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  • SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings
    CoinDesk - 13:47 Oct 16, 2025
    The sale reflects "strong institutional confidence," the company said, with an unnamed investor also receiving an option to buy another 4.5 million shares
  • Nations welcome Pakistan, Afghanistan ceasefire deal for regional stability
    Dawn - 13:47 Oct 16, 2025
    China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran on Thursday welcomed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s agreement to a 48-hour ceasefire after the two neighbours witnessed a fresh round of deadly cross-border clashes that threatened to escalate into a wider conflict. China’s foreign ministry said today it supported countries in exercising restraint and realising a full and lasting ceasefire. “China stands ready to continue to play a constructive role for continued improvement in the two countries’ relations, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, told a regular press briefing. Iran also welcomed the ceasefire between its eastern neighbours, urging dialogue and diplomacy after days of deadly clashes. In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei expressed concern over civilian casualties and called for stronger regional cooperation to combat terrorism, while reaffirming Tehran’s readiness “to assist in any effort to maintain calm and reduce tensions between the two neighbouring Muslim countries”. Meanwhile, Fore...
  • Stablecoins Surge to Record $314B Market Cap as Institutional Race Heats Up: Canaccord
    CoinDesk - 13:46 Oct 16, 2025
    Regulation and new players are driving stablecoin momentum and paving the way for a new internet “money layer,” the broker said
  • Важная функция Android перестала работать: что делать миллионам пользователей (фото)
    Focus.ua - 13:44 Oct 16, 2025
    Пользователи Android Auto по всему миру жалуются, что после свежего обновления версии 15.2 в системе сломалась удобная опция "Быстрые элементы управления". Google уже признала проблему и трудится над ее решением.
  • Nigerian teenage girls chase soccer dreams in Muslim north
    Dawn - 13:42 Oct 16, 2025
    Maryam Muhammed, 17, of Model Queens Football Academy, prepares for Friday Jumat Prayers at the Ilorin Central Mosque in Oja-Oba Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria on September 26, 2025.  — ReutersIn north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. They’ve embraced the game’s team spirit, competitive thrill, plus the highs and lows of winning and losing, all whilst trying to ignore the disapproval of those who consider it unsuitable for women who choose to dress modestly. As Maryam Muhammed laces up her boots and heads to soccer training at a local school in Ilorin, she feels the sweltering heat — made worse by her hijab and leggings — as well as the scorn from some in the local community. Muhammed, 17, regularly hears taunts as she walks to her training sessions with the Model Queens Football Academy. “They tell me I won’t achieve anything. But I believe I will achieve something big,” she said. Despite the discomfort, it is important to her to cover up when she plays rather than wear shorts and a t-shirt. “Sometimes it feels like I want to open the hijab, but I must not expose my hair...
  • Employers’ Confederation: Confidence In Romanian Private Business Environment Is Decreasing
    ZF English - 13:41 Oct 16, 2025
    The confidence of the private business environment in the Romanian economy is decreasing, amid rising inflation, increasing costs, and recent fiscal changes, per a survey conducted by the Concordia Employers’ Confederation among Romanian employees and employers in September 2025.
  • Melovin якобы "отмазали" от службы: у певца отреагировали (видео)
    Focus.ua - 13:37 Oct 16, 2025
    Украинский блогер Богдан Беспалов обвинил певца Melovin (Константин Бочаров) в том, что того якобы "отмазали" от службы в армии. А история с лечением была выдумкой, чтобы отвлечь внимание.
    Tags: MELOVIN
  • Владелец бесследно исчез: мужчина обнаружил в лесу жуткий заброшенный дом (фото)
    Focus.ua - 13:37 Oct 16, 2025
    Житель Словакии ехал по делам на машине, когда случайно заметил между деревьями старый дом. Когда мужчина подъехал ко двору и проник на эту территорию, перед глазами у него предстало заброшенное подворье.
  • Под Киевом произошла утечка азотной кислоты: есть ли опасность для населения (фото, видео)
    Focus.ua - 13:34 Oct 16, 2025
    Разлив азотной кислоты из цистерны произошел на автодороге в селе Росава Обуховского района Киевской области. Жидкость перевозила фура в специальных емкостях.
  • Аэродром "Корсак": росСМИ случайно раскрыли базу самолетов Як-52 под Мелитополем (фото)
    Focus.ua - 13:34 Oct 16, 2025
    Аналитики определили местонахождение частного аэродрома "Корсак" на временно оккупированной территории Запорожской области, где размещаются легкомоторные самолеты Як-52/Як-18Т, которые россияне используют для перехвата украинских дронов.
  • Russian forces strike Ukrainian training unit with two ballistic missiles, casualties reported
    ukrinform.net - 13:32 Oct 16, 2025
    Early on Thursday, October 16, Russian forces launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine, which included two ballistic missiles hitting the territory of a Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit. The facility is located in a rear and relatively quiet part of the country.
