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Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat against Thailand on Thursday in their fourth One-Day International (ODI) encounter of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers, as the hosts look to grab a spot in this year’s World Cup. In the day-night encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan will be looking to continue their winning streak in the tournament after the hosts spun their way to victory against the West Indies by 65 runs on Monday. Pakistan went top of the table again after the win and continued their dream run in a bid to qualify for…

Apple has restricted domestic access to 14 crypto apps in South Korea in response to a request from South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an anti-money laundering agency. This was aimed at foreign businesses providing virtual asset services whom the FIU has accused of operating unregistered, including recognized exchanges KuCoin and MEXC. Google Play had taken similar action previously, and removed 17 crypto-related apps in March on a request from the FIU, as per reports. The affected apps cannot be downloaded and existing users cannot get updates. The FIU noted that unregistered platforms create risks such as personal data breaches,…

LONDON: Commonwealth sport has hit the jackpot with seven nations across four continents jostling to host future editions of the Commonwealth Games, as the race for the prestigious centennial 2030 celebration heats up. Canada, India, and Nigeria had already publicly thrown their hats into the 2030 ring, with two mystery nations also now in the mix, the governing body said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, two additional expressions of interest target future Games, including New Zealand, which has set its sights on 2034. “We are thrilled with the incredible interest from around the Commonwealth,” CEO Katie Sadleir said on Wednesday. “This positive…

In an interview with TheStreet Roundtable, Konstantin Richter, CEO and Founder of Blockdaemon, gave some advice to crypto founders: embrace governance. The value of professional oversight is often overlooked in an industry that, at its core, is anti-establishment. Konstatin’s perspective is driven by his interactions with major financial institutions like J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs, who have been hesitant to enter the space for several reasons, including the tendency for projects to not set up traditional structures. Crypto is overrun with scams, rugpulls, and other types of fraud. Earlier this year, Hailey Welch launched $HAWK, a meme coin based on…

MELBOURNE: A funding pledge from the Interna­tional Cricket Council (ICC) has given Afghanistan’s exiled women cricketers hope of recognition and the chance to play on the international stage in defiance of the Taliban. The game’s global governing body said on Sunday it would set up a dedicated fund to support the Afghan women, most of whom have resettled in Australia after fleeing Afghanistan when the Taliban swept to power in 2021. The ICC declined to provide financial details or a timeline for the disbursement of funds but the players are hopeful the pledge will prove a watershed for the women’s…

A federal judge agreed to pause an ongoing lawsuit between 18 state attorneys general and a decentralized finance lobbyist group against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, after the parties noted the SEC’s new leadership. The state AGs, all Republicans, filed the lawsuit alongside the DeFi Education Fund last November after Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election. They allege that the federal securities regulator had exceeded its authority in filing lawsuits against crypto exchanges. In Wednesday’s filing, the SEC suggested that Paul Atkins’ confirmation as the new agency chair could end the litigation. “As support,…

By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is exploring ways to mine and leverage green cryptocurrencies using hydropower to boost its economy and create jobs to reduce brain drain, the chief executive of its sovereign wealth fund said. Green cryptocurrencies are digital currencies mined using clean energy resources such as wind, hydro or solar power instead of fossil fuel. Sandwiched between Asian giants India and China, Bhutan has earned millions of dollars in recent years by investing in some of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies and used some of its profit to pay government salaries…

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United continued their perfect run in the ongoing season of the HBL Pakistan Super League, thrashing Multan Sultans by 47 runs here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, thanks to Jason Holder’s impressive all-round show. The former West Indies skipper first contributed a cameo of 32 off 14 balls, featuring three fours and two sixes, and then took 4-25 with the ball as Multan were bundled out for 155 in their pursuit of 203. The result meant Multan, finalists in the last three seasons, are still in search for their first victory this year. Defending champions Islamabad, meanwhile, with…

The first quarter of 2025 was a reality check for digital assets. While the year began with optimism fueled by the election of a pro-crypto U.S. president and expectations of a friendlier regulatory environment, macroeconomic challenges quickly came to dominate the narrative. Bitcoin briefly reached a new all-time high of $109,356 before ending the quarter down 11.6%, its second-largest quarterly decline since Q2 2022. Altcoins fared worse, with indices more heavily weighted toward smaller-cap tokens such as the CoinDesk Memecoin Index (CDMEME) and the CoinDesk 80 (CD80) declining by 55.2% and 46.4%, respectively. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, our…

Bitcoin was born as a response to institutional failure, a decentralized escape hatch from corruptible centralized finance and a north star of self sovereignty. Bitcoin’s true vision was a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. That phrase is right there in the Bitcoin white paper’s title from Satoshi himself. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, our weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Wednesday. Today, Bitcoin is many things: A store of value A form of digital gold A macro asset But Bitcoin is not electronic cash. It…