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Galoy is widening its push into U.S. banking at a moment when many institutions still wrestle with how, or whether, to bring Bitcoin into their product stack.  Ahead of this week’s Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Galoy unveiled an expanded version of its Bitcoin-native core banking platform, aiming to turn a fragmented set of experiments into something closer to a coherent operating model for banks and credit unions. The update bundles six core use cases into a single system: Bitcoin-backed lending, Lightning payments, stablecoin payments aligned with emerging legislative frameworks, Bitcoin exchange under the OCC’s riskless principal model, custody…

Anushka Sharma has been away from the big screens for quite some time. She and Virat Kohli have been blessed with two kids – Vamika and Akaay. Recently, she took to her social media to share a post that talked about ‘summer holidays’. The actress sharing the post indicates her agreement with the message it conveys.Anushka Sharma shares a post about ‘Summer Holidays’Anushka Sharma shared a post on her Instagram Story from the account @thecuriousparent.harpreet, which discussed how children should spend their summer holidays. It also encouraged parents to choose destinations with little to no network connectivity, allowing them to…

Kolkata Knight Riders have had a difficult season so far but come into this game with some confidence after winning their last two matches. They are currently placed eighth in the standings in the 10-team competition, but those wins have given them a chance to rebuild their campaign.KKR had struggled earlier, losing five matches and having one game washed out. This poor run had left them near the bottom of the table, but the recent results have helped them stay in contention, at least mathematically.This match will be only their second in two weeks, giving them an unusual break in…

Picture source: X/Ministry of education Ministry of Education will launch the School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 on May 6.In a post on X, the ministry said, “School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 will be launched on 6th May 2026, marking a significant step towards strengthening grassroot school governance.”The ministry said the revised guidelines were in line with National Education Policy 2020 and aimed at strengthening school governance at the grassroots level.”These efforts align with the vision of NEP 2020, which emphasises participatory, inclusive and community-driven approaches to education,” it said.The ministry also stressed the role of parents and local…

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee this week that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin projects that provide the US military “a lot of leverage in a lot of different scenarios.” This repositioned Bitcoin from a speculative technology price prediction into an instrument of American strategic power. With it being delivered by the head of the world’s largest military budget, it has become the most consequential institutional endorsement Bitcoin has received since the approval of spot ETFs. BREAKING: Secretary Hegseth testifies that Bitcoin is a tool that supports American Power projection and counters digital…

Five central bank decisions. WTI breaking triple digits. The Fed’s most divided vote in over three decades. And a confirmed Bank of Japan intervention that erased Wednesday’s dollar rally in roughly the same time it took to build it. The week of April 27–May 1 delivered nearly every scenario condition the framework had modeled — and one it hadn’t. The framework’s WTI spike regime threshold held: the $99.43–$100 level flagged in Sunday’s cheat sheet and reinforced in Tuesday’s update was breached decisively on Wednesday when Trump rejected Iran’s Strait proposal outright and the EIA reported a 6.23-million-barrel draw. The FOMC outcome matched the update’s Scenario A description…

Rethinking Talent Management What’s getting in the way of a company’s next stage of growth? Is it that they can’t find the right talent fast enough, or at all? 360Learning’s new guide, The Skills-First Enterprise: A Leader’s Guide To Building Talent That Lasts, sheds light on something that organizations often overlook. Sometimes the talent is there, but outdated thinking or practices can keep it from being unlocked. But what if leaders fundamentally rethink how talent is nurtured and leveraged? eBook ReleaseThe Skills-First Enterprise: A Leader’s Guide To Building Talent That Lasts Learn expert strategies to transform your organization into a…

In fact, Jordon—who first met Bill in 2021—kicked off the new year in January by resharing a cryptic message from the duo’s 2025 celebration the year prior.  “Nothing changed for us in 2024 except for ‘public knowledge’; yet, somehow everything changed,” the 2025 post read, which she reshared to her Instagram Stories Jan 1. “Fourth calendar year; Going strong. I can’t wait to take punches for you in 2025.” The 25-year-old concluded her message by taking aim at critics, writing, “Keep swinging, Keyboard Warriors. Your illusion of righteousness only fuels my authenticity.” To learn more about Jordon and Bill’s controversial moments,…

As I ascend the escalators of this multi-level theater, I find that its lobby is adorned with flags from featured nations. There is a palpable passion in the air. In its 42nd year, the Chicago Latino Film Festival succeeds in bringing an international array of films that showcase the complexity, diversity, and passion of the diaspora’s stories and the excellence in which they are told with in the cinematic medium. Returning to the Landmark Century Cinema this year, the festival is concentrated in this single multiplex from Opening to Closing Night. Pepe Vargas, the Founder and Executive Director of the International…

Historian, former Republican senator, and former college president Ben Sasse is dying of pancreatic cancer.  In a recent and profoundly moving interview, Sasse, who recently turned 54, offered wisdom on maintaining personal autonomy in our digital age. Sasse argued that technological advances such as smartphones “allow our consciousness to leave the time and place where we actually live, the places where we break bread, the people who are living next door to us, the people that you can physically touch and hug, the small platoons of real community.” Sasse predicts that as a consequence, even more “human addictions and distractions”…