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  • Ethereum’s 4 consecutive weeks of price rallies fuel bullish bets of $3200
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 24, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    Ethereum traders are rebuilding bullish exposure to the second-largest cryptocurrency, with derivatives markets showing renewed demand for upside bets. According to CryptoSlate’s data, ETH has gained about 11% this month on the back of a four-week stretch of gains, its longest in nearly a year. This uptrend pushed ETH to around $2330, its highest price The post Ethereum’s 4 consecutive weeks of price rallies fuel bullish bets of $3200 […]

  • Bitcoin ends week resilient around $78,000 as Trump’s new rhetoric sent oil price back above $100
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 24, 2026 at 6:10 pm

    Bitcoin held near $78,000 on Friday as oil prices climbed past $100 a barrel, testing whether the largest digital asset can sustain its April rebound while the US-Iran conflict keeps energy markets on edge. The move came after President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the US Navy controlled the The post Bitcoin ends week resilient around $78,000 as Trump’s new rhetoric sent oil price back above $100 […]

  • Yearly DeFi hacks cost 8,500% more than TradFi breaches per dollar moved
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 24, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    I believe the hardest question for DeFi in 2026 is whether the original dream is still alive. The collective bargain was simple. Users would hold their own keys. Code would execute the rules. Markets would stay open. Ledgers would be visible. Intermediaries would lose power because financial services could run on public smart contracts rather The post Yearly DeFi hacks cost 8,500% more than TradFi breaches per dollar moved appeared first on […]

  • Surprisingly Bitcoin’s paper hands are not ETF buyers as 38% plunge reveals
    by Gino Matos on April 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm

    The March and April 2026 drawdown has structural consequences, as Bitcoin ETF holders stayed steady. Bitcoin sits near $78,000, roughly 38% below the $125,761 peak from Oct. 6, and US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $1.32 billion in March, reversing a four-month outflow streak. Then, the ETFs added another $2.42 billion in net inflows between The post Surprisingly Bitcoin’s paper hands are not ETF buyers as 38% plunge reveals appeared first on […]

  • Trump “not happy” with prediction markets – says world is a “casino” as Special Forces soldier arrested for insider trading on Polymarket
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 24, 2026 at 12:16 pm

    Federal prosecutors have charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier who the indictment says has served as a U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant, with allegedly using classified information about a military operation to make more than $400,000 in prediction-market profits. After months of online discourse around suspected insider trading on Polymarket and Kalshi, The post Trump “not happy” with prediction markets […]

  • Installing ‘official’ crypto tool turned laptops into launchpads to hijack GitHub accounts
    by Gino Matos on April 24, 2026 at 10:35 am

    On Apr. 22, a malicious version of Bitwarden’s command-line interface appeared on npm under the official package name @bitwarden/[email protected]. For 93 minutes, anyone who pulled the CLI through npm received a backdoored substitute for the legitimate tool. Bitwarden detected the compromise, removed the package, and issued a statement saying it found no evidence that attackers The post Installing ‘official’ crypto tool turned laptops into […]

  • Bitcoin’s path to $150,000 is still open in 2026 as $3.8 billion recovery hits crossroads
    by Gino Matos on April 24, 2026 at 9:10 am

    Several recovery engines are running in parallel as Bitcoin trades near $78,000, roughly 38% below its October 2025 peak. US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $1.32 billion in March, reversing the outflow streak that ran from November 2025 through February. From Apr. 6 through Apr. 22, they added another $2.42 billion net, with the largest The post Bitcoin’s path to $150,000 is still open in 2026 as $3.8 billion recovery hits crossroads appeared […]

  • Cardano development teams wants almost $50 million for Bitcoin DeFi and Vision 2030
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 23, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    Input Output Global, the primary software laboratory behind the Cardano blockchain, has halved its annual treasury funding request, asking the network’s decentralized governance body for $46.8 million to finance its 2026 operations. The pullback marks a deliberate transition away from single-entity dominance, pivoting the ecosystem toward a future where specialized third-party firms shoulder a larger The post Cardano development teams wants […]

