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Do you experience FOMO, or the fear of missing out? I do, and I’m betting you do, too. It’s a risky motivator that can have you doing things you wouldn’t normally consider doing, and Wall Street is a treacherous place when it comes to FOMO. One of the big investing trends today is cryptocurrency, which is why I’ve had my eye on the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT). But is this exchange-traded fund an easy way to crypto riches, or is it just too risky to bother with? I tried to clear away the FOMO and find out the answer…

MULTAN: Iftikhar Ahmed of Multan Sultans bats during a net practice session at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday.—courtesy Multan Sultans LAHORE: The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Friday announced the complete integration of Match Officials’ Technology (MOT), powered by Hawk-Eye Innovations, for its upcoming edition. This marks a significant milestone for the league, bringing it in line with global standards of officiating, transparency, and viewer engagement. While elements of MOT were used in previous seasons, this edition will feature a fully tech-supported ecosystem, according to a Pakistan Cricket Board press release. The six-team tournament is scheduled to take…

MANTES JOLIE: On the outskirts of Paris, 44-year-old French Muslim weightlifter Sylvie Eberena concentrates hard and pushes 80 kilos of bar and weights clean over her veiled head. The single mother made her four children proud when she became the French national champion in her amateur category last year, after discovering the sport aged 40. But now the Muslim convert fears she will no longer be able to compete as the French government is pushing for a new law to ban the headscarf in domestic sports competitions. “It feels like they’re trying to limit our freedoms each time a little…

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) founder and chairman Michael Saylor thinks that “made in the USA” Bitcoin is going to be worth $1 million. The Bitcoin advocate was responding to GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s comment on X (formerly Twitter) about the potential hike in Apple’s iPhones when he made the remark. Note that the majority of iPhones are manufactured in China — the country President Donald Trump targeted the most as part of the global “reciprocal tariffs” he imposed on Apr. 2 dubbed the Liberation Day. Saylor told Cohen he will love the “made in the USA” Bitcoin worth $1 million. Last…

KARACHI: Asia’s football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is hopeful of a “new era of leadership” at the helm of the Pakistan Football Federation as the FIFA-appointed Normali­sation Committee closes in on holding the long-awaited elections of the country’s football governing body. The PFF NC announced the election rules on Friday, ahead of their meeting with Sheikh Sal­m­an, the Asian Football Confe­deration president, in Colombo on the sidelines of the extraordinary congress meeting of the South Asian Football Federation. “One of the key highlights of the event [SAFF Congress] was a dedicated meeting between the PFF leadership [comprising…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator’s staff declared in the latest statement outlining the corners of the crypto sector for which it doesn’t have a legal interest. Since the agency was taken over by President Donald Trump-appointed leadership and formed a Crypto Task Force to ease pressures on the digital assets space, its staff has issued a series of statements meant to clarify the crypto areas outside its jurisdiction — so far including memecoins and proof-of-work crypto mining. It’s now added certain stablecoins to that list. The SEC’s Division…

Pakistan’s brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third and final one-day international by 43 runs Saturday to sweep the series 3-0. The tourists were dismissed for 221 off 40 overs in response to New Zealand’s 264-8, in a match shortened to 42 overs after a delayed start at Mount Maunganui. It followed the pattern of the first two games, with the hosts winning the opener in Napier by 73 runs, followed by an 84-run victory in Hamilton. New Zealand also dominated the preceding T20 series, winning 4-1. Pakistan struggled throughout the tour to…

Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, who is now the president of the newly formed National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), has published the largest-ever survey of American crypto holders. NCA is a non-profit funded by Ripple that focuses on crypto education. The numbers are stark: 21% of U.S. adults — approximately 55 million people — currently hold digital assets. According to the latest iteration of the State of the Crypto Holders Report 2025, in partnership with The Harris Poll, cryptocurrencies have become deeply rooted in everyday life in America. Almost 76% of users mentioned that crypto has positively impacted their lives,…

The modern age is (at least in theory) largely data-driven. Every day, corporations collect billions of data points worldwide from people’s age, sex, race, to their favorite brands, foods, and artists. Crypto, still fairly young, provides even more opportunities for data collection and offers new ways to leverage it.Blockworks founder, Jason Yanowitz sat down with TheStreet Roundtable during Blockworks’ Digital Action Summit (DAS) in New York to discuss how data can be used to help crypto traders and investors. Bloomberg is well known for products like the Bloomberg Terminal, which is used by hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses…

Rhys Mariu scored a maiden half-century as New Zealand posted 264-8 off 42 overs Saturday in the rain-shortened third one-day international against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui. Captain Michael Bracewell also surpassed 50 as the home side set a competitive total in their bid to sweep the three-match series. The contest was reduced to 42 overs each after a wet outfield at Bay Oval delayed the start of play by nearly two hours. Opener Mariu, playing just his second international match, scored a composed 58 off 61 balls, featuring six fours and two sixes. A number of New Zealand middle-order batsmen…