On May 26, 1967, the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, issued the following statement about a war he planned to start: “The battle will be a general one and our basic objective will be to destroy Israel.” Nasser and other Arab leaders believed that the annihilation of the Jewish state was both certain and imminent….
The comfort in the smell of bacon in the morningis mostly burning fat & salt, but the taste is sweetas the part of the pig that stores the soul.“If you don’t bless it, it might choke you,” Ma likesto say over the plates. My definition of familyincludes the sense kinfolk know & think they knowthings…
Crossing over the water. “The real beauty of the Brooklyn Bridge can only be experienced in motion,” the artist Christoph Niemann said, about his cover for the June 30, 2025, issue. Niemann’s celebration of the structure is a kaleidoscopic composition that plays with its cathedral-like thick towers and its thin mesh of wires. “My recommendation…
Joe Gebbia, a RISD grad and an Airbnb billionaire, may soon lead the federal cost-cutting effort known as DOGE. Could there be clues to his methods in his art-school days? Who will help lead the Department of Government Efficiency now that Elon Musk has left the scene? News reports have mentioned Joe Gebbia, a Tesla…
Shiba Inu’s SHIB v-shaped price recovery from 16-month lows is characterized by a surge in trading volumes, according to CoinDesk’s AI research. The meme cryptocurrency has bounced to $0.0000$1080, having hit a low of $0.00001025 late Sunday. That was the lowest level since February 2024, according to data source TradingView. The bounce comes as bitcoin,…
Layer-1 blockchain Self Chain announced that it has terminated its CEO Ravindra Kumar after allegations of a $50 million over-the-counter (OTC) scam. The allegations broke on Friday with claims that Kumar was involved in a string of OTC scams including firms such as Aza Ventures, which published the allegations on Telegram. Kumar responded at the…
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are reshaping the cryptocurrency landscape as military actions between the US, Israel, and Iran create market uncertainty. Despite the turbulence, ATOM has shown remarkable stability, recovering from a sharp 5.83% decline to establish strong support zones. Technical Analysis: ATOM’s Recovery Pattern ATOM-USD experienced a notable recovery pattern over 24…
Crypto firm Unicoin has agreed to buy a 51% stake in Diamond Lake Minerals, a firm specializing in digital assets, setting the stage for a strategic rebrand and a shift into altcoin treasury. The deal, which was announced on Monday, will see Diamond Lake Minerals renamed to DiamondLake and refocussed on building a cryptocurrency treasury…
Ether’s ETH recent rally may be on shaky ground with one firm warning that last week’s price surge was largely fueled by speculative futures positions instead of a bump in organic demand. In a note on Monday, Matrixport opined that “leveraged traders have pushed [ETH’s] price higher in the absence of fundamental support,” adding that…
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Markets are accustomed to violence in the Middle East. That, at least, is the conclusion you might draw from the way financial markets — especially oil — reacted to the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend and the threat of Iran blocking the…
