Medicare Advantage is facing a reality check — and seniors are the ones who will pay for it
Once lucrative for insurers and a safe haven for patients, Medicare Advantage is getting squeezed.
Once lucrative for insurers and a safe haven for patients, Medicare Advantage is getting squeezed.
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Rapidan Energy Group says the 20% disruption from “Gulf War III” is more than double the prior record set in 1956-57.
Lufthansa shares jumped 7% on Tuesday, continuing to outperform rival airlines since the outbreak of war in Iran.
The whipsaw moves in South Korean stocks last week were examples of a textbook bubble, Bank of America’s equity strategists say.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2Q3N2EtYjc0Ni03MWRjLTg0MjQtNmQzMjM4YmU4MWIyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Strategy records biggest STRC issuance day with estimated 1,420 BTC buy" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Strategy sold a record amount of STRC, estimated to fund 1,420 Bitcoin purchases in a single day after easing ATM sales restrictions.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Yzk2ODktOTYxZi03NDM2LTkzMWItMTcyNzdmNmNhNGExLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Babylon-Ledger tie-up expands access to Bitcoin Vaults for collateral use" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The integration allows Ledger devices to sign BTCVault transactions as Babylon develops infrastructure to use Bitcoin as collateral.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2Q3YzQtOTA0OC03ZGJiLTkwYzYtNTcwOWQ0ZDAxNGVlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin’s quantum upgrade path: What BIP-360 changes and what it does not" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>How BIP-360 reshapes Bitcoin’s quantum defense strategy, what it improves and why it stops short of full post-quantum security.</p>
A French couple was forced to transfer about $1 million in Bitcoin during a fake police home invasion as wrench attacks keep rising, local media reported.
Bitcoin price taps $71,000, with liquidity thin above the spot price and heavy clusters below, setting up a potential sweep of the highs before another dip.
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The disappointing earnings report comes just one quarter after the stock had enjoyed a record rally after upbeat results.
Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman is again trying to take his fund management company public alongside the launch of a new fund.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2QwNTUtZmRhMy03ODBlLWI4NTUtNjRlYzE4ZTcxZGM0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="South Korea sells $21.5M in recovered Bitcoin after custody breach" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Authorities sold the recovered Bitcoin in small batches over 11 days to avoid disrupting the market, according to local media reports.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmUxNDgtMDdlOC03ODViLThmOWItYThkODI5YjcyZDY4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="US lawmakers probe Trump family-linked firm over Chinese stock scams" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Dominari Securities, tied to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is among the brokerages named in the congressional probe.</p>
Ethereum has failed to remain deflationary since the switch to Proof-of-Stake, as ETH's price has disappointed Ether investors, particularly against Bitcoin.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2Q2Y2ItNWNjNy03MDA0LWJjZGItZWQzOTU0NjMwMjI3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Tokenized stocks surpass $1B as Ondo, xStocks dominate sector" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Foresight Ventures says regulatory barriers and liquidity advantages are driving consolidation in tokenized equities as the market expands.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2Q1YzEtY2M2OC03YmFiLWJkMTktMWYwYjUwMGFiNzg1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bhutan moves $11.8M in BTC from its national stash: Arkham" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bhutan has accumulated around 13,000 Bitcoin since launching state-backed mining operations in 2019, primarily fueled by hydroelectric energy.</p>
“We want the authority over staking nodes to be highly distributed, and the first step to doing this is to make it easy,” said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.