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  • US tech stocks under pressure as AI growth shows signs of cooling
    by Christina Comben on August 30, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    U.S. tech stocks came under pressure on Friday, driven by concerns about the rapid pace of investment in AI and a series of disappointing earnings reports in the semiconductor sector. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.2%, closing out a week in which the tech-heavy index struggled to maintain recent highs. Semiconductor sector hit hard Among the The post US tech stocks under pressure as AI growth shows signs of cooling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Bitcoin outflows aren’t benefiting gold; both assets feel the pressure
    by Christina Comben on August 30, 2025 at 3:21 pm

    Recent data from Bitcoin and gold ETFs revealed a departure from historical trends this month: instead of flows moving in opposite directions as they normally do, both Bitcoin and gold experienced outflows at the same time. This rare correlation speaks volumes about the current macroeconomic environment and shifting investor psychology. Bitcoin outflows didn’t benefit gold, The post Bitcoin outflows aren’t benefiting gold; both assets feel […]

  • Bitcoin is for payments; store of value is ‘just a neat byproduct’: BitVM creator
    by Christina Comben on August 30, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    The debate about Bitcoin as a method of payment versus a store of value is ongoing. With prices consistently above $100k, the relentless push from ETF issuers and Bitcoin treasury companies, and the inevitable institutionalization of the space, using Bitcoin for small payments seems more alien than ever. But is Jack Dorsey right in saying The post Bitcoin is for payments; store of value is ‘just a neat byproduct’: BitVM creator appeared […]

  • Bitfinex-backed Plasma secures EtherFi partnership with $500 million ETH vault integration
    by Gino Matos on August 29, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    Bitfinex-backed Plasma announced a strategic partnership with EtherFi on Aug. 29, positioning the stablecoin-focused neobank as a day-one launch partner for the blockchain’s mainnet beta. EtherFi will transfer over $500 million from its Ethereum (ETH) staking vault to Plasma’s platform, providing liquidity for stablecoin-backed yield strategies. The collaboration integrates EtherFi across Plasma’s DeFi ecosystem, providing The post […]

  • Tether abandons plan to freeze USDT on legacy crypto networks, classifies them ‘unsupported’
    by Assad Jafri on August 29, 2025 at 9:45 pm

    Tether abandoned plans to freeze its dollar-pegged USDT tokens on several older blockchains and is choosing instead to classify them as “unsupported,” according to an Aug. 29 statement. The change applies to networks such as Bitcoin Cash, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand, among others. Users will still be able to move tokens across wallets, but Tether The post Tether abandons plan to freeze USDT on legacy crypto networks, classifies them […]

  • BlackRock Ethereum ETF captures second-highest weekly inflows among over 4,400 ETFs
    by Gino Matos on August 29, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum (ETH) Trust ETF (ETHA) recorded $1.244 billion in weekly inflows from Aug. 18-22, ranking second among all 4,400-plus ETFs tracked during the period. NovaDius Wealth president Nate Geraci noted in an Aug. 29 post via X that only Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF outperformed ETHA’s with $1.711 billion in weekly flows. He also The post BlackRock Ethereum ETF captures second-highest weekly inflows among over 4,400 ETFs […]

  • Eliza Labs files antitrust lawsuit against X, alleging AI agent monopolization
    by Gino Matos on August 29, 2025 at 8:15 pm

    Eliza Labs and founder Shaw Walters filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against social media platform X on Aug. 27. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs are alleging that the social media platform fraudulently extracted technical information about their AI agents before deplatforming them and launching competing products. The complaint seeks damages exceeding $75,000 and immediate The post Eliza Labs files antitrust lawsuit against X, […]

  • Bitwise says Solana next to hit fresh highs as institutional adoption wave matures
    by Assad Jafri on August 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm

    Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said Solana could soon set new all-time highs, mirroring Bitcoin and Ethereum’s record runs earlier this year. Hougan argued that SOL is set to benefit from the same forces that propelled BTC and ETH to new highs this cycle, namely exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows, large capital firms entering the The post Bitwise says Solana next to hit fresh highs as institutional adoption wave matures appeared […]

