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  • Notice Bitcoin selling off at market open? Jane Street is taking the blame, but the data points elsewhere
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 26, 2026 at 2:21 pm

    Bitcoin’s rebound toward $70,000 over the last 24 hours has revived a familiar debate in crypto markets: whether Wall Street firms operating within the spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) ecosystem have gained too much influence over price discovery. The latest target is Jane Street, the quantitative trading firm that is both a major ETF intermediary and The post Notice Bitcoin selling off at market open? Jane Street is taking the blame, but the […]

  • Circle’s $461M payout shows who captures USDC yield — and it’s not Circle
    by Gino Matos on February 26, 2026 at 12:13 pm

    Circle’s fourth quarter earnings tell a story the company would prefer investors understand through the lens of growth: USDC circulation climbed 72% year-over-year to $75.3 billion, reserve income surged 69%, and adjusted EBITDA quintupled. However, the income statement reveals a different architecture in which the issuer generates yield and immediately bargains most of it away The post Circle’s $461M payout shows who captures USDC yield — […]

  • Bitcoin proxy Strategy’s 11% yield is shifting the economics of a massive $5B MSTR short bet
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 26, 2026 at 10:22 am

    Institutional interest in Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) preferred securities is building at a time when the company’s common stock, MSTR, remains one of the market’s most-watched bearish trades tied to Bitcoin. The clearest signal came this week, when Prevalon Energy and Anchorage Digital said at Strategy World 2026 that they had each allocated part of their The post Bitcoin proxy Strategy’s 11% yield is shifting the economics of […]

  • US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose 30% in one ruling as Bitfinex battle intensifies
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 25, 2026 at 8:30 pm

    The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose nearly 30% of its holdings in a single legal move, even if the government does not sell a single coin. Last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The order directed the Treasury Department to consolidate government-held BTC into a reserve account The post US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose 30% in one ruling as Bitfinex battle intensifies […]

  • Bitcoin reveals a rare bullish cycle bottom signal before bouncing as futures bears tighten their grip
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 25, 2026 at 6:10 pm

    Bitcoin is flashing its most oversold signal on record amid its continued price struggles in this current macroeconomic environment and persistent exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows. According to CryptoSlate data, BTC’s price dipped to around $62,700 over the last 24 hours, while its weekly relative strength index (RSI) printed roughly 25.7. BTC has risen to above The post Bitcoin reveals a rare bullish cycle bottom signal before bouncing as […]

  • Meta’s digital dollar comeback could unlock a $1 trillion Treasury shift Washington is not ready for
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 25, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    Social media giant Meta is quietly plotting a return to stablecoins. This time, however, the primary beneficiary may not be Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse, but the US Treasury market. On Feb. 24, Coindesk reported that Meta was exploring stablecoin-based payments for a possible rollout in the second half of 2026, likely through a third-party provider rather The post Meta’s digital dollar comeback could unlock a $1 trillion Treasury shift […]

  • If Bitcoin can hold $65,000 after its strong bounce it could avoid a deeper crypto winter
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 25, 2026 at 2:35 pm

    Bitcoin spent the last two days sliding down familiar shelves, and the order book kept printing lower bids as liquidity thinned. However, by Wednesday afternoon, the price traded back toward $65,000 after sweeping the low $63,000s, with the last 24 hours spanning roughly $62,800 to $66,200. The bounce depicts a market that hit the air The post If Bitcoin can hold $65,000 after its strong bounce it could avoid a deeper crypto winter appeared […]

  • Crypto traders are chasing 10x leverage in the US while Europe tightens the screws behind the scenes
    by Gino Matos on February 25, 2026 at 1:25 pm

    Two regulators converged on the same market from opposite directions in February 2026. The European Securities and Markets Authority warned that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum likely fall within the scope of contracts-for-difference regulations, regardless of what firms call them. Days earlier, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission The post Crypto traders are chasing […]

  • Bitcoin miners sell $348M BTC as power costs bite and the $7.4 billion treasury begins shrinking fast
    by Gino Matos on February 25, 2026 at 12:05 pm

