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A full sale at current prices would imply about a $76 million loss on GameStop’s Bitcoin bet, having purchased its 4,710 Bitcoin at an average purchasing price of $107,900. GameStop has transferred its entire Bitcoin holdings to Coinbase’s institutional trading platform, sparking speculation that the video game retailer may be reconsidering its Bitcoin treasury strategy. “GameStop throws in the towel?” blockchain intelligence platform CryptoQuant asked in a post to X on Friday after noticing that GameStop moved its entire 4,710 Bitcoin (BTC) stash worth more than $422 million to Coinbase Prime. CryptoQuant said the transfer was “likely to sell” the holdings, noting that a sale with Bitcoin at $90,800 would mean GameStop realizing around $76 million in losses from its Bitcoin bet. Read more

In deze aflevering van Toegevoegde Waarde blikken Anna Dijkman en Marijn Jongsma terug op de speech van Donald Trump in Davos en bespreken de gevolgen hiervan. 

Бывший первый заместитель мэра Киева Виталия Кличко Николай Поворозник, уволенный после громкого скандала с КГГА в 2025 году, снова получил должность в Киевской городской государственной администрации.

• UNEP report says total nature-negative finance flows reached $7.3tr in 2023 • Private sources accounted for $4.9tr ISLAMABAD: For every $1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends $30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The ‘State of Finance for Nature 2026’ report finds that total nature-negative finance flows stand at $7.3 trillion. Of this, $4.9tr comes from private sources, highly concentrated in a few sectors including utilities, industrials, energy, and basic materials. Public environmentally harmful subsidies — mainly for fossil fuels, agriculture, water, transport and construction — amounted to $2.4tr in 2023. Released on Thursday, the rep­ort called for a major shift in global financing towards nature-based solutions (NbS) and the phasing out of harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience. The report further finds that finance flows for NbS to...

LAHORE: Iranian-American academic and political scientist Vali Nasr suggested on Friday that the war on Palestine had politically weakened Arab states and emboldened Israeli leaders, to the point that the latter had abandoned the two-state framework entirely. Speaking at a session titled ‘The Gaza War and the Remaking of the Middle East’, moderated by journalist Najam Sethi, Mr Nasr implied that the situation has proven detrimental to the Palestinian cause. He said Israel now believes it can pursue its objectives primarily through force. “With Arab states politically neutralised, Israeli leaders see little incentive to return to negotiations,” he added. According to him, Israeli leadership now views political compromise with the Palestinians as a security liability rather than a pathway to stability, effectively abandoning the two-state framework. Following the Gaza war, Israel moved against Hezbollah in Lebanon, significantly weakening the group’s operational capacity. The collapse of the Assad regime in Syr...

На переговорах с США по урегулированию войны в Украине россияне будут продолжать поднимать вопрос "притеснений" Украинской православной церкви (УПЦ МП).

ISLAMABAD: Nearly 200 Pakistani students stranded in Afghanistan for months due to the closure of the border have demanded permission to cross the Torkham border, according to their representatives. Taliban authorities have told them that Pakistani diplomatic missions should officially approach them and verify the list with an official stamp. However, Pakistani officials are reluctant to do so, the affected students told Dawn from Kabul and Jalalabad. The Taliban allowed the first group of 26 students to cross Torkham on Jan 12, and Pakistani authorities also opened the border specifically for them. However, the students who arrived at Torkham on Jan 13 have not yet been allowed to cross, as Taliban authorities insist that the Pakistani embassy or the consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, should officially verify the list. Dr Riazullah Wazir and Amanullah Wazir, representatives of the students in Kabul, said students had met the Nangarhar governor and officials at the Pakistani embassy an...

The amendments marked the latest Democratic Party-driven push to prevent US officials from profiting off of crypto interests. US Democratic Senators working on crypto market structure legislation filed several amendments on Friday, including measures to address conflicts of interest with US officials profiting from the crypto industry. The ethics-focused amendments were filed ahead of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s markup for the crypto market structure legislation this Tuesday, which seeks to give greater clarity on federal rules for digital assets, define agency oversight, and bring regulatory certainty to investors and market participants. One of the most notable amendments was Senator Michael Bennet’s purported inclusion of the Digital Asset Ethics Act into the crypto market structure legislation to prevent US officials from profiting from the crypto industry. Read more

ABBOTTABAD: Rescue officials remove snow from their vehicle after heavy snowfall blanketed the Galiyat with a coat of white. According to the Met Office, more rain and snowfall is expected in various parts of the country from Sunday.—Dawn • KKH, other major roads blocked • Murree sees 15 inches of snow • Quetta records coldest night at -13°C • More rain, snow expected from Sunday CHITRAL/GILGIT/RAWALPINDI/QUETTA: At least nine members of a family were killed when a snow avalanche buried their house in Chitral on Friday, as heavy snowfall, avalanches and landslides brought life to a standstill across Khyber Pakhtun­khwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, blocking roads, stranding travellers and disrupting electricity and relief operations amid freezing temperatures. The avalanche struck a house in Serigal village of the Damil area in the extreme south of the district on Friday afternoon. Lower Chitral Deputy Comm­issioner Hashim Azim said the bodies were recovered from the debris, while a nine-ye...

