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CNN  —  The Trump administration’s culling of government programs and agencies has resulted in an unprecedented wave of federal workers joining the ranks of job seekers — and new data shows a spike in job applications from agencies impacted by the Department of Government Efficiency. Those job hunts are coming at a time when rising uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is clouding businesses’ decision-making and further slowing hiring — especially for specialized and white-collar roles. They’re entering a labor market that’s “a little bit frozen,” but stable for now, noted Allison Shrivastava, an economist at the Indeed Hiring…

With the stock market off its record high, it looks like investors have adopted a more cautious approach toward cryptocurrencies as well. After the market cap of the digital asset industry peaked at about $3.7 trillion in December, it has fallen 22% (as of March 24). The asset class is once again showing investors how cyclical it can be. If you’re a long-term investor, though, then there’s an opportunity to take advantage of the volatility and fear. In fact, there’s one cryptocurrency, which is currently trading 19% off its peak, that has 14,623% upside. That’s according to Michael Saylor, the…

AL AHSA: Pakistan showed grit and determination but ultimately it wasn’t enough to keep out Syria. Stephen Constantine’s men fell to a 2-0 loss to the much-fancied Syrians in their Group ‘E’ opener in the final round of qualifiers for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium on Tuesday night; the result leaving them bottom of a section that also has Afghanistan and Myanmar. Only the group winner advances to the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in two years’ time and the victory put Syria in pole position to qualify for their third consecutive appearance…

The crypto industry will be listening closely when Paul Atkins, President Trump’s pick to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies before the Senate Thursday in his nomination hearing. Atkins is expected to reexamine and revise a lot of what the agency did during the Biden administration, notably its approach toward regulating digital assets. For years, Atkins has made it clear he favors clearer regulations of cryptocurrencies that don’t impose unnecessary oversight — and he intends to repeat that point before Senate lawmakers Thursday. “I have seen how ambiguous and non-existent regulations for digital assets create uncertainty in the market…

LAHORE: After Germany’s junior hockey team, Oman’s national squad is visiting Pakistan from April 6 to play four matches against Paki­stan juniors, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Tariq Hussain Bugti said on Wednesday. Bugti said this while addressing a press conference after Pakistan hockey player Ammad Shakeel Butt was honoured for being awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on the Pakistan Day. Bugti was flanked by Ammad, PHF secretary Rana Mujahid and newly-appointed head coach Tahir Zaman. The PHF said that it was a moment of pride for the country’s hockey fraternity that Ammad was honoured with a civil award. “The Oman team will…

WELLINGTON: Pakistan are looking to play white-ball cricket with a new approach and it will take some time before they start reaping the benefits of it, the team’s Twenty20 International captain Salman Ali Agha has said. Salman led an inexperienced side — barring the likes of a few seniors — against New Zealand in the five-match series, which ended with Pakistan’s eight-wicket loss in the final fixture on Wednesday. Salman and co. managed to win only one of the five matches, taking the third T20I by nine wickets, as the side chased down 205 with four overs to spare, thanks…

Bitcoin miners won’t just mine Bitcoin — they’ll become full-blown energy companies. That’s the future, says Evan Owens, VP of Business Development at Kadena. “Bitcoin miners today are obviously mining Bitcoin, but in 10 years, they’ll be energy companies, and Bitcoin mining will be a small part of that,” Owens told TheStreet Roundtable’s Jackson Hinkle. He believes critics have misunderstood how mining will evolve — and that the industry will end up helping to rebuild America’s energy infrastructure and power up undeveloped nations. Built by ex-J.P. Morgan developers, Kadena is a layer 1 that doubles down on proof-of-work (PoW) but…

Fidelity Investments is looking to launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of SOL, the native cryptocurrency of blockchain platform Solana, according to a 19b-4 form filed by Cboe Exchange with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The industry giant has not yet filed an S-1 registration, which the commission would need to approve before the investment company can list the fund on a public exchange. “A meaningful portion of our customers are interested in and own digital assets,” a Fidelity spokesperson told etf.com. “Fidelity remains committed to providing customers with a portfolio of solutions that offer choice, accompanied by…

Sam Price, better known as Crypto Lifer, says there’s one big reason people aren’t buying Bitcoin: they still don’t understand it — and it’s not by accident. “They really don’t want people educated on Bitcoin,” Price told Rob Nelson on TheStreet Roundtable. “You have to kind of deep dive to find out. You have to want it. You have to go to YouTube — and you’re not going to get it on CNN or in the mainstream.” With Bitcoin hovering near $87,000, many people still believe they’re priced out of the market. But Price says that’s a myth that needs…

(Bloomberg) — GameStop Corp. is seeking to sell $1.3 billion of convertible bonds to fund Bitcoin purchases as it embraces a strategy that was developed by the cryptocurrency advocate Michael Saylor. Most Read from Bloomberg The video-game retailer rallied after the company said on Tuesday that its board approved a plan to add Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. That was followed on Wednesday by a filing announcing the planned sale of the bonds, which will be used for general purposes, including the acquisition of Bitcoin. The Grapevine, Texas-based GameStop joins a growing list of public companies taking on convertible…