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  • UK politics attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 14, 2025 at 9:35 pm

    At a London conference this week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage cast himself as “your champion” for digital assets and sketched a platform that includes a flat 10% capital gains tax on crypto, creation of a roughly £5 billion state Bitcoin reserve anchored in seized coins, a halt to the Bank of England’s digital pound The post UK politics attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Can Ethereum secure a nation’s identity? Bhutan is betting on it
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 14, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Bhutan is rebuilding the core of its digital identity framework on Ethereum. The initiative, confirmed by Ethereum Foundation’s Aya Miyaguchi, is part of the Himalayan kingdom’s wider experiment with emerging technologies. It signals that blockchain, once confined to trading and tokens, is now being tested as public infrastructure. According to Miyaguchi, the move will see The post Can Ethereum secure a nation’s identity? Bhutan is […]

  • Is BlackRock’s IBIT flows keeping Bitcoin above $100k?
    by Andjela Radmilac on October 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Bitcoin’s weekend was a classic macro hit-and-run. On Friday, tariff threats toward China knifed through risk assets and shoved BTC through $110,000, with roughly $7 billion in crypto positions liquidated as leverage unwound into a thin tape. By Sunday night and into Monday, the tone softened as Trump posted a calming message about China, and The post Is BlackRock’s IBIT flows keeping Bitcoin above $100k? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • US to add $14 billion BTC to Strategic Bitcoin Reserve seized from Chinese scammer
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 14, 2025 at 3:57 pm

    The US government is moving to seize 127,271 Bitcoin worth about $14.2 billion, which investigators say was generated through a cross-border “pig butchering” scam operated by Chinese national Chen Zhi. If completed, the Bitcoin should be added to the U.S.’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve according to the terms of Trump’s Executive Order issued earlier this year. The post US to add $14 billion BTC to Strategic Bitcoin Reserve seized from […]

  • How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 14, 2025 at 2:50 pm

    UC San Diego and the University of Maryland researchers have reported findings showing that roughly half of GEO satellite downlinks carry data without encryption. Further, data interception can be reproduced with just $800 of consumer hardware. Per WIRED, the team captured telco backhaul, industrial control traffic, and law-enforcement communications, and reported fixes to affected providers The post How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner […]

  • Is the Korean Kimchi Premium still front-running Bitcoin price?
    by Andjela Radmilac on October 14, 2025 at 1:15 pm

    For almost as long as Bitcoin has been trading, Korea’s “kimchi premium” has been one of the market’s favorite ghost signals. When spot prices in South Korea climb faster than those in the US, traders interpret this as a sign of retail demand surging, capital trapped, and liquidity tilting East. When the spread collapses, the The post Is the Korean Kimchi Premium still front-running Bitcoin price? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Why Bitcoin ETF trading volume exploded to $9.7B as trade war fears hit
    by Andjela Radmilac on October 14, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Bitcoin ETFs saw a surge in trading activity on Friday and Monday, with combined volumes reaching $9.7 billion and $6.7 billion as tariff headlines rattled risk markets. BlackRock’s IBIT alone handled over $6.9 billion on Oct. 10 (its second-highest day ever), as investors repositioned around the day’s price volatility. Bitcoin ETF volume surge This dramatic The post Why Bitcoin ETF trading volume exploded to $9.7B as trade war fears hit […]

  • Bitcoin falters again causing $200B wipeout: Will BTC hold $110k or break to $104k?
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 14, 2025 at 10:29 am

    The crypto market lost nearly $200 billion in value as escalating trade tensions between China and the United States reignited global risk aversion. This halted Bitcoin’s fragile recovery after last weekend’s record $19 billion liquidation. Bitcoin price struggles Data from CryptoSlate shows the industry’s total market capitalization declined 3% to $3.79 trillion, down from $3.96 The post Bitcoin falters again causing $200B wipeout: Will […]

  • $2B Ethena USDe depeg exposes cracks in crypto’s ‘synthetic dollar’ system
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 14, 2025 at 8:43 am

