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  • Crypto sentiment is trapped in extreme fear because the industry’s biggest structural wins are failing to move prices
    by Gino Matos on December 25, 2025 at 3:30 pm

    Crypto sentiment gauges have spent the past two months deep in the red. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has spent more than 30% of 2025 in fear or extreme fear territory, and alternative trackers put the market in a 10-25 range out of 100 since mid-November. Bitcoin is on track for its worst fourth The post Crypto sentiment is trapped in extreme fear because the industry’s biggest structural wins are failing to move prices appeared first on […]

  • 10 stories that rewired digital finance in 2025 – the year crypto became infrastructure
    by Gino Matos on December 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    This year opened with Bitcoin (BTC) proponents expecting a clean rally, driven by halving narratives, spot ETF momentum, and a Fed pivot all stacked neatly in their favor. Instead, the year closed with BTC stuck 30% below its October peak, North Korean hackers walking away with $2 billion, and the US government quietly building a The post 10 stories that rewired digital finance in 2025 – the year crypto became infrastructure appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the year’s deceptively flat price chart
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 25, 2025 at 10:00 am

    2025 delivered a brutal lesson in market structure for Bitcoin. The year began with political momentum and drifted into a summer of aggressive policy signals. Yet, it snapped into one of the sharpest boom-to-bust sequences in the asset’s history. By December, the price had round-tripped, leaving the asset flat for the year. But the flat The post Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the year’s deceptively […]

  • The top 12 crypto winners of 2025: who got it right this year?
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 24, 2025 at 7:05 pm

    If 2024 was the year of the crypto reawakening, 2025 was the year the plumbing finally got permitted. This year, the emerging industry entered January with tentative optimism and exited December with federal statutes. As a result, the narrative shifted definitively from “crypto as a casino” to “crypto as capital markets infrastructure.” During this period, The post The top 12 crypto winners of 2025: who got it right this year? appeared […]

  • Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more
    by Andjela Radmilac on December 24, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    Chile has made a hard pivot. In a decisive Dec. 14 runoff, José Antonio Kast, a conservative former congressman and leader of the Republican Party, won the presidency with roughly 58% of the vote over leftist Jeannette Jara. It marks Chile’s starkest rightward shift since the return to democracy. Markets took it as a deregulatory The post Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters […]

  • Metaplanet stopped buying Bitcoin for months, concealing a ruthless arbitrage strategy that puts retail to shame
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 24, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    Over the past quarter, the most notable market signal from Japan-based Metaplanet was not a single Bitcoin purchase, but a pause. The Tokyo-listed firm, which spent much of 2025 aggressively acquiring Bitcoin, has not issued a “Notice of Additional Purchase” since Oct. 1. While retail observers feared a loss of conviction, the silence masked a The post Metaplanet stopped buying Bitcoin for months, concealing a ruthless arbitrage strategy […]

  • Crypto insiders stopped buying new tokens 2 years ago, creating a liquidity trap that’s crushing retail buyers
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 24, 2025 at 10:50 am

    More than 80% of the tokens launched this year are trading underwater, marking a definitive shift in the market’s appetite for venture-backed cryptocurrency projects. Data from Memento Research showed that it tracked 118 major token generation events in 2025 and found that 100 of them, or 84.7%, are trading below their opening fully diluted valuations. The post Crypto insiders stopped buying new tokens 2 years ago, creating a liquidity trap […]

  • Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on December 23, 2025 at 9:45 pm

    Two months after Trump’s tariff headline detonated a historic liquidation cascade, Bitcoin is still stuck in a different kind of market, one with less leverage, thinner liquidity, and a weaker bid from ETFs Bitcoin is sitting in the mid $80,000s again, and the vibe feels nothing like early October, when everyone was still talking like The post Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed appeared first on […]

  • Why Bitcoin did not hit $100,000 in 2025 when you apply real world data
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on December 23, 2025 at 7:25 pm

