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(Reuters) – Kraken said on Thursday it would buy retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, in a deal that would allow one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges to expand into multiple asset classes and grow its user base. The acquisition comes at a time when the crypto industry is optimistic about more relaxed regulation under U.S. President Donald Trump, who courted crypto donors during the election and promised to support the sector. Industry leaders hope for policy shifts that roll back enforcement actions, encourage institutional adoption and create clearer rules for digital asset trading. Earlier this month,…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) handed its team, which claimed the Champions Trophy title earlier this month, a $6.72 million cash bonus on Thursday, an amount three times the winner’s purse for the 50-overs tournament. Rohit Sharma and his men beat New Zealand by four wickets in the March 9 final in Dubai to win their second successive global title, following their Twenty20 World Cup triumph last year. The team took home $2.24m for the Champions Trophy win. The BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, announced an additional 580m Indian rupees for the players, support staff…

A 40 times high-stakes Bitcoin trader has reemerged with a new $27.5 million bet in favor of shorts against BTC, placing a liquidation price of $85,545. The recent position follows the same trader’s earlier closing of a massive short just before the FOMC meeting, suggesting a more aggressive stance as the market demonstrates increased volatility. Whale goes 40x long on Bitcoin with a $44.2 million position, liquidating at $83,393. Source: Crypto_goos Bitcoin, close to $84,000 after 4% in the green, fell as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25%- 4.5% while reiterating text on two cuts in 2025.…

PYLOS (Greece): The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Ionian Sea, where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency made their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade. Behind the gilded facades and five-star hospitality of the Costa Navarino resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese, whispers of alliances and voting tactics swirled as IOC members met for the 144th Session the last with Thomas Bach at the wheel. The winner of the presidential election…

Over the long term, the cryptocurrency industry has steadily accumulated value, but it has been a wild ride. With the prices of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) already down by 22% from their all-time high of $109,358 (reached on Trump’s inauguration day, Jan. 20), buying these assets at the wrong time could expose your portfolio to tremendous volatility. Let’s explore what the rest of the year might have in store. Bitcoin’s latest rally is demonstrably linked to the Trump Administration. Despite falling sharply from all-time highs, prices for the digital currency are still up by more than double since President Trump’s election…

LAHORE: The Pakistan football team is set to depart for Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday ahead of their first match in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier, where they will face Syria on March 25. The match will be held at a neutral venue in Dammam, following the conclusion of the team’s training camp at the Model Town C Block ground here on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Pakistan Football Federation’s Norma­lisation Committee confirmed that all team members and supporting staff have received their visas. The squad will board a direct flight from Lahore to Dammam on Thursday night. Head coach…

As the April tax deadline approaches for more than 340 million Americans, crypto taxes are once again in the spotlight. But what’s different this year? Starting this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will require brokers — such as crypto exchanges, hosted wallet providers, and payment processors who handle crypto transactions — to report them on Form 1099-DA, a new form specifically for digital asset transactions. Kell Canty, CEO of Ledgible, tells TheStreet Crypto: “Starting for calendar year 2025, brokers must issue a 1099-DA with gross proceeds on sales of digital assets to go out in early 2026. This is…

PAKISTAN batter Abdullah Shafique in action during a practice session at the LCCA Ground on Wednesday.—courtesy PCB LAHORE: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique, who is set to make a comeback to the national One-day International side, after missing the recent ICC Champions Trophy, has acknowledged that the upcoming series against New Zealand will be held in tough playing conditions. The right-hander, however, emphasised that despite being a young side, Pakistan will give their best effort in the three-match series against the Black Caps, which starts from March 29. Speaking to reporters on the first day of a short preparatory camp at…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) CEO Michael Saylor believes that Bitcoin at $80,000 is a “historic entry point.” He made the observation while speaking to CNBC on March 17. Saylor reasoned that at this price point, Bitcoin has been stripped of all the risk. He seemed assured that Wall Street, banks, and the United States government will embrace Bitcoin eventually. The Bitcoin maximalist attributed the current slump in the market to concerns around the tariff war. But once the conditions get better, “Bitcoin will rip forward with a vengeance,” he argued. Saylor doubled down on the “suitability” of Bitcoin, riding on President Donald…

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas believes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve a wave of new crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those tied to Solana, Dogecoin, XRP, and HBAR. Speaking with TheStreet Roundtable host Scott Melker, Balchunas estimated the odds of approval for these ETFs at over 75%. “We’re really bullish on Solana, HBAR, and even Dogecoin,” he said. “Honestly, based on how the SEC has dropped all these lawsuits — and I heard the one with Ripple is pretty much being negotiated now — once those get dropped, the security thing doesn’t mean anything.”…