Bitcoin price passes $69,000 to hit record high

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bitcoin traded at $69,200 on Tuesday, marking a new all-time high for the world’s largest cryptocurrency.  The price has surged since US regulators in January approved a series of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds issued…

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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads platforms are down in a widespread outage – Boston Herald

Associated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks said on X that four Meta platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — are “currently experiencing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries.” But the…

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What’s next for top Chicago White Sox prospects Colson Montgomery, Noah Schultz and Edgar Quero? – Boston Herald

Paul Janish described his first few months as Chicago White Sox director of player development as a hectic and exciting time. The former big-league infielder took on the role in November after working on Rice University’s baseball staff since August 2017, including the last two seasons as the associate head coach. He’s digging in to…

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Bitcoin bounces to an all-time high less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto – Boston Herald

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly surpassed $68,800 Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s just above bitcoin’s previous record…

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Which Super Tuesday states have “uncommitted” on the ballot? The protest voting option against Biden is spreading.

Minneapolis, Minnesota — An option to cast a protest vote against President Biden and his response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is on the ballot in at least seven Super Tuesday states.  While the option, known as the “uncommitted” vote, saw success last week in Michigan with over 101,000 ballots cast, it’s not expected…

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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage – Boston Herald

Associated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global. London-based internet monitoring…

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Así fue como ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán conoció a Valeria Rubí Quiroz, ‘La Gringüita’

Así se conocieron ‘El Chapo’ y ‘La Gringüita’ (Infobae) Valeria Rubí Quiroz, un examante de Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán decidió romper el silencio, al hablar de su relación con el capo, en una entrevista con el youtuber, Jonathan Samano, mejor conocido como ‘Gusgri’. Te puede interesar: Cuáles eran los apodos que usaba ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán…

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Facebook Down? Users Report Problems Including Getting Logged Out

PA Wire/PA Images Facebook appeared to be experiencing widespread technical problems Tuesday, with thousands of users logging errors in accessing the social media service. Users reported problems including being logged out of Facebook. According to monitoring service Downdetector, error reports spiked just after 10:30 a.m. ET Tuesday. In addition, Instagram users reported that their feed…

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