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  • Cardano founder warns network could lose its scientists in Input Output’s 33M ADA funding vote fails
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 22, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    Cardano could lose a core group of scientists if Input Output fails to secure treasury funding for a slate of research and infrastructure proposals that are still awaiting approval. Last month, Input Output, the development firm behind the Cardano network, revealed that it was seeking $46.8 million to finance its operations for the 2026 development The post Cardano founder warns network could lose its scientists in Input Output’s 33M ADA […]

  • Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet
    by Gino Matos on May 22, 2026 at 4:55 pm

    Mark Cuban sold most of his Bitcoin because it failed to provide a hedge when fiat confidence weakened and geopolitical risk rose. Cuban called it “not the hedge I expected it to be,” and the price record supports his frustration. Bitcoin traded around $77,663 in mid-May 2026, roughly 38% below the record high of $126,000 The post Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet appeared first on […]

  • XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split
    by Gino Matos on May 22, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    XRPL’s known amendments page lists fixCleanup3_1__3 for activation on May 27, and by design the event is a maintenance upgrade. Version 3.1.3 of rippled bundles fixes for NFTs, Permissioned Domains, Vaults, and the Lending Protocol, and the XRPL blog set the default vote to Yes because of the importance of those fixes. The amendment process The post XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split appeared […]

  • Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on May 22, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    Polymarket faced what many users interpreted as a possible hack on May 22 after public alerts described a rapid POL drain on the prediction market platform. Polymarket-linked accounts later said the incident was not a smart-contract exploit and did not affect user funds or market resolution. The first wave of concern came from on-chain investigator The post Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit appeared […]

  • US labor federation warns CLARITY Act could push crypto closer to workers’ retirement money
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on May 22, 2026 at 1:30 pm

    Labor argues the bill could give digital assets enough regulatory cover to move closer to retirement accounts before safeguards catch up. The post US labor federation warns CLARITY Act could push crypto closer to workers’ retirement money appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Canaan earnings show Q1 revenue collapse as record BTC and ETH treasury nears $148M
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on May 22, 2026 at 12:05 pm

    Falling product revenue and lower guidance leave the ASIC maker’s growing crypto balance harder to treat as background. The post Canaan earnings show Q1 revenue collapse as record BTC and ETH treasury nears $148M appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • SpaceX IPO filing gives crypto investors a new way to price Bitcoin exposure, X payments, and AI compute
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 22, 2026 at 10:45 am

    SpaceX’s IPO filing and revealed Bitcoin exposure have given crypto investors a formal benchmark for a company they had already begun trading before public markets received the prospectus. On May 20, the firm submitted an S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining the financial performance, risk factors, and growth ambitions of The post SpaceX IPO filing gives crypto investors a new way to price Bitcoin […]

  • Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance defaults to euros or dollars
    by Gino Matos on May 22, 2026 at 8:56 am

    The euro-denominated stablecoin consortium Qivalis has received backing from 37 banks across 15 countries, and the asset is planned to launch in the second half of the year. ING noted that stablecoins already serve wholesale cross-border payments and blockchain-based bond settlement, but most of that activity is denominated in US dollars, creating currency exposure for The post Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance […]

  • Why do Bitcoin traders care so much about the 200-day moving average?
    by Andjela Radmilac on May 22, 2026 at 6:00 am

    Bitcoin price reached $82,400 on May 20 and ran into a line on a chart. Up 37% from its April lows, BTC stalled at the 200-day moving average, pulled back to as low as $76,000, and left the market wondering what the rejection showed about the market’s underlying structure. That line, a simple arithmetic average, The post Why do Bitcoin traders care so much about the 200-day moving average? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • World Liberty Financial rebound gives dormant WLFI holders an exit as AI Financial warns of survival risk
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 21, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token is facing renewed scrutiny as the Donald Trump family-backed crypto project tries to rebuild demand and confidence after its recent slide to an all-time low. World Liberty Financial has responded with WLFI token burns, exchange integrations, and rewards programs tied to its USD1 stablecoin, a campaign aimed at restoring activity The post World Liberty Financial rebound gives dormant WLFI holders an exit as […]

  • CEO Saves His Failing Company By Firing Entire HR Department
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    CEO Saves His Failing Company By Firing Entire HR Department When Elon Musk purchased Twitter and took the company over in 2022, he proceeded to fire approximately 80% of the social media company’s bloated 7500 person workforce.  This included almost all HR related employees.  The company roster was pared down to a lean 1500 people.  Everyone in the establishment media claimed that Twitter (now called “X”) was going to […]

  • Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude is set to arrive in Japan early next week after clearing the Strait of Hormuz in late April, in the first shipment of Middle East crude to Japan via the chokepoint since the Iran war began on February 28. The Idemitsu Maru very large crude tanker; Photo: MarineTraffic The very […]

