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16-05-2025
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Las Vegas residents upset over unapproved street art
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — While murals and street art continue to gain popularity in some Las Vegas communities, graffiti remains a criminal offense – and for many residents, an eyesore. The unauthorized writings, markings, and drawings around the valley have left some in the community frustrated, and others left to clean up the mess. Wyatt Cowan bought his home in Downtown Las Vegas just a few months ago. One of his biggest concerns? Graffiti scattered throughout the neighborhood. 'A lot of this graffiti seems to be gang-related, which is not really good. We don't want a bunch of crime coming around,' Cowan said. 'It doesn't make it look good at all.' Vic Najarian has worked as a city graffiti tech for more than a decade. 'There are kids [doing it]. There's 30-year-olds. There's tagging crews and there's gangs,' Najarian said. 'It's a spectrum of a whole bunch of people that do it.' Najarian tracks tags and makes them disappear – at least until another person makes their mark. 'We usually paint most of the stuff. Sometimes we do have to power wash and put the chemical treatment on it, but most of the stuff we paint,' Najarian added. 'Sometimes we can paint a section, and they can come right behind us a couple hours later – even an hour later, come and retag the area.' While the graffiti takes just about a minute to cover up, it is still a full-time job for the city. Graffiti technicians spend 10 hours a day cleaning walls, buildings, and sidewalks. 'We do flood channels. We do trails. We have city trails. Those trails get all tagged up and stuff,' Najarian explained. 'Pretty much everywhere. Wherever they can tag, they tag.' And while the work is quick, it is not cheap. The city spends about $1.2 million annually to cover graffiti. That includes employee salaries and benefits, equipment, vehicles, and materials. Each year, the city covers about 225,000 graffiti tags. That number does not include private properties or businesses, or NV Energy boxes, often a target. If you would like to report graffiti on private property or a local business, visit SeeClickFix | 311 Request and Work Management Software. If you reside in North Las Vegas, visit Graffiti | City of North Las Vegas, and for Henderson, call the city's Code Enforcement & Park Code Compliance at 702-267-3950. To report graffiti on an NV Energy box, contact NV Energy directly. Most graffiti crimes start as misdemeanors, but can escalate to felony offenses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
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‘Rare as a white owl': Bitcoin analysts break down divergence signals
On a recent episode of TheStreet Roundtable, veteran trader Jon Najarian and technical analyst Sam Price of Crypto Lifers shared their insights into managing market turbulence and spotting long-term opportunities. 'If you can't handle [drawdowns] at all, then you need hedging. You need some protection,' Najarian said. 'What I do… is I actually do buy puts or put spreads… I sell at-the-money calls when I think we're a little pumped up.' He noted that most of the calls he sold between February and now 'expired worthless,' showing how short-term options can be used to capture income without risking core Bitcoin holdings. Price took a more technical route. 'I bought the bottom for Bitcoin… I just bought an $84,000 Bitcoin live in front of the world two weeks ago,' he said, citing 'a hidden bullish divergence on the weekly [chart] that comes once every four years.' Comparing rare technical setups to spotting endangered wildlife, Price explained: 'It's like seeing a white owl and not taking a picture.' He said he uses long-term stochastic indicators and the fear and greed index to time his entries, layering into positions over several weeks and holding through cycles. 'If you can get a four to five-week period… and you hold that for 18 months, there's a good chance you're going to ride that asset back into a premium.' Najarian added that while he doesn't dig as deep into charts as Price, he still relies on tools like the RSI and Bollinger Bands. 'When we get to the upper end [of the Bollinger Band], I am betting… it is going to pull back… When we get to the lower end, I'm looking to buy.' Both agreed that now is not the time to run from Bitcoin — but to get smart with strategy. 'Those bullish divergences… they're there to be bought because you don't get 'em that often,' Najarian concluded. Sign in to access your portfolio
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08-04-2025
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Jon Najarian says institutions could soon hold Bitcoin like cash