    On the day Bitcoin finally punched through $100,000, a lot of people did the same thing. They screenshotted it. They sent it to group chats, posted it with rocket emojis, and pulled up old tweets from 2021 to dust off the victory laps they had been saving for years. It felt like closure, like the The post Why Bitcoin did not hit $100,000 in 2025 when you apply real world data appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Aave insiders warn a “hostile” holiday vote could destroy the protocol’s dominance as prices crash
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 23, 2025 at 5:05 pm

    The battle for control of Aave, the $52 billion decentralized lending giant, has escalated from a debate over interface economics into an open civil war regarding governance legitimacy. What began as a dispute over $10 million in annualized swap fees and brand ownership has, in the last 24 hours, mutated into a bitter procedural fight The post Aave insiders warn a “hostile” holiday vote could destroy the protocol’s dominance as prices […]

  • Arab Nonprofit Stirs Pot With Times Square Ad On Christianity’s Holiest Day
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 2:55 pm

    Arab Nonprofit Stirs Pot With Times Square Ad On Christianity’s Holiest Day On the holiest day of the Christian calendar, the nonprofit Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) purchased a gigantic Times Square advertisement in New York City declaring, “Jesus is Palestinian.” This inflammatory and divisive rhetoric is nothing more than an attempt by the Arab nonprofit to stir up the Christian nation with their own […]

  • Stunner: DOJ Finds A Million More Epstein Documents – Will Take ‘Weeks’ To Review
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 2:20 pm

    Stunner: DOJ Finds A Million More Epstein Documents – Will Take ‘Weeks’ To Review In a stunning development, the embattled Department of Justice chose Christmas Eve to announce it had discovered more than a million more documents with potential links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Already in violation of a legislatively-mandated Dec 19 deadline to release all such files — and facing demands for an audit of its handling […]

  • Is There A “Cuba Connection” Behind The Radicalization Of America’s Nonprofit Left
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 1:45 pm

    Is There A “Cuba Connection” Behind The Radicalization Of America’s Nonprofit Left A common pattern across America’s far-left organizations is alarming behavior that appears militant, resembling revolutionary movements more than civic advocacy. There is a historical explanation that is rarely discussed: for decades, Cuban intelligence has penetrated and influenced segments of the radical left, enabling influence operations with […]

  • “And May All Your Christmases Be [Woke]”: Liberal Pundits Come For Santa And Other Holiday Traditions
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    “And May All Your Christmases Be [Woke]”: Liberal Pundits Come For Santa And Other Holiday Traditions Authored by Jonathan Turley, “And may all your Christmases be [woke].” As Santa prepares for his harrowing journey around the world, he is being closely pursued by liberal commentators protesting his race, gender, and capitalist leanings. The perpetually outraged have finally come for Christmas. One columnist at Slate […]

  • White House Orders Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine” As Gunboat Diplomacy Drives Dark Fleet Tanker Into Atlantic
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 12:50 pm

    White House Orders Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine” As Gunboat Diplomacy Drives Dark Fleet Tanker Into Atlantic The Trump administration has ordered the U.S. military to enforce a two-month “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil, signaling an intensification of gunboat diplomacy aimed at fostering regime instability in Caracas, with potential spillover effects that could ripple across the Caribbean into Cuba. “While military options still […]

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  • Tense UN Meeting Sees Russia, China Blast US ‘Cowboy Behavior’ Against Venezuela
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 12:35 pm

    Tense UN Meeting Sees Russia, China Blast US ‘Cowboy Behavior’ Against Venezuela A Tuesday UN Security Council session quickly grew tense and members squared off over what’s happening off the coast of Venezuela, scene of apparent preparations for some kind of US military action. Russia and China issued common condemnation of Washington, blasting a campaign of intimidation against Caracas which goes against the principles of the […]

  • The Economics Of Santa Claus
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    The Economics Of Santa Claus Authored by Vincent Cook via The Mises Institute, When I was a junior at a high school in the suburbs of Los Angeles in late 1978, rather uncharacteristically, I took a big risk. The teacher of my American Government class, Mr. Knapp, gave us an assignment to write a serious paper about government economic policy. Instead of doing that, I decided to submit a paper with a satirical theme, estimating what […]

