[NPR, AP] These days Ari Brooks is trying really hard not to think about mortgage rates. “I try not to, because it gives me a lot of anxiety,” she says. Brooks and her family live just outside Boise, Idaho, which has turned into one of the toughest places in the […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] Economists and bankers tell CNBC they aren’t worried about the crypto sell-off hurting the broader U.S. economy. “People don’t really use crypto as collateral for real-world debts. Without that, this is just a lot of paper losses. So this is low on the list of issues for […]
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[NBC NEWS, Getty Images] Congressional child nutrition waivers that allowed for free meals in school and other food assistance measures are expiring June 30. Advocates say it couldn’t come at a worse time. A federal waiver that made school breakfasts and lunches free to students regardless of their family’s income […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] KEY POINTS Bitcoin tumbled below $24,000 late on Monday, hitting its lowest level since December 2020, as investors dump crypto amid a broader sell-off in risk assets. Meanwhile, a crypto lending company called Celsius has paused withdrawals for its customers, sparking fears of contagion into the broader […]
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[Business Insider] Seth Green has paid 165 Ether ($260,000) for the return of a Bored Ape NFT stolen last month. The actor told BuzzFeed News that the ape “is home,” with records showing the purchase. The NFT, “Bored Ape NFT #8398,” is set to feature in Green’s new show called […]
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[Bloomberg] The men are funding a Bitcoin-focused education program for residents at the rapper’s childhood home. Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and Block CEO Jack Dorsey are teaming up to take Bitcoin and financial education to the rapper’s childhood home. Dorsey announced the launch of Bitcoin Academy on Thursday. The financial education program will be free […]
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[The Verge, eBay] Buy / sell trading cards as quickly as NFTs Consider dusting off your attic shoeboxes filled with baseball cards; eBay might have a new home for some of them soon. The pioneering online marketplace site built a new 31,000-square-foot facility, called the eBay Vault, which is open now to […]
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[Yahoo! Finance, Kotaku] The GameStop in the Gateway Mall in Lincoln, Nebraska is one of the busiest around, at least according to the person who used to run it. But over the weekend it was closed after four employees decided to walk out and never return over what he says are bad […]
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[GQ, Señor Salme] It’s already the world’s most coveted NFT collection, but the Bored Ape Yacht Club is becoming something else: highly lucrative I.P. With buyers racing to make their apes the stars of movies and books and albums and shows, GQ goes inside the quest to cash in on […]
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[Black Enterprise, HEIR] HEIR Inc., a Web3 platform co-founded by Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan, is anticipating the launch of its first athlete membership NFT with Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball. The Crypto Times says the June 7th drop will feature Lonzo Ball as an NFT collection entitled “Zo.” This upcoming project, which will be launched […]
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