The post U.S. Obesity Rate Drops As GLP-1 Usage Grows appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Topline About one in nine Americans take a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, results from a new Gallup poll released on Tuesday found—a staggering rise over the past two years as the obesity rate in the U.S. continues to decline from a record high in 2022. A new Gallup poll found about 11% of Americans were taking a GLP-1 medication for weight loss. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Key Facts A record high 11% of Americans are taking a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, according to Gallup, up 3% from 2024. At the same time, Gallup points out the obesity rate among Americans fell to 36.4% in 2026, down from a record high of 39.9% in 2022, the year after GLP-1 medication Wegovy was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat weight loss. The diabetes rate has also remained flat for the past few years, according to Gallup’s data. 68% of GLP-1 users reported taking a name br
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Key Insights Bitcoin recovered after Strategy’s sale concern faded. Offshore leverage drove the rebound more than spot demand. Weak U.S. demand kept the rally exposed. Bitcoin price prediction shifted after Bitcoin recovered from the selloff to $61,300. The rebound followed Strategy’s Bitcoin sale announcement, which initially hurt trader sentiment. The move also showed that bulls had not secured full market control. The broader Bitcoin price prediction now depends on market structure, not only recovery speed. Strategy’s added $216 million cash position eased dividend and debt concerns. However, derivatives data suggested traders still treated the rebound as fragile. Bitcoin Price Prediction Faces Leverage Test Laevitas data showed Bitcoin perpetual futures funding reached 9% on Monday. That move reflected balanced demand between long and short leverage. It also marked a clear break
The post Trump Renews Calls For U.S. Control Of Greenland appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Topline President Donald Trump once again called for the U.S. to control Greenland, telling reporters at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the ongoing dispute of the Danish autonomous territory was “what hurt my relationship with NATO” before implying the U.S. could pull troops out of Europe in the future. The president also suggested the U.S. could pull troops out of Europe. Getty Images Key Facts Speaking to reporters in Turkey before a NATO summit on Tuesday, Trump said the island territory “should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” insisting it was “surrounded” by Chinese and Russian ships—a claim he has previously made without providing evidence and was rejected by Nordic diplomats, the Financial Times reported in January. Trump then complained the European nation “wouldn’t go along with” his plans for U.S. control over the territory and “all the mon
The post Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino EV for $13,995 in U.S. appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Stellantis plans to offer the Fiat Topolino, an all-electric quadricycle vehicle, in the U.S. Stellantis DETROIT — Chrysler parent Stellantis on Tuesday said it has opened ordering for its small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle in the U.S., starting at $13,995. While the Topolino resembles a small car such as the Fiat 500, the EV is actually a quadricycle that functions more like a golf cart. Stellantis said the Topolino is capable of going 19 mph, with an electric range of up to 46 miles. A “Low Speed Vehicle” conversion kit can boost the top speed to 25 mph to make it street legal on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less, according to the trans-Atlantic automaker. A Stallantis spokeswoman said there will be no charge for the conversion kit but confirmed a mandatory destination fee will add $990 to the base price, bringing the customer price to $14,985. The Topolino, which tra
The post U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Stalls As Treasury And Commerce Vie For Control: Report appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Sixteen months after President Donald Trump ordered his administration to build a federal bitcoin reserve, the White House says it is still working out how the fund should be structured, and a dispute between two departments has slowed the effort, according to recent reporting from Bloomberg. Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 to create what he called a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, along with a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile for other cryptocurrencies. The order directed the Treasury and Commerce departments to develop budget-neutral methods for acquiring bitcoin, ones that would not draw on taxpayer money. The reserve was to be funded in large part with bitcoin the government already holds through criminal and civil forfeitures. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve obstacles According to Bloomberg, the plan has run into two obstacles. Treasury and Commerce
Overall, investment in U.S. and Canadian startups totaled a staggering $392 billion for the first half of 2026, per Crunchbase data, dwarfing anything we’ve seen before.
Bitcoin is catching a macro bid after softer U.S. jobs data strengthened the market’s view that the Federal Reserve has more room to cut rates.
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Citi has slashed its 12-month price targets for the top two crypto assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The cuts reflect negative ETF flows and stalled U.S. crypto legislation, reports Reuters. Bitcoin’s target dropped to $82,000 from $112,000. Ether’s forecast was trimmed to $2,240 from $3,175. Bitcoin ETF flows are down about $3.3 billion so far this […]
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