Carl Smigielski, 61, is single now, after being a caregiver to his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He expects to be a “solo ager,” someone who doesn’t have a family member to rely on as he gets older. Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR Stay up to date…
The New Hampshire Executive Council rejected a plan on Wednesday to authorize a $100 million bond backed by Bitcoin, killing a proposal that state officials had cast as a first-in-the-nation bid to draw digital finance to the Granite State. The New Hampshire councilors voted 3-2 against it, according to reporting from The Boston Globe. The…
The far-right Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, announced he was resigning as member of Parliament for his Clacton constituency this week – in order to stand as MP for his Clacton constituency. The move has triggered a by-election, which critics have slammed as a stunt by Farage to delay a parliamentary inquiry into a funding…
Bitcoin has traded below its True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder Cost Basis for five straight months, one of the longest deep-value stretches in its history, according to Glassnode’s latest onchain report. Long-term holder loss realization now accounts for 43% of total realized value onchain, up from 15% in early February, and recently peaked at…
In brief On Thursday, MoonPay launched support for MoonAgents on Telegram, bringing its AI crypto assistant to the messaging platform. Users can ask MoonAgents to analyze markets, create dashboards, and prepare transactions using natural conversations. MoonPay says Telegram acts as an interface, while user data and private keys remain on their computers. MoonPay is bringing…
Neil Johnston, BBC Sport journalist It’s going to require something extra special to stop this Les Bleus juggernaut from reaching a third straight World Cup final. France have overcome a two-hour storm delay in Philadelphia, the loss of Deschamps for one match (he returned home for the funeral of his mother) and Paraguay’s ‘dark arts’…
The price of a family home in the U.S. tells two very different stories depending on how it’s measured. Comparing the stories underscores bitcoin’s BTC$62,577.79 appeal as a long-term hedge against dollar debasement, the erosion of value in the fiat currency. According to Fidelity Digital Assets, a typical U.S. house has gained more than $100,000…
Sony Bank, a subsidiary of Sony Financial Group, said it’s received preliminary approval to establish a new US national trust bank subsidiary that will issue US dollar-denominated stablecoins. The new unit, Connectia Trust, National Association, gained preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on July 2. It will be fully…
Iran’s slain ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday will be buried at the country’s holiest shrine in Mashhad after a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies that has coincided with a flare-up in conflict with the US. Khamenei’s son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has still not made any public appearances.
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci urged crypto market participants to stop looking for artificial news triggers to justify price fluctuations. Against the backdrop of a local market recovery after a deep correction, the financier said the first cryptocurrency has finally outgrown the need for marketing support. “Bitcoin does not need a narrative. It is the most…