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  • Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — can 2026 break the pattern?
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 27, 2026 at 8:30 pm

    Bitcoin has never finished a year positive after a start this bad Bitcoin seasonality is one of those market narratives that stays alive because the average is easy to screenshot. The problem is that the average often hides the only thing that matters: the state. A strong “Uptober” inside a healthy bull trend is not The post Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — can 2026 break the pattern? appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin price is heading for weekend collapse to $61k – will a social media post from Trump save it?
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 27, 2026 at 6:05 pm

    Bitcoin is heading into the weekend with broken near-term structure, elevated macro pressure, and a political catalyst that now sits close to the center of the market’s risk map. The technical setup has deteriorated in steps over the past two weeks. The macro backdrop has stayed tight as Treasury yields press higher and Middle East The post Bitcoin price is heading for weekend collapse to $61k – will a social media post from Trump save it? […]

  • White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions instead of Bitcoin
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 27, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    David Sacks leaves office with wins for crypto infrastructure, while Bitcoin holders are still waiting David Sacks is out of the formal White House crypto czar role after exhausting the 130-day limit attached to his special government employee status. The change closes the clearest window for a scorecard. The record is substantial, yet it falls The post White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions […]

  • Homebuyers can now borrow against Bitcoin to get a mortgage without selling or liquidation risk
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 27, 2026 at 2:30 pm

    Bitcoin is moving deeper into US household finance as homebuyers squeezed by high borrowing costs and limited supply look for new ways to fund a down payment without selling their digital assets. On March 26, Better Home & Finance and Coinbase launched a structure that lets eligible borrowers pledge Bitcoin or USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin The post Homebuyers can now borrow against Bitcoin to get a mortgage without selling or liquidation risk […]

  • Bitcoin drops toward $65k after new Trump Iran delay sends oil higher, triggering $200M wipeout
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 27, 2026 at 12:40 pm

    Bitcoin fell back toward $65,000 on Friday as investors cut exposure to risk assets after another round of Middle East tensions kept oil prices elevated, pushed Treasury yields to their highest levels in months, and lifted the dollar. According to CryptoSlate’s data, BTC dumped nearly 5% to around $66,484, its lowest price since the beginning The post Bitcoin drops toward $65k after new Trump Iran delay sends oil higher, triggering $200M […]

  • Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morning
    by Gino Matos on March 27, 2026 at 11:43 am

    Bitcoin price has again been knocked lower by an oil shock, higher Treasury yields, erased rate-cut expectations, and a massive Deribit expiry now due to land on top of that already-weakened market. Roughly $14.1 billion in BTC options were set to expire today, Mar. 27, with another $2.2 billion in Ethereum contracts clearing the same The post Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this […]

  • New Coinbase CLARITY Act standoff over stablecoin reward is now holding up rules for the entire US crypto market
    by Gino Matos on March 27, 2026 at 10:31 am

    The stablecoin yield fight has once again consumed the CLARITY Act debate on Capitol Hill, and the cost of that consumption is now measurable. The bill stalled in January when Coinbase objected to its terms, a White House meeting in February failed to break the deadlock, and by March, the calendar itself had become a The post New Coinbase CLARITY Act standoff over stablecoin reward is now holding up rules for the entire US crypto market […]

  • After a $1.2 billion run, XRP ETFs just flipped from inflows to outflows
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 26, 2026 at 9:45 pm

    XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are heading toward their first monthly net outflow since their late-2025 debut, breaking the momentum that helped make them one of crypto’s strongest early product launches outside Bitcoin. Data from SoSoValue showed that the four funds have registered $28 million in net redemptions this month. This is also corroborated by CoinShares The post After a $1.2 billion run, XRP ETFs just flipped from inflows to […]

  • The $100 billion corporate Bitcoin surge is down to one buyer as other companies stop adding
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 26, 2026 at 7:45 pm

    The corporate Bitcoin treasury boom is losing oxygen: a $100 billion public-company bet has shrunk, buying has collapsed outside Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and the financing model that drove the trade is starting to fail. Data from CryptoQuant show that the Michael Saylor-led company bought about 45,000 Bitcoin over the last 30 days, the largest 30-day The post The $100 billion corporate Bitcoin surge is down to one buyer as other […]

