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Jun 25
Bitcoin network power demand falls to 10.65GW as hash rate sees 14% drop

The Bitcoin network recorded the year 2022’s lowest power demand of 10.65 gigawatts (GW). At its peak, the BTC network demanded 16.09 GW of power. 3735 Total views 65 Total shares The overall power consumption of the Bitcoin (BTC) network recorded a drastic drop after mimicking the two-week-long fall in the mining hash rate, which […]

Jun 25
Home builder, real estate services stocks surge on surprise jump in new home sales

Shares of housing market companies enjoyed a broad rally Friday, after data showing that new home sales surprisingly rose, and sharply, in the face of other signs showing a slowdown in the housing sector. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB, +2.80% rallied 2.9% in morning trading, with all 35 components trading higher. Among the more […]

Jun 25
What is StrongBlock (STRONG) and how does it work?

The digital financial environment continues to develop almost every second, which is no surprise to those in the crypto sector. Among such technological advancements, a new project called StrongBlock has popularized the concept of the node as a service (NaaS) on the blockchain. NaaS is an alternative to running entire blockchain nodes on your own; […]

Jun 25
Pelosi on abortion ruling: ‘Radical Supreme Court is eviscerating Americans’ rights’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, blasted the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion. “There’s no point in saying ‘good morning,’ because it certainly is not one. This morning, the radical Supreme Court is eviscerating Americans’ rights and […]

Jun 25
President Biden to give speech at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

Victor Reklaitis is MarketWatch’s Money & Politics reporter and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining MarketWatch, he served as an assistant editor and reporter at Investor’s Business Daily. Before IBD, he worked for several newspapers in Virginia. Follow Victor on Twitter at: @vicrek. Source: Marketwatch

Jun 25
JPMorgan Chase sticks to plan to provide travel benefits for out-of-state abortions

JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +2.98% on Friday reiterated plans to expand its employee benefits to include coverage of travel expenses for abortions in other states, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The bank said the coverage is part of additional benefits taking effect in July. “We […]