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By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – Financial technology firms and crypto companies are seeking to become state or national banks in a bid to expand their business under the Trump administration that they view as more industry-friendly, according to more than half a dozen industry executives. Firms that had been seeking to expand and gain credibility with customers see an opportunity under U.S. President Donald Trump to get licenses that regulators were previously slow or reluctant to approve. “We have seen a lot more interest. We are working on several applications now,” said Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, a partner at…

The average annual salary for a female professional soccer player globally is $10,900, says FIFA’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the “Setting the Pace, FIFA Benchmarking Report on Women’s Football” released on Monday. The highest of those salaries was approximately $120,000. The average gross salary, however, at Tier 2 and 3 clubs…

LAHORE: Former Paki­stan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed his concerns over the country’s constant decline cricket and attributed it to the mistakes at the administrative level. Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Inzamam said Pakistan had been undergoing a rapid decline since the last two years. “We are not working in the right direction and making the wrong calls in many areas,” he said. The former chief selector warned that the team would continue to spiral downwards if there is no planning and execution. He blamed frequent changes in the team’s management, coaches, and players for the chaotic situation. “I would think…

CNN  —  Markets are on the fritz and investor sentiment has slumped into “extreme fear” territory. Consumer confidence readings have cratered and surveys show a sharp turnabout in Americans’ feelings about their future financial well-being. Any positive reports are described by economists as the “calm before the storm.” The common denominator is pure and utter uncertainty — particularly about just how President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy actions could shake out, economists say. However, when the topics of the economy, volatile markets, shaken confidence and sudden recession fears have been broached with Trump, he’s hammered on familiar notes: That the Biden…

By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Canary Capital Group, a digital assets investment firm, said on Monday that it is seeking the green light from regulators to launch an exchange-traded fund tied to the spot price of Sui, a cryptocurrency associated with Sui Network, a blockchain service provider. That brings Canary’s list of cryptocurrency filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission to six, and again extends the roster of new ETF filings on a growing array of coins seeking regulatory approval submitted since the election of President Donald Trump last November. Trump’s pledge to shake up the regulatory treatment of the…

MIRRA Andreeva of Russia poses with the championship trophy after winning the women’s final of the Indian Wells Open.—Reuters INDIAN WELLS: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva came back to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, making the 17-year-old the tournament’s youngest champion since Serena Williams in 1999. The 11th-ranked Andreeva improved to 19-3 this season — the most wins by a woman on tour — and collected her second Masters 1000 title of 2025. The other came at Dubai in February, which earned her a top-10 ranking for the first time.…

Ripple Labs has filed a trademark application for “Ripple Custody,” signaling an expansion into the crypto custody space. The trademark application, filed on Feb. 25, outlines four key use cases, including “custodial services in the nature of maintaining storage and possession of cryptocurrency […] for financial management purposes.” Crypto custody services are becoming increasingly important, especially following the approval of Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. in 2024. Major financial institutions like Coinbase, Citi, and BNY Mellon have already established their presence in this space, providing secure storage solutions for institutions and individuals. Ripple’s move suggests it is looking to enter…

New Zealand men’s openers went on a six-hitting blitz on Tuesday to thrash Pakistan by five wickets and go 2-0 up in their Twenty20 series. The home side reached 137-5 with 11 balls to spare in Dunedin to take control of the five-match series after Pakistan posted 135-9 off 15 overs in a rain-reduced second match. New Zealand’s highlight was a ferocious opening stand between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen in which seven of the first eight scoring shots were sixes. Remarkably, Seifert played out a maiden off Shaheen Shah Afridi’s opening over before Allen cleared the small University Oval…

Cryptocurrency Crypto asset manager 21Shares is liquidating two bitcoin and ethereum futures exchange-traded funds, according to a recent press release. The move comes amid a crypto market slump that’s developed due to concerns of a possible economic recession. The ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy ETF (ARKY) and the ARK 21Shares Active On-Chain Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ARKC) will liquidate “on or around March 28.” Investors can trade their holdings in the two funds until the end of the trading day on March 27. The scheduled liquidation is taking place “based on routine review of the firm’s product lineup to ensure…

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen billions in outflows in recent weeks, but Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says investors — particularly boomers — are proving to be stronger holders than many expected. Speaking on TheStreet Crypto Roundtable with Scott Melker, Balchunas broke down the numbers behind Bitcoin ETF flows, explaining that despite a sharp price drop, most investors are holding firm. “The ETFs collectively took in $40 billion cumulative flows,” he said. “That’s now down to $35 billion, so you had $5 billion of outflows. But if you average out the assets, that’s 5% of the assets leaving.…