  • China Restricts Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Exports To North America After Trump-Xi Talks
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    China Restricts Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Exports To North America After Trump-Xi Talks One week after President Donald Trump’s China summit with President Xi Jinping, where the two superpower leaders focused on issues ranging from bilateral trade to the Hormuz chokepoint, there appears to be measurable progress on one key ‘MAGA’ issue: the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into North America. Bloomberg reports Friday […]

  • House Democrats Unanimously Vote Against Women’s History Museum… Can You Guess Why?
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    House Democrats Unanimously Vote Against Women’s History Museum… Can You Guess Why? Authored by Jonathan Turley, House Democrats unanimously voted this week against legislation to build a new women’s history museum on the National Mall. The reason was an amendment that limited the exhibits to biological women to the exclusion of transgender figures. The museum failed 204-216 as House Democrats hoped that they could still […]

  • Iconic American Beer Brand Discontinued After 177 Years
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 8:40 pm

    Iconic American Beer Brand Discontinued After 177 Years Schlitz Premium, the storied lager once billed as “the beer that made Milwaukee famous,” is heading into retirement. Pabst Brewing Co. confirmed this week it is placing the brand on indefinite hiatus, ending production of the nearly two-century-old beer label founded in Milwaukee in 1849 that grew into one of America’s most iconic brews. The decision, driven by rising […]

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  • The Coup Abides
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    The Coup Abides Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “Leftists can’t name & blame specific individuals for the 2024 loss because they’re an undifferentiated blob who function unconsciously according to enmeshed group think.” – Aimee Therese on X In all the chatter about the Democratic Party’s 2024 election “autopsy” report you might have missed one little important detail: autopsies are generally performed on the […]

  • Singham Network Mobilizes To Defend Raúl Castro After DOJ Indictment
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Singham Network Mobilizes To Defend Raúl Castro After DOJ Indictment Via American Greatness, Key organizations and activists tied to the CCP-linked Singham Network rapidly moved to defend former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro following this week’s Justice Department indictment tied to the 1996 shootdown of civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue. The indictment, unveiled by the United States Department of Justice, […]

  • Chinese Refining Rates Unexpectedly Plunge To All-Time Lows As Economy Falls Off A Cliff
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 7:20 pm

    Chinese Refining Rates Unexpectedly Plunge To All-Time Lows As Economy Falls Off A Cliff Two weeks ago, when discussing the market “mystery” of sliding physical crude oil prices, we said that the most likely culprit were Chinese refiners, whose refining margins had just collapsed to the most negative on record. The reason for the margin collapse was China’s domestic fuel policy: it has long been Beijing’s policy to soften price […]

  • Uber Builds Large Stake In Germany’s Delivery Hero As Takeover Speculation Builds
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 6:45 pm

    Uber Builds Large Stake In Germany’s Delivery Hero As Takeover Speculation Builds Uber is exploring a potential takeover of Delivery Hero after building a large stake in the rival German food delivery company, Bloomberg News reports. This follows an earlier report that Uber had built a 19.5% stake. On Monday, Uber disclosed that it owns 19.5% of Delivery Hero, plus an additional 5.6% through options. The position was built with the […]

  • Iran Says 35 Ships Exited Strait Of Hormuz As Rubio Condemns Tolls
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 6:05 pm

    Iran Says 35 Ships Exited Strait Of Hormuz As Rubio Condemns Tolls The US blockade of the Iranian blockade is looking increasingly more porous. Iran said 35 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Iranian state broadcaster reported on Friday. The navy had already reported on Wednesday that 26 ships had passed through the strait within 24 hours. […]

  • Iran Says ‘No Deal’ Will Materialize If US Insists On Enriched Uranium Handover
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 5:50 pm

    Iran Says ‘No Deal’ Will Materialize If US Insists On Enriched Uranium Handover Summary Iran Foreign Ministry says “no deal” will be reached if the US makes enriched uranium handover demand (Al Jazeera). Rubio confirms that there’s been no deal and that “we’re not there yet” – amid broader late morning pushback against morning optimistic, premature headlines. Saudi sources report Pakistan army chief & a Qatar delegation […]

  • India’s Power Demand Hits Record High As Heat Drives Coal Use
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 5:45 pm

    India’s Power Demand Hits Record High As Heat Drives Coal Use Submitted by Irina Slav of OilPrice.com India’s power generation rose to a new all-time high amid hot weather that drove air-conditioning demand up, with thermal generation, most of its coming from coal power plants, covering 62% of demand. Power demand on Thursday hit 271 GW, on the “fourth consecutive day when the peak power demand (solar hours) reached a new […]

  • Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 5:07 pm

    Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down from her role as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to support her husband, Abraham, as he battles an extremely rare form of bone cancer, according to Fox News. Gabbard informed President Donald Trump of her decision during a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday. Her last day at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence […]