    Ethena’s synthetic dollar, USDe, shed over $2 billion in market capitalization after briefly losing its dollar peg on Binance. The flash event exposed structural risks in crypto’s stablecoin plumbing. According to CryptoSlate data, USDe’s market value dropped from $14.8 billion on Oct. 10 to $12.6 billion by Oct. 12. The decline coincided with a Binance The post $2B Ethena USDe depeg exposes cracks in crypto’s ‘synthetic dollar’ […]

  • Weekend ‘Crypto Black Friday’ liquidation cascade: What actually happened?
    by Gino Matos on October 13, 2025 at 11:47 pm

    Crypto markets absorbed approximately $19 billion to $20 billion in forced liquidations within 24 hours on Oct. 10, marking the largest single-day deleveraging event on record. Hyperliquid processed more than $10 billion, while Binance accounted for roughly $2.4 billion. Altcoins bore the brunt of selling pressure while Bitcoin’s drawdown remained comparatively contained. Bitwise portfolio manager The post Weekend ‘Crypto Black Friday’ […]

  • Trump Again Lambasts “Very Disrespectful” Spain, Threatens “Punishment Through Tariffs”
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 6:45 am

    Trump Again Lambasts “Very Disrespectful” Spain, Threatens “Punishment Through Tariffs” President Trump has again put Spain in the spotlight in some Tuesday afternoon comments which again included the threat of economic isolation and punishment. He went so far as to call out the NATO country for being “very disrespectful”. “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t raise up their number to 5 percent. Every […]

  • Will Russian-US Tensions Likely Spiral Out Of Control If Ukraine Obtains Tomahawk Missiles?
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 6:00 am

    Will Russian-US Tensions Likely Spiral Out Of Control If Ukraine Obtains Tomahawk Missiles? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if Ukraine obtains the Tomahawks too due to the modus vivendi that’s arguably been in place for managing them. The […]

  • All Hell Broke Out In Boston As Police Cruiser Torched In ‘Premeditated’ Attack On Cops: Union Chief
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 3:25 am

    All Hell Broke Out In Boston As Police Cruiser Torched In ‘Premeditated’ Attack On Cops: Union Chief The president of Boston’s Police Patrolmen’s Association has responded after a violent mob of over 100 people unleashed chaos in Boston’s streets, torching a police cruiser and pelting officers with fireworks, cones, and poles in what witnesses called a “riot-like” assault on law enforcement. The wild attack, which unfolded in […]

  • Is Cuba Returning To US Crosshairs?
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 2:35 am

    Is Cuba Returning To US Crosshairs? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under more pressure. Reuters exclusively reported in early October that the State Department sent an unclassified cable to dozens of US missions directing diplomats to […]

  • Military Analyst Warns US Doesn’t Have Enough Tomahawks To Send To Ukraine
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 2:10 am

    Military Analyst Warns US Doesn’t Have Enough Tomahawks To Send To Ukraine Military analysts have told the Financial Times that even if President Trump decides to approve US Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, this will have limited impact on the trajectory of the war, given especially that a mere dozens will be available to send. The report also suggests that the US is involved in too many conflicts at once, and that Pentagon […]

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  • Where Not To Be In A Crisis
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 1:45 am

    Where Not To Be In A Crisis Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, For many years, there have been those who have been prognosticating an economic crisis – not just a recession lasting a year or two, but a full-blown Greater Depression that would eclipse any major event we’ve seen in our lifetimes. That may appear to be an overstatement, but historically, it’s the norm for a time of major upheaval to occur […]

  • Making Sense Of The Wave Of Next-Gen AI Smart Glasses Launches
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 1:20 am

    Making Sense Of The Wave Of Next-Gen AI Smart Glasses Launches Apple is reportedly shifting its focus from the unaffordable, bulky Vision Pro headset to AI-powered smart glasses, as Ray-Ban Meta continues to dominate the fast-growing smart glasses space. A wave of new AI and AR glasses has flooded the consumer market in the second half of this year. Goldman Sachs analysts, led by Allen Chang, provided clients with a breakdown […]

