Author: MNK News
Goodbye, Bitcoin? There currently are at least 32 crypto kiosks, according to St. Paul police, where users can deposit cash and see it converted into a digital alternative. Soon, there may be none. Alarmed by fraud cases that have cost victims millions of dollars nationally, the St. Paul City Council is poised to ban virtual currency kiosks that have proliferated citywide. The ATM-like kiosks are placed in high-traffic areas such as convenience stores and allow users to make cash deposits, which are then converted into Bitcoin or other digital currencies and transferred into an account or virtual wallet. Digital currency…
Ethereum is showing signs of weakness as it struggles to reclaim higher price levels amid sustained selling pressure and broader market uncertainty. After several failed attempts to break above key resistance near $3,600, the asset remains range-bound, reflecting the cautious sentiment across the crypto market. Despite this, several analysts believe the current phase could represent the final shakeout before Ethereum begins its next major rally. Related Reading According to recent on-chain data, large holders — including institutional players and crypto whales — continue to accumulate ETH even as volatility persists. This steady inflow from big buyers suggests growing confidence in…
Apple is retiring its Major League Soccer Season Pass and including the next season of MLS as part of its normal Apple TV subscription. Details of a new partnership agreement between Apple and MLS were first reported by The Athletic. The arrangement appears to be similar to the one the company made in October to bring F1 races to all subscribers.Starting in 2026, all MLS games will be available to Apple TV subscribers. That includes regular season matches, and annual events like the Leagues Cup tournament, the MLS All-Star Game, the Campeones Cup and the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.First announced…
Amazon is making its satellite communication network a bit more official with a rebrand. The company has announced that Project Kuiper will now be called “Amazon Leo,” a nod to the fact that its network is composed of satellites in low Earth orbit.Project Kuiper’s journey to becoming a proper Amazon brand has been a long one. The company introduced the project in 2019 with the goal of offering internet in regions without a reliable connection, through a proposed constellation of over 3,000 satellites that could blanket 95 percent of the global population in high-speed internet. That constellation has yet to…
The EU has opened an investigation into Google over claims that the tech giant has been unfairly demoting commercial content from news media sites in its search results. The Guardian reports that the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, announced the investigation after monitoring found that certain content created by news media in partnership with advertisers and sponsors was being given such a low priority by Google that it was essentially invisible in search results. Officials said this potentially unfair “loss of visibility and of revenue” to media owners could be a result of an anti-spam policy Google operates.…
Solana (SOL) is once again under intense market scrutiny as a combination of fading memecoin activity, declining user engagement, and continuous token unlocks by Alameda Research puts pressure on one of crypto’s strongest 2025 performers. Related Reading: Ethereum Ready To Explode To $12,000 By January, Says Tom Lee While institutional inflows via ETFs remain robust, Solana’s ability to defend key technical levels, particularly the $140–$150 demand zone, will determine whether the asset stabilizes or slides into a deeper correction. Memecoin Cooldown Sends User Activity to One-Year Low Solana’s explosive rise in late 2024 and early 2025 was largely fueled by…
A 57-year-old Pittsburgh tech entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of a software company with federal contracts including with the Pentagon is facing felony charges for allegedly soliciting sexual contact with a young girl in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. WTAE in Pittsburgh reports that Eric T. Gillespie, founder and chairman of software company Govini, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly trying to arrange a meeting with a preteen girl for sexual purposes. The arrest was part of a sting operation conducted by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Child Predator Section. According to Attorney General Dave Sunday, an agent posed as an adult in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they will negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums. But finding bipartisan agreement could be difficult, if not impossible, before the subsidies expire at the end of the year.The shutdown ended this week after a small group of Democrats made a deal with Republicans senators who promised a vote by mid-December on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies. But there is no guaranteed outcome, and many Republicans have made clear…
Bitcoin continues to consolidate below the $105,000 mark, maintaining stability above the key $100,000 support level despite ongoing market uncertainty. Bulls appear to be losing momentum, yet sellers are showing signs of exhaustion as the price resists further decline. According to top analyst Darkfost, the market has entered a clear deleveraging phase following the major liquidation event on October 10 — a structural reset that is removing excessive leverage from the system. Related Reading Data shows that open interest — the total value of active futures contracts — has fallen by 21% over the past 90 days, marking one of…
Apple is reportedly doing away with its Major League Soccer Season Pass and including next season’s soccer matches as part of its normal Apple TV subscription. That’s according to reports of a new MLS partnership agreement from The Athletic that’s similar to a deal the company made in October to bring F1 races to all subscribers.First announced in 2022, the MLS Season Pass remains one of Apple’s most significant forays into sports programming to date. As part of its original agreement with MLS, Apple became the exclusive way soccer fans streamed MLS games globally, eliminating any kind of regional blackout,…