  • A new US rule wiped $5B off Circle — but it may hurt Coinbase more
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 26, 2026 at 6:05 pm

    Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, saw its stock plunge 20% this week, erasing $5 billion in market capitalization in its steepest intraday drop since going public. The sell-off happened on the same day Tether announced it had secured a ‘Big Four’ accounting firm to undertake a full audit of USDT. According to The post A new US rule wiped $5B off Circle — but it may hurt Coinbase more appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Why Is The Trump DOJ Still Enforcing The Biden Pistol Brace Rule?
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 3:05 am

    Why Is The Trump DOJ Still Enforcing The Biden Pistol Brace Rule? Via Gun Owners of America, The current Department of Justice is choosing to continue enforcing an unconstitutional legal theory being weaponized against gun owners by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. GOA According to a recent statement in GOA’s Texas et al. v. ATF case, DOJ claims that ATF “continue[s] to enforce the NFA’s and the […]

  • Black Women Bear Brunt Of Mass Layoffs With The Rise Of AI And The End Of DEI
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 2:40 am

    Black Women Bear Brunt Of Mass Layoffs With The Rise Of AI And The End Of DEI Over the course of the last decade, the great social debate has mostly revolved around the issue of “merit vs equity”, or equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome.  For anyone with common sense it’s clear that “equity” is a non-starter; a system which skews accomplishment and hands success to unqualified people based solely on their ethnicity, […]

  • Macquarie: Two More Months Of War Could Send Oil To $200
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 2:15 am

    Macquarie: Two More Months Of War Could Send Oil To $200 Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com  Oil prices could hit a record $200 per barrel if the war in the Middle East drags on through the entire second quarter, analysts at Macquarie Group have warned.  The odds of the Iran war dragging on until June were put at 40% by the analysts in a note carried by Bloomberg. But the scenario of the war ending by the end of […]

  • Israeli Military Chief Warns Army Nearing Internal Collapse As Netanyahu Pushes Service Extensions
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 1:50 am

    Israeli Military Chief Warns Army Nearing Internal Collapse As Netanyahu Pushes Service Extensions In a surprising announcement splashed all over Israeli media front pages, especially given the ongoing censorship regimen related to the Iran war, Israel’s military chief has sounded the alarm over a severe manpower crisis in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has warned the “IDF is going to […]

  • Vance Claims Iran Could Make Nuclear Suicide Vest
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 1:25 am

    Vance Claims Iran Could Make Nuclear Suicide Vest Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday attempted to justify the continued US-Israeli war against Iran by implying that Iran could potentially turn a nuclear bomb into a suicide vest, a claim not grounded in reality. Vance made the claim during a cabinet meeting while discussing military and diplomatic “options” that the US has regarding the […]

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  • Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 1:00 am

    Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows in the United States, a segment of American consumers is increasingly drawn to Chinese-made models—largely due to their affordability, advanced technology, and feature-rich designs. However, steep trade barriers and political resistance continue to keep these vehicles out of the U.S. market, according to Reuters.  With […]

  • US Offers Up To $3 Million Bounty For Information On Finances Of Haitian Gangs
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 12:35 am

    US Offers Up To $3 Million Bounty For Information On Finances Of Haitian Gangs Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. government on March 25 announced a bounty of up to $3 million for information on the finances of Haiti’s ‌Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs. Armed police ride in the back of a truck after the streets of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, were deserted following a call for a […]

  • Moore Problems? Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Booed At Baltimore Stadium In Deep-Blue Territory
    by Tyler Durden on March 28, 2026 at 12:10 am

    Moore Problems? Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Booed At Baltimore Stadium In Deep-Blue Territory Left-wing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was greeted Thursday afternoon by a stadium full of boos at Camden Yards on Opening Day for Orioles baseball, a striking public rebuke of the struggling governor and the one-party rule of Democratic Party kings and queens running the state into the ground. Gov. Wes Moore was booed by the crowd ahead of the […]

