Google searches for “altcoin” and “Ethereum” are surging to multi-year highs, coinciding with a wave of altcoin ETF filings and a shift in corporate treasury strategies beyond Bitcoin. Google searches for “altcoin” have reached their highest level since 2021 and interest in “Ethereum” is at a two-year peak, according to Google Trends data. The surge comes alongside a flurry of crypto-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) activity and shifts in digital asset treasuries that may draw attention beyond Bitcoin. Google Trends has recorded similar surges before. In early 2018, “altcoins” spiked months after Bitcoin’s late-2017 peak, as retail attention turned toward a wave of new cryptocurrencies launched through initial coin offerings (ICOs). In early 2021, the term “altcoin” reached some of its highest readings on record during a broad rally fueled by decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and large-cap coins such as Ether, Cardano and BNB. Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday invited all political parties of the country to become part of the ‘Misaq-i-Istehkam-i-Pakistan’ (Charter for Stability of Pakistan) on the occasion of festivities organised to mark Marka-i-Haq and Independence Day. A special ceremony was held in Islamabad’s Jinnah Sports Stadium with senior civil and military leadership in attendance. Among the senior dignitaries present at the event were President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, federal and state ministers, and foreign officials. Addressing the event, PM Shehbaz said: “The time has come for us to move beyond political division, personal interest and empty slogans to adopt collective thinking for Pakistan. On this great day today, I once again, with an open he...
ISLAMABAD: On Pakistan Independence Day 2025, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have expressed their gratitude to Almighty Allah and congratulated the nation on the successful completion of 78 years of Pakistan’s independence. In official statements, both leaders expressed their sincere prayers to Almighty Allah, seeking guidance, national unity and progress. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “severe consequences” if Russia’s Vladimir Putin blocked peace in Ukraine but also said on Wednesday that a meeting between the pair could swiftly be followed by a second that included the leader of Ukraine. Trump did not specify what the consequences could be, but he has warned of economic sanctions if a […]