Bitcoin’s identity crisis

The shift towards respectability should concern us all

World - Financial Times - 9 hours ago

Carson Beck is wrong ... but also right: Georgia does indeed have an identity crisis

The Bulldogs are on the brink of falling out of the CFP race

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics

The post mortem is a wake for woke.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Project Ethos Is Delightfully Different, But Struggles With Its Identity

The tepid player response to recent big-budget live-service titles has left many fans of the genre--this writer included--wondering which studio would be next to unveil a new live-service ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 22

One Texas border town's split identity

Most of the 30,000 residents of the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, are of Latino or Mexican descent, and are proud of the town's bi-national, bi-cultural, bi-lingual traditions. But the city has ...

Latino voters put identity issues aside in 2024

Former President Trump’s election to a second non-consecutive term instantly rewrote the playbook for pursuing the Hispanic electorate, burying immigration and identity politics as gateway issues ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Innocent man's identity used to scam football fans

Richard Russell was named on official documents as the boss of the online ticketing site.

Five guilty of boys' mistaken identity murders

Mason Rist and Max Dixon were stabbed to death just yards from Mason's front door in Bristol.

The crisis in Venezuela

In recent years, a quarter of Venezuela's population has fled the country's economic devastation and political repression. Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in July's election, despite evidence he ...

Middling Cardinals, maddening results: Can Arizona discover an identity?

Inconsistent Arizona hopes a win against the Chargers will get it on the right track.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

4 Ways to Incorporate Your Brand Identity Into Your Holiday Gifts

Shaping your customer’s perception of your company is simple through visual branding elements.

Business - Inc. - October 23

The Guardian view on ‘indie beer’: crafting a new identity | Editorial

In tough economic times, a rebranding campaign by small breweries can help keep the industry’s big beasts at bay. These are tough economic times for small-scale craft breweries, as recent closures ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Recruitment, identity and results - how do you fix Man Utd?

As Manchester United search for a new manager, BBC Sport pundits discuss what the club need to do to improve their fortunes.

Perk believes distraction-free Warriors have found identity

Kendrick Perkins believes that having a distraction-free start to the NBA season has been good for the Golden State Warriors.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country

There are signs that society is moving away from the progressive left’s often strict expectations about how to discuss culture and politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Slug Hid Its Identity From Scientists

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.

Science - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Mortal Kombat 1's Ghostface Identity Is A Mystery, Just Like In Scream

Today, NetherRealm Studios hosted the latest edition of the Kombat Kast --the semi-regular livestream highlighting new characters and features coming to Mortal Kombat 1 in the near future. Though ...

Tech - GameSpot - 5 days ago

Man and four teenagers convicted of murdering two boys in mistaken identity case

Four teenagers and a man in his 40s were convicted on Friday by a court in England of the murders of two boys in a case of mistaken identity

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Sanders: Democrats can't 'hang your hat' on identity politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election because they relied too much on talking about race, gender and sexual orientation, warning that candidates shouldn’t ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Forging new Manchester United identity is my key task, claims Rúben Amorim

Manager makes his bow at Ipswich next Sunday Amorim: ‘We need time, but we have to win that time’ Rúben Amorim has said Manchester United cannot rely on their history and that his most important ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

What Okta’s failures say about the future of identity security in 2025

2025 needs to be the year identity providers go all in on improving every aspect of software quality and security, including red teaming.

Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago

‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Slug Hid Its Identity From Scientists

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.

Science - The New York Times - 6 days ago

FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high

Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executive

World - Financial Times - November 11

Unpacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Midlife Crisis

Is Mark Zuckerberg’s style transformation just a matter of a change in personal taste? Or is the infamous tech mogul trying to tell us something about Meta?

Tech - Wired - October 31

Germany’s deepening political crisis

Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition government has fallen apart

The Crisis at Real Madrid

The European champions have suffered 25 injuries this season, and there is friction in the locker room.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Is the FDA contributing to the homelessness crisis?

The FDA's REMS program has been found to have unintentionally created barriers to accessing clozapine, a crucial antipsychotic drug for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, leading to tragic stories ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

In the Kentucky Mountains, a Bitcoin Mining Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

When bitcoin was on a hot streak, owners of small industrial facilities in Kentucky struck up crypto mining partnerships with Chinese companies. Then things fell apart.

Tech - Wired - October 21

Polls open after Harris and Trump finish their final push

Voting begins in one of the closest presidential contests in recent history

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Bitcoin and Crypto, Promoted by Trump, Brace for Election Volatility

Many crypto investors hope that a victory for Donald Trump could propel the price of Bitcoin to new heights, though a loss could cause a fall.

Business - The New York Times - November 5

Bitcoin surges 10% to a record above $76,000 as Trump victory heralds wider crypto adoption and weaker regulation

Crypto assets rose as investors bet that a second Trump administration will widen fiscal deficits and boost bitcoin as a hedge against higher inflation.

Business - CNBC - November 6

US shares and Bitcoin hit record highs on Trump win

The result could have a far-reaching implications for tax and trade policy, as well as economies around the world.

Bitcoin surges to record high following election

Bitcoin jumped to a record high above $84,000 on Monday as cryptocurrency expectations continued to surge following the reelection of President-elect Trump, whose victory is being largely ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

As bitcoin trades above $90,000, is now the time to buy?

Bitcoin reached an all-time high above $89,000 on Monday, amid enthusiasm that digital assets may face a more friendly regulatory environment after Donald Trump, who is considered pro-crypto, won ...

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

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