Justin Bieber Joins BTS, Madonna, And Shakira For FIFA World Cup Halftime Show

The post How The FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals Stack Up appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 30: Kylian Mbappe #10 of France celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between France and Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 30, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) Getty Images Now, it gets really interesting as the elite eight prepare to continue their quest for glory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The contenders include four sides that have won the World Cup: Defending champion Argentina (1978, 1986, 2022), France (1998, 2018), which lost to the South Americans in the final in Qatar four years ago, Spain (2010) and England (1996). They all happen to be the top four teams in the latest FIFA rankings. The other four teams: Morocco, which finished fourth in 2022; Belgium, which bested the U.S. in the Round of 16; Norway, playing in its first World Cup since 1998; an

The post 2026 Release Calendar Of New KPop Albums And Songs: Q3 And Beyond appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ye-on, Stella, Yuha, Ian, A-na, Juun, Carmen and Jiwoo of Hearts2Hearts pose during the showcase for the group’s second mini album ‘Lemon Tang’ at Blue Square on June 22, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by KCNA/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images While the first quarter of 2026 saw record-breaking new BTS and BLACKPINK albums, plus Grammy and Oscar wins from KPop Demon Hunters, Q2 did not disappoint. Artists like I.O.I, i-dle, ATEEZ, Tomorrow X Together, TREASURE, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, &TEAM, TWS, PLAVE, NCT WISH, KATSEYE, Hearts2Hearts, CORITS and ALPHA DRIVE ONE all delivered major releases to keep the spring season equally exciting. Looking ahead to K-pop’s second half of the year, there are loads of exciting upcoming releases including some long-awaited returns like a new single from BIGBANG, as well as comebacks from TVXQ!’s U-KNOW, Epik High, Sunm

The post World Cup Media Rights Poised To Start Billion-Dollar Bidding Frenzy appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 04: A fan holds a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Canada and Morocco at Houston Stadium on July 04, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images) Getty Images The 2026 Men’s World Cup is far from over. And yet, attention is already turning toward 2030, and how this year’s tournament can lead to even more lucrative opportunities the next time around. Front Office Sports reported that the bidding for 2030 World Cup media rights could start at $1 billion in the U.S. – more than double the $485 million Fox paid for this year’s event, which can only be considered a steal. Along with advantageous time zones in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the 2026 World Cup has also benefited from an expanded tournament field, a fleet of exciting games and big stars, and the much-malig

The post Deepfake video puts Cristiano Ronaldo’s face on a crypto scam appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In a video that has been going around since early July, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be telling fans to buy a token called USWR. The video isn’t real. It was made based on a real interview the captain of Portugal gave at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The fake endorsement came out while Ronaldo was getting all the attention at the tournament. It spread even more after Portugal lost to Spain in the round of 16 and was eliminated. “I’m not a big investment advice kind of guy, but if you put every dollar you have into USWR, you’ll be very happy at the end of July,” a fake Ronaldo says in the staged video. He didn’t say it. AFP says that the token is based on a claim to ownership in the “United States Water Reserve.” The short, fake video of Ronaldo sends fans to a website named uswr[.]ai. One Instagram post from July 4 tried to sell the video as a scoop. It asked if anyone else had heard Ro

The post Madonna Almost Returns To No. 1 Right Before Her New Album Debuts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Days before her new album Confessions II debuts on charts everywhere, Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor returns in the U.K. to several tallies. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 04: Madonna performs during a surprise concert in Times Square on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/GC Images) GC Images In a few days, Madonna’s latest album Confessions II will begin debuting on charts all around the world. Whenever the pop icon delivers another full-length, it is bound to become a strong seller and perhaps another No. 1 on lists in a number of nations. Confessions II seems to be headed for a lofty start in most countries, including in the United Kingdom, where she remains one of the most successful musical acts of all time. Just one frame before Confessions II debuts, the album that it spiritually follows – the two-decade-old Confessions on a Dance Floor – retu

The post Prediction Market Volume Jumped 75% to $44.8B in June as the World Cup Drove Record Trading appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Kalshi, Polymarket, and Polymarket U.S. traded a combined $44.8B in June, up 75% from May’s $25.66B. Kalshi took the largest share at $31.5B, roughly 70% of the total, growing 87% month over month. Trading volume is not money staked – contracts are resold repeatedly, so the figure overstates funds at risk. The World Cup-induced growth spurt continues Kalshi, combined with Polymarket’s international platform and its U.S.-regulated exchange, recorded a combined $44.8 billion in monthly trading volume in June. This marks a 75% jump from May’s $25.66 billion, according to The Block’s data dashboard. Kalshi drove most of the increase, growing 87% month over month to $31.5 billion. The main cause of the growth is the FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., which began on June 11 and quickly became the largest liquidity event the sector has seen

Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tested whether prediction-market infrastructure could sustain trading around a single global event – and, by the volume […]

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