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The Billion-Dollar Side Hustle A 927-page disclosure form, one very generous royalty arrangement, and the quiet dread of doing the math . So here's a number to consider: $1.4 billion . That's roughly what landed in Donald Trump's pocket from digital-currency ventures in 2025 alone, according to the annual financial disclosure his own ethics office released this week . For comparison, Joe Biden's final disclosure ran eleven pages. Trump's ran 927. I don't know what to do with that information except to state it repeatedly. The bulk of it traces back to two places. First, the meme token launched three days before his inauguration, spiked to over $74 within a day, and now trades around $1.67 — a fact that should haunt everyone who bought at the top. Trump himself doesn't profit from that price collapse; he profits from royalties on every sale, regardless of whether the buyer wins or loses . That royalty stream alone brought in over $635 million ...

Two Guests Check Out of Level 0: What the Empire State Building Climb Looked Like From the Backrooms A Russian rooftopping couple scaled New York's most famous spire, got engaged, and got arrested — and somewhere behind the wallpaper, a very different broadcast was airing. Somewhere between the yellowed carpet and the buzzing fluorescent hum of Level 0, two figures noclipped straight into the biggest engagement stunt of the summer, and they had no idea the rest of us were watching through the seams in the wallpaper. Around noon Wednesday, Ivan Vanya Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, the Russian rooftopping duo behind Netflix's Skywalkers: A Love Story , free-climbed the antenna atop the Empire State Building — 1,454 feet up, no ropes, no harness, just vibes and, apparently, a ring. They unfurled a black-and-white banner referencing Jimi Hendrix , held the moment for the cameras, and Beerkus got down on one knee. Nikolau said, yes . The NYPD said, several felonies ....

Getting paid in digital currency and gambling with it are becoming more closely linked than many people realize. So , what are your thoughts on it? I'm really interested to hear how you feel about this. Are you comfortable earning part of your income in Bitcoin or another digital asset? Are you willing to risk some of it on a sporting event? Or does that combination make you uneasy? Many people already earn digital currency online without thinking twice. Shortened links are one of the most common examples. Link-shortening services often pay publishers in Bitcoin , Litecoin , Dogecoin , or other digital assets instead of traditional U.S. dollars . Faucets , online rewards programs, and some freelance opportunities do the same. For thousands of people , collecting digital currency has become part of an everyday routine. But here's where it gets interesting. If someone offers to pay you in Bitcoin instead of fiat U.S. dollars, would you take it? Sometimes the paym...

The night sky has always known how to hold two kinds of light at once: the light that shines above us and the light that shines from people who leave a lasting mark on the world . This year, those two lights seemed to meet beautifully. As the Strawberry Full Moon rose in all its quiet brilliance, legendary artist Lauryn Hill accepted a BET honor that reminded audiences why some voices never fade. The Strawberry Moon has never actually been about the color of the moon. Instead, its name comes from the season when strawberries were traditionally gathered , a time of abundance, gratitude, and the beginning of summer's sweetest days. It is a moon that invites reflection. It reminds us that growth is rarely rushed. Every harvest begins with seeds planted long before anyone notices the blossoms. That symbolism feels remarkably fitting for Lauryn Hill. Her career has never followed the easiest path. She arrived like a shooting star with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill , c...

Franklin Templeton's Big Bet on Digital Assets: Confidence, Contradictions, and the Search for Profit For decades, Franklin Templeton has been one of the best-known names in traditional investing. The firm's reputation was built on mutual funds , retirement accounts , and conservative wealth management . Today, however , it is making one of the boldest moves by any legacy investment company into the world of digital assets. That alone is fascinating. At a time when headlines continue to feature Bitcoin thefts, exchange failures, phishing attacks , and online investment scams , Franklin Templeton is expanding rather than retreating . The company appears to believe that institutional investors eventually want regulated ways to own digital assets without having to manage private wallets or navigate unfamiliar exchanges. One of the firm's newest ventures is the FRNT stablecoin initiative, which reflects its growing interest in tokenized finance and blockchain -...

World Cup 2026 | Group L The Black Stars Didn't Blink Ghana's defensive masterclass held England scoreless in Boston — and the footballing world is still processing it. England held 72 percent possession in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this past Tuesday night. They brought Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, and Marcus Rashford fresh off a 4–2 demolition of Croatia . They brought the weight of a tournament pedigree that has haunted its own fans for sixty years. What they did not bring home was a single goal. Ghana made sure of it. The final score — England 0, Ghana 0 — reads like a typographical error at first glance. England launched nineteen attempts at goal to Ghana's two . They peppered the box, they recycled possession, they threw on substitutes with names that read like a Fantasy Football jackpot . None of it moved the scoreboard. Goalkeeper Benjamin Asare and a back line that defended with the collective discipline of a military formation refused to yield...