  • If Jesus Were Born Today, Would He Survive The American Police State?
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 3:45 am

    If Jesus Were Born Today, Would He Survive The American Police State? Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rurtherford Institute, “When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the […]

  • Another Bombing On Moscow Streets Kills 3, Including Two Police Officers
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 3:00 am

    Another Bombing On Moscow Streets Kills 3, Including Two Police Officers The plot has thickened, becoming even more alarming and stranger, connected to a top Russian commander’s assassination in Moscow. Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a car bombing on Monday. But on Wednesday, there’s been yet another bomb blast under mysterious circumstances, with Russian authorities confirming the deaths of three more people, including two […]

  • Largest Acquisition In Nvidia History: Jensen Pays $20BN For AI Chip Startup In Bid For Google’s TPU Tech
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 2:09 am

    Largest Acquisition In Nvidia History: Jensen Pays $20BN For AI Chip Startup In Bid For Google’s TPU Tech Just before the market close on Friday, Nvidia unveiled its largest ever acquisition (which however was structured as a licensing deal to avoid anti-trust concerns) when it agreed to buy Groq – pardon license all of Grok’s assets and acquire its entire executive team – a designer of high-performance artificial intelligence […]

  • American Holiday Essentials
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 1:30 am

    American Holiday Essentials While every family celebrates the holiday season a little differently, each with its own sets of customs and traditions, there are things that most celebrants can agree on, things that are considered essential for a merry Christmas. As Statista’s Felix Richter reports, according to Statista Consumer Insights, a Christmas tree in the house tops the list of holiday must-haves this year, with 57 percent of […]

  • Trump Admin Bans Anti-Free Speech EU Globalists From Entering US
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 1:12 am

    Trump Admin Bans Anti-Free Speech EU Globalists From Entering US America finally draws a line in the sand against foreign meddlers… Modernity.news Steve Watson details below that the Trump administration has slapped visa bans on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other ‘anti-disinformation’ activists, accusing them of coercing American social media companies to censor viewpoints they dislike. The move signals a […]

  • The Piercing Cold Of Christmas
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 12:45 am

    The Piercing Cold Of Christmas Authored by Andrew Fowler via RealClearReligion, Christmas evokes a warmth during the winter: bright lights, roaring fires, and good cheer with loved ones. However, as St. Andrew’s Novena distinctly emphasizes, the “piercing cold” conditions of the first Christmas starkly contrast with the holiday season’s comforts, beckoning us to not only recognize Christ’s humility, but to care for the […]

  • Watch: Pro-Natalist’s Head Explodes After Lefty Journo Denies Basic Science
    by Tyler Durden on December 25, 2025 at 12:00 am

    Watch: Pro-Natalist’s Head Explodes After Lefty Journo Denies Basic Science A hilarious clip is currently going viral in which far-left journalist Paola Ramos (daughter of Trump foe and Univision reporter Jorge Ramos) attempts a “gotcha” during an interview with Simone and Malcolm Collins – Silicon Valley investors-turned Pennsylvania pronatalists, who the left, of course, has been trying to cancel.  In her attempt to paint the […]

  • US Or China? The Nation That Wins The Nuclear Fusion Race Wins Global Primacy
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 11:25 pm

    US Or China? The Nation That Wins The Nuclear Fusion Race Wins Global Primacy Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute, There continues to be a debate among global geopolitical analysts regarding whether the United States and China are engaged in a Cold War or a competition for global dominance. The answer is irrelevant. By anyone’s observation, China seeks to dominate the 21st century, and they will do so by “any […]

  • Toyota Will Export American-Made Vehicles To Japan Next Year To Please The Trump Administration
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Toyota Will Export American-Made Vehicles To Japan Next Year To Please The Trump Administration Toyota said it will start selling three U.S.-built models in Japan in 2026 — the Camry, Highlander, and Tundra — produced in Kentucky, Indiana, and Texas. The move is widely seen as part of Toyota’s effort to ease tensions with President Donald Trump over U.S. tariffs on Japanese vehicles and parts, according to Yahoo Finance. […]

