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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’ […]

  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

  • Awkward: One Of My Biggest Donors Cares More About Israel Than US, Trump Says
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    Awkward: One Of My Biggest Donors Cares More About Israel Than US, Trump Says Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, President Trump on Monday suggested that Miriam Adelson, one of his biggest donors during his 2024 campaign, “loves” Israel more than the United States, comments he made during an address to the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. “I’m gonna get her in trouble with this one, but I actually asked her once, ‘So, […]

  • GM Takes $1.6 Billion Hit As It Scales Back EV Operations
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    GM Takes $1.6 Billion Hit As It Scales Back EV Operations General Motors said on Oct. 14 that it will bear a $1.6 billion loss to scale back its electric vehicle (EV) operations, citing weaker expected demand following recent U.S. policy changes that ended federal EV tax credits and loosened emissions rules. The Detroit-based automaker said its Audit Committee approved the loss on Oct. 7, covering the three months ended Sept. 30. […]

  • 1 In 3 Brown U. Freshmen Are LGBT: Survey
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 5:40 pm

    1 In 3 Brown U. Freshmen Are LGBT: Survey Authored by Jeanine Yuen via The College Fix, About one in three Brown University freshmen say they are gay, bisexual, transgender, or one of the other numerous options, according to a recent survey by the student newspaper. The numbers are somewhat similar to a survey two years ago, also by the Brown Daily Herald, which found 40 percent of the student body identified as LGBTQ.  […]

  • French Stocks, Bonds Rally After French Premier Lecornu Compromises To Win Socialist Party Support To Avoid Ouster
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 5:20 pm

    French Stocks, Bonds Rally After French Premier Lecornu Compromises To Win Socialist Party Support To Avoid Ouster Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pulled off the impossible – for now – by suspending President Emmanuel Macron’s 2023 pension reform, which raised the retirement age. The desperate political maneuvering was aimed at securing crucial support from the Socialist Party in France’s National Assembly to survive […]

  • DOE Meets With Nuclear Companies Today To Kick Off Defense Production Act Consortium
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    DOE Meets With Nuclear Companies Today To Kick Off Defense Production Act Consortium Today is October 14, and as the Office of Nuclear Energy wrote back in August, should mark the first meeting of the Defense Production Act Consortium who is seeking agreements with U.S. nuclear companies as part of an effort to rebuild the nation’s nuclear fuel supply chain The consortium, first announced by DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy on […]

  • EU Ratchets Up China Pressure, May Force Beijing To Transfer Tech
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 4:45 pm

    EU Ratchets Up China Pressure, May Force Beijing To Transfer Tech On Monday, the Dutch government took control of Chinese-owned semiconductor maker Nexperia – citing risks to Europe’s economic security after alleging “serious governance shortcomings” at the company. One day later, and the EU is on the cusp of applying major pressure on Beijing. As Bloomberg reports, the European Union is “considering forcing Chinese firms to […]

  • Jennings Shreds Democrats Who Refuse To Credit Trump Over Peace Deal
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    Jennings Shreds Democrats Who Refuse To Credit Trump Over Peace Deal Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Scott Jennings, the only person with a brain working at CNN, has blasted Democrats, and in particular Barack Hussein Obama, who still refuse to give credit to President Trump for negotiating an historic peace deal in Gaza. As we highlighted earlier, Obama put out a statement expressing relief and thanks that the […]

  • Watch: Fed Chair Powell Tilts Dovish On Labor Risks, Suggests Imminent End To QT
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 4:20 pm

    Watch: Fed Chair Powell Tilts Dovish On Labor Risks, Suggests Imminent End To QT Update (1225ET): We have an answer: Fed Chair Powell definitely erred on the side of caution about the labor market (dovish) in his prepared remarks today (see below): “While the unemployment rate remained low through August, payroll gains have slowed sharply, likely in part due to a decline in labor force growth due to lower immigration and labor […]

  • Creation And Destruction Of Creative Destruction
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 3:45 pm

    Creation And Destruction Of Creative Destruction By Philip Marey, Senior US strategist at Rabobank The S&P500 rebounded yesterday as the US and China are trying to de-escalate the trade tensions that flared up recently. The Chinese want to save the summit between Xi and Trump and the Americans want to save their stock market. However, the Trump administration is considering various options to strike back at the China, if […]

  • White House Readies Next Round Of Layoffs As Shutdown Drags On
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    White House Readies Next Round Of Layoffs As Shutdown Drags On Update (1100ET): The White House is readying another round of layoffs, or “Reductions in Force” – as President Trump tries to pressure Democrats into signing the GOP’s continuing resolution to end the government shutdown. “OMB is making every preparation to batten down the hatches and ride out the Democrats’ intransigence,” the White House Office of Management and […]

  • Chuck Schumer Calls For “Forceful” Uprising Against Trump Administration
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 2:05 pm

    Chuck Schumer Calls For “Forceful” Uprising Against Trump Administration The political left believes that enforcing basic laws is an act of “tyranny” as long as those laws are inconvenient to their agenda.  And hypocritically, when they are in government power any notion of civil liberty goes out the window, as we witnessed during the Biden Administration’s widespread censorship of social media and Democrat efforts to prosecute […]

  • Dark Money British Political Operatives Interfering In American Elections
    by Tyler Durden on October 14, 2025 at 1:45 pm

    Dark Money British Political Operatives Interfering In American Elections Authored by Paul Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, A few years back, I kept tripping across one of the many “disinformation experts” who popped up during the COVID pandemic like mushrooms on a rotten log after a hard night’s rain. I had no clue who Imran Ahmed was, nor his Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), but the Biden White House […]

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