    Public Bitcoin miners collectively held 115,335 BTC as of Feb. 20, worth roughly $7.4 billion at the recent price, but that treasury dropped 4.44% month-over-month, the first sustained contraction since miners began stockpiling coins as balance-sheet assets. The decline wasn’t an accident. Riot Platforms sold 1,818 BTC in December 2025 for $161.6 million in net The post Bitcoin miners sell $348M BTC as power costs bite and the $7.4 billion […]

  • A record 206% stock bubble is building pressure that threatens Bitcoin’s recovery
    by Gino Matos on February 25, 2026 at 10:12 am

    Bitcoin is entering a period where macro sequencing matters more than narrative. Equity markets are trading near record valuations, real yields remain elevated, and credit markets are expanding into increasingly opaque corners of the financial system. None of these conditions guarantees an imminent break. But together they form the backdrop for what could become a The post A record 206% stock bubble is building pressure that threatens […]

  • Biden’s FBI Secretly Obtained Kash Patel And Susie Wiles’ Phone Records, But NYT Says It’s Cool
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 2:25 pm

    Biden’s FBI Secretly Obtained Kash Patel And Susie Wiles’ Phone Records, But NYT Says It’s Cool When Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump and people in his orbit, he ended up surveilling then-private-citizen Kash Patel, and Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during 2022 and 2003. Patel, now head of the FBI, told Reuters on Wednesday that he found out about this, and the FBI buried the files in a […]

  • Hindenburg Alarm: Another Rotation Or Worse?
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    Hindenburg Alarm: Another Rotation Or Worse? Via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In early November, we sounded the alarm about a recent Hindenburg Omen. Per the Commentary’s summary: Bottom line: market breadth is horrendous and will likely lead to a rotation favoring out-of-favor sectors and stocks. Thus, it’s not surprising that the Hindenburg Omen was triggered. If we continue to see more of these Omens, the threat of a […]

  • Futures Flat Despite Blowout Nvidia Earnings
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:40 pm

    Futures Flat Despite Blowout Nvidia Earnings US equity futures managed to erase overnight losses and were trading flat after Nvidia and Salesforce failed to assuage fears about an overheated AI economy while traders awaited color from today’s round of US / Iran talks. As of 8:00am S&P futures were unchanged and nasdaq futures were down 0.1%, with NVDA up 1% premarket but well off overnight highs after its earnings report and […]

  • Jobless Claims Continue To Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:37 pm

    Jobless Claims Continue To Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress Initial jobless claims continue to hover near multi-decade lows, refusing to show any signs of labor market stress. Last week saw 212k American file for jobless benefits for the first time (below the 216k expected). Unadjusted claims tumbled to the lowest since September… Source: Bloomberg Michigan and New York saw the largest drop in initial jobless claims last […]

  • Ten Cuban Nationals Aboard U.S.-Linked Speedboat Intended “Armed Infiltration For Terrorist Purposes,” Cuba Claims
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:25 pm

    Ten Cuban Nationals Aboard U.S.-Linked Speedboat Intended “Armed Infiltration For Terrorist Purposes,” Cuba Claims The Cuban Embassy’s official X account says a Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban nationals residing in the U.S. entered Cuban territorial waters armed with assault rifles, body armor, improvised explosive devices, camouflage uniforms, and telescopic sights, in what the government says was a “foiled armed […]

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  • Fed Independence Is Sacred… Or So We’ve Been Told
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:05 pm

    Fed Independence Is Sacred… Or So We’ve Been Told Authored by Richard Roberts via RealClearMarkets.com, For the better part of a year, many had become convinced that the Federal Reserve’s independence was in its final days. The narrative rested on two prongs. First, an FOMC browbeaten by relentless public attacks, threats of removal, and a Justice Department criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell. The pressure, many […]

  • Zimbabwe Lithium Disruption Has Goldman Eyeing This Trade
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Zimbabwe Lithium Disruption Has Goldman Eyeing This Trade Earlier news from Bloomberg that Zimbabwe has suspended exports of lithium concentrates and raw minerals to force miners into local processing has caught the attention of Goldman analyst James McGeoch. He sees a potential trading opportunity in a mineral-exploration company that could be positioned for upside. Let’s begin with the report that Mines Minister Polite Kambamura […]

