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Olivia Bruce is a reporter for Prairie Island News. Her work can be found in the arts, construction, automotive, travel, real estate, and fashion sections. Olivia has been with the paper since it began in 2015 and is proud to be one of its original reporters. She loves to travel and has visited many different countries.

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Bitcoin price falls toward range lows, but data shows ‘whales going wild right now’

Bitcoin price extended its decline on March 28, falling for a fourth consecutive day to paint an intra-day low of $83,387. BTC’s (BTC) decline mirrored the Wall Street sell-off, where the DOW closed 700 points lower, alongside the S&P 500 index, which dropped 112 points.  The sell-off in equities is widely attributed to investors increasing […]

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, two US federal agencies eased restrictions on companies engaging in crypto-related activities, including derivatives. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, and NFT sales plunged 63% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025. US regulators FDIC and CFTC ease crypto restrictions for banks, derivatives The Federal Deposit

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Las Vegas casino fined $10.5 million after gifting private jet flights and discounts to a bookmaker with ties to Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates during the 2024 World Series Championship parade. A bookmaker tied to Ohtani’s longtime interpreter was at the center of a Gaming Board complaint against Resorts World. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Source link

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Crypto market cycle permanently shifted — Polygon founder

The four-year crypto market cycle that traders and investors have become accustomed to is no longer as pronounced due to the maturation of crypto as an asset class and the participation of institutional investors, according to Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. During a recent episode of Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Nailwal said that Overall speculative activity is

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The CEO of CoreWeave explains why they went public—And why they scaled back their initial offer

Shares of CoreWeave, an AI cloud provider, started trading Friday following a much-anticipated IPO that is being seen as a litmus test for other AI companies hoping to go public.  Originally founded as a crypto mining company, CoreWeave pivoted to renting out its Nvidia graphic processing units to companies desperate to train AI. The New

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Trump’s latest DEI target: The Smithsonian and its $1 billion annual budget

President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” targets the Smithsonian Institution — which has, he contends, “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology.” Critics have pushed back, saying the order is an attempt to whitewash American history. His order is part of a wave of actions against cultural organizations

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US regulators FDIC and CFTC ease crypto restrictions for banks, derivatives

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in a March 28 letter that institutions under its oversight, including banks, can now engage in crypto-related activities without prior approval. The announcement comes as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that digital asset derivatives wouldn’t be treated differently than any other derivatives. The FDIC letter rescinds

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In CoreWeave’s lackluster IPO, some see signs of a looming AI bust. But CoreWeave’s problems are mostly about CoreWeave

Mike Intrator, CEO and founder of CoreWeave. Some analysts think the company’s lackluster IPO spells trouble for the AI boom as a whole. But there’s many reasons to think that CoreWeave’s problem was mostly about CoreWeave. Michael M. Santiago—Getty Images Source link

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Sabrina Carpenter Flashes Her Thong In a Sheer Pastel Vacation Look

It’s officially vacation season—well, almost—and no one is more excited than Sabrina Carpenter. The Grammy winner shared a glimpse into her recent Italian getaway, all while previewing what may be some of summer 2025’s biggest trends (or at least revisiting some all star summer trends from the past). Carpenter slipped into a bold floral set

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