Centralized exchanges’ Kodak moment — time to adopt a new model or stay behind

Opinion by: Ido Ben Natan, co-founder and CEO of Blockaid Centralized exchanges (CEXs) have controlled what people can trade for years. If a token wasn’t listed on major exchanges, it didn’t exist for most users. That system worked when crypto was small. But today? It’s completely broken. The rise of Solana-based memecoins, the popularization of 
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IPL: Phil Salt stars as Royal Challengers Bengaluru thump champions Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News

Phil Salt struck a blistering 56 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru thumped champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a winning start to their IPL campaign. Chasing 175 for victory, the three-time runners-up rode Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 59 and Salt’s 56 at the top of the innings to comfortably reach their target in 16.2 overs. Salt smashed ace 
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SF Giants option Kyle Harrison; final rotation spot between Hayden Birdsong, Landen Roupp

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In the end, the competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation was always going to come down to Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp. And Kyle Harrison, due to circumstances he couldn’t control, was always on the outside looking in. The Giants announced on Saturday morning that they optioned Harrison, leaving 
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Bitcoin sidechains will drive BTCfi growth

Opinion by: Brendon Sedo, Core DAO initial contributor Bitcoin is outgrowing the “digital gold” narrative. The primary driver of this shift is the rise of Bitcoin DeFi (BTCfi), which looks beyond the mere store-of-value use cases.  In 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) became a natively yield-generating asset and the centerpiece of Ethereum-style decentralized finance ecosystems. 2025 is 
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NCAA Tournament: Best bets for the second round as Gonzaga faces Houston and old Pac-12 foes collide

Whether your NCAA Tournament first-round viewing featured chips-and-dip or wings or pizza, it came with a heaping, unseemly, nasty dose of chalk. Favorites were 19-13 against the spread (59.4 percent). Higher seeds were 25-7 straight up, with two of the losses coming in the No. 8-9 game. The average victory margin of 16.7 points was 
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Paul Merson on Thomas Tuchel’s England: ‘Play the Premier League way? It’s naive’ | Football News

Paul Merson says England will have no chance of winning the World Cup playing high-tempo Premier League football. New England head coach Thomas Tuchel took charge of his first game against Albania on Friday, when debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly justified his selection with the opening goal and a man-of-the-match display. All-time top scorer Harry Kane completed 
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Oakland airport expansion to move ahead after settlement over noise, traffic

With less than a week before the matter would have gone to litigation, Oakland Airport has reached a settlement over community noise complaints, air quality and traffic concerns that will clear the way for the airport’s major expansion project. The Port of Oakland, which operates the Oakland Airport, agreed to reduce noise pollution during the 
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