  • Fusion Power Needs To Be American-Born
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 12:20 pm

    Fusion Power Needs To Be American-Born Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute, Perhaps not since Teddy Roosevelt have we had a president who thinks as big as Donald J. Trump. From his projection of military power that protects our national interests to his understanding of how a complex economy powers the greatest nation on earth, President Trump has demonstrated a unique appreciation of what America must do to […]

  • South Africa Expresses ‘Heartfelt Gratitude’ For Putin Returning 17 Citizens Trapped In Warzone
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 11:55 am

    South Africa Expresses ‘Heartfelt Gratitude’ For Putin Returning 17 Citizens Trapped In Warzone BRICS allies Russia and South Africa are taking steps to heal tensions related to the Ukraine war and allegations that groups of South African men were ‘lured’ to fight on behalf of Moscow. Last December, a Reuters investigation documented that South Africans were being recruited into the Russian armed forces under false pretenses. […]

  • In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 11:30 am

    In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time Authored by Rick Moran via PJMedia.com, I’ve got good news and bad news about AI. The good news is that the dreaded “Skynet” takeover of our nuclear weapons systems isn’t going to happen soon. The bad news is that if it ever does give us a Terminator scenario, we’re toast. A war game exercise carried out by Kenneth Payne at King’s College […]

  • ‘Nude Photos, Video Tapes & Sex-Slave Manuals’: Epstein Rushed Evidence Into Secret Storage Unit Before Raid
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 10:45 am

    ‘Nude Photos, Video Tapes & Sex-Slave Manuals’: Epstein Rushed Evidence Into Secret Storage Unit Before Raid Jeffrey Epstein paid private detectives to remove items from his Palm Beach property and store them in a secret storage locker shortly before he was raided by police in 2005. The storage unit contained three computers, 29 address books, a three-page list of Florida masseuses. The stash also included nude […]

  • Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 10:00 am

    Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday again accused Ukraine of plotting to sabotage Hungary’s energy infrastructure, following a Ukrainian drone attack on a key Transneft oil pumping station in the Russian republic of Tatarstan early Monday, which was further detrimental to the Druzhba oil pipeline. But Orban has now upped the ante, sending […]

  • NVDA Pumps And Dumps Despite Smashing Estimates And Blowout Guidance
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 9:54 am

    NVDA Pumps And Dumps Despite Smashing Estimates And Blowout Guidance Update 7:00pm. NVDA stock is back to flat, erasing all of its post earnings gains, after what some attribute as a lackluster conference call. Specifically, according to Bloomberg, the company “hasn’t offered many details on the outlook provided that Blackwell and Rubin revenue would exceed $500 billion. Opening comments from CFO Colette Kress that competitors […]

  • “Breakneck Production Growth”: Exxon Leverages Guyana Boom In Global Oil Talks
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 9:15 am

    “Breakneck Production Growth”: Exxon Leverages Guyana Boom In Global Oil Talks Exxon Mobil Corp. is using its rapid buildout in Guyana as a selling point in talks with other governments looking to develop oil and gas reserves, according to Bloomberg.  The company says the speed and efficiency of its offshore projects there — which lifted production from zero to nearly 1 million barrels a day in just over six years — show it […]

  • Spain’s Government: Spinning Out Of Control
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 8:30 am

    Spain’s Government: Spinning Out Of Control Authored by Drieu Godefridi via The Gatestone Institute, Between corruption and radicalization, Spain’s government seems to be spinning out of control. In 1936, Spain plunged into civil war. A proud nation collapsed into violence, fire, and devastation. The Spanish Civil War, which set a communist-dominated Republican left against an authoritarian nationalist right, claimed roughly […]

  • Germany Greenlights First Major Suicide Drone Acquirement After Learning From Ukraine War
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 7:45 am

    Germany Greenlights First Major Suicide Drone Acquirement After Learning From Ukraine War A major new trend which has been heating up on Europe’s periphery over the last years of war in Ukraine has been the use of suicide drones and drone swarms, which have proven effective as well as frightening for anyone on the receiving end. This has resulted in more European countries making it a priority to invest in this type of warfare, as […]

