CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2731.35, up 0.4% (+11.44) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Twelve of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SUI (+7.1%) and AAVE (+3.6%). Laggards:…
‘An absolute dud’: Peter Dutton’s energy plan a fail for family budgets, our kids’ future, and our environment
MELBOURNE, 27 MARCH 2025—Responding to Peter Dutton’s gas policy, announced tonight in his Budget Reply speech, Joe Rafalowicz, Head of Climate and Energy, Greenpeace, said: Peter Dutton’s energy policy is an absolute dud for everyone except his mates – the fossil fuel lobby. It contains everything that would benefit coal…
Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S.
Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S. Left-leaning Americans at peaceful demonstrations are becoming more likely to believe that political violence will be necessary to save America By Dana R. Fisher A participant holds a “We are not ok” sign during the “Shut Down the Coup”…
Polymarket, UMA Communities Lock Horns After $7M Ukraine Bet Resolves
A contentious $7 million bet on prediction platform Polymarket has sparked disagreement between the Polymarket and UMA communities. The bet, which speculated on whether Ukraine would agree to a mineral deal with U.S. President Donald Trump before April, saw its “yes” probability surge from 9% to 100% between March 24…
Better access to banks can help Latinos recover after disasters » Yale Climate Connections
For many Americans, a bank account is a basic financial tool – used for everything from paying bills to saving for the future. But for millions of Latinos across the U.S., opening a bank account isn’t as simple as walking into the nearest branch. In many communities, mainstream banking options…
A Promotion Isn’t Owed To You | Career Angles
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Beginning with my experience as an executive recruiter, to now coaching people into successful roles and careers, one thing I have learned from the people I have worked with is that managers often do a very good job of stroking their employee’s ego…
Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump's New Tariff Threat Fails to Budge Bitcoin
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) President Donald Trump ramped up the trade-war hyperbole, threatening to increase import tariffs levied on the EU and Canada if they keep on working to “do economic harm” to the U.S. after announcing a 25% tariff on vehicles and foreign-made auto…
Hurricane Katrina survivors offer emotional support to Helene survivors » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: Last fall, when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, Vera Lester felt she understood some of what the people there were living through. She’s from New Orleans and had experienced the destruction and trauma caused by Hurricane Katrina 19 years earlier, so she felt moved to reach out. Lester:…
Like DOGE, XRP Going Vertical Is a Good Indicator of Market Froth, BTC Price Peaks
Crypto traders are used to seeing a price surge in non-serious cryptocurrencies such as dogecoin (DOGE) as a sign of market froth. Now it looks as though XRP, the payments-focused cryptocurrency, can also be used as an indicator for bull-market peaks in bitcoin (BTC). Unlike meme tokens like DOGE and…
Northern Trust (NTRS) to Provide Custody and Cash Management Services for Stablecoin Issuer Haycen
TradFi giant Northern Trust (NTRS) will provide custody and cash management services for trade finance focused stablecoin issuer Haycen, the company said in a press release Thursday. Northern Trust Asset Servicing will be responsible for providing Haycen with global custody services for its client fiat deposits, and Northern Trust Asset…