explosives into the Israeli embassy in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The blast destroyed the embassy building and surrounding structures, including a Catholic church and a school, killing 29 people and injuring more than 200. The victims included both Israeli embassy staff and Argentine…
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from the no-shit dept With RFK Jr. and his version of HHS entirely out to lunch on the ongoing measles issue in America, it’s…
Gold tumbled another 3.5% to $4,488 per ounce on Friday, marking an 11% fall for the week and the largest weekly loss the precious…
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Unlike Bitwise, Grayscale doesn’t plan to incorporate staking for its Hyperliquid ETF but hasn’t ruled out integrating it in the future.Crypto asset manager Grayscale…
from the abject-cowards-making-loud-noises dept Brendan Carr is once again doing Brendan Carr stuff. Carr has threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of broadcasters that…
From Magistrate Judge Stephanie Christensen (C.D. Cal.) in Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. All Season Power LLC, decided Feb. 13 but just posted on…
Mastercard announced Tuesday an agreement to buy BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company, for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. The…
Cari Network, a permissioned network for banks led by former United States Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig, has chosen Matter Labs’ Prividium infrastructure…
In brief Ethereum has rebounded, trading near $2,330, up about 2.6% over the past 24 hours. Traders on prediction market Myriad have flipped bullish on ETH, putting…
According to President Donald Trump, two of the three justices that he himself appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court are “an embarrassment to their…
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)While bitcoin’s BTC$73,907.94 price rise since the Iran conflict began more than two weeks ago is…
A court in Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of major crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket over unauthorized gambling.Argentina’s national communications and media regulator,…