Rusland heeft in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag luchtaanvallen uitgevoerd op de steden Kyiv en Charkiv. De aanvallen vinden plaats terwijl vrijdag in Abu Dhabi topdiplomaten uit Oekraïne en Rusland onder leiding van Amerikaanse gezanten onderhandelingen zijn begonnen over een einde aan de oorlog. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over de oorlog in Oekraïne in ons liveblog.

Россияне в ночь на 24 января осуществили массированную атаку на Киев и Харьков, в результате чего известно о пострадавших, жертве, пожарах и многочисленных разрушениях. В частности в Харькове из-за обстрела пострадали общежитие с переселенцами, больница и роддом.

Scott Weiner attributed his resignation from the caucus’s leadership position to both his current congressional campaign and the backlash over his Israel comments.

Iran zal elke aanval van de Verenigde Staten beschouwen als een totale oorlog tegen het land. Dat heeft een hoge Iraanse functionaris vrijdag gezegd tegen persbureau Reuters.

KARACHI: Amid a continuous rally in world prices, the local 10-gram and one-tola gold rates (24kt) hit a new peak of Rs441,239 and Rs514,662, respectively, showing a jump of Rs7,802 and Rs9,100. International gold price further swelled by $91 per ounce to $4,923 per ounce, rates issued by All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA) based on interbank exchange rates, revealed. Rising global rates are under pressure as investors pile into the yellow metal as a safe-haven amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and expectations of further US interest rate cuts. A steep rise in domestic rates further fades the hopes of genuine gold jewellery buyers during the ongoing wedding season, as many families are unable to afford gold at Rs514,662 per tola. Jewellers complain about the thin presence of buyers in the markets while investors continue to hunt for the precious metal. Investors must be upbeat as 10-gram and one-tola gold rates have surged by Rs206,671 and Rs241,062, respectively, if compared with the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan and Somalia agreed on Friday to strengthen collaboration in training, border management, disaster management and the adoption of a joint strategy against terrorism to deepen cooperation in internal security. The agreement was reac­hed as Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met a high-level Somali delegation led by Somalia’s Interior Minister Ali Yusuf at the Ministry of Interior. During the meeting, Mr Naqvi announced visa facilitation for Somali citizens tra­velling to Pakistan for medical treatment and education. Mr Naqvi assured his cou­nterpart of Pakistan’s full su­­pport to Somalia in policing and counterterrorism. He said Pakistan would extend complete cooperation to So­­m­­alia across multiple sectors. Mr Yusuf said his country was “facing a difficult situation and was actively fighting terrorists”. He expressed hope that the visit would expand bilateral relations between the two countries. Mr Yusuf expressed a str­ong desire to benefit from Pa­­kistan’s experience, noting t...

Foste zone industriale poluate, mlaștini, pășuni și terenuri virane au devenit locuri ideale pentru construcția unor parcuri întinse, menite să revitalizeze orașele din România. Unele investiții sunt estimate la zeci de milioane de euro și promit zone de agrement spectaculoase.

In de Duitse stad Keulen is deze week het proces begonnen tegen de beruchte Jovanovic-clan. De belangrijkste aanklacht: mensenhandel. In de villa van de familie vond de politie tijdens een inval een ontluisterend document waarin de verkoop van meisjes zwart op wit wordt geregeld. Dat schrijft de Duitse krant Bild.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is reportedly trying to use the U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to secure the return of frozen Russian assets to stimulate Russia's economy.

Moscova și Beijingul acționează pentru a transforma expedițiile științifice, infrastructura maritimă și sistemele de sateliți în instrumente de război hibrid, avertizează Centrul European de Excelență pentru Combaterea Amenințărilor Hibride,.

De ene zoon is de andere niet. Kort nadat bleek dat David en Victoria Beckham geen contact meer hebben met hun oudste zoon Brooklyn, maken ze ondubbelzinnig duidelijk volledig achter hun zoon Cruz te staan, die vrijdag aankondigde op tournee te gaan met zijn band The Breakers. Dat blijkt uit hun reacties op het nieuws op sociale media.