DIRECTV has reached a new multi-year agreement with The E.W. Scripps Company to restore 54 local broadcast stations to its streaming, satellite, and U-verse customers. This ends a five-week blackout that affected millions across 36 metro regions, including major cities like Baltimore, Denver, and Phoenix. The blackout had cut off access to local news and major sports events such as the NBA Finals and FIFA World Cup. DIRECTV criticized broadcasters for using blackouts to demand excessive rate hikes and called for a modernization of the system to prioritize viewers' access to local content over broadcaster market power.
Ring Protocol has integrated Orbs’ Layer 3 infrastructure to offer advanced algorithmic trading tools like decentralized limit orders and time-weighted average price orders across Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum, and BNB Chain. This upgrade allows traders t...
Leveraged long positions in Dogecoin (DOGE) rose sharply in USDT-margined futures, while Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) saw slight declines in long exposure, indicating traders are rotating risk toward more volatile assets. This shift is driven mai...
Bitcoin has historically seen an average drop of 19.38% each August since 2022, suggesting a potential fall to around $52,000 this year. Despite record realized losses reaching $1.37 billion in February 2026, long-term holders are accumulating Bitcoi...
Five years after El Salvador legalized Bitcoin, cryptocurrency remittances still account for only 0.7% of the country's $5 billion remittance market. In the first half of 2026, crypto remittances reached $35.4 million, up 39.1% from the previous year...
BitMart has initiated a phased shutdown of its global cryptocurrency exchange, stopping new registrations, deposits, and trading by August 26, 2026. The exchange cited operating conditions, market environment, and strategic direction as reasons but d...
