Crypto
CDC Director 2026: Trump Picks Erica Schwartz
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Trump nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director 2026 on Thursday, tapping a former Navy rear admiral and deputy surgeon general from his first term
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz amid US peace talks deadlock
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing unresolved issues in U.S. peace talks. Odds for a ceasefire by April 30 are at 37.5%
Ethereum Foundation Veteran Josh Stark Is Stepping Down
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Josh Stark, one of the Ethereum Foundation most senior executives, is stepping down after a five-year tenure, a departure that lands at an unusually turbulent
Ethereum Hits All-Time High in Quarterly Network Activity
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Alongside the milestone, stablecoin issuance also expanded, pushing the total supply on Ethereum to about $180 billion during the quarter. Ethereum recorded a major
AI Hallucinations News: Nebraska Lawyer Suspended
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
AI hallucinations news moved from courtroom embarrassment to career consequence as the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled to suspend Omaha attorney Greg Lake until further notice,
Iran orders Indian ship to halt in Strait of Hormuz escalation
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Iran’s military ordered an Indian vessel to halt its passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The market on whether fewer than 10 ships transit the
Garantex Successor Grinex Collapses Days After Coordinated Wallet Exploit
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 19, 2026
Hackers drained Grinex wallets and moved funds through SunSwap into TRX before consolidating assets into a single TRON address. Grinex, a sanctioned crypto exchange
Feud With Pope Leo XIV
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 18, 2026
In Trump news today, President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a social media post that
Iran threatens to fire on US minesweepers in Strait of Hormuz
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 18, 2026
Iranian Speaker Qalibaf warned the US in Islamabad that Iran would fire on US minesweepers in the Strait of Hormuz if they moved, forcing a
Alito and Thomas Stay On
- By Adam Forsyth
- . April 18, 2026
Supreme Court news broke Friday as sources close to both justices confirmed to CBS News that neither Justice Samuel Alito nor Justice Clarence Thomas plans