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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell by 5.4% on April 3 as the Trump administration’s newly announced tariff policies were digested by the market. Now, with economic uncertainty sky-high and investors looking for havens from the turmoil, it’s an open question whether the tariffs might deal severe harm to the cryptocurrency sector — or if crypto might just end up getting dragged down along with everything else. But is Bitcoin going to fare better than its peers as a result of its highly distributed and decentralized nature? Let’s look at its exposure to the emerging set of risks and figure it out.…

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: While defending his decision to bowl first in all the matches of the ODI series against New Zealand, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan on Saturday admitted the senior batters of the team needed to improve in order to finish games. Chasing 265 in a 42-overs-a-side third ODI due to rain in Mount Maunganui, Pakistan had got off to a good start with Babar notching a half-century. However, the tourists were unable to close the game with wickets falling in quick succession as Kiwi pacers took control to give their team a well-deserved 3-0 series sweep. “We definitely need to…

The inaugural edition of the Under-23 World Squash Championships kicked off on Sunday with six Pakistani players looking to wow the home crowd at Karachi’s Creek Club. The newly introduced championships from April 6 to 10 feature a men’s individual championship draw of 32 players and a women’s individual championship draw of 22 players. The winner receives automatic qualification through to the PSA World Championships as well as the lion’s share of a $60,000USD prize pot, according to World Squash. Mariam Malik was the first Pakistani player in action this morning. The 21-year-old was thrashed by Spain’s Noa Romero Blazquez…

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is increasingly an asset that major businesses are looking to buy and hold. That doesn’t necessarily mean that average investors should copy their move — after all, it doesn’t make sense to buy most of the other assets that companies need to operate. Still, it’s worth diving a bit deeper into this trend to see if it’s worth following by buying more of the coin, or if it’s a better idea to stick to your prior plans. According to Elliot Chun, a partner at Architect Partners, a cryptocurrency advisory group, by 2030, roughly 25% of the companies…

SUZUKA: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in action during qualifying for the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit on Saturday.—Reuters SUZUKA: World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, stunning the McLarens with a late flying lap to put his Red Bull at the front of the grid for the fourth year in a row at Suzuka. The McLarens of championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have dominated qualifying so far this season and looked like doing so again until Verstappen conjured up a lap record of one minute 26.983 seconds at…

KINGSTON: Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion and world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone cruised to victory as the opening leg of the new Grand Slam Track athletics circuit got under way in Jamaica on Friday. American track star McLaughlin-Levrone — racing in her signature event for the first time since winning gold at the Paris Olympics last year — romped home in 52.76sec at Kingston’s National Stadium. The 25-year-old, who will also race in Sunday’s 400m, was always in control and had opened a significant lead as she came off the final bend before pulling away to finish several metres clear of…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation has been unable to recover funds looted in its name as it has shelved its own inquiry which had deducted gross financial irregularities in one of its bank accounts. Former PHF president retired Brig Khalid Sajjad Khokhar had in February 2021 formed a fact-finding committee after it had emerged that an illegal account of the PHF was running in Sindh Bank — a record of which was not available in the federation’s books. Olympian Asif Baja, the PHF secretary at the time, headed the committee and in the report, had recommended the president to take…

Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reviewing past crypto-related guidance to determine whether it still reflects the agency’s current priorities, according to a statement from acting chairman Mark Uyeda, posted on social media platform X. Among several key documents, the SEC staff’s statement on funds registered under the Investment Company Act Investing in the bitcoin futures market is under review, according to the X post. Other documents include digital assets “investment contracts,” and custody frameworks. The reviews could result in more clarification for regulatory frameworks around the digital assets sector. The request from Uyeda is related…

The International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Pakistan Zainab Ali Naqvi Memorial World Juniors Tennis Championship 2025 kicked off on Saturday at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex in Islamabad. According to a press release issued by the PTF, 38 boys and 21 girls from 14 countries — Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Turkiye, Japan, China, Austria, Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Korea and Sri Lanka — were participating in the championships. The press release said the championship honoured the memory of Zainab Ali Naqvi, who passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 18 while participating in…

President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff unveiling had led to a $5.4 trillion U.S. equities market wipeout in just two days as the S&P 500 index dropped to its lowest level in 11 months and the Nasdaq 100 entered bear market territory. Yet, amidst the chaos, cryptocurrency prices are showing resiliency, with bitcoin (BTC) dropping roughly 6% since the tariffs were unveiled, compared to the Nasdaq’s 11% drop. The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index, dropped by roughly 4.9% over the same period. To put the sell-off figures into perspective, the total crypto market cap is…