  • $100 Oil Is Solving Russia’s Budget Problem
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 11:45 pm

    $100 Oil Is Solving Russia’s Budget Problem Submitted by Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Russia is getting an unexpected windfall from the war in the Middle East. The Kremlin’s oil revenues this month hit a four-year high as oil prices jumped to $100 per barrel amid the Iran war and the de facto closed Strait of Hormuz. Moscow expects so much additional revenues from the oil price spike that authorities are unlikely to […]

  • US Deploys Ukrainian-Style Drone Boat In Iran War As AI Weapons Race Accelerates
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 11:20 pm

    US Deploys Ukrainian-Style Drone Boat In Iran War As AI Weapons Race Accelerates The Department of War confirmed to Reuters that it deployed Ukrainian-style drone boats to the Middle East as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. This move signals that the DoW is quickly learning a major lesson from the four-year Russia-Ukraine war: inexpensive autonomous systems, from drone boats to kamikaze drones, are necessary and are […]

  • Louisville Shells Out $800,000 For Unconstitutional Demands On Christian Photographer
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 10:55 pm

    Louisville Shells Out $800,000 For Unconstitutional Demands On Christian Photographer Authored by Jonathan Turley, The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $800,000 in attorney fees to settle a case with a Christian photographer who fought to protect her religious and free speech rights over the years of litigation. Louisville ultimately spent a fortune to force Chelsey Nelson to photograph same sex marriages under […]

  • After Putin’s Guarded Iran War Comments, Medvedev Enters The Chat
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 10:30 pm

    After Putin’s Guarded Iran War Comments, Medvedev Enters The Chat Earlier this week President Putin weighed in on America’s Iran operations, and as we detailed his comments were predictably a bit guarded. He had compared the war and the Hormuz Strait closure – and subsequent impact on global energy – to the massive widescale impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. But fundamentally he highlighted the “unpredictable” nature of the conflict […]

  • Trump To Put His Signature On US Dollar Bills, Breaking Tradition Since 1861
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 10:05 pm

    Trump To Put His Signature On US Dollar Bills, Breaking Tradition Since 1861 Authored by Brian Quarmby via CoinTelegraph.com, US President Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting president in history to have his signature put on US paper currency. In an announcement on Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury said the move would mark the 250th anniversary of the US. It will put both Trump and Treasury Secretary […]

  • Asia Begins Pricing US Oil Against Brent As Dubai Volatility Spikes
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 9:15 pm

    Asia Begins Pricing US Oil Against Brent As Dubai Volatility Spikes Submitted by Michael Kern of OilPrice.com Asian refiners have started pricing their orders for U.S. crude oil against the ICE Brent benchmark instead of the typical pricing on Dubai crude, as the Middle Eastern benchmark has seen wild fluctuations amid choked physical supply from the Persian Gulf. Dubai crude prices soared last week to an all-time high of $169.75 […]

  • Disturbing “Five Nights At Epstein’s” Online Game Spreads Rapidly Through Classrooms
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 8:50 pm

    Disturbing “Five Nights At Epstein’s” Online Game Spreads Rapidly Through Classrooms A disturbing browser game called Five Nights at Epstein’s is spreading in schools, with students playing it during class and sharing videos online, according to Bloomberg. In the game, players take on the role of victims trapped on Jeffrey Epstein’s island, trying to survive five nights by avoiding assault. Its popularity has been fueled by […]

  • “Too Many Things Are Out Of Whack…”
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    “Too Many Things Are Out Of Whack…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “The people we care about most, the undocumented migrants…” – Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Cult Classics Tensions rise as the green fuse drives the flowers of springtime (and thank you, Dylan Thomas, for the loan.) Too many things are out of whack. Some are actually breaking. A physics of events is at work that will bring our affairs back to true, but […]

