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Top of the Ticker: January 2025 will mark five years since the tragic loss of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. CNN is paying homage to the NBA star with a three-part CNN Original Series that dives into the private story of the unseen forces that propelled his ascension. Premiering Jan. 25 at 9 p.m. ET, Kobe: The Making of a Legend features personal interviews with Kobe’s former coaches, teammates, and family friends. “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” chronicles the private story of the unseen forces that propelled his ascension and the personal transformations he confronted along the way. The three-part…

Key Takeaways:What is Liquid Staking and Why is it so exciting? Liquid Staking allows you to get maximum value from your already-staked assets for extra yield and security across several networks.TVL for liquid restaking on Ethereum has skyrocketed close to 60 times in 2024 alone, from $284 million to $17 billion.While liquid staking offers amazing potential for profits, it comes with risks like price volatility and network security vulnerabilities.Why is Liquid Restaking Driving the Frenzy?To understand liquid restaking, one first has to distinguish it from liquid staking.Liquid staking allows you to lock your assets (e.g., ETH) and receive representative tokens…

We’re thrilled to announce that FWOG, SPX and GOAT are now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading Fwog, SPX6900,and Goatseus Maximus trading will be live as of 15:30 PM UTC today, December 11, 2024. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. The new tokens are tradeable on Kraken and Kraken Pro with the following parameters: AssetPairPrice decimal precisionMinimum order sizeMinimum depositFWOGUSD, EUR0.00011010SPXUSD, EUR0.00011010GOATUSD, EUR0.0000155 Note:   Trading via…

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. is looking at further sanctions on “dark fleet” tankers and will not rule out sanctions on Chinese banks as it seeks to reduce Russia’s oil revenue and access to foreign supplies to fuel its war in Ukraine. Yellen said in an interview that the U.S. and its allies also could consider lowering their $60-per-barrel oil price cap on Russian oil, which prohibits Western insurance and maritime services on cargoes above that level. The Treasury has already sanctioned individual tankers…

Google is rolling out a beta feature allowing advertisers to add negative keyword exclusions at the campaign level for Performance Max. But availability seems slow so far, according to advertisers we’ve spoken with. Why it matters: Advertisers have long requested more control over keyword exclusions in Performance Max campaigns, which bundle multiple ad formats across Google’s properties. This update will help you have better control in preventing ads from showing up for irrelevant or unwanted search terms. The details: Darcy Buck’s question on X highlighted the curiosity around the feature: “Has negative keywords at the campaign level for PMAX rolled…

Solana (SOL) has been in the news over the last few weeks, albeit for different reasons. The popular altcoin was one of the many benefactors of a Donald Trump presidential victory, rising by 67.69% in three weeks after November 5 to reach a new-all time of $263.  However, this price surge has been followed by a gradual recorrection of 15.13% in the last two weeks. Albeit, recent data on investors’ behavior shows significant market optimism on the fifth-largest cryptocurrency. Solana ‘New’ Investors Buoyant On Bullish Future In an X post on December 13, blockchain analytics company Glassnode shared an insightful…

13 Dec Why Companies Are Exploring Bitcoin Treasuries? Posted at 18:03h in Education by admin The growing adoption of Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset represents a fundamental shift in global finance, with companies leveraging it as a hedge against inflation and a store of value. Following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy, this trend has gained traction across industries and regions, with notable examples including Tesla, Tether Holdings, and international players like India’s Jetking Infotrain and Japan’s Metaplanet. While Bitcoin’s deflationary properties and potential for capital appreciation make it an attractive option for innovation-driven firms, challenges such as regulatory uncertainty,…

Many beginning traders believe something along the lines of “Once I become a successful trader, then I will be (insert positive trait here)”. I am here to tell you that this thinking is not only hurtful to your trading but it is simply backwards. You do not first become a successful trader and then become a successful or happy person. In fact, you must first be a successful person, even if you’re mostly faking it, in order to become a successful trader. You must first be able to follow-through with mindset shifts, proper belief systems about trading, different and better…

For the original iTunes version, click here.Google began rolling out the December 2024 core update yesterday. Google said more core updates will come more often in the future. We are still seeing Google search ranking volatility all week long, starting over the weekend. Google confirmed it had a short indexing bug causing new content not to be indexed. Google Lens also had a serving outage on Thursday. Google added FAQs around its site reputation abuse policy. Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai announced there will profound changes to Google Search in 2025. Google is testing using Gemini 2.0, its new AI…

Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has hired former Point72 chief financial officer Anthony Paquette to serve in the same role at the crypto financial services firm. He will replace Alex Ioffe, who will transition into a senior adviser role, the company said in a statement on Friday.Paquette previously spent four years as the CFO at Steve Cohen’s hedge fund Point72, leading the firm’s global finance, treasury, and broker relations, among other things. Before that, he worked at SoFi, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.“I am thrilled to join Galaxy, whose reputation as a world-class operator and investor in digital…