Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital have announced plans to raise $1 billion for the purchase of Solana (SOL) tokens. The move suggests growing confidence in the token’s ability to compete as one of the leading blockchain platforms. Galaxy Digital, Jump, and Multicoin to Build Solana Treasury According to Bloomberg, Galaxy Digital, Jump, and The post Just In: Galaxy ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the Senate’s ‘blue slip’ tradition, calling it an unconstitutional affront to his appointment power and alleging that his rights have ‘been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator.’ The president is referring to his ability to nominate judges and U.S. Attorneys, accusing the custom of essentially ...

The Trump administration said Friday that it had taken a 10% stake in Intel, the president’s latest extraordinary move to exert federal government control over private business. The United States will not seek direct representation on Intel’s board and pledged to vote with the current Board of Directors on matters requiring shareholder approval, ‘with limited exceptions,’ according to a joint ...

AI-assisted summary Ryan Blaney won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, earning his second win of the season. Blaney’s victory solidified the final NASCAR Cup Series playoff spots for Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman, despite Bowman’s early exit from the race due to a crash. The race featured a dramatic last-lap surge by Blaney, who climbed from ...

A broad selloff in heavyweight tech stocks at the start of the week abruptly reversed after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a speech that bolstered expectations of a September interest rate cut. Speaking at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Powell took a more dovish tone than investors may have been expecting, noting a slowdown in both worker ...

Ripple’s expansion across multiple sectors of the digital asset industry has come under renewed focus after fresh disclosures tied to Gemini’s IPO. Omar, a crypto investor at Dragonfly – a cross-border venture fund – said the crypto firm has grown into a “full-stack financial services firm,” using XRP.  Ripple’s Credit Deal With Gemini Shows Broader The post Ripple Is Becoming ...

As the 11th member of former President Joe Biden’s administration appeared before the House Oversight Committee this week, Fox News Digital asked senators on Capitol Hill if former Vice President Kamala Harris should testify next.  ‘I think they should take her behind closed doors and figure out what she knows and what she’s willing to talk about,’ Sen. Roger Marshall, ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Aug 22 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers will harvest a record corn crop in 2025 after ideal weather across much of the Midwest this summer, but the bounty will fall short of the U.S. government’s lofty outlook as pockets of plant disease and heat stress dented yields in spots across the farm belt, crop consultancy Pro Farmer said on ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte won the Triple Crown in 1973 with Secretariat. Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, a record time of 2:24 that stands today. Turcotte won 3,032 races and $28,606,490 in earnings during his career. Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who won the Triple Crown in 1973 with Secretariat, has died at ...

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (August 22) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$116,546, a 3.9 percent increase in 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was ...

Japan’s FSA has made moves to reshape taxation rules and reclassify digital assets in the country. This could potentially open the door for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs).  Japan Seeks Crypto Tax Overhaul Nikkei reports that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to incorporate the expansion of the Small Investment Tax Exemption System (NISA) into its The post Japan’s FSA Pushes ...

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, the chain of southern-style restaurants with a gift shop that lines highways across America, has gotten a makeover. Their logo has lost the ‘Old Country Store’ tagline, as well as the iconic man in a chair resting his arm on a barrel in favor of the words Cracker Barrel in text only. Inside, per patron ...