Bitcoin futures open interest hits record $36b before options expiry

Bitcoin futures open interest surged to over $38 billion today, as BTC price increased 10% over the week. The surge reflects growing investor interest and speculative activity around Bitcoin’s future price movements. Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, reported its highest BTC open interest to date, at $8.4 billion. Record-setting open interest in Bitcoin futures comes as $15.1 billion...

UK court freezes $7.6m of Craig Wright’s assets

A British court has issued a global freeze on $7.6 million of Craig Wright’s assets, effectively blocking him from transferring the funds abroad. A legal ruling earlier this month found Wright not to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, contrary to his previous claims. Judge James Mellor presided over the lawsuit initiated by the Crypto Open Patent...

Cat-themed tokens continue to surge as MEW leads the meme coin charts

As Solana meme coins continue dominating the bull market, traders are shifting to a new niche of cat-themed tokens. The meme coin market cap has increased by 9% today, reaching nearly $70 billion. Within this sector, the market cap of Solana meme coins has increased by over 20% today, exceeding $8 billion. However, the top gainers in...

‘Kembara Riuh’ should be expanded to more locations in the country, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘Kembara Riuh’ programme be expanded to more locations due to the overwhelming response from youths, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said: "For example the ‘Kembara Riuh’ programme organised at the Sentul Depot starting today (March 29) had attracted about 10,000 visitors and the figure is expected to increase to 30,000 by Sunday. "I...

Five armed robbers die in shoot out with cops in Putra Heights

PETALING JAYA: Five armed robbers have been shot dead following a confrontation with police at Putra Heights. Sources revealed the five were connected to at least 50 robberies in the Klang Valley area. It was also learnt that two guns were retrieved following the shootout which occurred at around 11.30pm on Friday (March 29). Selangor police chief Comm...

Former China Olympic champion who home-schools children to allow more play time criticised for depriving them chance to socialise

Former Olympic champion Yang Wei’s decision to home-school his twin daughters, in a bid to give them more playtime and maintain their health, has ignited a debate online. Critics have raised concerns about the potential absence of sufficient socialising opportunities for the children. Yang is a former gymnast and Olympic champion known for leading China’s men’s team...

Myanmar’s military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses

YANGON (AP): The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council marked Armed Forces Day with a speech claiming that the nation’s youth were being tricked into supporting the resistance against army rule, and that ethnic armed groups allied with the resistance engage in drug trafficking, natural resources smuggling and illegal gambling. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing spoke...

‘Don’t tie targeted subsidies to Padu registration’

PETALING JAYA: The government’s noble intention of helping the poor should not be derailed just because some people have not registered under the Central Database Hub (Padu), says Tan Sri Noor Azlan Ghazali. The director of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Malaysian Inclusive Development and Advancement Institute said the two issues should not be conflated. “It is important for...

Respect the King’s wishes, urges Lee Lam Thye on socks issue

KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia's call for all parties to stop exploiting the controversial socks issue should be respected and heeded, says Malaysian Unity Foundation trustee Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. He said it was time to put the socks issue to rest and leave the matter to the authorities. "Any attempt to...