  • Why Might Ukraine & Its Western Patrons Try To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines?
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 7:00 am

    Why Might Ukraine & Its Western Patrons Try To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines? Authored by Andrew Korybko, The purpose is to derail the peace talks by provoking Russia into either preemptively escalating against Ukraine as a deterrent or authorizing an overmatched retaliatory escalation right after that could in any case be spun by the Europeans to manipulate Trump against Putin. Putin warned on the fourth […]

  • Even The Best AI Scenario Is The End Of Everything We’ve Ever Been
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 4:25 am

    Even The Best AI Scenario Is The End Of Everything We’ve Ever Been Authored by Edward Ring via American Greatness, In 1999, I had the privilege of working for one of the first companies to develop a product that would transmit video on the fledgling internet. Broadband access was still a few years away, and the company floundered when the first so-called internet bubble burst in early 2000. But I’ll never forget the reaction an […]

  • Trump’s SOTU “Stand Up” Moment Exposed The True Agenda Of Democrats
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 4:00 am

    Trump’s SOTU “Stand Up” Moment Exposed The True Agenda Of Democrats For those who remember the ever evolving nightmare of Joe Biden’s far-left four year regime, it’s not shocking at all to see the Democrat Party refuse to applaud even the most basic of pro-American policies.  Many people remember Joe Biden’s “Soul Of The Nation” speech, standing at his podium bathed in blood red lights and accusing “MAGA conservatives” (who […]

  • New Bill Closes Loophole Abused By Democrats For Hiring Illegals As Police
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 3:35 am

    New Bill Closes Loophole Abused By Democrats For Hiring Illegals As Police Via Gun Owners of America, Illegal Immigrants are being hired by Democrat controlled states and localities to enforce gun laws. That’s not hyperbole. Reports are coming in from Police departments all over the country. From California to Maine, illegal immigrants are being hired, given guns and then enforcing the laws of the state, including gun control […]

  • “All Necessary Measures”: China Warns US Against New Tariffs
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 3:10 am

    “All Necessary Measures”: China Warns US Against New Tariffs Beijing cautioned Washington that it is prepared to respond forcefully – with “all necessary measures” – if a renewed US review of their 2020 trade pact leads to additional tariffs, after American officials indicated the inquiry would press ahead, according to Bloomberg. In remarks released Wednesday, China’s Commerce Ministry pushed back on comments from US Trade […]

  • 15 States Sue RFK Jr. Over Changes To Vaccine Schedule
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 2:45 am

    15 States Sue RFK Jr. Over Changes To Vaccine Schedule Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, California and 14 other states on Feb. 24 sued federal health agencies and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the recently revised childhood vaccine schedule. Federal officials violated federal law by not consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel before downgrading […]

  • Watch: Dems Double-Down On Refusing To Put Americans First After SOTU Meltdown
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:55 am

    Watch: Dems Double-Down On Refusing To Put Americans First After SOTU Meltdown Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Democrats’ disdain for American priorities hit new lows during President Trump’s State of the Union, where many refused to stand for victims of illegal alien crime or even basic protections for citizens. Now, they’re doubling down with excuses that expose their true allegiances. Building on their […]

  • Trump Claims Iran Developing Missiles To Hit US, Contradicting Intel Reports
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:30 am

    Trump Claims Iran Developing Missiles To Hit US, Contradicting Intel Reports With nuclear talks hanging in the balance, and the potential for yet another US war of choice in the Middle East, President Donald Trump escalated the rhetoric Tuesday night, warning that Iran is moving beyond just regional missile capabilities and setting its sights farther west by developing missiles capable of hitting the United States. During his State […]

  • Mexico’s Sheinbaum Weighs Legal Action After Musk Alleges Cartel Ties
    by Tyler Durden on February 26, 2026 at 1:05 am

    Mexico’s Sheinbaum Weighs Legal Action After Musk Alleges Cartel Ties Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is considering legal action after tech billionaire Elon Musk alleged on social media that she was taking orders from drug cartels. Speaking at a Feb. 24 news conference in Mexico City, Sheinbaum said government lawyers were reviewing the matter. “We’re considering […]

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