
Bitcoin collapses after recent high as cryptocurrencies hit on weekends
The price of bitcoin fell over the weekend and fell 19.5% from the all-time highs posted by the popular cryptocurrency last week. Bitcoin fell as low as $ 52,148.98 on Sunday morning after hitting an all-time high above $ 64,800 on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk. It was the last transaction of just over $ 55,795. […]
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We’re closer to a bitcoin ETF, but “ not quite there yet ”: CIO
Bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds are closer than ever to becoming a reality, but approval is still a long way off, according to a market analyst. The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently reviewing VanEck’s second proposal for a bitcoin ETF. Officials now have about two weeks to decide whether to approve, reject or extend their review […]
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Covid-19 has sparked new financial aid for Americans. Could this continue?
Half point images | Moment | Getty Images Millions of Americans have received some form of financial support from the government to help them get through the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus prompted the federal government to send out three rounds of stimulus checks, increase federal unemployment benefits and extend the duration and eligibility of those […]
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Putin’s critic ‘could die at any time’
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a hearing at Babushkinsky District Court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Kirill Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty Images A doctor for jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, said his health was deteriorating rapidly […]
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After criticism, Biden says he will raise refugee admissions ceiling
U.S. President Joe Biden joins a CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience via videoconference from the Roosevelt Room of the White House April 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Amr Alfiky | Getty Images President Joe Biden said on Saturday he would raise the cap on the number of refugees admitted to the United […]
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US, China agree to urgently cooperate on climate crisis
John Kerry, the president’s special climate envoy, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Conference Room at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to urgently tackle […]
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