Environment

Democrats hope to add a ‘Green Amendment’ to the Wisconsin Constitution

May 3, 2025

MADISON – Democratic lawmakers are hoping to enshrine a right to clean water, air and soil in the Wisconsin Constitution. A group of lawmakers announced their plan April 16 to release legislation that would guarantee environmental protections for future generations in the state constitution, known as the "Green Amendment." Here's what you should know. What […]

BlackRock ETF exec says institutions only care about Bitcoin

May 3, 2025

Big investors are focusing mostly on Bitcoin. Uncertainty is driving the interest. Altcoins continue to get faded. Institutions only care about Bitcoin right now. At least that’s according to Samara Cohen, BlackRock’s CIO of ETF and Index Investments. “Institutional investors are really largely focused on Bitcoin,” Cohen said on the Blockworks Empire podcast on Monday. […]

BlackRock Stock (BLK) Stays Strong Despite Calls to Shrink Fink’s Wage Packet at AGM

May 2, 2025

Shares in private equity giant BlackRock (BLK) edged up today despite its shareholders being urged to vote against chief executive Larry Fink’s pay package at next month’s annual general meeting (AGM). BLK Has Fallen Short According to an article in the Financial Times, proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said BlackRock had fallen short in […]

What Time Is ‘You’ Season 5 Coming Out On Netflix? Here’s Everything To Know

May 2, 2025

You. Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 502 of You. Cr. Clifton Prescod/Netflix © 2024 CLIFTON PRESCOD/NETFLIX Netflix’s psychological thriller You is coming to a close, and the final chapter promises a dark and twisted conclusion for Joe Goldberg. What time does You Season 5 drop on Netflix? Read on for everything to know […]

How BlackRock kept Bitcoin’s price afloat with $2.4bn ETF haul

May 2, 2025

BlackRock’s IBIT took in $2.4 billion during April. The entire exchange-traded fund market accounted for $3 billion. IBIT has more than 50% share of the ETF market. BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF isn’t just winning the race — it’s lapping the competition. In April, BlackRock’s IBIT fund hauled $2.45 billion, capturing around 80% of the entire $3 […]

PayPal’s New Agent Toolkit Connects AI Frameworks with Payment APIs Through MCP

May 2, 2025

PayPal has released its Agent Toolkit, designed to help developers integrate PayPal's API suite with AI frameworks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The toolkit provides access to APIs for payments, invoices, disputes, shipment tracking, catalog management, subscriptions, and analytics capabilities. The company is adopting MCP, a standard proposed by Anthropic that aims to standardize […]

Bitcoin Dominance Surges To 64%: What It Means For Altcoins And The Crypto Market Landscape

May 2, 2025

Bitcoin continues to assert its leadership across the digital asset market, with Bitcoin Dominance climbing to a new local high of 64% as of April 22. This metric, which tracks Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market cap, highlights a clear and growing shift in capital toward BTC as the asset rallies past $90,000, currently […]

Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion

May 2, 2025

In one of the largest deals in the crypto space to date, crypto payments company XRP, to integrate a broader range of services that will attract large institutions, CEO Brad Garlinghouse told Fortune. “Ripple needs to make sure we have the infrastructure in place to appeal and expand to a larger segment of the biggest […]

After Pope Francis: The Future Of The Catholic Church

May 2, 2025

With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church stands at a pivotal moment. As 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide mourn a pope who redefined the tone and priorities of the papacy, the question now becomes not simply who will succeed him—but which direction the Church will take in his absence. Over his 12-year pontificate, Francis […]

US economy shrinks – as Trump blames Biden

May 2, 2025

The US economy shrank between January and March in its worst performance for three years – with Donald Trump blaming former president Joe Biden. The first US economic growth figures since Mr Trump returned to the White House on 20 January show the world's largest economy contracted at an annualised rate of 0.3% during the […]