  • US Bankers push for 60 day delay to stop national stablecoin rules going live
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 23, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    US banking groups are pressing regulators to slow parts of the federal rollout of the GENIUS Act, opening a new front in their broader fight over how far stablecoins should be allowed to move into territory long dominated by bank deposits. On April 22, the American Bankers Association (ABA) and three other banking trade groups The post US Bankers push for 60 day delay to stop national stablecoin rules going live appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • SoftWar begins: US armed forces once blasted crypto now they are running a Bitcoin node for America’s security
    by Gino Matos on April 23, 2026 at 2:48 pm

    Admiral Samuel Paparo appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Apr. 21 for a posture review for the US Indo-Pacific Command ahead of the fiscal year 2027 defense request. Paparo reportedly disclosed that INDOPACOM is running a Bitcoin node and treating the protocol’s architecture as operationally relevant for securing networks and projecting power. In The post SoftWar begins: US armed forces once blasted crypto now they are […]

  • The Pope’s True Loyalty Is To Globalism, Not Christianity
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 9:15 pm

    The Pope’s True Loyalty Is To Globalism, Not Christianity Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us They used to call it the “new world order” – A partially public and partially covert agenda to dismantle western civilization. Its purpose is to upend the global financial system, destroy liberty minded movements and eventually erase nations and borders to produce a single communist-like central government ruled by the […]

  • Why Did China Reserve A Vast Offshore Airspace For 40 Days Without Explanation?
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    Why Did China Reserve A Vast Offshore Airspace For 40 Days Without Explanation? Authored by via The Epoch Times, China has imposed a 40-day offshore airspace restriction larger than Taiwan without explanation, signaling a potential shift toward sustained military readiness near Japan and U.S. allies. China filed Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) reserving offshore airspace in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea from March 27 to May […]

  • IRGC Seizes Ship With Witkoff-Kushner Team En Route To Pakistan; US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Iran Shadow Fleet
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 8:03 pm

    IRGC Seizes Ship With Witkoff-Kushner Team En Route To Pakistan; US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Iran Shadow Fleet Summary IRGC seizes a ship it says ‘collaborated with US’ in provocative move ahead of Pakistan talks; Iran FM preparing written proposal for US side. President Trump is sending two envoys – Steve Witkoff and Jared Jushner – for talks with Iran in Pakistan, CNN reported, while Tehran sounded a more pessimistic […]

  • Israeli Media Says IDF Soldiers Looting ‘On A Crazy Scale’ In Lebanon
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    Israeli Media Says IDF Soldiers Looting ‘On A Crazy Scale’ In Lebanon Authored by Brett Wilkins While media coverage of Israel’s war on Lebanon mainly focuses on the slaughter of hundreds of Lebanese civilians and destruction of entire villages, Israel Defense Forces commanders are tacitly condoning widespread looting by their troops in Lebanon, according to reporting Thursday. Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper, […]

  • Fusion Energy: Why America Needs To Own Its Technology
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 7:15 pm

    Fusion Energy: Why America Needs To Own Its Technology Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute, For decades, fusion energy has been the great scientific pursuit – clean, limitless power drawn from the same physics that powers the sun. Enormous progress has been made in the technology required to harness nuclear fusion and significant investment is now being made by private companies and President Donald J. Trump’s […]

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  • Ilhan Omar Accused Of Trying To Steer $1.4M To Nonprofit With Somali Restaurant For Address
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 6:55 pm

    Ilhan Omar Accused Of Trying To Steer $1.4M To Nonprofit With Somali Restaurant For Address U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is facing fresh accusations after Republicans flagged her reported push to direct more than $1 million in federal taxpayer funds to a small Somali-led nonprofit whose listed project address matches a Minneapolis restaurant. The nonprofit, Generation Hope MN, describes itself as providing addiction recovery […]

  • FDA Approves First Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 6:35 pm

