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Bitcoin Is 'Boring' AI-Hungry Retail Investors, But Bernstein Still Sees $150K This Year

Bitcoin is down about 50% from its peak, but Wall Street researchers argue the selloff reflects a maturing asset, not a

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Fine art

Guimi You’s Ethereal Paintings Capture the Art of Starting Over

The South Korean artist makes her New York solo debut at Lehmann Maupin. The post Guimi You’s Ethereal Paintings Capture

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Commodities

The Quiet Peak of the Internal Combustion Engine

If you follow energy markets closely, you could be forgiven for thinking that oil remains as indispensable as ever. Ever

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Real estate

Spanish Operator Meliá Spends $203M On NoMad Hotel

A hotel franchise owned by Spanish operator Meliá Hotels International is now the owner of a 313-room NoMad property it

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Crypto

Influential research firm that caused AI stock meltdown lays out Hyperliquid as 'compelling' idea

Unlike most crypto, Hyperliquid actually generates cash flow and has a token buyback mechanism, says Citrini Research

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Crypto

Citrini says Hyperliquid’s legitimate cash flow, token buyback strategy make for ‘compelling’ investment

"By some measures, Hyperliquid repurchases have accounted for nearly half of all token-buyback activity across" crypto i

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Crypto

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Has Formally Filed for a Pardon From President Trump

President Trump previously ruled out a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried—but the FTX founder has applied for one anyway.

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We Asked 7 AI Agents to Predict the 2026 World Cup: Here's What They Said

Can AI help predict the winner of the 2026 World Cup? We put seven of the best models to the test.

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