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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States could purchase Argentinian beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers.“We would buy some beef from Argentina,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Florida to Washington. “If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down.”Trump promised earlier this week to address the issue as part of his efforts to keep inflation in check.U.S. beef prices have been stubbornly high for a variety of reasons, including drought and reduced imports from Mexico due to a flesh-eating…

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Turning Point USA is calling for the NBA to fire an employee who posted offensive comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media. Kirk, who founded the conservative youth organization in 2012, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while engaging in debate at Utah Valley University. The NBA employee was suspended for two weeks with no pay for “violating multiple NBA polices” after making inappropriate posts about Kirk’s assassination, but Turning Point USA is pushing for more action, Fox News reported.  “The opinion of this team, and that of any decent American, is that if someone is morally…

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Bitcoin is trading around $107,000 after its recent flash crash, maintaining stability to prevent further decline but is yet to return to trading above $110,000. Notably, popular crypto analyst Titan of Crypto shared a detailed Gaussian Channel analysis on X that points to Bitcoin’s macro bull structure remaining intact despite short-term volatility. His post, which was accompanied by a Bitcoin price chart, shows how Bitcoin’s position relative to the Gaussian Channel offers a clear view of the ongoing cycle. Related Reading Bull Market Intact Above Gaussian Channel Titan of Crypto noted that Bitcoin’s placement above the Gaussian Channel represents strength…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit back at the U.S. interests this month, Beijing did exactly the same.In expanding export rules on rare earths, Beijing for the first time announced it will require foreign firms to obtain approval from the Chinese government to export magnets containing even tiny amounts of China-originated rare earth materials or produced with Chinese technology.That means a South Korean smartphone maker must ask for Beijing’s permission to sell the devices…

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Airdrops are a common practice among new crypto projects, but as much as 88% of airdropped tokens lose value within three months, according to data collected over the last seven years. A Sept. 18 report by DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas found that since 2017, projects have distributed over $20 billion in airdrops, but 88% of the airdropped tokens lost value within months, “highlighting the gap between short-term hype and long-term sustainability.” Speaking to Cointelegraph, DappRadar’s head of content, Robert Hoogendoorn, said token distribution is key to success in an airdrop; projects want to place their token in the hands of diamond…

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Airdrops are a common practice among new crypto projects, but as much as 88% of airdropped tokens lose value within three months, according to data collected over the last seven years. A Sept. 18 report by DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas found that since 2017, projects have distributed over $20 billion in airdrops, but 88% of the airdropped tokens lost value within months, “highlighting the gap between short-term hype and long-term sustainability.” Speaking to Cointelegraph, DappRadar’s head of content, Robert Hoogendoorn, said token distribution is key to success in an airdrop; projects want to place their token in the hands of diamond…

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Airdrops are a common practice among new crypto projects, but as much as 88% of airdropped tokens lose value within three months, according to data collected over the last seven years. A Sept. 18 report by DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas found that since 2017, projects have distributed over $20 billion in airdrops, but 88% of the airdropped tokens lost value within months, “highlighting the gap between short-term hype and long-term sustainability.” Speaking to Cointelegraph, DappRadar’s head of content, Robert Hoogendoorn, said token distribution is key to success in an airdrop; projects want to place their token in the hands of diamond…

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The price performance of Bitcoin over the past two weeks has been a major source of concern, as the coin’s value continues to drift away (about 15% down now) from its all-time high. As the flagship cryptocurrency slows down, the latest on-chain data suggests that a group of investors is exiting the market en masse. More Short-Term Holders Are Giving Up Their Holdings In an October 18 post on the X platform, on-chain analyst Darkfost revealed that a significant number of Bitcoin’s short-term investors have started to close their positions and realize their losses. Related Reading Darkfost’s analysis was hinged…

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XRP has shown some signs of recovery over the past 48 hours, climbing about 5.3 % from its recent low, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment. The rebound comes as investor confidence appears to be returning, as it coincides with a steady rise in mid to large-sized XRP holders. Particularly, on-chain data shows that the XRP ecosystem now has more than 317,500 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP tokens for the first time in its history. Related Reading Mid To Large XRP Holders Reach Record 317,500 Wallets Despite XRP’s recent price woes alongside the rest of the crypto market, on-chain…

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Links have proven to be a tricky thing when it comes to social media engagement. On platforms like Threads, data suggests that people often don’t click the links in posts, and creators on X have complained that posts including links don’t get as much visibility. X is now trying to solve that. Head of product Nikita Bier shared that the platform is “testing a new link experience” that lets people open a link without leaving the original post entirely, so they can still view the Like, Repost and other buttons. The test is rolling out to iOS users first.”To help…

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