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Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush long-term yields
Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion
Bitcoin’s Volatility May Be Down But Expect a ‘Meaningful Move’ Soon, Says Fidelity
Bitcoin has been sitting still recently, and the coin’s volatility is now lower than 98.5% of all days in its 17-year history, according to asset manager Fidelity. Writing on X, the firm’s digital asset arm said that spot trading volume was also at its lowest level since 2019. Bitcoin’s price is virtually unmoved over a
The Bitcoin Trading Challenge: Trade BTC for a chance to win your share of 1 BTC
TL;DR Kraken is running the Bitcoin Trading Challenge , a one-month BTC perp trading competition with a prize pool of 1 BTC, paid in Bitcoin rather than a fiat equivalent. The competition runs from August 19 to September 19, 2026 and is open to eligible clients outside the EEA, US, UK, Australia and Canada. Traders
How AI Is changing journalism and why we must detect it early
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword floating around Silicon Valley — it’s already reshaping journalism, including here in South Africa. From helping newsrooms automate headlines to generating full-length articles, AI’s influence is being felt in everything from productivity tools to editorial decisions. But with this powerful innovation comes a deeper responsibility: making sure
HVS Report & The Changing Landscape and Recovery of the Newark Airport Hotel Market & By Cole Masler
HVS Report - The Changing Landscape and Recovery of the Newark Airport Hotel Market - Image Credit Unsplash The Newark Airport hotel market has faced significant adjustments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes to the submarket’s hotel supply, coupled with the rebound in passenger levels through Newark Airport, have resulted in a slow
The world is changing fast—but there is reason for optimism
Europe April/May 2025 cover. Gianfranco Tripodo for Fortune
Changing the World via AI … with Five Kids in Tow
Ten years ago, Jessica Spencer was on a six-hour trip to Atlanta. Like many road trip warriors, she decided to pass the time with a podcast. That was the first time Jessica heard The Smart Passive Income Podcast, a show that’s still up and running weekly with Pat Flynn behind the mic. She was taken
New technology is changing traveling. The eSIM revolution has begun
The great thing about traveling is the ability to escape from everyday life, but it's good to know that we can easily contact the world if needed. eSIM is the technology that may transform how we stay connected while traveling. How does it work, and will it revolutionize holiday and business trips? Let's look closer
Technology is changing and so should the civil service
The Prime Minister’s call for the “complete rewiring of the British state” has put the onus on the civil service to match the demands placed upon it by rapid technological advances – most notably the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The question is not if or when AI will change how policy is made
How Keith and Mel are changing attitudes to mental health, one outfit at a time
This article contains references to suicide. Mel knows what it is like to have to walk away from home with little more than the clothes on her back. She recently left a relationship where she felt unsafe, after experiencing mental illness for much of her life. "I decided what clothes I was going to take
Employment Is Changing Forever
January 28, 2025 As organizations and workers face a new wave of technological change, Deborah Perry Piscione argues that we’re at a pivot point where old models of employment will be replaced by entirely new ones. Get ready for GenAI-assisted, decentralized, sometimes autonomous workforces, and “jobs” that span gigs, companies, industries, geographies, and the metaverse. Piscione describes this new reality and how mindset
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Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush long-term yields
Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion
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Bitcoin’s Volatility May Be Down But Expect a ‘Meaningful Move’ Soon, Says Fidelity
Bitcoin has been sitting still recently, and the coin’s volatility is now lower than 98.5% of all days in its 17-year history, according to asset manager Fidelity. Writing on X, the firm’s digital asset arm said that spot trading volume was also at its lowest level since 2019. Bitcoin’s price is virtually unmoved over a
Bitcoin
The Bitcoin Trading Challenge: Trade BTC for a chance to win your share of 1 BTC
TL;DR Kraken is running the Bitcoin Trading Challenge , a one-month BTC perp trading competition with a prize pool of 1 BTC, paid in Bitcoin rather than a fiat equivalent. The competition runs from August 19 to September 19, 2026 and is open to eligible clients outside the EEA, US, UK, Australia and Canada. Traders
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Fake Drugs Kill Faster Than Bandits — Ondo CMD
By Promise Adagba The Chief Medical Director of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo, Prof. Michael Gbala, has raised concerns over the growing threat of counterfeit medicines. Speaking during a familiarisation visit by the Senior Consultant on Pharmaceutical and Medical Investments to the Ondo State Government, Dr. Samuel Oluwaoromipin Adekota, to the
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VanEck Says Bitcoin May Be Nearing the End of Its 11-Month Correction
Eight of 12 capitulation signals were firing as of 12 August, and all 12 reached their capitulation zone at some point in the prior three months, VanEck said. VanEck flags that its drawdown signal fires on an absolute minus 35% rule; on its own percentile rule the count would be seven of 12. Bitcoin closed
