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Opinion: Blake Cassidy, CEO of BambooThe Crypto podcast was a go-to source for newcomers and helped bring Crypto into the mainstream. However, it is important to remember that podcasters are constantly tuned as fresh faces grow.”You might say that learning Spanish will be easier as you buy FOMO, buy DIP, ignore FUD and tune for Wagmi to just try to learn Crypto.Podcasters are more important than ever for crypto adoption ratesIt’s important to attract regular listeners, but it can certainly follow the beginners who listen to it because they’re tired of hearing their peers’ bragging about cryptography at work.You can…

TALHASSEE, Fla. — At least twice in the past year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ top government staff have helped directly raise campaign contributions that practice members of his own political parties want to end.The proposal defended by Republicans at the State Capitol would ban state employees (employees who work for the governor or others) from carrying out most traditional campaign-type activities during work hours, including soliciting campaign contributions.The law came in last week after NBC News first reported last month that two top staff members from the governor’s office called state lobbyists to call state lobbyists to raise money for…

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller will speak at the Clearinghouse Annual Meeting held in New York City on November 12th, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersFederal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Monday that he expects the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on prices will be “temporary” and will accept a term in which the central bank was in trouble during the final game of inflation.”This already sounds like this must be a mistake given what happened in 2021 and 2022. But just because it didn’t work doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think of it that way again,” Waller said in his statement…

San Diego – Participants at the second Autism Health Summit had already had hours of presentations on hours of presentations on miraculous treatments, including water filters and electromagnetic gadgets, supplements, stem cell therapy available only in Europe, and fecal transplants in the US. Of all the speakers at the meeting, not even in the room received the biggest applause. Former fixtures for this kind of gathering, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spoken to the audience multiple times before in short, pre-recorded videos, not as an anti-vaccine lawyer and activist, but as a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Department of…

People will shop for produce at Walmart in Rosemead, California on April 11, 2025. Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesA survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released Monday, found that consumers expanded inflation, unemployment and stock markets as the world trade war heated up in March.A monthly survey of central bank consumer expectations showed that respondents saw inflation in the next 3.6%, up half since February, and was the highest reading since October 2023.In addition to concerns about the cost of living, there was a surge in concerns about the labor market. The chances of…

No survivors were reported after a civilian plane crashed Saturday while preparing for a second landing attempt in Columbia County, New York, officials said.Federal officials said at a press conference on Sunday that six people travelled to Ghent’s Columbia County Airport on their way to the planned holiday celebration with their families. Family friend John Santoro has stated that his adult son, a recent MIT alumnus James Santoro, has died in a crash. Santoro’s statement identified others on board. Karen Naglov is a former MIT soccer player named 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. Her father, Dr. Michael Groff, a…

Baby, she’s a fireworks: Katy Perry is heading into space.The pop superstar is one of six celebrities scheduled to launch Space of Space on Monday, when it was mounted on capsules and rockets developed by Blue Origin, a private space flight company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.Perry will be joined by Gail King, co-host of “CBS Morning.” Lauren Sanchez, former journalist and Bezos’ fiancee. Aishabo, a former NASA rocket scientist. Amanda Nuguen, a research scientist at Bioastronauts. Film producer Kerian Flynn.Katy Perry, Gale King and Lauren Sanchez on March 2nd in Beverly Hills, California.Kevin Mazu/Vanity Fair Wire ImageThe entire…

Voice-out at Israeli continued strikes in Gaza, the Trump administration’s withdrawal for foreign students for student visas is spreading south.Public and private universities across from the Sun Belt report that at least a few students have the status as welcoming scholars have revoked, as Texas A&M University and Florida International University have posted even bigger numbers.Megan Bennett, a spokesman for Texas A&M, said 23 international students lost student visas at the facility. Diane Fernandez, a spokesman for Florida International University, said the number was 18. Other agencies that disclose the number of cancellations include New Mexico (9). University of North…

MUSCAT, Oman – Iran and the US will hold more negotiations on Tehran’s rapidly moving forward nuclear program next week, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of first-round talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.Iranian television showed a direct interaction between the two countries, trapped in decades of tension, as US Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said they had “temporarily spoken before the Foreign Minister of Oman.”American officials did not immediately approve Iran’s report. It is likely that Tehran has speeded up the public ahead…

Opinion: Jack Lu, CEO of BouncebitFor years, Crypto has promised a more open and efficient financial system. There is still a fundamental inefficiency. It’s a disconnect between the US capital market and the Asian liquidity hub.The US controls capital formation, and the recent tokenized Treasury Department and real-world assets embrace exemplifies key steps towards blockchain-based finance. Meanwhile, Asia has historically been a global crypto trading and liquidity hub despite evolving regulatory changes. However, these two economies operate in silos, limiting the way capital moves seamlessly into digital assets.This is not just an inconvenience. It is a structural weakness that prevents…