Trump’s DEI keyword crusade hits the country’s defense archives
The Defense Department has marked thousands of pieces of archival material and posts for deletion, complying with President Trump’s crusade against anything resembling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mandates — including apparently unrelated materials and references flagged by keyword searches….
Russia’s Secret Service Just Seized a Russian Crypto Exchange: Hyperbitcoinization Race is On?
Garantex, the Russian crypto exchange with alleged ties to shady banks and criminal networks, is gone—its website yanked offline by the Russian Secret Service in coordination with global enforcement. This takedown, years in the making, wasn’t subtle. US and European…
Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist
He pitched the reserve as a way to offset losses in spending power caused by inflation in the US dollar. On Thursday, Sacks reiterated that line of argument, posting on X, “The U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into…
Bitcoin ETFs Mark Fourth Consecutive Day of Outflows, Losing $134 Million
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $134 million in net outflows on March 6, marking the fourth straight day of declines. Ether ETFs also faced challenges, with net outflows totaling $36 million, reflecting ongoing negative investor sentiment in the crypto ETF market. Crypto…
Bitcoin Price Flirts With $90K in a Historic Week for Crypto Markets: Your Weekly Recap
US President Donald J. Trump made good on one of his pro-crypto promises and signed an executive order that will make it mandatory for the country to at least maintain its BTC stash. Yet, bitcoin prices are yet to feel…
Solana Foundation Exec Criticizes SIMD-228 as ‘Half-Baked,’ Anatoly Yakovenko Disagrees
Solana Foundation Executive Director Lily Liu has raised concerns over SIMD-228, a proposal to adjust the emissions of the network’s native SOL token based on staking participation, calling it “too half-baked.” However, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko holds a different view,…
Swords of Blood Open Beta Launches with Play-to-Airdrop Event
Swords of Blood has launched its Open Beta, introducing a play-to-airdrop event allowing players to earn blockchain-based rewards through gameplay. Developer Hitbox Games has launched the event for the month of March, during which players can earn $HBOX NFTs by…
Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections
With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and…
White House Crypto Summit Attendees
“Who’s Who” by one in the know: journalist Eleanor Terrett shares the White House Crypto Summit attendee list. JP Richardson, CEO of Exodus ($EXOD), which offers a multi-cryptocurrency wallet, is among perhaps under 20 invited attendees who are at today’s…
Chris Larsen’s XRP theft linked to 2022 LastPass breach
Documents released by U.S. law enforcement have unveiled that Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, fell victim to a cryptocurrency theft in January 2024 due to LastPass failures. Approximately 283 million XRP (XRP), valued at around $150 million at the time,…
