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A $2 billion investment from NYSE parent ICE vaults Polymarket’s 27 year-old founder Shayne Coplan into the three-comma club and intensifies its rivalry with prediction market competitor Kalshi. At 27, Shayne Coplan has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. His estimated 11% stake in Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction platform he founded in 2020, is now worth at least $1 billion. New York Stock Exchange parent company, Intercontinental Exchange, announced it poured $2 billion into the firm at a $9 billion valuation—in exchange for a 20% stake, according to PitchBook. The deal caps a meteoric ascent for Polymarket, which was valued…
VISAKHAPATNAM: South Africa trumped Richa Ghosh’s vibrant 94 through collective combativeness of Laura Wolvaardt and Nadine de Klerk to eke out a thrilling three-wicket win over India in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday. Skipper Wolvaardt (70), Chloe Tryon (49) and Nadine de Klerk (84 not out, 54 balls) played lead roles as South Africa overhauled India’s 251, and rose to fourth position on the table. They ended up at 252 for seven in 48.5 overs. Once half of South Africa’s batting unit returned to the hut with less than 100 on the board, their chase appeared to have…
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Shubman Gill ruled out a drop in their intensity and said they will field their strongest playing XI in their pursuit of a 2-0 series sweep against a demoralised West Indies in the final Test beginning on Friday. India thumped West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days of the opening Test in Ahmedabad and look on course to win their first Test series under Gill’s captaincy at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. West Indies were blanked 3-0 by Australia in their previous Test series in July, which included the ignominy of being bundled…
Ethereum is trading at critical levels after a period of heightened volatility that has left traders and investors on edge. The price has been swinging between key resistance and support zones, reflecting a market torn between optimism for another leg higher and caution over potential short-term corrections. While sentiment remains divided, on-chain data paints a more confident picture behind the scenes. Related Reading According to recent reports, large holders and institutions continue to accumulate ETH, reinforcing the idea that the current market uncertainty may be viewed by many as an opportunity rather than a threat. At the same time, staking…
The Ripple XRP is quietly executing a mission of its own, transforming the global financial plumbing from the inside out. By moving beyond theory and into practical application, XRP technology is being adopted by banks, payment networks, and central institutions seeking faster and more efficient cross-border transfers. XRP As The Bridge Between Old And New Finance While most of the crypto world obsesses over price swings and short-term narratives, Ripple is quietly executing on something much larger: a structural rewrite of global finance. As Xfinancebul pointed out on X, XRP isn’t here to compete with other cryptocurrencies. It’s here to…
XRP’s performance in the ongoing 2025 bull run has become one of the most discussed topics in crypto, as the token continues to challenge the dominance of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB. In a recent video shared on the social media platform X, crypto commentator Zach Rector described what he called the inconvenient truth of this market cycle: XRP is currently outperforming most of the top 50 cryptocurrencies in percentage growth since the last US presidential election and from the depths of the previous bear market. Ethereum, BNB, And Bitcoin’s Performance Rector began his comparison by pointing to Ethereum’s recovery trajectory.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set target dates for their withdrawal later this fall, state officials told The Associated Press.The dates, in late October and November, could be extended and it is not immediately clear when the other three states will remove their troops. But the planned withdrawals signal that the surge of troops into the nation’s capital may headed toward a draw down or changing in scope.The plans by the contributing states come as Trump takes his push to send the…
Bitcoin traded just above $121,000 on Wednesday, holding onto gains after a drop from a recent peak above $126,000. According to analyst Egrag Crypto, a small market move could trigger a much larger rally, building on a pattern he says has repeated across past cycles. Related Reading Historic Channel Breakouts Egrag’s view is based on a three-month look at price channels that, he argues, have preceded major rallies. Based on reports, similar channel breakouts were visible before the 2013 surge to about $1,163, the 2017 rise past $19,000, and the 2020–2021 rally that pushed prices above $69,000. He says the…
The Miami-based Skelcore is expanding fast. Now, Canadians will get to experience the brand’s distinct, design-focused take on fitness equipment Fast-growing fitness equipment brand Skelcore is expanding its North American footprint in a new distribution partnership with Canadian supplier Dotmar Fitness Equipment. The agreement brings Skelcore’s products across Canada as Dotmar distributes the brand’s full product range, including plate-loaded and selectorized strength machines, racks, cardio and HIIT equipment, recovery tools, Pilates systems, weights and accessories. “We’re thrilled to enter the Canadian market with Dotmar Fitness,” said Skelcore founder and CEO Marc Ackermann. “Their strong reputation, customer-first approach, and nationwide presence…
The Programmed Data Processor-1 (PDP-1) is perhaps most recognizable as the home of Spacewar!, one of the world’s first video games, but as the video above proves, it also works as an enormous and very slow iPod, too.In the video, Boards of Canada’s “Olson” is playing off of paper tape that’s carefully fed and programmed into the PDP-1 by engineer and Computer History Museum docent Peter Samson. It’s the final product of Joe Lynch’s PDP-1.music project, an attempt to translate the short and atmospheric song into something the PDP-1 can reproduce.As Lynch writes on GitHub, the “Harmony Compiler” used to…