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Michael Saylor’s Strategy added to its massive Bitcoin stash last week as the cryptocurrency surged above $90,000.In an April 28 announcement, Strategy reported acquiring 15,355 Bitcoin (BTC) between April 21 and 27.The latest purchases cost Strategy $1.42 billion at an average price of $92,737 per BTC, increasing the company’s aggregate BTC holdings by roughly 3% to a total of 535,555 BTC worth more than $50 billion.An excerpt from Strategy’s Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Source: StrategyStrategy’s latest buy is its largest since late March, when the firm bagged 22,048 Bitcoin for $1.92 billion at…

AI-based coding has exploded in popularity on the promise that it will make developers’ jobs faster and easier. But AI coding has also resulted in something else: a vast increase in lines of code, and thus the likelihood of bugs resulting in crashes or other mishaps. On Monday, an Israeli startup called Lightrun, which has built an observability platform to identify and debug (remediate) code before those problems arise, announced a Series B of $70 million. The funding underscores not just the gap in the market for tools like these, but also Lightrun’s traction in meeting that demand.  New backer…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Boeing — Shares of the airplane manufacturer added nearly 2% on the back of a Bernstein upgrade to outperform from market perform. The firm said Boeing “should be on a much firmer path than in 2023” as it recovers from the 2024 Alaska Airlines controversy and two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes prior to that. Progressive — The insurance stock gained more than 1% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Bank of America. Shares of Progressive had fallen 8% since a downgrade by the same shop earlier this month. The…

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has rejected calls to add bitcoin to its official reserves despite growing pressure from local advocates and a global trend toward digital assets. At the SNB’s annual general meeting on April 25 in Bern, Chairman Martin Schlegel was clear: Bitcoin does not meet the SNB’s strict requirements for reserve assets. “Cryptocurrency can’t fulfill our currency reserve requirements,” Schlegel said, citing volatility and lack of liquidity. Schlegel said the SNB needs assets that are stable, reliable and tradable – qualities he believes bitcoin can’t provide. He added: “Cryptocurrencies are also known for their high volatility which…

Switzerland has long been seen as a beacon of privacy where companies, organizations and wealthy people put down roots in an effort to avoid the prying eyes of the rest of the world. Joining this cohort are many Web3 projects, which also appreciate the Swiss government’s generally positive stance toward blockchain and digital assets.The country’s reputation as a privacy haven has resulted in Switzerland becoming a hub for privacy projects establishing their foundations or development entities there, including Nym, Session and Hopr — joining traditional privacy software companies such as Proton and Threema.Now, a proposed change to a Swiss surveillance…

Days Gone Remastered is an action-adventure game set in Oregon after a zombie apocalypse tore through the country. Players follow Deacon as he travels across the map on his bike, fighting Freaks and investigating the government agency known as Nero. Deacon moves through the world on his motorbike. The bike makes quick getaways and navigating the twists and turns of the Oregon forests a lot easier. Players can upgrade and customize their bike for better performance and a unique appearance. This guide provides information on all the various bike customization options, including skins and equipment, in Days Gone Remastered. Related…

Ontario’s regulated online gambling sector achieved a major milestone in its third full year, generating CA$3.2 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2024-25 fiscal year. According to data from iGaming Ontario, this represents a 32% increase from the previous year, setting a new benchmark for the province’s iGaming performance.Casino Sector Leads Revenue SurgeFrom April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, Ontario players placed CA$82.7 billion in total wagers, up 31% year-on-year. This impressive growth was fueled primarily by the casino segment, where players wagered CA$69.6 billion, marking a 34% increase compared to 2023-24. Casino gaming revenue alone rose…

Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican. Popes are usually buried within Vatican City, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore – also known as St. Mary Major. Francis’ funeral was held Saturday before dignitaries and crowds…

Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has criticized the US Federal Reserve for quietly maintaining a key anti-crypto policy that favors big-bank-issued stablecoins, despite relaxing crypto partnership rules for banks.In an April 27 thread on X, Long explained that while the Fed recently rescinded four prior crypto guidelines, it left intact a Jan. 27, 2023, statement issued in coordination with the Biden administration.The guidance, according to Long, blocks banks from engaging directly with crypto assets and prohibits them from issuing stablecoins on permissionless blockchains.“THE FED HAS MAINTAINED A REGULATORY PREFERENCE FOR PERMISSIONED STABLECOINS (ie, big-bank versions),” Long stated.She…

Rome CNN  —  During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some important glass ceilings in the Vatican when it came to appointing female leaders to senior positions. He chose to make gradual changes that, to the outside may have seemed like small steps, but were huge leaps to those on the inside. The pope appointed the first woman leader of a department in the church’s central administration and the first female president of the office governing the Vatican…