Kraken will let users convert crypto into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, expanding access between digital assets and physical cash networks. Kraken will allow customers to convert cryptocurrency into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, addressing a longstanding gap in the digital asset ecosystem, according to an exclusive report from…
In putting together this list of the best-ever summer appetizers, two key guardrails guided my selections. The dishes that made the cut had to 1) reflect the season’s vibrant hues and 2) be filled with fresh summer flavor. I’m talking herby dips, crisp, crunchy, and colorful salads, and light but satisfying finger foods that are perfect for…
The farmers market is finally worth the trip again. Cherries, early stone fruit, basil that takes me back to summer in Italy—May is when the season stops teasing and starts delivering. I’ve been spending more time outside, keeping meals simple, and feeling that familiar pull toward lighter everything: food, routines, getting dressed in the morning….
The Devil, Probably? In England, there’s a plethora of ancient stones associated with the Devil – and in many cases with related lore in how to summon him in. Here are just a few of them. Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys & Girls, Angels & Imps, I give you… England’s Satanic Stones. This one, a mere…
A bridge can connect two systems. It can also decide which traffic is allowed to cross. In January, I published “The Tokenization of Everything.” The argument was not that blockchain is evil or that every tokenized asset is a control device. The argument was narrower and more dangerous: once property, money, credentials, and access rights…
Zahara was adopted from an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as an infant, raised by Angelina, and later formally adopted by Brad. She chose Spelman, a historically Black women’s college in Atlanta, and pledged the first historically Black sorority in the country. The name drop at her AKA induction in 2023 wasn’t a one-off. It…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every year, The Earth Prize asks teenagers across the world the same question: what environmental problem would you solve, and how? Every year, the answers come from young people who live closest to the problem. After five years and more than 21,000 students across 169 countries, that’s less a…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM This is part two of our Earth Prize 2026 coverage. Part one covered four regional winners from Ireland, Kenya, Gaza, and India, including Tala and Farah Mousa, whose Build Hope Palestine project we first wrote about earlier this month. Here are the remaining three. Thailand: nests for hornbills, and…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Apparently, Gavin Newsom does know how to clean up homeless encampments – as long as they’re in the way of one of his wealthy, politically connected friends. That just happened in Oakland, California. It’s just like the time a few years ago when Newsom cleaned up the streets of San Francisco…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. This week on The Five, Greg Gutfeld provided some education for Democrats on their tired and expired race card and other divisive tactics, pointing out why they don’t work anymore. The country has moved on, much to the horror of Democrats. No one wants to hear their accusations. No one is…
