Deflategate 10 years later: Was it an actual scandal or an absurd comedy?

The courtroom sketch of Tom Brady became a running joke during the “Deflategate” proceedings. (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) With 9:21 remaining in the second quarter of the 2015 AFC championship game, Indianapolis linebacker D’Qwell Jackson intercepted a pass by Tom Brady. Upon reaching the sideline, Jackson tossed the ball to a Colts equipment … Read more

The Next Bridge.xyz? BlindPay’s CEO Wants to Revolutionize Global Payments

With payment firm Stripe’s recent $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge.xyz sending shockwaves through the crypto payments sphere, attention is turning to the next generation of stablecoin payment infrastructure providers. Among them is BlindPay, a 2024 Consensus hackathon winner and Y Combinator 2025 (W25) batch company that’s taking a distinct approach to the challenge … Read more

2025 Fantasy Baseball Third Base (3B) Rankings

Look for José Ramírez to continue his multi-dimensional prowess in 2025 fantasy baseball. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) Since 2018, few hitters — let alone third basemen — have provided the power-speed combination that José Ramírez has done. He’s been a veritable 20-20, 30-20, 20-30 machine during that span, and he topped it all in … Read more

Circle Unveils Paymaster to Allow USDC Stablecoin to Be Used for Gas Fee Payments

Circle, the issuer of the $48 billion USDC stablecoin, introduced Paymaster, a product allowing users to pay for transaction fees on Arbitrum and Base using the second-biggest stablecoin instead of ether (ETH), the second-biggest cryptocurrency. Blockchain transactions require users to pay transaction fees that are used to compensate validators for processing and securing these transactions. … Read more

Australian Open: American Madison Keys stuns Iga Swiatek to make final, will face reigning champ Aryna Sabalenka

In the Australian Open semifinals, American Madison Keys defeated Poland’s Iga Swiatek to make her first AO final. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She’d beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the … Read more

Here Are Two Reasons Why XRP May Face a Price Slide: Godbole

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP’s short-term outlook appears grim as traditional financial giants do not seem interested in looking beyond BTC and ETH, while price action indicates signs of rally fatigue. On Wednesday, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) denied its plans to list futures tied to XRP and Solana’s SOL token. This swift denial likely indicates that … Read more

Azuki Airdrops Animecoin, Debuts at $1.2B FDV

Animecoin, the governance token tied to non-fungible token (NFT) project Azuki, has debuted at a fully diluted value (FDV) of $1.2 billion with tokens trading at $0.12 on HyperLiquid. The total supply of the token is set at 10 billion, and holders of the Azuki NFT can claim the airdrop. Users reported that the official … Read more

SOL Falls 8.8% as Nearly All Assets Trade Lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3809.52, down 4.3% (-172.06) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ETC (+2.1%) and ETH (-1.4%). Laggards: SOL (-8.8%) and AVAX (-5.7%). … Read more