  • Bitcoin signals uptrend resumption in late September based on holding patterns
    by Gino Matos on August 29, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    Bitcoin (BTC) holding patterns suggest a potential resumption of the uptrend starting in late September 2025, as long-term accumulation data reveals evolving market dynamics driven by institutional adoption and policy catalysts. CryptoQuant Korean Community Manager Crypto Dan’s analysis reveals that the current cycle differs from previous bull markets due to extended timeframes and flattening momentum The post Bitcoin signals uptrend […]

  • Japan-based Gumi commits $17M to XRP amid expansion into global payment networks
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 29, 2025 at 5:53 pm

    Tokyo-based game developer Gumi Inc. is stepping deeper into digital assets with plans to acquire 2.5 billion yen (equivalent to $17 million) worth of XRP, according to an Aug. 29 announcement. The purchase will be spread across five months from September 2025 through February 2026. According to the firm, the move is designed to give Gumi The post Japan-based Gumi commits $17M to XRP amid expansion into global payment networks appeared first […]

  • Florida Probe Uncovers Migrant CDL Test Cheating With Hidden Cameras
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Florida Probe Uncovers Migrant CDL Test Cheating With Hidden Cameras Florida investigators say some migrants have been using hidden cameras and earpieces to cheat on commercial driver’s license (CDL) exams, allowing them to operate 18-wheelers despite not knowing English, according to WTLV-TV and Breitbart. According to WTLV-TV, applicants used tiny cameras to transmit test questions outside DMV facilities, where an accomplice […]

  • Prominent Ukrainian Politician Assassinated In Broad Daylight On Streets Of Lviv
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    Prominent Ukrainian Politician Assassinated In Broad Daylight On Streets Of Lviv Former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy – a prominent voice on the hardline Ukrainian right – was shot and killed in the western city of Lviv on Saturday, grabbing headlines in Ukraine and internationally, and resulting in an urgent manhunt for the assailant. He had been walking casually near his home on a sidewalk when he was executed in […]

  • America Has A “Transtifa” Problem 
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    America Has A “Transtifa” Problem  At the start of the year, only eight days into President Trump’s second term, the FBI’s counterterrorism division held an unclassified briefing on an emerging domestic terrorism threat: “Nihilistic Accelerationism.” I was at an FBI briefing just 6 months ago where “Nihilistic Accelerationism” was a hot topic as an emerging threat. That meant groups like The Com, 764, O9A… Not sure what […]

  • Israel Sees Sykes-Picot Borders As ‘Meaningless’ & ‘Will Go Where They Want’: Trump Envoy
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Israel Sees Sykes-Picot Borders As ‘Meaningless’ & ‘Will Go Where They Want’: Trump Envoy Via Middle East Eye Israel is not interested in adhering to the Middle East’s established borders set by the WWI Sykes-Picot agreement and has the “capacity or the desire” to take over Lebanon and Syria, according to US special envoy Tom Barrack. Barrack made the assessment in an astonishing and candid interview with online personality […]

  • Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Expansion Of Fast-Track Deportations
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Expansion Of Fast-Track Deportations A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s attempt to expand fast-track deportations across the United States, ruling that the policy violated illegal immigrants’ constitutional rights to due process. In an Aug. 29 decision, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) January order authorizing […]

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  • Democrats “Are Society Destroyers”
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 4:50 pm

    Democrats “Are Society Destroyers” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Senior White House advisor Stephen Miller shredded Democrats during a press briefing, defining them as having aligned with an overall ideology that is anti-human. “[Democrats] are society destroyers,” Miller declared. “It’s a simple choice. You either side with civilization, or with anarchy and violence,” he added. 🚨 BREAKING: Stephen […]

  • Minneapolis Shooter’s Mother Not Speaking To Police
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 3:40 pm

    Minneapolis Shooter’s Mother Not Speaking To Police Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The mother of the man who killed two children at a Minneapolis church and school and left 18 other people wounded is not speaking to authorities, the city’s police chief said on Aug. 28. In the aftermath of the Annunciation Catholic Community school shooting in Minneapolis, people attend an interfaith prayer […]

