The City of Roanoke, Virginia, has finalized its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, managing to close a looming $19 million  shortfall without raising local taxes. However, the balance came at a significant cost to city services and infrastructure. To bridge the gap, the city had to eliminate over 100 positions and scrap roughly $50 million  in planned capital projects. Local officials described the budget as a "survival plan," prioritizing essential services while delaying

Eightco Holdings Inc. sent ripples through the tech and financial sectors yesterday by revealing it holds 277 million Worldcoin tokens, representing roughly 9%  of the total supply. The disclosure positions the company as the largest institutional holder of the "Proof-of-Human" cryptocurrency. The move is part of a broader strategy to dominate the "trust layer" of the internet. With automated bot traffic now making up 58%  of all web requests in 2026, Eightco is betting that

Wall Street saw another record-breaking day on Thursday as the Nasdaq Composite clinched its 12th consecutive session of gains. This marks the index's longest winning streak since July 2009. The surge was fueled almost entirely by investor hope that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will hold and lead to a permanent resolution in the Middle East. Market analysts noted that while corporate earnings have been mixed, the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz has sent energy and