  • Crowd Burns Ebola Treatment Center In Congo Amid Dispute Over Body
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 5:05 pm

    Crowd Burns Ebola Treatment Center In Congo Amid Dispute Over Body Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on May 21 after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, witnesses and police said. “The police intervened to try to calm the situation, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful,” Alexis Burata, a […]

  • Viral Video Reveals Extent Of LA’s Homeless Hell
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 5:01 pm

    Viral Video Reveals Extent Of LA’s Homeless Hell Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A shocking video making the rounds shows the reality of life under Los Angeles bridges: a sprawling setup of makeshift homes complete with lighting tapped into the city power grid, tables of items, and a self-contained community living off public resources. The clip, originally from local documentarian @whitewallstuntz, captures a […]

  • White House And Pentagon Clash Over $80M ReElement Critical Minerals Deal
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    White House And Pentagon Clash Over $80M ReElement Critical Minerals Deal The Pentagon is reconsidering an $80 million conditional loan to rare-earths refiner ReElement Technologies, raising tensions with the White House over efforts to reduce US reliance on China for critical minerals, according to Bloomberg. The loan, announced in November through the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), was part of a broader $1.4 […]

  • Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    Rising Interest Rates: Why The Narrative Fails Against The Data Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Last Friday closed with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.60%, a one-year high, and the doom commentary about rising interest rates was waiting before the bell even rang. Hyperinflation. Bond market breakdown. Paradigm shift. A 1981 fair-value retest. The Fed is about to “push the brrrr button” or […]

  • Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 4:15 pm

    Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under-secretary of defense for policy. The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapons package for […]

  • Is Take-Two Sandbagging Guidance Ahead Of Grand Theft Auto VI Launch?
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    Is Take-Two Sandbagging Guidance Ahead Of Grand Theft Auto VI Launch? Take-Two Interactive slumped in early U.S. cash session after the video-game publisher reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results but issued what some analysts described as a “conservative” outlook for the year, even as it reaffirmed the November 19 launch date for Grand Theft Auto VI. TTWO’s earnings, released Thursday evening, initially sent shares […]

  • US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm

    US Lawmakers Renew Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push With ARMA Bill Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years.  The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other […]

  • “Huge Shock”: China Launches Crackdown On Cross-Border Stock Selling To Block Capital Outflows
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    “Huge Shock”: China Launches Crackdown On Cross-Border Stock Selling To Block Capital Outflows China launched an unprecedented campaign against illegal cross-border trading to stem capital outflows, threatening severe penalties against brokers and ordering non-compliant accounts to be liquidated within two years, sparking a brutal selloff in three popular brokerages. As Bloomberg reports, the pushback came after the onshore markets […]

  • Great Again: Blue-Haired Liberals Seen Enjoying Beautifully Restored DC Park Fountain
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 3:24 pm

    Great Again: Blue-Haired Liberals Seen Enjoying Beautifully Restored DC Park Fountain Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news Decline is a choice Just weeks ago, Meridian Hill Park – also known as Malcolm X Park – stood as a graffiti-scarred reminder of neglect, overrun by vagrants, trash, and decay. Today, its iconic 13-basin cascading fountain flows powerfully once more, drawing families, dog walkers, and even those with […]

  • ‘Mission Impossible’ Begins: Watch Live As Kevin Warsh Is Sworn In As 17th Fed Chair
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 2:50 pm

    ‘Mission Impossible’ Begins: Watch Live As Kevin Warsh Is Sworn In As 17th Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who’s promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, is set to be sworn into office this morning at 1100ET in a White House ceremony as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh takes over at a tense moment for the economy and the central bank. Inflation has reaccelerated, driven by the impact of war in the Middle […]

  • UBS Warns Of “Scary” Oil Price Scenarios Once Inventory Buffers Run Dry
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 2:35 pm

    UBS Warns Of “Scary” Oil Price Scenarios Once Inventory Buffers Run Dry Drawing down crude inventories at a record pace, with SPR releases doing the heavy lifting to cushion the Gulf supply shock, only delays the move higher in crude oil prices. Once those buffers are depleted, oil risks being violently repriced higher. That is why the Trump administration’s race to secure a peace deal with Iran and reopen the Hormuz chokepoint has […]

  • As Stocks Hit Record Highs, Americans’ Consumer Confidence Collapses To Record Low
    by Tyler Durden on May 22, 2026 at 2:09 pm

    As Stocks Hit Record Highs, Americans’ Consumer Confidence Collapses To Record Low With the “mini war” still ongoing (albeit with a ‘ceasefire’ in place), expectations were for UMich consumer sentiment to continue languishing at record lows in final May data released this morning. And it did, with the headline sentiment – along with both Current Conditions and Expectations – all plunging to record lows… Source: Bloomberg […]

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