David Plouffe previously worked as an adviser for Alchemy Pay, Binance, former President Barack Obama's and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaigns. David Plouffe, who worked as an adviser on former US Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign, will be joining Coinbase’s Global Advisory Council. In a Thursday notice, Coinbase said Plouffe would join former lawmakers, industry leaders, and others on the company’s advisory council, seemingly to advise the exchange on policies moving forward in the US and abroad, as well as its role in future elections. The appointment of Plouffe to the council marked one of his first roles in crypto and policy since leaving Harris’ campaign. “It’s important to understand that someone who holds crypto or stablecoin, that might not be the most important issue to them voting,” Plouffe said at Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit, adding: Read more
President Trump’s debt-heavy bill could speed up the devaluation of the US dollar. With higher inflation looming, Bitcoin may be one of the few real hedges left. Key takeaways: President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill could add over $2.4 trillion to the US debt, accelerating a looming debt crisis and spiking inflation. Inflation and dollar devaluation remain the path of least resistance in the US economy, eroding the real value of cash and bonds. Read more
Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a Thursday press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla said during the press conference where Noem […]
DHAKA: A mob attacked and vandalised Tagore’s ancestral home in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh, following a dispute over parking fees. The incident took place at Rabindra Kachharibari, also known as the Rabindra Memorial Museum, prompting officials to establish a three-member investigating committee. The conflict started on June 8, when a visitor and his family allegedly had […]
ALBERTA: In an unexpected stroke of luck, lottery winner David Serkin, a retired cancer survivor from Lethbridge, Alberta, has secured his fourth viral jackpot. In his recent win, which came in the Alberta jackpot Lotto 6/49 Classic draw on May 3, he won $731,593.12. David Serkin’s run of victories started in August 2024 when he […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Excise and Taxation Department announced the relaxation in biometric requirements for vehicle ownership transfers. According to a notification issued here, ownership transfers for vehicles registered in Sindh can be processed using the seller’s CNIC till August 14. According to a spokesperson for Sindh Excise, a two-month relaxation has been granted, allowing vehicle […]
Veteran Hollywood actor-filmmaker Mel Brooks is set to reprise his role of Yogurt in ‘Spaceballs 2,’ a sequel to the 1987 film. Actor Josh Gad will lead the sequel, which has been scheduled for a theatrical release in 2027. While Brook wrote, directed and starred in the 1987 classic, filmmaker Josh Greenbaum will direct ‘Spaceballs […]