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Ulysses Jenkins, a muralist, performer, and trailblazer of video art, has died at 80. His death was confirmed by the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, his hometown and first collaborator in a lifelong examination of the connective and destructive potential of mass media. The museum mounted a retrospective of Jenkins’s work in 2022, titled “Without Your Interpretation,” and wrote in a remembrance shared on social media that he was “a true video griot whose work and spirit touched many.” It added that members of the Los Angeles community are organizing a memorial, with details forthcoming. Related Articles Jenkins was born…

The crypto industry’s stablecoin operations, such as the arrangement between issuer Circle and leading exchange Coinbase, could be under serious pressure in the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s newly proposed set of stablecoin rules.Even as OCC chief Jonathan Gould testified in the U.S. Senate on issues that included crypto oversight on Thursday, people in the industry said they’ve been trying to understand his agency’s 376-page proposal to regulate domestic issuers under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act that became law last year. The allowance of stablecoin yield and reward has not only…

On-chain analytics have detected a massive surge in liquidity flowing toward trading platforms, with approximately 549 billion Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens deposited into exchange wallets over the past 24 hours. This sharp spike in Shiba Inu exchange inflow coincides with the asset testing critical structural support near the $0.00000608 level. With a bearish SHIB death cross forming on intraday charts, traders are now questioning if this supply wall will trigger a breakdown below the year-to-date lows. DISCOVER: Best Meme Coins to Buy Now SHIB Exchange Inflows Spike: What the 549B Transfer Means Data from analytics providers, including CryptoQuant and U.Today,…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin derivatives show persistent fear despite the current rally toward $70,000, as seen by futures premiums being pinned well below neutral levels.The markets’ cautious stance stems from broad risk-aversion and lingering concerns over institutional BTC liquidations and Bitcoin network security.Bitcoin (BTC) retested the $70,000 level on Wednesday, recovering from Tuesday’s low of $62,500. While inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) helped stabilize market sentiment, the momentum failed to restore confidence within the BTC derivatives markets. Traders remain concerned that underlying factors are preventing a sustained rally toward $75,000. Bitcoin US-listed ETFs daily net flows, USD million. Source: Farside InvestorsUS-listed…

Once dubbed “one of the weirdest, wildest, places you can visit” by SFGate, the Bunny Museum in Altadena, California, burned to the ground in 2025’s Greater Los Angeles Wildfires. Founded by Candace Frazee and her husband Steve Lubanski and dedicated to all things bunny, the beloved SoCal institution had been open to the public since 1998. During those years, it had gained a cult following and appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records three times.   Prior to its destruction, the Bunny Museum housed at least 45,000 pieces of rabbit memorabilia, including antiquities such as an Egyptian amulet, vintage…

Renowned for her insightful analysis in the realm of macroeconomics, Lyn Alden presents a fascinating viewpoint on the potential drivers behind the next surge in Bitcoin prices. Alden suggests that the burgeoning interest in AI stocks could inadvertently act as a springboard for Bitcoin’s next significant price escalations. But what is the mechanism behind this intriguing possibility?Bitcoin’s Demand CatalystThe crux of Alden’s argument lies in the perception that Bitcoin requires only a modest influx of new demand to ignite considerable upward momentum in its price. With AI stocks experiencing exponential growth and attracting substantial investor capital alongside heightened speculative interest,…

The Ethereum Foundation’s newly released “Strawmap” reads, at first glance, like something only a protocol researcher could immediately comprehend. It’s dense, diagram-heavy and packed with references to forks, zkEVMs and data availability sampling.But beneath the technical language is a far simpler story: Ethereum — the second-largest blockchain with more than $200 billion market cap — is trying to decide what kind of infrastructure it wants to be by the end of the decade.The ‘Strawmap’ — explicitly framed as a draft, not an official plan — sketches out Ethereum upgrades through 2029. It is not binding, but it signals where some…

Binance recently announced a major return to the traditional equity space by relaunching tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on its blockchain infrastructure. Partnering with Ondo Finance, a leading protocol in the real-world asset (RWA) space, the exchange aims to provide global users with seamless economic exposure to Wall Street.Since pausing similar products in 2021 due to intense regulatory pressure, Binance now signals a renewed push toward hybrid financial products. Strategic shifts like this highlight the growing trend of bridging traditional finance with decentralized technology to serve hundreds of millions of users worldwide.Learn more: Binance Review 2026: Features, Fees & Security…

Ethereum (ETH) price is up 18% since plunging below the $1,800 mark on Feb. 6, reclaiming the $2,000 support level. Surging price volatility and a low MVRV Z-score value are also signaling a local bottom forming.Key takeaways:Ethereum realized volatility on Binance has risen to its highest level since March 2025, hinting at a potential recovery.Ether’s MVRV Z-Score has dropped into the accumulation zone, suggesting that ETH has bottomed. Ether’s multiyear trend line around $1,800-$1,900 holds as support. Ethereum’s volatility hits 12-month highsEthereum’s volatility has seen a sudden spike, suggesting that the market is entering a period of intense activity and strong repricing,…

US-based asset manager REX Shares has launched an exchange-traded fund that bundles leveraged covered-call strategies tied to nine individual stocks, including crypto-linked names Coinbase and Strategy, into a single income-focused product trading under the ticker GIF.According to Thursday’s announcement, the fund holds equal-weighted positions in REX’s existing single-stock Growth & Income ETFs, each of which targets about 1.25x exposure to its underlying equity while writing covered calls on a portion of the portfolio to generate option premium income.GIF trades on Cboe Global Markets and each underlying ETF seeks to distribute income on a weekly basis, with payouts largely derived from…