  • Aussie Climate Agency Concedes It Did Not Scrutinize Data Behind Major Climate Risk Report
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 12:55 am

    Aussie Climate Agency Concedes It Did Not Scrutinize Data Behind Major Climate Risk Report Authored by Alfred Bui via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Australian Climate Service (ACS) says it did not scrutinise data in a Climate Council report that underpinned last month’s National Climate Risk Assessment. A flock of sheep graze near wind turbines at sunrise in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales on July 28, 2025. […]

  • Israel Won’t Reopen Rafah Crossing As Hamas Fails To Return Bodies Of Slain Hostages
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 12:30 am

    Israel Won’t Reopen Rafah Crossing As Hamas Fails To Return Bodies Of Slain Hostages  Hamas returned just four of 28 hostages’ bodies on Monday, upon releasing all remaining living hostages. But Israeli leaders have condemned what they call a serious breach of what was agreed to in the Trump-brokered ceasefire deal. The Israeli military has so far confirmed the identities of at least two of them – Guy Illouz from Israel and Bipin […]

  • State Department Revokes Visas Of 6 Foreigners Who Cheered Charlie Kirk’s Death
    by Tyler Durden on October 15, 2025 at 12:05 am

    State Department Revokes Visas Of 6 Foreigners Who Cheered Charlie Kirk’s Death Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, The State Department has revoked the visas of six foreigners after they publicly celebrated the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the State Department posted on X on Oct. 14. “The State […]

  • Dark-Money-Funded NGOs Enter Mainstream Debate – From Trump’s Roundtable To Secretary Sean Duffy
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 11:40 pm

    Dark-Money-Funded NGOs Enter Mainstream Debate – From Trump’s Roundtable To Secretary Sean Duffy After Seamus Bruner, Director of Research at the Government Accountability Institute, briefed President Trump during last week’s Antifa roundtable, the issue of dark-money, billionaire-funded NGOs bankrolling radical left-wing groups has entered the national conversation. Take, for instance, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who […]

  • The Demographic Time-Bomb Threatening Your Retirement
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    The Demographic Time-Bomb Threatening Your Retirement Authored by Peter Reagan, America’s aging population, combined with shrinking birthrates and falling immigration, mean fewer workers fund Social Security. Here’s how this demographic reversal could trigger a retirement meltdown… Retirement: That dream of living comfortably, traveling where you want, spending time with who you want when you want, enjoying good health, […]

  • Musk’s Manhattan Project For xAI Bets Big On ‘World Models’ That NVidia Says Could Rival ‘Global Economy’
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Musk’s Manhattan Project For xAI Bets Big On ‘World Models’ That NVidia Says Could Rival ‘Global Economy’ Elon Musk’s xAI is setting its sights on something that could revolutionize everything from video games to AI-humanoid robots: “world models.” These next-generation artificial intelligence systems promise not just to read about the world but to understand it – to reason about gravity, motion, and cause and effect in a way […]

  • RFK Jr. Demands Med Schools Teach Nutrition: “Master The Language Of Prevention”
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    RFK Jr. Demands Med Schools Teach Nutrition: “Master The Language Of Prevention” Authored by Madison Fossa via The College Fix, Arguing that preventable and chronic diseases can be ratcheted back through diet, nutritional health and lifestyle choices, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed medical programs to embed nutrition education into curricula and testing. “Every future physician should master the language of […]

  • ‘Most Humbling Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: Western Business Leaders ‘Terrified’ After Touring Chinese Factories
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    ‘Most Humbling Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: Western Business Leaders ‘Terrified’ After Touring Chinese Factories Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley and other top business leaders are “terrified” over China’s breakneck technological advancements, warning that the Asian superpower’s innovations could crush American companies if they don’t act fast, according to a stunning report from The Telegraph. Pictured: ZEEKR’s Intelligent […]

