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In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin and altcoins encountered significant volatility, resulting in a notable decline, with the overall crypto market capitalization dropping by approximately 8%, settling at $2.53 trillion. This swift market fluctuation may have taken many retail traders by surprise. However, insights from on-chain data reveal that…

The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirmed major changes in 2024, as a new benefit increase will be announced soon. Social Security makes millions of payments to persons who are disabled or have already retired, with some of them falling under the category of Supplementary Income Insurance (SSI) or Social Insurance Disability Insurance…

Bitcoin’s next halving event is now just one week or approximately 1,000 blocks away, according to The Block’s Bitcoin Halving Countdown page.The estimated countdown is based on Bitcoin's average block generation time of 10 minutes, setting a potential date of April 20 at around 9 a.m. UTC (5 a.m. ET), to reach the next halving block height of…

When someone decides to buy a million-dollar home with a suitcase full of cash, it’s not just a scene from a movie. It’s happening in real estate today, especially in the high-end market, and it’s shaking up things more than you might think. This shift toward cash purchases is not just a fad; it’s a trend that’s making the luxury…

By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Davide Barbuscia(Reuters) -BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, reported on Friday record assets under management (AUM) of about $10.5 trillion in the first quarter and posted a 36% jump in profit as a rebound in global equity markets boosted its investment advisory and administration fees.Global equity…

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, on Friday warned of an “unsettling” global landscape, highlighting a cascade of pressures including war, rising geopolitical tensions and inflation that threaten the economy and could weigh on the performance of the nation’s largest bank.Mr. Dimon’s remarks, made concurrently with his bank’s…

The markets assume that former President Donald J. Trump has an even chance of winning the November election.So far, it appears they don’t care either way.The political prediction markets — which allow traders to place bets on the outcome of the November election — show that the presidential race is tight.After trailing for months, President…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson died Thursday without having paid the lion’s share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in a 1997 wrongful death lawsuit.The public is now likely…

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken an interest in a Bitcoin core developer event held in October 2022, during which someone stole more than 200 BTC from developer Luke Dashjr. Dashjr, co-founder of the Ocean mining pool, publicly disclosed the theft.  At the time, the Bitcoin was valued at around $3.3 million. But now,…

A house in Washington that sold for $375,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Warren County in the past week.In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $237,472. The average price per square foot ended up at $165.The prices in the…