- Regional sports networks are faltering even as ratings soar
A group of regional sports networks is set to wind down, marking the demise of a once-lucrative business that's faced significant pressure.
- Tesla's stock drops more than 5% on disappointing deliveries report
Tesla is coming off a year of declining deliveries due in part to increased competition from rivals in China offering lower-cost models.
- OpenAI acquires popular tech podcast TBPN
OpenAI did not disclose the terms of the deal but said TBPN will be housed within its strategy organization.
- Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Trump was said to be unhappy with Pam Bondi's handling of DOJ files about Jeffrey Epstein, and its failure to prosecute his political enemies.
- Trump's Iran war speech paints a grim picture for oil markets with more than 600 million barrels at risk
Oil prices are surging as the market prepares for a longer U.S. war with Iran after President Donald Trump's national address.
- SpaceX's IPO could be the largest-ever public offering—what to know before investing, from experts
Elon Musk's rocket and sattelite firm is on track to become the largest U.S. public offering in history.
- Federal commission sues 3 states over prediction market regulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it was suing Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois over its ability to exclusively regulate prediction markets.
- Amazon to add 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for sellers as Iran war drives up energy prices
With the war in Iran now in its fifth week, Amazon said it's adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for third-party sellers in the U.S. and Canada.
- Iran and Oman drafting protocol to 'monitor' Hormuz Strait traffic: IRNA
The Strait of Hormuz, the vital artery for global oil transit, has been effectively closed since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran started in late February.
- Iran's war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
Iranian propaganda is also homing in on the war's destabilizing impact on the global economy and energy prices, which have shot up in the U.S.
- Bitcoin holders face $600B in unrealized losses as BTC price slips to $66K
About 44% of Bitcoin's circulating supply trades underwater at $66,000 with weak spot demand weighing on market sentiment.
- DeFi is optimizing for gas, not for markets
DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints.
- Bitcoin hits weekly low on oil fears as analyst teases $10K BTC price target
Analysis warned that Bitcoin risked falling to $10,000 in the long term as BTC price action fell with US stocks thanks to oil-supply concerns.
- Lise to host tokenized IPO for French defense supplier ST Group
French blockchain-based stock exchange Lise plans to host what it describes as a fully onchain IPO for ST Group.
- Riot wallet outflow adds to selling wave among listed Bitcoin miners
Arkham data linked a 500 BTC outflow to Riot Platforms, worth roughly $34 million, as Bitcoin miners and treasury companies navigate listing pressures and volatile market conditions.
- Liquidity, not novelty, determines tokenization’s value
High-demand assets enable continuous settlement, collateralization and network effects. Programmability on dollars and bonds compresses financial frictions where trillions already flow.
- Metaplanet buys 5,075 Bitcoin in Q1 to become 3rd-largest treasury
Metaplanet lifted its Bitcoin holdings to 40,177 in Q1 after buying over $400 million of BTC to become the third-largest BTC treasury.
- Bitcoin risks new lows as US dollar targets highest level since April 2025
Bitcoin fell on fresh US-Iran cues, while analysis warned that a resurgent US dollar could spark new lows across crypto and risk assets.
- Genius Group liquidates Bitcoin treasury to pay $8.5M of debt
The AI and crypto company has added to a pattern of Bitcoin treasuries offloading this year, with Michael Saylor's Strategy bucking that trend.
- Taiwan should reconsider Bitcoin reserve in case of war, says think tank
Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun said last year that the country’s Ministry of Justice holds 210 Bitcoins, worth $14 million, confiscated during criminal investigations.
- UN experts urge investigation into Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalists
UN experts say Israel 'emboldened by impunity' for previous journalist killings in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.
- Pastor’s White House prayer claims Iranians seek death of all Jews
Evangelical pastor Franklin Graham claimed Iranians seek to kill Jews worldwide and said Trump was chosen by God.
- Mohamed Salah: Football, Faith & Changing Perceptions
Mohamed Salah hasn’t just become one of Liverpool's greatest players, he’s challenged stereotypes about Muslims.
- US Homeland Security shutdown to stretch on, despite Senate passing funding
The House has failed to hold a vote on the Senate bill, while Trump says he will sign order to pay 'all' DHS employees.
- Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, elevates Todd Blanche
Bondi had come under fire for what critics called politically motivated prosecutions and her handling of Epstein files.
- Argentina expels Iranian diplomat amid rift over blacklisting IRGC
Buenos Aires accuses Tehran of making 'offensive' accusations against Argentina after it labeled IRGC as 'terror' group.
- World Cup 2026: Iran and Infantino talks progressing as war darkens US trip
Iranian football officials hold first face-to-face meeting with FIFA's president since start of US-Israel war on Iran.
- US-Israeli strike hits newly opened B1 bridge near Tehran, killing two
A US-Israeli strike targeted the B1 bridge in Karaj, west of Tehran, killing at least two people.
- Video: Protests in Gaza against Israel’s Palestinian death penalty law
Palestinians in Gaza joined protests against the Israeli govt approval of a death penalty law on Palestinian prisoners.
- ‘Israel has been avoiding any diplomacy’ and pursuing escalation
‘When the only tool you have in your toolbox is a hammer you can solve everything with the hammer’.