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Lazarus Group, the notorious North Korean hacking organization, now holds more Bitcoin than Bhutan, El Salvador, and Finland. As per the latest data by Arkham Intelligence, the group holds over 13,500 BTC in over $1.1 billion. In addition it holds over 13,700 Ethereum in $26.1 million. The total value of its crypto holdings is $1.16 billion. Source: Arkham Intelligence In February 2025, the group hacked the UAE-based Bybit crypto exchange and stole crypto assets worth $1.46 billion, mostly in ETH, in what is the largest crypto heist so far. The group has converted a large portion of the proceeds to…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are slowing economic growth in the United States and around the world while sending prices higher again, creating a toxic stew for the global economy that could grow even worse if tensions escalate, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday. The quarterly report is the first sweeping attempt by global economists to document and forecast the damage from Trump’s policies to the economies of America and its trading partners. The OECD report shows what US markets have been signaling for several weeks as they’ve rapidly tumbled into correction territory: Trump’s tariffs…

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy’s leadership said Monday.“The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said in a statement.This year was O’Brien’s first time leading the show, which attracted its biggest broadcast audience in five years despite the winning movie, “Anora,” being relatively small. An estimated 19.7 million viewers watched the 97th Academy Awards ceremony earlier this month, according to broadcaster ABC, with…

According to a report published by CoinShares on March 17, the five-week-long outflows accounted for $1.7 billion. The digital assets investment product outflows are also 17 days in a row, the longest such streak on record, with a total outflow of $6.4 billion. The losses have been severe, but year-to-date inflows remain positive at $912 million. However, due to the continuation of the selling pressure, the digital asset products market has declined by $48 billion in terms of total assets under management (AuM). The report also points out that the United States saw $1.16 billion of the outflows, accounting over…

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials Sunday announced the deportations of hundreds of immigrants the White House alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the wartime Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked the effort Saturday.“The president invoked this authority to deport nearly 300 of them who are now in El Salvador, where they will be behind bars where they belong, rather than roaming freely in American communities,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”Vice President JD Vance added in a post on X Sunday night that…

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. “I am confident the session will approve it.” The recommendation will now be…

Washington CNN  —  Spending at US retailers last month was much weaker than expected, in a troubling sign that the American shopper could be starting to tap out. Retail sales rose 0.2% in February from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Monday, up from January’s downwardly revised 1.2% decline. That was much lower than the 0.7% increase economists projected in a FactSet poll. The figures are adjusted for seasonal swings but not inflation. President Donald Trump’s whipsawing trade spat with America’s biggest trading partners has spurred high levels of uncertainty among consumers and businesses. That skittishness has been evident…

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from one of Ottawa’s oldest allies as U.S. President Donald Trump attacks Canada’s sovereignty and economy.Macron and Carney did not take journalists’ questions ahead of the talks, a sign the French president might not want to upset Trump.Macron did not address Trump’s attacks on Canada but noted that tariffs only bring inflation.“In the current international context, we want to be able to develop our most strategic projects with our closest, more loyal partners,” Macron said, adding that “we…

Inspired (INSE) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect Gaming company Inspired (NASDAQ:INSE) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what investors should know. Inspired missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $78 million, down 20% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income and EPS estimates. Is Inspired a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free. This quarter, analysts are expecting Inspired’s revenue to decline 2.9% year on year to $78.84 million,…

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence his predecessor’s pardons for members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol to be invalid early Monday, because President Joe Biden didn’t use a real pen.“The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social online platform.Trump went on to allege that Biden didn’t know about the pardons or approve them, and…