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Bitcoin ownership in 2026 is concentrated among a small number of entities, from a pseudonymous creator who has never spent a single coin to publicly traded corporations, national governments, and ETF custodians holding billions of dollars worth of BTC on behalf of investors. The question of who holds the most Bitcoin has evolved dramatically over the past two years. What was once a list…

It is now official: Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, starting in India and Sri Lanka on February 7. It was inevitable after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) a 24-hour deadline a couple of days back, and on Saturday (January 24) finally cracked the whip. It was only a matter of time before Bangladesh was replaced…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to revamp its Men’s annual central contracts structure, with the A-plus category likely to be done away with for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The decision is a consequence of the evolving international commitments of senior players, most notably Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who are now available only for ODIs after stepping away from Tests and…

Bitcoin’s recent price action has all the drama of a soap opera—with a rollercoaster drop from its high-flying $97,939 cameo down to a modest flirtation with $88,665 before landing comfortably around $89,396. Despite the theatrics, it appears the market is catching its breath in a narrow trading band, preparing for its next act. Whether it’s gearing up for an encore or fading into an intermission…

Two greater one-horned rhinoceros, which were undergoing rehabilitation at the IFAW-WTI Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), were released into the wild in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve yesterday. This translocation, in collaboration with the Assam Forest Department, marks the 25th such release of rehabilitated rhinos from CWRC to its natural habitat. The…

After everything, Ryan Rickelton will go to the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India next month. So will Tristan Stubbs. But Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira, who were in the squad, will not. Neither, at this stage, will Ottneil Baartman. The changes, which CSA revealed on Thursday, were made not because of a rethink in the wake of performances in the SA20. Instead, they were dictated by…

Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports advisor, on Thursday said that the ICC and the BCCI made no effort to convince the the Bangladesh Cricket Board of the security for their players in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be hosted in India and Sri Lanka. He also added that they did not deliver justice to their plea of shifting matches to Sri Lanka. On Wednesday, the ICC…

Nomura’s crypto subsidiary Laser Digital has launched a tokenised Bitcoin yield strategy for institutional and eligible accredited investors seeking income on top of long-only BTC exposure. The launch frames “yield on Bitcoin” as a portfolio efficiency upgrade, not a speculative pivot. The vehicle, Laser Digital Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund SP (BDYF), combines directional Bitcoin exposure with…

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone Asolitary figure stands on the shore of Thailand’s Tang Khen Bay. The tide is slowly rising over the expanse of sandy beach, but the man does not seem to notice. His eyes are not fixed on the sea, but on the small screen clutched between his hands. About…

LAS VEGAS – Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS) announced Tuesday that its Bitcoin treasury has reached approximately $51.1 million, surpassing the halfway mark toward its $100 million goal. The company, currently valued at a market cap of $103.3 million, has seen its stock price rally to $0.30, delivering a strong 61.76% return year-to-date despite InvestingPro analysis indicating the…

Mumbai Indians have named left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma as a replacement for wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini, who has been ruled out of the remainder of WPL 2026 with an unspecified injury. Kamalini, 17, featured in five matches for MI in the ongoing season, managing an aggregate of 75 runs with a best of 32 in the tournament opener against RCB. Vaishnavi, who will join the franchise for INR…

Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports advisor, on Tuesday again indicated that they are not ready to change their stance as far as playing the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in India is concerned. Asif also brushed aside speculation that Scotland might replace them in the showpiece event if Bangladesh opts out, as they are refusing to play in India citing security concerns, and have asked the…

In a rare conservation milestone, a set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest national park, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The twin males were born to a 22-year-old gorilla named Mafuko and were discovered on January 3 by community trackers, who found the mother cuddling the newborns, BBC reported. All three appeared to be healthy…

Tilak Varma is fine and will be ready for international action soon, said DB Ravi Teja, the coach of the Hyderabad cricket team, denying speculation that the ace India T20 batter could be in danger of missing the Twenty20 World Cup. Tilak’s next international assignment is the T20 home series against New Zealand, starting on January 21 in Nagpur, exactly two weeks from today. The Hyderabad…

Zcash slid sharply on Thursday after the key developers behind the privacy-focused blockchain announced they were leaving the Electric Coin Company (ECC). The mass exit follows a governance rupture with the board of Bootstrap, the nonprofit set up to support the project. ZEC is down around 20% over the past 24 hours. The selloff reverses part of its 2025 gains as investors digest the sudden…

The Bangladesh Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday instructed all broadcasters in the country to stop airing the Indian Premier League. The directive followed the exclusion of fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2026 season. In the aftermath, the Bangladesh Cricket Board, citing security concerns, had also decided not to play their T20 World…

Venezuela is sitting on as many as 600,000 Bitcoin [BTC]. With the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, if the U.S. seizes the coins, they would likely be frozen in legal battles for years. Roughly 3% of Bitcoin’s total supply could be effectively taken out of circulation without a single trade taking place. For an asset with a limited supply, this is critical. One of crypto’s largest…