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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets despite U.S. air superiority over Iran.

The Finance Ministry had argued earlier on Wednesday that allowing businesses near protected spaces to open would reduce economic losses by 5 billion shekels ($1.6 billion) a week. 'Such a widespread shutdown of the economy comes at a serious cost to the economy,' a ministry official wrote

Koploper Arsenal is woensdag een stapje dichter bij de eerste landstitel sinds 2004 gekomen. De Londenaren wonnen zelf met 0-1 bij Brighton & Hove Albion, terwijl achtervolger Manchester City thuis punten verspeelde tegen Nottingham Forest: 2-2.

Bitcoin’s rally is accelerating, but 43% of holders are still at a loss, leading traders to favor put options. Will this week’s gains hold? Key takeaways: Derivatives and onchain data show a lack of bullish conviction, as 43% of Bitcoin holders remain at a loss despite recent price gains. Surging AI energy demand is squeezing miner profits to record lows, forcing major listed firms to offload BTC and pivot to computing. Read more

Een opvallende ontwikkeling in de zaak om het inmiddels wereldberoemde schilderij Portret van een dame. De uitspraak zou in maart zijn, maar de Argentijnse officier van justitie wil een verlenging van het onderzoek, terwijl de feiten voor zich lijken te spreken.

The infrastructure provider will support the planned launch of Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin on Solana, linking blockchain payments to its global payout network. Crossmint has partnered with Western Union to support the launch of the remittance company’s USDPT stablecoin and its new Digital Asset Network on the Solana blockchain.  Wednesday’s announcement said the collaboration will integrate Crossmint’s wallet and payment APIs with Western Union’s infrastructure, allowing fintech platforms to move funds using the stablecoin and connect to Western Union’s global payout network. That Digital Asset Network is intended to link stablecoins with the company’s existing payout infrastructure, enabling users to convert digital dollars into local currency through its network of more than 360,000 cash pickup locations worldwide. Read more

Organizații, edituri, libării, școli și personalități publice din România se reunesc în jurul unui obiectiv ambițios: să readucă lectura cu voce tare în rutina zilnică a părinților și copiilor. Andreea Nistor, specialist în educație, explică la Interviurile Adevărul ce aduce nou campania.

Op meerdere plekken in het land is de bezorging van stempassen voor de aanstaande gemeenteraadsverkiezingen niet goed gegaan. In sommige gevallen kregen mensen dubbele stempassen, bij anderen zat de stempas in een verkeerde envelop of werd het document helemaal niet bezorgd.

Several technical indicators for Bitcoin have reached levels not seen since the market chaos of 2022

AZ heeft zich geplaatst voor de finale van de Eurojackpot KNVB Beker, waarin het op zondag 19 april in de Kuip gaat spelen tegen NEC. De ploeg van trainer Leeroy Echteld won woensdagavond met 2-1 van Telstar, dat in de eerste vijf minuten na rust twee eigen goals maakte.

Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, during which issues related to the frontline situation, the provision of active operations, and the defense of the state were discussed.

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump kondigde dinsdag een handelsembargo aan tegen Spanje, maar lijkt daar nu op terug te komen. 

Majd Asadi, an artist and activist, described Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as 'an uncompromising historical figure,' despite his disagreements with him. Asadi was released from detention under restrictive conditions, while the head of his town's council said he would expel him from the town

На фотографиях, сделанных после взрыва, было видно, что как минимум один грузовой отсек танкера был полностью разрушен. Восстановлению он не подлежал и пошел на дно.

The US President makes it official after previously announcing his pick of Kevin Warsh to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell in a Jan. 30 social media post. The US Senate will soon vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Reserve after the president picked Kevin Warsh, who has previously expressed pro-Bitcoin views, to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell. In a Wednesday notice, the White House said that Trump had sent Warsh’s nomination to the Senate to be chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for a term of four years, and as a Fed governor for 14 years. The president had previously taken to social media to announce Warsh was his pick to replace Powell, whose term as chair ends in May but may stay on as a Fed governor until 2028. Warsh served as a Fed governor under former US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2006 to 2011. He went on to become a Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.  Read more

Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has plunged 20% in the last two trading sessions, potentially pushing that country's fast-money chasing traders back into crypto.

Bekerfinalisten AZ en NEC mogen in De Kuip proberen af te rekenen met bekertrauma's uit het recente en verdere verleden. Samen staan AZ en NEC op negen verloren finales.

De aanvankelijke paniek rond de aanval op Iran door de VS en Israël maakte woensdag plaats voor hoop dat de macro-economische schade binnen de perken zal blijven.

The bank's asset manager and 3iQ debut an actively managed crypto ETF to Canadian investors, offering exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP at a competitive 0.25% fee. Scotiabank, one of Canada’s top-five banks by assets, has launched a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund in partnership with digital asset manager 3iQ, highlighting growing institutional adoption in a market that approved spot Bitcoin ETFs years before the United States. Dynamic Funds, Scotiabank’s asset management arm, unveiled the Dynamic Active Multi-Crypto ETF on Wednesday. The liquid alternative fund will trade on Cboe Canada under the ticker DXMC, offering investors exposure to several digital assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP). Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas described the launch as highly competitive from a fee perspective. Dynamic said it reduced the fee from 0.45% to 0.25% until March 1, 2027. Read more