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My plumber charged $160 to fix the cistern on my toilet — but created another problem. Do I pay again?

“The cistern on my toilet has been constantly refilling and making a hissing noise.”

XRP transaction demand falls 91.5% as traders focus on $0.65 support

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy94cnAtY292ZXItanVuZS0yLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="XRP transaction demand falls 91.5% as traders focus on $0.65 support" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>XRP network activity and investor profitability fall to record lows, leading traders to focus on the $1 to $0.65 zone.</p>

When a World Cup team loses, its country’s stock market also goes down. Here’s the weird reason why.

Soccer’s premier tournament brings a hidden danger to your investment portfolio.

Thinking about insider trading on prediction markets? Kalshi wants to make an example of you.

Prediction-market companies are identifying hundreds of cases of suspected insider trading.

Oracle’s stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors

Oracle blew past earnings expectations and grew its contract pipeline to $638 billion, but Wall Street is concerned about its rising AI costs.

Micron, Intel drag the tech sector into a new bearish phase. Will the correction last this time?

The selloff in the tech sector that has heightened investor anxiety over the past week graduated to a new phase on Wednesday: The pullback is over, and it’s now officially a correction.

CFTC proposes framework favoring sports event contracts over gambling

The proposed rules would preserve election markets and allow many sports-based prediction contracts while limiting bets that could encourage manipulation.

Bitcoin bulls are still around. These charts show they just moved on to hotter markets.

Traders who once bet on crypto have not stopped gambling on the next big market story — they just are not finding that story in crypto itself.

Why Nike saw its stock downgraded a day before the World Cup’s kickoff

RBC Capital Markets reduced its 12-month price target from $70 to $50.

Bitcoin miner margins fall to record low: Will BTC’s $60K floor hold?

Bitcoin miner profits recently fell to record lows, while Bitcoin struggles to hold the $60,000 floor. Should traders be worried?

Sports betting is taking a bite out of gamblers’ grocery budgets, new research suggests

A report released just days before the start of the FIFA World Cup finds a correlation between sports betting and not having enough to eat.

UK crypto advocates launch campaign against banks blocking exchange transfers

Stand With Crypto UK says banks are restricting access to regulated exchanges even as policymakers seek to position the country as a hub for digital asset innovation.

Pending Bank of Japan rate decision may impact Bitcoin price: Should traders prepare?

Bitcoin’s average price response to Bank of Japan rate hikes was a 22.5% sell-off. Will BOJ’s upcoming policy decision trigger another BTC price crash?

Anchorage backs Treasury’s GENIUS AML rules, seeks secondary-market sanctions clarity

A public comment letter argues that regulated stablecoin issuers need clearer compliance standards to avoid sanctions risks tied to secondary-market activity.

Here are all the red flags in the SpaceX IPO

You have to give Elon Musk credit for his vision — and chutzpah.

Bitcoin rises despite US inflation hitting 3-year high: Where will BTC price go?

BTC's rebound shows signs of weakening under a string of technical resistance levels, raising the odds of a dip below $60,000 in June.

SpaceX is launching a historic IPO — but its biggest risk has nothing to do with rockets

Elon Musk admits he “cannot predict” when his massive venture will make money, even as Starlink revenue tops $11 billion.

Social Security could face an automatic 22% cut in 2032. These 4 moves will protect your retirement.

The countdown to insolvency is accelerating — and the rules of retirement planning just broke.

AI deepfake election ad in Minnesota raises transparency concerns

A deepfake campaign attack ad in the US state of Minnesota has raised questions around the ethics of using AI in political ads and the regulations surround AI use.

Social Security’s COLA could be 4.7% in 2027 as inflation hits the highest level in 3 years

A total of 44% of older Americans depend on Social Security for all of their income, according to the Senior Citizens League.