  • Work, Welfare, & The Illusion Of A New Eden
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 10:15 pm

    Work, Welfare, & The Illusion Of A New Eden Authored by Richard Porter via RealClearPolitics.com, The scandal among the Somali community in Minnesota highlights a question to consider as we plunge deeper into the AI Age, an age in which some futurists, such as Elon Musk, suggest work will be optional: What’s the point of working? In the beginning, there was no work: God’s punishment for Adam’s disobedience was tossing […]

  • “Boosters On. Wings Out!”: AST SpaceMobile Launches Biggest Satellite Yet To Take On Starlink
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    “Boosters On. Wings Out!”: AST SpaceMobile Launches Biggest Satellite Yet To Take On Starlink AST SpaceMobile launched its largest-ever satellite, BlueBird 6, from India earlier on Wednesday, marking the company’s first satellite deployment in its low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellation. This constellation is designed to provide direct-to-smartphone connectivity and compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The launch comes as the LEO industry is […]

  • Canada Is Building The Wrong Army For The War That Is Coming
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    Canada Is Building The Wrong Army For The War That Is Coming Authored by Andrew Latham via RealClearDefense, The next major land war will not reward elegance, boutique modernization, or the comforting belief that advanced technology can replace mass and endurance. It will expose armies built on fragile assumptions. Concealment has largely disappeared. Attrition has returned as a central fact of combat. Sustainment shapes outcomes […]

  • Russia Captures Another Ukrainian Town While Zelensky Still Insists On Altering Trump Peace Plan
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 8:30 pm

    Russia Captures Another Ukrainian Town While Zelensky Still Insists On Altering Trump Peace Plan Russian forces continue their steady battlefield gains this week, but Kiev is still seeking to grasp at establishing some sort of leverage at the negotiating table, as the Trump peace plan is still being pushed in back-and-forth US dialogue with Moscow representatives.  Over the past some 24 hours, Russian troops have captured the […]

  • How The Soviets Replaced Christmas With A Socialist Winter Holiday
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 8:05 pm

    How The Soviets Replaced Christmas With A Socialist Winter Holiday Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Leftist revolutionaries have long been in the habit of reworking the calendar so as to make it easier to force the population into new habits and new ways of life better suited to the revolutionaries themselves. The French revolutionaries famously abolished the usual calendar, replacing it with a ten-day week […]

  • Naval Reactors For AI Data Centers
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 7:40 pm

    Naval Reactors For AI Data Centers Commerce Scretary Lutnick appeared on Fox News, discussing new energy for data centers. As we have noted previously, energy prices continue to spike near data center facilities across the US. Lutnick claimed data centers are going to provide additional power generation and capacity to the grid along with the construction of their facilities to lower the energy prices, but so far this has not been […]

  • “Stupid In America” Turns 20
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 7:15 pm

    “Stupid In America” Turns 20 Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, In January 2006, ABC’s John Stossel’s brutally honest documentary, “Stupid in America,” first aired. At the time, he referred to it as “a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America’s public schools, and it’s about time we face up to it.” Stossel exposed the ineffectiveness of many […]

  • Land Of Confusion: The Great Reset In Motion
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 6:25 pm

    Land Of Confusion: The Great Reset In Motion Authored by Colin Todhunter via Off-Guardian.org, The global disruptions we have seen in recent years are frequently presented as a chaotic sequence of events: a ‘pandemic’, inflation, energy shortages and war. Little wonder that most people are confused. However, a structural analysis reveals a more deliberate controlled demolition of the 20th-century social contract. We are […]

  • “Clean Up Your Act”: Nearly 100 Minnesota Mayors Speak Out Against ‘Fraud, Unchecked Spending’
    by Tyler Durden on December 24, 2025 at 5:45 pm

    “Clean Up Your Act”: Nearly 100 Minnesota Mayors Speak Out Against ‘Fraud, Unchecked Spending’ Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Almost 100 Minnesota mayors banded together to tell Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers that they object to citizens suffering from higher taxes and reduced services—problems they blame on state spending and rampant government program fraud. The Minnesota capitol building in […]

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