    Tags: Russian
  • Lost your Bitcoin in California? You might get it all back
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 16, 2025
    California’s new law states that abandoned Bitcoin can’t be immediately sold by the state, which may ease recovery and lower burdens on exchanges. Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that preserves abandoned Bitcoin (BTC) holdings — a step forward that could provide legal clarity for custodians and crypto holders. The bill was an update to unclaimed property law (UPL) and contained one key provision: Abandoned Bitcoin or crypto holdings that are transferred to the state must be maintained in their original format (not sold for cash) for a certain amount of time. States with similar laws require that crypto be liquidated into cash immediately. This can create difficulties for recovering lost property and also creates administrative burdens for exchanges and crypto custodians. Read more
  • India says priority is consumers after Trump comments on stopping Russian oil
    Dawn - 13:30 Oct 16, 2025
    India said on Thursday that its energy priority was the interest of its citizens, after United States President Donald Trump said New Delhi had promised it will stop buying Russian oil. New Delhi neither confirmed nor denied it was shifting policy towards Russia. “It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement. “Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has previously defended buying oil from Russia, a historic partner of India, despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump in August raised tariffs on Indian exports to the US to 50 per cent, with Trump’s aides accusing India of fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Ensuring stable energy prices and secured supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy,” Jaiswal added. “This includes broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as appropriate to meet market con...
  • Wealth managers must adapt to the greatest capital transfer in history
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 16, 2025
    As $83 trillion passes to digital-native generations, wealth managers must embrace tokenization or watch capital find partners who will. Opinion by: Anthony Agoshkov, co-founder of Marvel Capital The world is witnessing the largest wealth handoff in modern history.  Over the next 20 years, Millennials and Gen Z will inherit around $83 trillion, and some bullish forecasts suggest as much as $4 trillion of that could be tokenized onchain by 2030. Read more
  • Акция с лимонами в "Монобанке": на OLX "собиратели" предлагают найти все фрукты за деньги
    Focus.ua - 13:29 Oct 16, 2025
    С 16 октября клиенты monobank могут искать в приложении лимоны, чтобы принять участие в розыгрыше ценных призов. В тот же день на OLX начали предлагать услугу по поиску фруктов.
  • CRISIS VS OPPORTUNITY
    Dawn - 13:23 Oct 16, 2025
    PAKISTAN burns $130 million every single day on the health and economic consequences of breathing poisoned air. This $47.8 billion annual toll represents 5.88 per cent of GDP lost to healthcare costs, productivity losses, and 22,000 premature deaths. Over 11 million children under five are regularly exposed to hazardous air quality, with 1.8 million people in Punjab alone suffering health consequences during smog episodes. This crisis stems from 25 years of policy drift. While Pakistan drafted the National Environmental Policy (NEP) in 2005 and Climate Change Policy in 2012, it lacked clarity of purpose and implementation resolve. During these lost decades, all major Asian economies invested systematically in public transportation, clean technologies and inclusive propoor policies, leaving Pakistan dangerously behind. Current approaches remain trapped in outdated administrative and punitive measures instead of systematic, integrated solutions. This reactive approach has proven ineffective against a crisis req...
  • "Охотники на Шахеды": в "Фонде Притулы" рассказали, насколько эффективны БПЛА-перехватчики
    Focus.ua - 13:23 Oct 16, 2025
    Иногда украинцы сомневаются в том, насколько эффективно получается перехватывать дроны ВС РФ. В "Благотворительном фонде Сергея Притулы" говорят, что дроны-перехватчики нужны однозначно.
  • SUI Bulls Watch Key Levels as Support Holds Firm
    CryptoPotato - 13:22 Oct 16, 2025
    SUI holds key support near $2.63 as traders watch for a breakout. Rising on-chain activity and ecosystem growth add to bullish interest.
  • Back to Ethereum: How Synthetix, Ronin and Celo saw the light
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 16, 2025
    High value DeFi projects like Synthetix and Aave are making Ethereum L1 great again, as Ronin, Celo and Phala switch chains to become L2s. In recent months, a raft of alt-L1s joined Ethereum to become L2s, even as other projects on L2s switch back to the Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum L1 is reasserting its claim to be the home of high-value DeFi it has seven times more TVL than its nearest rival while the L2 model offers millions in potential savings, along with network effects for alt-L1s that join the ecosystem. Back in March, when bearishness around the extractive L2 roadmap was at its peak, mobile payments network Celo quietly closed down its validator network to become an L2. Now, its saving almost $7 million a year in operating costs. In August, blockchain gaming L1 Ronin announced it was coming home to Ethereum in early 2026, five years after network congestion forced its popular game Axie Infinity off mainnet. Ethereum has largely delivered on the scaling roadmap, says Jeffrey “Jiho” Zirlin, co-founde...
  • Back to Ethereum: How Synthetix, Ronin and Celo saw the light
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 16, 2025
    High value DeFi projects like Synthetix and Aave are making Ethereum L1 great again, as Ronin, Celo and Phala switch chains to become L2s. In recent months, a raft of alt-L1s joined Ethereum to become L2s, even as other projects on L2s switch back to the Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum L1 is reasserting its claim to be the home of high-value DeFi it has seven times more TVL than its nearest rival while the L2 model offers millions in potential savings, along with network effects for alt-L1s that join the ecosystem. Back in March, when bearishness around the extractive L2 roadmap was at its peak, mobile payments network Celo quietly closed down its validator network to become an L2. Now, its saving almost $7 million a year in operating costs. In August, blockchain gaming L1 Ronin announced it was coming home to Ethereum in early 2026, five years after network congestion forced its popular game Axie Infinity off mainnet. Ethereum has largely delivered on the scaling roadmap, says Jeffrey “Jiho” Zirlin, co-founde...