  • Zombie Bioethics And WTF Do They Want With ‘Modified’ Human Bodies?
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    Zombie Bioethics And WTF Do They Want With ‘Modified’ Human Bodies? Authored by Aaron Kheriaty via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A recent article in MIT Technology Review carries the strange ­title, “Ethically sourced ‘spare’ human bodies could revolutionize medicine.” Three Stanford biologists and ethicists argue for the use of so-called bodyoids in science and medicine. This infelicitous term refers to hypothetical […]

  • Six Killed After US Strikes Boat Off Venezuela In 5th Such Operation
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Six Killed After US Strikes Boat Off Venezuela In 5th Such Operation President Trump has announced another military strike against a boat off Venezuela suspected of trafficking drugs on Tuesday, which killed all six people on board. Trump stated that the vessel was “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization” but did not name any organization or issue specific evidence to back this, only releasing unclassified video of the […]

  • Newsom Signs Law Requiring Online Age Verification
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    Newsom Signs Law Requiring Online Age Verification Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a series of state bills that will require age verification to access Apple and Google devices, impose social media warning labels, and regulate artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and the creation of “deepfake” videos. The seven bills were passed by the California Legislature […]

  • “Surprising Shift”: Transgender Bubble Pops At Colleges 
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 8:40 pm

    “Surprising Shift”: Transgender Bubble Pops At Colleges  Democrats and their radical leftist allies need an urgent wake-up call after betting the entire political strategy on transgender ideology, which most notably is the effort to queer America’s youth into “gender-fluid” left-wing activists operating in schoolyards and on city streets. That strategy appears to be collapsing, if it hasn’t already, as a new study reveals a sharp […]

  • Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Appeal Of $1.4 Billion Defamation Judgment
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Appeal Of $1.4 Billion Defamation Judgment Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 14 rejected radio talk show host Alex Jones’s appeal of a $1.4 billion defamation judgment related to his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting as a hoax. The court denied the petition in Jones v. Lafferty in an unsigned order without comment. No […]

  • ‘Goodbye’: Hegseth Shows Legacy Media Outlets The Door Amid Revolt Against New Pentagon Press Policy
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 7:55 pm

    ‘Goodbye’: Hegseth Shows Legacy Media Outlets The Door Amid Revolt Against New Pentagon Press Policy A growing list of news organizations with access to Pentagon briefings have formally rejected a new Defense Department (or Dept of War) policy that would require journalists to sign a pledge promising not to seek unauthorized materials and limiting their access to certain areas unless accompanied by an official. In essence it’s part […]

  • Stocks Dump As Trump Says China Committing “Economically Hostile Act”
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Stocks Dump As Trump Says China Committing “Economically Hostile Act” Update (1540ET): Just when you thought it was safe to buy the f**king dip, President Trump takes to social media and spoils the day’s gains again… “I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with […]

  • Small Business Optimism Dips In September But Labor Market Signals All Improved
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 7:40 pm

    Small Business Optimism Dips In September But Labor Market Signals All Improved Amid a dearth of macro data due to the shutdowns, this month’s Small Business Optimism survey suddenly becomes noteworthy with the headline sentiment index dipping in September to a three-month low (down 2 pts to 98.8)on less optimism about the economic outlook and greater concern about excess inventory. Source: Bloomberg Five of the 10 components […]

  • Obama: Trump’s Crime Crackdown Is “Not Our Idea Of America”
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    Obama: Trump’s Crime Crackdown Is “Not Our Idea Of America” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Barack Hussein Obama has blasted President Trump over the use of federal forces and the National Guard in crime ridden Democrat run cities, declaring it to be unAmerican. Obama made the comments on a podcast with leftist ‘comedian’ Mark Maron, stating “When you have military that can direct force against their own […]

  • U.S. Government Adds To Bitcoin Reserve With Historic $15 Billion Seizure In Forced Labor Crypto Scam Case
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    U.S. Government Adds To Bitcoin Reserve With Historic $15 Billion Seizure In Forced Labor Crypto Scam Case The United States government has taken custody of roughly 127,271 Bitcoin, worth about $15 billion, marking the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture in Department of Justice history. The move effectively adds a massive tranche to the federal government’s strategic Bitcoin reserves following the dismantling of an alleged […]

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