    FDA Approves First Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal regulators on Thursday approved the first gene therapy to restore hearing, just two months after the therapy’s maker formally requested a license. Dr. Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, in an undated file photograph. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Food and Drug […]

  • Race To Refill U.S. Weapons Stockpiles Will Supercharge War Economy
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 6:15 pm

    Race To Refill U.S. Weapons Stockpiles Will Supercharge War Economy The U.S. military’s 55-day war with Iran has alarmingly drawn down several categories of high-end air-delivered munitions, forcing the Department of War to draw from critical stockpiles in Asia and Europe. The drawdown of these weapons only suggests a possible readiness problem and helps explain why President Trump’s war economy is set to accelerate, with expected […]

  • Watch: GOP Rep. Declares SPLC “Absolutely” Culpable In Charlie Kirk Assassination
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 5:55 pm

    Watch: GOP Rep. Declares SPLC “Absolutely” Culpable In Charlie Kirk Assassination Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Rep. Andy Ogles was adamant when asked if the Southern Poverty Law Center bears responsibility for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The Tennessee Republican connected the dots between the SPLC’s long-running smear campaign against conservatives and the fresh Trump DOJ indictment exposing the group’s […]

  • DOE’s Nuclear Fuel Consortium Announces Seven-Year Plan
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 5:25 pm

    DOE’s Nuclear Fuel Consortium Announces Seven-Year Plan After eight months of closed-door meetings, the Department of Energy’s Defense Production Act (DPA) Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium has rolled out its latest effort: a plan to strengthen America’s entire domestic nuclear fuel supply chain… over the next seven years. BREAKING: @ENERGY is deploying the Defense Production Act to ensure that the U.S. will have the nuclear […]

  • Dr. Oz Demands States Take Action On Medicaid Fraud
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 5:05 pm

    Dr. Oz Demands States Take Action On Medicaid Fraud Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demanded that states across the nation take action to crack down on fraud in Medicaid, one of the federal government’s health insurance programs. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks during an […]

  • U.S. Wheat Futs Hit Two-Year High As Wall Street Sounds Alarm Over Drought Shock
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 4:45 pm

    U.S. Wheat Futs Hit Two-Year High As Wall Street Sounds Alarm Over Drought Shock Hard red winter wheat climbed to a two-year high by the end of the week, as our coverage of the drought shock now hitting America’s Breadbasket raises serious alarm bells on commodity desks. The concern is not just reduced crop yields and quality. It is colliding with fertilizer shortages and elevated diesel prices, creating a broader inflationary […]

  • Jane Street Made A Record $40 Billion In Trading Revenue Last Year, More Than All Wall Street Banks
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 4:22 pm

    Jane Street Made A Record $40 Billion In Trading Revenue Last Year, More Than All Wall Street Banks The 10am slam in bitcoin, which we documented virtually every days since 2024 may have ended once Jane Street got busted for insider trading in the Terraform collapse, but that doesn’t mean that the Wall Street HFT trading giant slowed down. On the contrary: according to Bloomberg, Jane Street Group reeled in a Wall Street record […]

  • Cava’s Lone Bear Analyst Flags Weak Foot Traffic After Stock’s 123% Surge
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    Cava’s Lone Bear Analyst Flags Weak Foot Traffic After Stock’s 123% Surge Northcoast Research analyst Jim Sanderson has emerged as Cava Group’s lone bear on Wall Street, warning in an interview with Bloomberg that the stock’s 123% rally has gone too far. “The risk profile, given what I see macroeconomically, is unnerving,” Sanderson said in the interview. He noted that the recent surge in the stock has made it very expensive to […]

  • Appeals Court Backs Ruling That Denver Must Pay $14 Million To George Floyd Protesters
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 3:45 pm

    Appeals Court Backs Ruling That Denver Must Pay $14 Million To George Floyd Protesters Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld a jury’s verdict that ordered the City and County of Denver to pay 12 George Floyd protesters $14 million for “unconstitutional” use of force during 2020 rallies. Police officers walk through a cloud of tear gas as they try to […]

