October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, "The world's largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000..." Bloomberg reports, "dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak..."


"What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers, momentum and belief."


Unlike the October drawdown, there's been no obvious spark, cascading liquidations or systemic shock — just fading demand, thinning liquidity, and a token that's untethered to broader markets. Bitcoin has failed to respond to geopolitical stress, dollar weakness, or risk rallies. Even during gold and silver's violent swings in recent weeks, crypto saw no rotation. Bitcoin fell nearly 11% in January, marking its fourth straight monthly decline — the longest losing streak since 2018, during the crash that followed the 2017 boom in initial coin offerings...

Even more striking than the drop itself is the relative lack of optimism around it on social media. In a space known for relentless bravado and "number go up" memes, Bitcoin's slide has been met with little cheerleading or dip-buying fanfare... [Despite legislative wins and some institutional investments] Many investors say that optimism was front-run. Prices rallied early — and then stalled. Meanwhile, spot ETFs continue to bleed, a sign of weakening conviction among mainstream buyers — many of whom are now underwater after buying at higher prices.

On Thursday, Bitcoin closed at 88,228. By Sunday it had plunged another 13%, to 76,790...

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Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will be adding spaces for electric vehicle charging to parking lots in 19 different states, reports MLive:

The move follows up on a plan announced in 2023 to build a network of charging stations at Walmart and Sam's Club stores throughout the U.S... "With a store or club located within 10 miles of approximately 90% of Americans, we are uniquely positioned to deliver a convenient charging option that will help make EV ownership possible whether people live in rural, suburban or urban areas," wrote Walmart Senior Vice President of Energy Transformation, Vishal Kapadia in 2023. Walmart plans to have the nationwide network operating by 2030.

Walmart plans to have the nationwide network operating by 2030.


Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis for sharing the news.

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There are estimated to be a million undiscovered geniuses in the UK, and this show is out to find one. It’s a stressful, heartwarming, shocking watch – which raises big questions about the UK

This, then, is what Alan Carr did next. Fresh from his victory as the last traitor standing in The Celebrity Traitors, and elevation to national treasure status, the Chatty Man is co-presenting Secret Genius with Countdown’s dictionary-botherer, the lexicographer and author Susie Dent. On second thoughts, given the lead times for these things, this is probably better billed as “What Alan Carr was contracted to do next” but no matter. We are here to have fun and fun we shall! Though, this being a reality-competition show in which people take part in regional heats to find out who among them is “one of the estimated million undiscovered geniuses” in the UK (no definition of the term given – Dent, you had ONE JOB), it comes with a buffet of sob stories, a side order of stress and a hefty dollop of whatever the word is for that patented mix of schadenfreude and voyeurism on which the genre depends.

We begin with a dozen participants drawn from north-west England and Northern Ireland. They have either nominated themselves or – more often – been nominated by friends and family who know them as the cleverclogses of their circles. All will compete in the first round: eight will reach the second.

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Without a weighty Le Carré novel behind it, there were fears the steamy, stylish spy series would feel phoned in. We needn’t have worried – it’s been a delight

• This article contains spoilers for the season finale of The Night Manager

What a pleasure it is to be seduced – and The Night Manager is just about the most seductive show on television. The palatial houses and swish hotels; the expensive suits and crisp shirts (does anyone wear a button-up better than Tom Hiddleston?); all the beautiful people with their beautiful faces, elegantly stabbing one another in the back. The first season aired 10 years ago – an entirely different world – so when it was announced that a second season was coming, my first thought was: oh no, lightning doesn’t strike twice. Delightfully, I was wrong.

If you haven’t revisited The Night Manager since 2016, here are the pertinent points: Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston), a night manager in a Cairo hotel, weaseled his way into the rarefied world of arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie), AKA “the worst man in the world”, under the direction of Angela Burr (Olivia Colman), who ran a British intelligence operation. As a supposedly loyal henchman, Pine beguiled Roper, shtupped his girlfriend, imploded his arms deal and made off with a cool $300m, as Roper was dragged off screaming to a violent fate by unhappy customers.

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• Dublin racing festival belatedly starts on Sunday

• Brighterdaysahead cut in betting for Cheltenham festival

There was a full-throated roar from the stands as the 2026 Dublin racing festival finally got under way on Sunday and another as Lossiemouth, the favourite, went to post for the Irish Champion Hurdle later in the afternoon, but the cheers 10 minutes later were for her market rival, Brighterdaysahead, as Gordon Elliott’s mare convincingly reversed the form of the December Hurdle here last month to win the big race of the day.

Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead were foaled within three weeks of each other in March 2019 but last month’s Grade One was the first time that the two mares had met on the track.

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FUNCHAL (ANP) - De Nederlandse waterpolosters hebben de halve finale bereikt van het Europees kampioenschap in het Portugese Funchal (Madeira). De ploeg van bondscoach Evangelos Doudesis verloor weliswaar na penalty's met 16-13 van Spanje, maar eindigde toch bovenaan in de poule van de tweede groepsfase. Italië is dinsdag de tegenstander in de halve finale.

Nederland verdedigt de Europese titel van 2024, behaald in Eindhoven. De waterpolosters kunnen in Funchal voor de zevende keer Europees kampioen worden.

Oranje keek in de tweede periode tegen een achterstand van 5-1 aan, maar werkte dat verschil weg dankzij treffers van Kitty-Lynn Joustra en Lieke Rogge. De stand bleef gelijkopgaan tot in de vierde periode. Daarin nam olympisch kampioen Spanje weer twee doelpunten afstand, maar Joustra en Simone van de Kraats brachten Nederland weer op gelijke hoogte.

Reguliere speeltijd

Na de reguliere speeltijd was de stand 13-13. Dat leverde Nederland het punt op voor de groepswinst. In de strafworpen was Spanje beter, maar dat kon Oranje niet meer deren.

"Dit was de prettigste nederlaag in mijn carrière", zei bondscoach Doudesis na afloop in het flashinterview. "Ik heb nog geen goede analyse, maar het was wel duidelijk dat dit een wedstrijd was tussen hele goede schutters. De keepsters hadden grote moeite met ballen stoppen."

De Spaanse Beatriz Ortiz was een van die schutters. Zij scoorde zeven keer. Joustra legde er vijf in voor Nederland.