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By Ginger Perry, updated March 18, 2026 The cryptocurrency landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. It is moving from speculative “digital gold” to functional “digital oil.” At the heart of this transition is the Mastercard BVNK stablecoin acquisition. This landmark $1.8 billion deal is not merely another fintech merger. Instead, it represents a systemic upgrade to global financial plumbing. Mastercard is now integrating BVNK’s robust settlement layer. This move effectively bridges the gap between legacy banking and decentralized finance. Businesses in over 130 countries will benefit from this infrastructure. The era of seamless, blockchain-based corporate payments has officially arrived. The…

China’s Ding Liren (Photo by FIDE/Eric Rosen) NEW DELHI: Former world chess champion Ding Liren has dropped out of the FIDE ratings list after playing too few games, but he seems completely at peace with the situation. Once at the top of the chess world, he is now taking a step back and enjoying a quieter phase in his career.Ding, who lost his world title to D Gukesh, said he is happy being away from the pressure of elite tournaments. Watch Exclusive: Hungary No. 1 Richárd Rapport on Hungarian Chess, GCL, Candidates 2026, and more #chess“I quite enjoy my current…

ED and Labor Launch FY 2026 Talent Search Grants The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) have officially announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 competition for the Talent Search Program, a federal initiative aimed at helping students pursue high-quality postsecondary education, training programs, and Registered Apprenticeships. The program represents a coordinated effort between the two agencies to streamline postsecondary and workforce development programs and ensure that more Americans have access to education and training that lead to high-wage careers. Grants for the Talent Search Program will be issued through DOL’s GrantSolutions platform, underscoring the administration’s focus on efficient…

ZCash (ZEC) is staging a serious comeback. Trading above $280 during Wednesday’s peak, the privacy-focused coin has surged over +25% in the past week, signaling a decisive break from its long-term downtrend that ended on March 14. The ZEC price prediction highlights how a clean break above $275 could spark a run toward $300 and above. This move confirms a bullish breakout from a falling wedge pattern, a technical setup that often precedes sustained reversals. For holders who watched ZEC pump while Bitcoin hovered defensively around $74,000, the sudden momentum shift, highlighted by the Supertrend indicator flipping green, offers relief.…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Robinhood’s shares fell in after-hours trading on February 10 after the company released quarterly results that did not meet analyst forecasts. The drop came as revenue tied to digital assets weakened in the last quarter of the year.The company reported $1.28 billion in net revenue for Q4. This set a new record for Robinhood, but it still came in below the $1.34 billion that analysts expected. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! What is Terra Luna? History…

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that Central and Eastern European FX has benefited from improved global risk sentiment, even as elevated energy prices still imply some inflation. Markets have scaled back rate hike expectations from 2–3 to 1–2 moves since the US–Iran conflict began, while upcoming Czech National Bank and National Bank of Hungary meetings are expected to push back against hikes.Relief rally as hikes repriced lower”The region has seen some relief over the last two days, with better global sentiment despite energy prices remaining elevated. While current oil and gas price levels will mean some additional inflation in the region,…

For many of us, Jane Goodall was one of those cul­tur­al fig­ures who seemed always to have been around, and on some lev­el, made us feel like she always would be. But of course, no human being lives for­ev­er, no mat­ter how wide­ly admired. Goodall made her own depar­ture last fall, in the mid­dle of an Amer­i­can speak­ing tour, at the age of 91. Just two days there­after, she appeared as the guest on the pre­miere of Net­flix’s Famous Last Words, a pro­gram con­sist­ing of inter­views con­duct­ed express­ly to air only after the inter­vie­wee’s death. In the clip above, the…

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja and his wife Rachel Khawaja announced the arrival of their third child in a sweet family photo shared on social media.”3 from 3. Amira Maya Khawaja born last Friday,” the proud parents captioned the joint post.”We are so grateful. Another beautiful girl. 8 more to for a full team!”Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party hereAustralian cricketer Usman Khawaja and his wife Rachel Khawaja announced the arrival of their third child in a sweet family photo shared on social media. (Instagram/Usman Khawaja)Fellow top-order batter David Warner, who also…

In the first two seasons of “The Comeback,” sitcom actress Valerie Cherish was defined by her almost panicked need for publicity. In season one, which debuted in 2005, she was thirsty to reignite her career with a role in a new sitcom, “Room and Bored,” and a foray into the pre-“Real Housewives” era of reality television. In the second, which arrived in 2014, her desire to stay relevant led her to portray a barely veiled version of herself in an HBO series based on her experience on “Room and Bored.” That project put her in front of the camera in…

We are now to a collection of Interview Discs that were included in the John Humphrey Collection I bought last year at an auction where I got my hands on 38 Bootleg CDs from his personal collection. Oh, if you don’t know who John Humphrey is, you need to know he is a massive Kiss collector. And he is the drummer of the band Seether. John decided to sell off his entire collection…sort of…he kept all the vinyl (like 4,000 of them). He did it through an auction at Backstage Auctions and I had to have a piece of it…which…