The U. S. Senate Banking Committee convened its regular oversight session, but the focus shifted quickly to digital money. A new proposal from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) set the tone, outlining rules for stablecoins under last year’s GENIUS Act. The plan would require issuer
Retail traders have started moving money from crypto into stocks, flipping the old pattern where both were bought together. The change began in late 2024 when data from JPMorgan and Wintermute showed that buying stocks now often means staying away from crypto. One reason is the way prices move. C
Bitcoin climbed past the $70, 000 mark before it fell back, mirroring a sharp decline in Nvidia’s shares. The tech giant’s stock slipped about 5 % after its earnings report, pulling the S&P 500 and other major indices down as well. Even though Nvidia reported solid numbers, investors worried that th
American Bitcoin, a mining firm linked to former President Donald Trump’s sons, posted a $59. 45‑million loss in the last quarter of 2025. The company earned a profit of $3. 48 million in the same period last year and had made money in the previous quarter, showing a sharp reversal. Revenue cl
The lake sits a few miles north of Washington, in British Columbia. It has no rivers to drain it, so rainwater stays until the heat turns it into vapor. Because of this closed system, minerals cling to the bottom and make the remaining water very salty—think of the Great Salt Lake or the Caspian Sea
A worldwide team of scientists and programmers joined forces in a blind test to spot the best computer tricks for hunting coronavirus medicines. They used secret data from a big AI project that looks for drugs against SARS‑CoV‑2 and MERS‑CoV enzymes. The challenge asked participants to guess how str
Deborah Huntley, once a professor and administrator in Saginaw Valley State University, will speak about the place of women in science at a Women’s History Month event. The talk, titled “Science, Women of Science, and Women in Science, ” is scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Hoyt Library auditor
"The United States government has just issued a draft request for ideas on how to build a new spacecraft that will keep the planet Mars talking back to Earth. The plan, which could be awarded as early as fiscal year 2026, was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz. He put a $700 million budget on the table
When people try to shed pounds, a new idea catches attention: chill cooked starches before eating them. The concept is based on the science of two kinds of starch found in foods like rice, pasta and potatoes. One type, amylose, is hard for the body to break down quickly; the other, amylopectin, diss
In Buffalo, a 56‑year‑old man from Myanmar was left alone at a coffee shop after officials released him from jail. He had only partial vision and struggled to speak English, making the situation even more fragile. The man disappeared on February 19. Five days later, police found his body about four