  • China Curbs US Investment In Tech Companies After Meta Acquisition Of Manus
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 3:35 pm

    China Curbs US Investment In Tech Companies After Meta Acquisition Of Manus Following earlier news that China has blacklisted 7 EU defense and aerospace firms over their dealings with Taiwan, Bloomberg reports that China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups, from accepting US capital without government approval.  Chinese regulators, including the National Development and Reform Commission, have […]

  • White House Expects ‘Swift’ Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    White House Expects ‘Swift’ Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting ‘swift’ confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed’s building construction project.  On Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made clear that he would block Warsh’s nomination unless the Powell […]

  • Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates: Report
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates: Report Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically – at least on paper – since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report from Heterodox Academy says. University of Michigan students pass signage on […]

  • Scramble For AI Compute: Meta Inks Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Amazon For CPU Chips
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 2:45 pm

    Scramble For AI Compute: Meta Inks Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Amazon For CPU Chips Meta Platforms inked a multibillion-dollar agreement with Amazon to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton processor cores in support of its next-generation AI buildout. The deal makes Meta one of the largest Graviton customers globally and shows CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s willingness to spend aggressively on compute infrastructure as the AI arms race […]

  • Getting More Anxious
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 2:25 pm

    Getting More Anxious By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank We have another potentially eventful weekend ahead of us. A three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may ease tensions between the US and Iran somewhat, as Trump wants to avoid that this conflict undermines peace talks with Iran. However, there are still no indications that a new round of talks will be held, as both sides continue to […]

  • Kremlin Hails Putin Invite To G20 Summit In Miami, After Trump Said His Presence ‘Very Helpful’
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    Kremlin Hails Putin Invite To G20 Summit In Miami, After Trump Said His Presence ‘Very Helpful’ The G20 Miami summit is set to take place at Trump National Doral Golf Course and will focus on “unleashing economic prosperity by eliminating burdensome regulations, unlocking affordable energy and pioneering new technologies,” according to President Trump’s words.  Amazingly and quite surprisingly, the Russian Foreign Ministry has […]

  • JetBlue Sued For Allegedly Using Customers’ Personal Data To Hike Air Fares
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 1:45 pm

    JetBlue Sued For Allegedly Using Customers’ Personal Data To Hike Air Fares Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), JetBlue Airlines has been sued in a class action lawsuit seeking damages for allegedly using consumers’ personal data to increase airfares. A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 takes off from Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla., on May 15, 2014. Chris O’Meara/AP Photo The case was filed on […]

  • China Blacklists EU Defense, Aerospace Firms Over Taiwan Dealings
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 1:25 pm

    China Blacklists EU Defense, Aerospace Firms Over Taiwan Dealings China has newly placed a slew of EU defense and aerospace firms on a control list, or effectively a new blacklist, reportedly with an eye on Taiwan tensions. It has barred its exporters from supplying dual-use items to seven EU firms, including FN Herstal and Omnipol a.s., according to a statement from the Chinese commerce ministry. The ministry said the measure […]

  • Lilly Slides After New Obesity Pill Prescription Data Disappoints Wall Street
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 1:15 pm

    Lilly Slides After New Obesity Pill Prescription Data Disappoints Wall Street Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. fell in New York premarket trading after new industry prescription data for the drugmaker’s blockbuster obesity shot Zepbound and recently approved oral weight-loss pill Foundayo disappointed Wall Street analysts. Foundayo generated 3,707 prescriptions in its second week, according to new prescription-tracking data from […]

  • Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver For 90 Days To Counter Fuel Price Pressures
    by Tyler Durden on April 24, 2026 at 12:55 pm

    Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver For 90 Days To Counter Fuel Price Pressures On Friday, President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) for an additional 90 days. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel, oil, fertilizer, and other essential goods between U.S. ports, aiming to stabilize domestic supply chains and ease price pressures stemming from the […]

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