Like many people in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried is in it for the money. As the founder of quant trading firm Alameda Research, exchange FTX and
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Romney calls Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill a ‘clunker’
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Tuesday joined other Republicans who’ve expressed disapproval of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, calling the bill a “clunker.” Romney
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DeFi user pays $36K for one Uniswap transaction, as EIP-1559 draws closer
Ethereum fees are at record level but even so, one Uniswap user paid well over the going rate with a gas fee of $36,000 for
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AOC says GOP minimum wage compromise is ‘legislated poverty’
New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, rejected the GOP’s latest attempt to counter Democrats calls for a $15 minimum federal wage, saying any attempt
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Solana (SOL), Cosmos (ATOM) buck the trend to hit new highs after protocol upgrades
Bitcoin’s (BTC) sharp correction below $45,000 sent shockwaves throughout the entire market for a second day and many altcoins are fighting to hold the gains
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Sens. Cotton, Romney to propose raising federal minimum wage to $10 with phased approach
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, are proposing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour, coupled with an E-Verify
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Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 erase sharp losses to end higher as Powell pledges Fed support for economy through COVID crisis
The Dow and S&P 500 eked out gains in the final hour of trade Tuesday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished modestly lower, after congressional
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Garland ‘hadn’t thought’ about whether illegal border crossings should remain a crime
What questions will GOP press on Merrick Garland? Hunter Biden probe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo nursing home scandal expected to be topics at hearing for attorney
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Key Words: Billionaire philanthropy is a ‘PR scam,’ says CEO who raised his workers’ minimum pay to $70,000
He’s not buying what America’s billionaires are selling. The CEO known for increasing his employees’ base annual pay to $70,000 says wealthy people donating their
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Market Snapshot: Stocks lower as Fed’s Powell says inflation unlikely to ‘change on a dime,’ despite rising bond yields
Stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with tech shares leading the way down, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative, and
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