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Major cryptocurrencies showed mixed trading on Sunday evening as traders monitored the inflows into the recently launched Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and anticipated the Bitcoin halving in April.CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded 9:30 p.m. EST)Bitcoin BTC/USD +0.66%$42,201Ethereum ETH/USD -0.75%$2,,265Dogecoin DOGE/USD -1.99%$0.078

What Happened: Bitcoin has shown a steady upward trend over the weekend, suggesting sustained interest from bullish investors.

On Monday, Google is reportedly poised to implement updated policies that will permit the advertising of certain cryptocurrency products on the major search engine. The revision is expected to open the doors for the promotion of Bitcoin and exchange-traded funds.

Google will revise its advertising policy to accommodate ads from advertisers offering Cryptocurrency Coin Trust targeting the United States.

According to data presented by Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart on Jan. 26, the assets under management of BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) have surpassed the $2 billion milestone.

On Thursday, investors infused approximately $170 million into IBIT, leading to the acquisition of nearly 4,300 Bitcoin. Consequently, the total tokens held by the fund surged to 49,952, coinciding with the surge in the price of bitcoin, which escalated beyond the $40,000 mark early Friday.

This growth elevated the assets under management (AUM) to over $2 billion. Notably, with AUM surpassing $2 billion, IBIT now ranks as the third highest in asset accumulation among the 600 ETFs launched in the past year.

The next fund anticipated to exceed the $2 billion threshold is Fidelitys Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), which as of Jan.25, held just under 44,000 bitcoin.

Top Gainer (24 Hour)CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded 9:30 p.m. EDT)Conflux CRYPTO: CFX)+9.27%$0.24Injective INJ/USD +5.16%$37.29Flare FLR/USD +4.49%$0.022

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $1.56 trillion, showing a 0.48% increase in the past 24 hours.

U.S. stock futures experienced a broad decline Sunday night as Wall Street prepared for the release of several mega-cap tech earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's rate policy decision. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 86 points, or 0.2%. Similarly, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures saw decreases of 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.

In the previous trading week, all three major averages recorded gains following positive economic data. The fourth-quarter economic growth surpassed expectations, while the core inflation rate on a yearly basis was lower than anticipated, indicating a potential slowdown in price increases. However, the market's gains were more subdued compared to the previous weeks surge, attributed to disappointing earnings reports from notable companies such as Intel and Tesla.Loading… Loading…

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to commence its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday. Market observers are highly confident that the central bank will maintain stable rates. Traders involved in the Fed funds futures market have assigned an almost 97% probability that the Fed will not cut rates at the upcoming meeting, according to the CME Group.

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Analyst Notes: Cryptocurrency analyst Michael Van de Poppe has suggested that Bitcoin is likely to consolidate within the range of $37,000 to $48,000 in the months ahead.

"In this period, Altcoins will have their time. The real impact on the ETF is going to come in the next few years, resulting into a price of Bitcoin going to $300,000-500,000."

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen predicts a significant correction for Ethereum, anticipating a sharp decline to below the $1,000 mark.

"What I'm suggesting is that sometime in the next few months, ETH/BTC breaks down. After ETH/BTC breaks down, ETH/USD breaks down. One of the things about ETH/USD that you might notice is that it doesn't tend to just put in a low and then never test the integrity of that low. Look at all the prior examples So at some point, I think Ethereum will test the integrity of that low, back down below $1,000. But, history would also suggest that it won't test it until after ETH/BTC breaks down. And history also suggests that ETH/BTC probably won't break down in January because normally January is a good month for Ethereum."

On-chain analytics firm Santiment reported that Bitcoin has surpassed the $42K mark, while altcoins have not yet followed suit. Interestingly, the SP500 achieved a new all-time highs just yesterday, fueling the bullish argument for crypto.

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Panthers-Hurricanes Game 5 preview: Can Carolina force another game?

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All signs pointed to the Florida Panthers finishing off the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4, but the Canes kept the series rolling with a 3-0 win on Monday.

Will the Panthers finish the story in Game 5? Or will the Hurricanes send the festivities back to South Florida again?

Here are matchup notes heading into Wednesday’s Game 5 from ESPN Research, as well as betting intel from ESPN BET:

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Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Game 5 | 8 p.m. ET | TNT

The Panthers’ odds to win the series are now -1600, adjusted from -5000 heading into Game 4. The Hurricanes’ odds have shifted to +750 (adjusted from +1500) after their win. The Panthers’ odds to win the Cup are now +105 (previously -110), while the Canes’ are now +1800. Sergei Bobrovsky is the leading Conn Smythe candidate in this series at +200, followed by Aleksander Barkov (+800).