  • From Blacklist To NIH Director: Jay Bhattacharya On Fauci, Bioweapons, And The Collapse Of Free Speech In Science
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    From Blacklist To NIH Director: Jay Bhattacharya On Fauci, Bioweapons, And The Collapse Of Free Speech In Science Director of the National Institute of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, sat down for an extended interview with ZeroHedge. Bhattacharya, long known as one of the fiercest critics of lockdown orthodoxy, has gone from blacklisted dissenter to running the world’s largest biomedical research agency. He carries into his new […]

  • On Ukraine, Ignore What Trump Says – Watch What He Does
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 2:30 pm

    On Ukraine, Ignore What Trump Says – Watch What He Does Authored by Larry C. Johnson I continue to believe that it is more important to watch what Donald Trump does rather than focus on what he says. However, his remarks during the meeting of his cabinet earlier this week regarding negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are alarming and merit attention. When asked about Sergei Lavrov’s comment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

  • These Are The 10 Most-Used AI Chatbots In 2025
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 1:55 pm

    These Are The 10 Most-Used AI Chatbots In 2025 Chatbots have become a key interface for AI in both personal and professional settings. From helping draft emails to answering complex queries, their reach has grown tremendously. This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, ranks the most-used AI chatbots of 2025 by annual web visits. It provides insight into how dominant certain platforms have become, and how fast some […]

  • German Political Parties (Ex-AfD) Sign ‘Fairness Pact’ That Prevents Criticizing Immigration
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 1:20 pm

    German Political Parties (Ex-AfD) Sign ‘Fairness Pact’ That Prevents Criticizing Immigration Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, In Cologne’s upcoming local election campaign, all major parties except the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have pledged to speak only positively about immigration and avoid linking it to social problems. The CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP, Left Party, Volt, and Die Partei signed a “fairness […]

  • Trump Wins: All NATO Members To Reach 2% Spending Target In 2025
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 12:45 pm

    Trump Wins: All NATO Members To Reach 2% Spending Target In 2025 According to new data released this week, all NATO members are expected to reach the alliance’s 2-percent goal this year. Spending 2 percent of GDP on the military is a benchmark that NATO set for itself in 2014, but which was not reached by many members for years. You will find more infographics at Statista Now, countries have upped spending as fear of new […]

  • Germany Boosts Energy Security With New LNG Terminal
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 12:10 pm

    Germany Boosts Energy Security With New LNG Terminal By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The German port of Wilhelmshaven is launching its second LNG terminal to process imported liquefied natural gas, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), the state operator of the facility, said on Thursday.   Wilhelmshaven 02 will commence commercial operations on August 29, following a successful commissioning phase, DET said, adding that the […]

  • Where Crime Is Seen As A Major Issue (And Where It Isn’t)
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 11:35 am

    Where Crime Is Seen As A Major Issue (And Where It Isn’t) A recent Statista Consumer Insights survey, visualized in the chart below by Kathraina Buchholz, shows that worry about crime is on the minds of many residents of Latin American countries as well as those in South Africa, Sweden and Italy.   You will find more infographics at Statista While South Africa and parts of Latin America are known for their high levels of […]

  • Europe On Path To War Economy: Rheinmetall Opens Continent’s Largest Ammo Factory
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 11:00 am

    Europe On Path To War Economy: Rheinmetall Opens Continent’s Largest Ammo Factory Submitted by Thomas Kolbe In Unterlüß, Lower Saxony, Europe’s largest ammunition factory began production yesterday. What started clandestinely is now being publicly scaled with full firepower: the European Union is building its own war economy. In the good old days in Germany, recessions were typically masked by state-funded infrastructure […]

  • Bring Back Asylums: It’s Time To Talk About Transgender Fatigue In America
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 3:25 am

    Bring Back Asylums: It’s Time To Talk About Transgender Fatigue In America Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Transgenderism is not a civil rights movement; it’s a social engineering experiment. The LGBT movement is not a struggle for equal rights; it’s a covert war for political control. The agenda of the people involved in the spheres of trans-activism are radical zealots hellbent on the destruction of their enemies […]

