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Bitcoin Hits Highest Price Since June as $3 Billion in Shorts Liquidated

Bitcoin punched above $72,000 Thursday, extending a two-day squeeze that's wiped out the most short positions on record and mounted the first real challenge to a bearish chart that's held since November.

Bitcoin Hits Highest Price Since June as $3 Billion in Shorts Liquidated

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1. This guy is productive. Yes very productive. 2. “Mercor is building a network of experienced data scientists for potential future projects with leading AI research organizations.” And The New…

BREAKING: Tony Elumelu’s $500 million Seplat stake now worth over $1 billion

Seplat Energy Plc, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy company, has seen its market capitalisation climb to $5.24 billion, as the equity stake held by Heirs Holdings; the investment vehicle of…

  • Heirs Holdings now owns over $1 billion stake in Seplat Energy Plc.
  • Tony Elumelu acquired 20.07% stake in December 2025 for $500 million.
  • Seplat's share price surged 6.2% in 2026, reaching 52-week high.

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