Game 4 was the Canes’ first win in the round since Game 7 of the 2006 Eastern Conference finals against the Buffalo Sabres, snapping a 15-game conference finals losing streak. It was the longest losing streak in NHL playoff history for a team in the round preceding the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes are now 4-4 all-time in Game 4s when trailing 3-0 in a best-of-seven series.

Frederik Andersen made 20 saves for his fifth career playoff shutout, his second with the Hurricanes. He joins Cam Ward (four), Kevin Weekes (two) and Petr Mrazek (two) as goaltenders with multiple playoff shutouts in Whalers/Hurricanes Stanley Cup playoffs history.

Carolina’s Logan Stankoven scored playoff goal No. 5 in the second period. He joins Erik Cole (six in 2002) and Warren Foegele (five in 2019) as the only rookies in Whalers/Hurricanes history to score at least five goals in a single Stanley Cup playoffs year.

Sebastian Aho scored an empty-net goal in the third period, his 32nd career playoff tally. That extends his own franchise record for career goals in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Panthers were shut out for the second time this postseason; both games were at home — the other instance was Game 6 of the second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Florida went 0-4 on the power play in Game 4, and the team is now 0-8 with the man advantage in the last two games of this series after going 4-for-5 in Games 1 and 2.

Though he hasn’t scored a goal in the past two games, Sam Bennett has a team-leading nine this postseason. That is two shy of the franchise record in a single playoff year, currently held by Matthew Tkachuk (2023) and Carter Verhaeghe (2024).


Scoring leaders

GP: 16 | G: 6 | A: 9

GP: 14 | G: 5 | A: 9

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Liverpool fan says his baby was flung 15ft in his pram and his partner run over during trophy parade

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Liverpool fan says his baby was flung 15ft in his pram and his partner run over during trophy parade

A father has told Sky News how his partner was driven over, and his baby son was flung 15ft in his pram, after they were hit by a vehicle during the Liverpool parade collision.

Daniel Everson, 36, had been with Sheree Aldridge and their five-month-old baby, Teddy, at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

“The best day of my life turned into worst”, said Daniel, a lifelong fan of ‘The Reds’.

Daniel described the moment the car came towards him and his family.

“I tried to hold on to the front of the car and try and stop it, push it, do whatever I could [to stop it] from hitting my partner and my baby.

'The best day of my life turned into worst', Daniel Everson told Sky News.
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Daniel Everson was in the crowd for the Liverpool trophy parade when the incident took place

“Me and my partner were flat on the roof, on the bonnet… we were just both trying to hold on for dear life with Ted next to us.

“And my partner went under the wheels of the car, of the front of the car, and it rolled over her leg, and I just bounced off to the side, but my boy and his pram got bounced totally in the opposite direction – about 15ft down the road.

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“As soon as that happened, I just started screaming for my partner, and I found her and I asked where Teddy was, and she didn’t know… and I found him and he was okay, thank God.

“He was in the road, in his pram, on his back, and I grabbed him. I chucked the pushchair to the side and I ran up to some paramedics with him.”

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The suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving.

Daniel, from Telford, said he felt like he was in “hell” as he rushed back to find Sheree.

“I had to carry her up the road with four police officers holding her while she was screaming and crying. At that point, I didn’t know what was wrong with her, but I could see the injuries to her leg,” he explained.

Sheree, 36, is recovering at Aintree University Hospital after suffering muscle tissue damage. Daniel has been allowed to return home with Teddy after he was assessed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

“I feel a lot of emotions right now. Upset, angry, traumatised. A lot of unanswered questions that need to be answered.

To me, it just wasn’t handled properly – the situation with the car getting that far into the crowd, in my opinion, he should not have got anywhere near us.”

Merseyside Police have now been given more time to question a 53-year-old arrested after a car struck a crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

The suspect, who police have described as a white British man from the local area, is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving, and drug driving.

Police have said the extra time they have been given to question the suspect runs into Thursday.

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Pakistan announces Bitcoin strategic reserve

Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s crypto council, announced on May 28 that the country is moving to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saqib said the government of Pakistan followed the United States’ lead in establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve and is embracing pro-crypto regulatory policies. The government official told the audience:

“Today is a very historic day. Today, I announce the Pakistani government is setting up its own government-led Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, and we want to thank the United States of America again because we were inspired by them.”

The announcement represents a significant departure from the government of Pakistan’s previous stance on cryptocurrencies, holding that crypto would never be legal in the country.

Pakistan’s shift reflects the broader trend of nation-states adopting pro-crypto policies following the regulatory shift in Washington, DC under the President Donald Trump administration.

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Bilal Bin Saqib at the Bitcoin 2025 conference announcing a Bitcoin strategic reserve. Source: Cointelegraph

Related: Pakistan appoints special assistant to PM on blockchain and crypto

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