  • US Signals Allies ‘No Immediate Plans’ For Ground Invasion, As Iran Warns ‘Heavy Price’ To Pay For Nuclear & Steel Plant Attacks
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    US Signals Allies ‘No Immediate Plans’ For Ground Invasion, As Iran Warns ‘Heavy Price’ To Pay For Nuclear & Steel Plant Attacks Summary US signals to allies no ground invasion coming, with thousands of troops still en route: Iran denies requesting Donald Trump’s 10-day halt; Israel attacks steel & industrial sites. Also, Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor, part of the Arak Nuclear Complex, targeted. Yellow Cake […]

  • CPAC Shocker: Dallas Crowd Cheers For Trump Impeachment Hearings
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    CPAC Shocker: Dallas Crowd Cheers For Trump Impeachment Hearings In a moment that captured the growing unease within conservative circles, Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, found himself in an awkward spot at this year’s CPAC in the Dallas area on Friday. While attempting to rally the crowd, Schlapp asked, “How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?” The audience erupted in cheers. Visibly […]

  • Tiger Woods Involved In “Rollover Crash” On Jupiter Island
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 7:46 pm

    Tiger Woods Involved In “Rollover Crash” On Jupiter Island Golf pro Tiger Woods has reportedly been involved in a “rollover crash” on Jupiter Island, just north of Palm Beach County in Martin County, according to local media outlet WPTV. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the accident occurred near 281 Beach Road on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound. Property records from Zillow show the closest house to the accident is valued at […]

  • Soaring Prices Set To Crash China’s LNG Imports To 8-Year Low
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 7:30 pm

    Soaring Prices Set To Crash China’s LNG Imports To 8-Year Low Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Surging LNG prices amid the war in the Middle East are set to lead to the lowest monthly LNG imports into China in eight years as Qatari and UAE supply is off the market and Chinese buyers look to raise supply from domestic gas production and pipeline deliveries. China is on track to import about 3.7 million tons of LNG in […]

  • Trump Signs Memo Directing DHS To Pay TSA Agents; First Paychecks Could Arrive Monday
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    Trump Signs Memo Directing DHS To Pay TSA Agents; First Paychecks Could Arrive Monday Summary:   Reuters says 50,000 TSA agents could be paid as early as Monday Trump officially puts out a presidential memorandum instructing DHS to pay TSA agents House Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to put a short-term DHS funding package on the floor The resolution would fund all of DHS, including ICE and CBP It would replace […]

  • In Surprise Move, Iran Blocks Two Chinese Ships From Transiting Hormuz
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 7:00 pm

    In Surprise Move, Iran Blocks Two Chinese Ships From Transiting Hormuz In a surprise twist, Iran appears to have turned its back on its best (and only) client, Beijing, when it blocked two China-owned container vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in what the WSJ said was an unusual move by Tehran, which has focused its shipping blockade on countries it deems supporters of Israel and the U.S. Paper says “open.” Reality says […]

  • Musk Targets Retail Investors For Up To 30% Of SpaceX’s IPO Shares
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 6:20 pm

    Musk Targets Retail Investors For Up To 30% Of SpaceX’s IPO Shares Elon Musk is planning a highly unconventional IPO for SpaceX, aiming to make it one of the largest public offerings ever, with a target raise in the tens of billions, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead of relying solely on the standard investor roadshow, he is considering bringing investors directly to SpaceX sites, where they could tour facilities and […]

  • A Panicking Japan Considers Shorting Oil To Prop Up The Crashing Yen
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    A Panicking Japan Considers Shorting Oil To Prop Up The Crashing Yen With the yen collapse accelerating, and pushing the USDJPY above 160 for the first time since 2024, markets are on edge expecting a BOJ intervention at any moment as this was the price when the BOJ intervened last time. However, with BOJ interventions having been consistently proven futile with a half life of just weeks if not days, Japan – facing soaring […]

  • Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Account, DOJ Confirms
    by Tyler Durden on March 27, 2026 at 5:40 pm

    Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Account, DOJ Confirms Iran-linked hackers have claimed responsibility for breaching the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publicly releasing photographs of him, a purported resume, and excerpts of old emails. A U.S. Justice Department official has confirmed the compromise, marking the latest escalation in cyber tensions between the United States and […]

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