The search was on for a man suspected of fatally shooting four people at a Montana bar Friday morning, state officials said. The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown, with no age given, according to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene following the 10:30 a.m. shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, a copper smelt town founded in the late 1800s, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation said. It’s not clear how or why the attack unfolded. “This is an active investigation, and more information will be shared when available,”…
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Tennessee can move forward with next week’s scheduled execution of a condemned man with a defibrillator after the state’s highest court ruled the heart device does not need to be deactivated before he is put to death. Lawyers for inmate Byron Black, 69, had argued to a Davidson County Chancery Court last month that the device, if not disabled, may try to restore his heart and prolong his suffering as he is executed by lethal injection. But the Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the lower court’s ruling, finding that requiring the implanted heart regulating device to be switched off…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday received Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah in Istanbul for a cooperation summit. The surprise meeting at Dolmabahçe Palace on the banks of the Bosporus focused on energy exploration in the Mediterranean, irregular migration flows, as well as the political process to restore stability in Libya, media reports said. The summit is “part of the ongoing coordination between Libya, Türkiye and Italy, aimed at promoting common approaches that serve the interests of the region’s peoples and contribute to supporting stability and international cooperation, according to a statement…
Türkiye must develop a multifaceted strategy to be prepared in case another war flares up between Israel and Iran, a new report from the National Intelligence Academy (MIA) has warned. In its report, titled “The 12-Day War and Lessons for Türkiye,” the MIA analyzed the June 13-24, 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, detailing its military, intelligence, political and technological dimensions while outlining strategic takeaways for Ankara. The short but intense war, which quickly shook regional balances, was assessed from a broad perspective, from air superiority to cyberattacks, and from manipulation of public opinion to implications for the defense industry.…
Falling on-chain velocity doesn’t necessarily mean bitcoin usage is slowing. In fact, it might just mean we’re looking in the wrong place, says Stefania Barbaglio. Aug 1, 2025, 5:55 p.m. Bitcoin’s on-chain velocity—how often coins move—is at decade lows. To some, that’s a red flag: has Bitcoin lost momentum? Is it still being used? In fact, falling velocity may be the clearest signal yet that Bitcoin is maturing, not stagnating. Instead of circulating like cash, Bitcoin is increasingly being held like gold. A Shift in FunctionIn traditional economics, velocity refers to how often money changes hands; it’s a proxy for economic…
Bitcoin is politically neutral. But bitcoin treasury vehicles aren’t. Are we buying the coin, or the campaign? Aug 1, 2025, 5:43 p.m. It was only a matter of time. With Strategy long reigning as the go-to corporate proxy for bitcoin exposure, it was inevitable that a challenger would emerge — though few expected it to wear a red hat and run a social media company. Trump Media & Technology Group’s recent announcement that it holds roughly $2 billion in bitcoin has transformed it, overnight, into a serious — if unconventional — bitcoin-treasury company. But for investors seeking crypto exposure, the question…
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has lifted the ban on retail access to cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (cETNs). Companies in the UK will soon be able to offer retail consumers cETNs, with regulatory changes effective Oct. 8, according to an FCA announcement on Friday. The new development in the UK’s regulatory approach on crypto comes after the FCA banned crypto ETNs in January 2021, citing the extreme volatility of crypto assets and a “lack of legitimate investment need” for retail consumers. “Since we restricted retail access to cETNs, the market has evolved, and products have become more mainstream and…
The signing of the GENIUS Act into law established the first comprehensive regulatory framework for US-issued stablecoins. Supporters argue it will enhance trust, drive mainstream adoption and bolster the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency. With stablecoins now gaining traction in global finance, the GENIUS Act could also prove a boon for the developing world, attract institutional interest and drive a resurgence in decentralized finance (DeFi). However, concerns remain over unresolved issues, such as the regulation of foreign issuers, doubts about the ban on yield-bearing stablecoins and the potential dominance of corporate and traditional finance players. Industry experts surveyed…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will begin shutting down, weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding for the nation’s steward of public media access. The CPB said in a statement that it will begin an “orderly wind-down” of its operations after nearly 60 years with the support of the federal government. It said that most staff positions will conclude with the close of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. A small team of employees will remain through January 2026, it added. It did not specify how many people in total were being laid off. “Despite the…
MIAMI — A federal jury on Friday found Tesla partly liable in a 2019 car crash that killed a pedestrian and left another person badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $43 million in compensatory damages for pain and suffering plus $200 million in punitive damages, which are intended to deter future harmful behavior by Tesla. The verdict is a blow for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk as they try to convince the public, government regulators and investors that their self-driving software is safe. The eight-person jury said that Tesla was partly to…