  • Switzerland Tops US As World’s Wealthiest Nation Per Person
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 3:00 am

    Switzerland Tops US As World’s Wealthiest Nation Per Person In 2024, global wealth per person increased by 4.6%, but which countries have the highest wealth per person? This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, ranks the top 15 countries by average and median wealth per person, based on data from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2025. Highest Average Wealth per Person by Country Average wealth is calculated by […]

  • Treasury Says Chinese Money Launderers ‘Vital’ To Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 2:35 am

    Treasury Says Chinese Money Launderers ‘Vital’ To Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Treasury Department revealed in an Aug. 28 advisory the scope of Chinese money laundering networks’ role in the fentanyl crisis and the harm they have caused the United States. Tablets suspected to be fentanyl are placed on a graph to measure their size at the Drug Enforcement […]

  • Which Governments Hold The Most Bitcoin?
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 2:10 am

    Which Governments Hold The Most Bitcoin? Governments worldwide are increasingly holding bitcoin, whether through deliberate strategy or enforcement seizures. Today, some of the biggest national treasuries include hundreds of thousands of coins, worth billions of dollars. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu visualizes the countries with the most bitcoin as of July 31, 2025. Data & Discussion The data for this […]

  • Stats Show Shocking Surge In Attacks On Churches In America
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 1:45 am

    Stats Show Shocking Surge In Attacks On Churches In America Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In 2024, the United States witnessed a significant uptick in acts of hostility targeting churches, with a total of 436 documented incidents—a sharp increase from 315 in 2023 and nearly double the 230 reported in 2022. This data, compiled by the Family Research Council (FRC), highlights a troubling trend amid broader […]

  • Car Ownership Costs Soar: Why 60% Of Drivers Are Keeping Their Cars
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 1:20 am

    Car Ownership Costs Soar: Why 60% Of Drivers Are Keeping Their Cars From Boomers to Gen Z, drivers are reshaping the road ahead in response to increasingly expensive car ownership costs. Nearly 60% of Americans now keep their cars longer to manage rising interest rates, insurance premiums, and fuel prices. This graphic, created by Visual Capitalist’s Alan Kennedy in partnership with Empower, visualizes how Americans are adjusting […]

  • Indian Refiners Increase Russian Crude Purchases Despite Tariffs
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 12:55 am

    Indian Refiners Increase Russian Crude Purchases Despite Tariffs By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com India’s refiners are expected to import more Russian crude oil in September compared to this month’s levels as discounts are deepening amid Russia’s constrained refining capacity due to Ukrainian drone strikes, traders told Reuters on Thursday. A few weeks ago, the biggest Indian state-owned refiners, including IndianOil […]

  • These Are The World’s Most Unaffordable Housing Markets
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 12:30 am

    These Are The World’s Most Unaffordable Housing Markets Buying a home is becoming increasingly out of reach in many of the world’s top cities. Property prices have greatly outpaced incomes over the past few decades, pushing affordability to historic lows. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu ranks the world’s most unaffordable housing markets using the house price-to-income ratio. Data & Discussion The […]

  • The Power Behind The Picture: Why SWIFT, Not Sanctions, May Shape The Ukraine Endgame
    by Tyler Durden on August 30, 2025 at 12:05 am

    The Power Behind The Picture: Why SWIFT, Not Sanctions, May Shape The Ukraine Endgame Authored by Tanvi Ratna via The Epoch Times, When European leaders gathered in the Oval Office last week—Macron, von der Leyen, Starmer, Merz—the photo quickly made the rounds. President Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk, flanked by figures from across the Atlantic. The posture, the optics, the framing—it appeared to confirm a familiar […]

  • Rubio Blocks Visas For Palestinian Leaders, Including Abbas, Ahead Of UN Summit
    by Tyler Durden on August 29, 2025 at 11:40 pm

    Rubio Blocks Visas For Palestinian Leaders, Including Abbas, Ahead Of UN Summit A major Friday development has put the prospect of peace in Gaza and the West Bank even further away. The Trump administration has revoked visas for officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – including PA President Mahmoud Abbas. They were expected to attend upcoming high-level meetings at the United […]

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