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CEO of United Airline Scott Kirby speaks during the Semafor 2025 World Economy Summit at Conrad Washington on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the federal government shutdown could hurt bookings if it continues.Despite the funding impasse, essential federal employees including Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers are required to work without pay. The shutdown started Oct. 1 as Congress failed to pass a funding bill.Speaking on an earnings call on Thursday, Kirby said the shutdown so far hasn’t impacted the carrier’s business.”I think that at least for…
Key takeaways:Rising demand for put options and miner BTC deposits highlights growing caution among traders despite price resilience near $108,000.Analysts at Bitwise argue that deep drops in market sentiment often precede rebounds, framing the correction as a “contrarian buying window”.Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $107,600 on Thursday, prompting traders to question whether Friday’s flash crash signaled the end of the bull run that peaked at an all-time high on Oct. 6. A warning signal in Bitcoin’s options market has put traders on edge, especially amid rising miner outflows, testing the strength of the $108,000 support level.Bitcoin 30-day options delta skew at…
Now that the bull run is dead, will Fed Chair Jerome Powell do further rate cuts? This crash proved two things : 1. Always DCA into bitcoin 2. Hold and assume it’s a lifetime investment Meanwhile, Powell signaled this week that the central bank could be nearing the end of its three-year effort to unwind the massive stimulus unleashed during the 2020 pandemic. Speaking before the National Association of Business Economics in Philadelphia, Powell said the Fed may soon conclude its balance-sheet reduction.” “We may approach that point in the coming months,” Powell said, noting that policymakers have adopted a…
A prototyping problem is emerging in today’s efforts to electrify everything. What works as a lab-bench mockup breaks in reality. Harnessing and safely storing energy at grid scale and in cars, trucks, and planes is a very hard problem that simplified models sometimes can’t touch. “In electrification, at its core, you have this combination of electromagnetic effects, heat transfer, and structural mechanics in a complicated interplay,” says Bjorn Sjodin, senior vice president of product management at the Stockholm-based software company COMSOL. COMSOL is an engineering R&D software company that seeks to simulate not just a single phenomenon—for instance, the electromagnetic…
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 4.5 on Wednesday, a smaller and significantly cheaper artificial intelligence model that matches the coding capabilities of systems that were considered cutting-edge just months ago, marking the latest salvo in an intensifying competition to dominate enterprise AI.The model costs $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens — roughly one-third the price of Anthropic's mid-sized Sonnet 4 model released in May, while operating more than twice as fast. In certain tasks, particularly operating computers autonomously, Haiku 4.5 actually surpasses its more expensive predecessor."Haiku 4.5 is a clear leap in performance and is now…
Bitcoin’s momentum is rebuilding as major developments reshape market sentiment. A $1.3 billion LuBian-linked wallet transfer followed the DOJ’s $15 billion crypto seizure, while a proposed $9.3 trillion 401(k) bill could drive institutional inflows. At the same time, NFTs are rebounding after a $1.2 billion crash, and Bitcoin’s triple-bottom pattern signals a potential breakout toward $130,000 in Q4.$1.3B LuBian Wallet Move Follows $15B DOJ SeizureThe U.S. Department of Justice revealed a $15 billion crypto seizure just a day after a wallet linked to China’s LuBian mining pool transferred $1.3 billion worth of Bitcoin, its first major move in three years.…
A customer just bought a coffee using bitcoin at Compass Coffee. This reportedly marked the first-ever Square terminal in the world to accept bitcoin. The pilot launch, showcased during DC Fintech Week, was made possible through Square’s new Bitcoin payment integration. According to a Compass Coffee X post, the system worked seamlessly across multiple Bitcoin wallets, demonstrating the power of open payment standards and the Lightning Network. Compass Coffee, a beloved D.C. chain with 27 locations, hosted the demonstration and invited lawmakers and fintech leaders to see the technology in action. “Cannot wait to see this come to Square devices…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said at a recent conference that crypto companies should receive the same benefits as traditional financial institutions when following the same laws and regulations.Speaking at DC Fintech Week on Wednesday, Garlinghouse said it was unlikely for regulators such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to roll back their policies after the potential departure of Chair Paul Atkins or US President Donald Trump, who nominated the head of the agency. However, he also criticized the disparity between the treatment of crypto companies and traditional financial institutions, like banks.“One of the things I would ask everyone…
US President Donald Trump has confirmed the US is in an active trade war with China after threatening a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports last week.“Well, we’re in one now,” Trump said after being asked by White House reporters whether the US is preparing for a “sustained trade war with China.””If we didn’t have tariffs, we would be exposed as being a nothing, we would have no defense,” Trump explained, calling the tariffs an important measure for America’s national security.🚨 JUST IN: President Trump declares the United States is in a TRADE WAR with China”We’re in one now!””We have…
Shiba Inu price has rebounded above $0.00001 after a heavy dip, buying, and accumulation. Technical analysis shows a bullish wedge with breakout targets near $0.000032. Immediate support lies at $0.0000105, and immediate resistance lies at around $0.00001137. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price appears to be staging a comeback after a bruising stretch of selling and consolidation. Recent on-chain flows, technical signals and ecosystem repairs point to a market that has finished a long accumulation phase. Eyes are now on whether the setup will launch a sustained rally or simply draw another round of profit-taking. Buyers rushed in after a sharp crash…