Institutional adoption of Bitcoin may be just getting started, according to Jon Najarian, co-founder of Market Rebellion. Speaking with TheStreet Roundtable host Rob Nelson and Crypto Lifers host Sam Price, Najarian explained how U.S. companies could soon begin holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset — especially as bond yields begin to decline. 'We are getting more and more companies, in some cases even S&P 500 companies, that are going to be using Bitcoin much the way Michael Saylor does,' Najarian said. 'They're not going to issue stock and use the proceeds… but what they will be doing is their treasuries that are going to be paying them less and less.' Najarian believes this looming drop in returns from treasury holdings will push large companies to look elsewhere — and Bitcoin could benefit. 'If Sam and John are right, you're going to be getting less and less for your deposited funds as the year goes on,' he said. 'They'll be, I believe, using Bitcoin as a treasury item on their balance sheet.' When asked to estimate how much corporations like Apple or Microsoft might allocate, Najarian said there's no disclosure yet — but the logic is clear: 'Are you just going to leave [cash] in as the treasuries come due and you're no longer getting 5%... all of a sudden it goes to 4.5%, then 4%, then 3.5%? You're likely to be looking for something to diversify a little bit more.' 'The more of them that choose — whether it's 1%, 5%, even as high as 10%... If they believe as I do that assets gather their value by their scarcity — my answer is yes. They'll chase it higher and there's just not enough of it already.' Sam Price, chiming in, backed up Najarian's point by highlighting a common misconception still held by many retail investors. 'They still come up to me and say, 'I can't afford $84,000.' And I said, you can buy two bucks of it today.' Sign in to access your portfolio
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04-04-2025
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Bitcoin could hit $150K by September, say experts
Bitcoin's price trajectory is turning into one of the most hotly debated topics in crypto, especially as macroeconomic factors like interest rate cuts and U.S. tariffs dominate the conversation. Appearing on TheStreet Roundtable, Market Rebellion co-founder Jon Najarian and Crypto Lifers host Sam Price joined Rob Nelson to weigh in on where Bitcoin is heading in the coming months. Their forecasts? Bullish — but with caveats. Najarian predicted that Bitcoin could reach $125,000 by November, based largely on the expectation that interest rates will begin to fall in the second half of 2025. 'Rates will be lower than they are right now, which will make assets like Bitcoin more attractive,' he said. As for political factors, including the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs, Najarian believes their influence may fade over time. 'With each conversation, it affects the market less and less and less,' he said. 'We won't be as focused on tariffs in November.' Crypto analyst Sam Price agreed with Najarian's long-term outlook — and took it a step further. 'My model says that we could get to $152,000 even before September,' said Price. His analysis is rooted in technical patterns and macro catalysts, including rate cuts and hidden bullish divergence on the weekly chart. 'There's a 90% chance we break the high of $104,000 before we ever break below $68,000,' he explained, referencing support levels and long-term trend strength. Even with recent volatility, Price argued Bitcoin remains in a bullish uptrend. 'Until we take out $54,000 on the weekly, we are in a bullish uptrend. Clearly.' At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $82,632.57, according to Kraken. While some believe the bull market has already peaked, Price warned not to underestimate the scale of this cycle: 'We're still in a bull market. It's a way bigger one than people realize.' Sign in to access your portfolio
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02-04-2025
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Veteran investor reveals Buffett and Munger's golden rule for Bitcoin
Veteran investor Jon Najarian says the key to success in crypto — and any market — is sticking to timeless advice — buy when others are afraid. In a chat with Rob Nelson on TheStreet Roundtable, Najarian said he leans on the wisdom of investing legends like Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett. 'Buy when people are panicking and sell when people are greedy,' he quoted. 'Sounds easy. A lot of us talk that, and few of us actually do it because it's hard to pull the trigger when everybody's selling.' That advice is especially relevant to Bitcoin's recent market cycle. 'From the election, we were what, $64,000? We went to $104,000. I know a lot of people thought the very next step was $200,000,' Najarian said. 'But real traders and investors should know that's not how markets work.' While many got excited and chased gains at the top, Najarian said the smart money took profits. 'Did it peak forever in February? No. Not at all. But again, zoom out.' He also shared another line from Munger that's guided his approach: 'If you can't handle drawdowns, you're never going to get a big outsized return.' For those holding Bitcoin, Najarian recommends using strategies to manage risk without having to sell. 'If I've got Bitcoin and it's running to the upside and I don't want to sell it, I'm probably either buying puts or selling a lot of at-the-money calls against [it],' he explained. If you zoom out and think about what Munger used to say, Najarian believes there's a clear lesson for crypto investors. 'So many of us try to mitigate the downside being on the wrong side, whether it's long or short. Many of us try to mitigate that with some sort of a hedge, and I do that all the time — not 100% of the time — but usually if I've got Bitcoin and it's running to the upside and I don't want to sell it, I'm probably either buying puts or selling a lot of at-the-money calls against.'
