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- $110 billion in crypto left South Korea in 2025 owing to strict trading rulesby Olivier Acuna on January 2, 2026 at 2:25 pm
While South Korean financial officials acknowledged the need for new rules, disagreements over stablecoins delayed a broader crypto framework.
- Bitcoin miner Bitfarms exiting Latin America with $30M sale of Paraguay siteby Jamie Crawley on January 2, 2026 at 1:24 pm
The company is selling the site to the Sympatheia Power Fund, managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital.
- Iran accepts cryptocurrency as payment for advanced weaponsby Jamie Crawley on January 2, 2026 at 12:09 pm
Prospective customers could purchase weapons such as missiles, tanks and drones using crypto, according to a government website.
- Turkmenistan legalizes crypto mining and exchanges to boost the economyby Olivier Acuna on January 2, 2026 at 11:57 am
The legislation aims to boost economic development and foreign investment while treating virtual assets strictly as property.
- Internet Computer climbs back to $3 as short-term momentum improvesby Jamie Crawley on January 2, 2026 at 10:04 am
ICP pushed above the $3 level on rising activity, holding recent gains as traders reassess near-term direction.
- BONK jumps more than 10% in 24 hours as momentum pushes price higherby Jamie Crawley on January 2, 2026 at 9:02 am
The Solana-based token passed through a key technical level before easing back into consolidation.
- Bitcoin ETFs lose record $4.57 billion in two monthsby Omkar Godbole on January 2, 2026 at 7:45 am
Spot BTC ETFs registered their sharpest outflows on record through November and December as prices dropped 20%.
- Bitcoin’s squeeze sets stage for major price swingby Omkar Godbole on January 2, 2026 at 5:10 am
BTC’s volatility bands have compressed to levels that have historically paved the way for a renewed price turbulence.
- Cardano’s ADA pops 7%, bitcoin, ether show steady gains as traders enter 2026by Shaurya Malwa on January 2, 2026 at 3:49 am
ADA outperforms as traders return from the holiday break, but analysts say the market is still far from a broad altcoin season.
- Tether adds nearly $800 million in bitcoin, bringing holdings above 96,000 BTCby Shaurya Malwa on January 2, 2026 at 3:36 am
The purchase is part of Tether’s strategy to use up to 15% of its quarterly profits for bitcoin acquisitions.
- Dogecoin surges 7% as a double-bottom break sparks DOGE rallyby Shaurya Malwa on January 2, 2026 at 3:21 am
The breakout was supported by spot activity, indicating a healthier market move.
- XRP bounces, but $2 remains the hurdle as exchange supply hits 8-year lowby Shaurya Malwa on January 2, 2026 at 3:14 am
Exchange balances have decreased by about 57% since October, suggesting tokens are moving into longer-term storage.
- December FOMC minutes show the Fed is worried short-term funding could seize upby Siamak Masnavi on January 1, 2026 at 8:58 pm
Fed officials were focused less on rate moves and more on whether the financial system has enough cash to avoid sudden disruptions.
- Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’by Siamak Masnavi on January 1, 2026 at 4:05 pm
After major technical gains in 2025, Buterin says the network must double down on usability and decentralization to meet its original goals.
- Strategy shares register first six-month losing streak since adoption of bitcoin strategy in 2020by Siamak Masnavi on January 1, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Crypto analyst Chris Millas has highlighted an unusually persistent slump in Strategy shares, breaking with past drawdown patterns even as the firm continued accumulating bitcoin.
- How crypto’s promised year-end fireworks turned into a bloodbathby Krisztian Sandor on January 1, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Digital asset treasuries, altcoin ETFs and bitcoin’s famed year‑end seasonality were meant to supercharge prices. What came instead was the worst drawdown since 2022’s crypto winter.
- Coinbase’s Base faces builder backlash over creator coin pushby Oliver Knight on December 31, 2025 at 4:53 pm
Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.
- 4 predictions for privacy in 2026by Bobbin Threadbare on December 31, 2025 at 3:48 pm
Led by Zcash, the privacy space had a breakout year in 2025. What’s coming next?
- Lighter trading platform sees $250 million withdrawn 24 hours after airdropby Olivier Acuna on December 31, 2025 at 3:29 pm
Bubblemaps CEO says outflows seen on Lighter on Dec. 31 are not uncommon as users rebalance hedging positions and move on to the next farming opportunity.
- Trump Media to distribute new digital tokens to DJT shareholdersby Oliver Knight on December 31, 2025 at 2:56 pm
The Truth Social parent said it will issue a new digital token on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with shares and crypto prices rising following the announcement.
- CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 1.4%, Leading the Index Higherby CoinDesk Indices on December 31, 2025 at 2:18 pm
Cronos (CRO) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, also rising 1.4%.
- KBW upgrades TeraWulf to outperform, sees AI pivot as catalyst for sharp growthby Will Canny on December 31, 2025 at 1:51 pm
The bank raised its its price target on the shares to $24 from $9.50.
- APT falls as token underperforms wider crypto marketsby Will Canny on December 31, 2025 at 1:32 pm
The token underperformed broader digital assets as trading activity remained subdued despite recent ecosystem developments.
- Korbit fined $1.9 million for anti money-laundering, customer verification breachesby Olivier Acuna on December 31, 2025 at 12:47 pm
The South Korean regulator slapped Korbit with a compliance penalty as the crypto exchange conducts talks to be bought by Mirae Asset.
- Bitcoin got stuck after slumping 30% from its peak. Here’s why.by Olivier Acuna on December 31, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The October flash crash exposed how fragile bitcoin’s rally had become. It also illustrated a fundamental change in how BTC is perceived.
- “Money is like a sixth sense – and you can’t make use of the other five without it.”. William Somerset
- Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Mexico Cityby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 2:21 pm
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Mexico City A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake was just detected 13 miles northwest of Ayutla de los Libres, Mexico, or about 220 miles from Mexico City. “Not sure what the damage is yet, but a pretty big earthquake just hit Acapulco. My building shook for a good 10 seconds here in Mexico City, about 190 miles away,” one X user said. Not sure what the damage is yet, but a pretty big […]
- SBA Suspends 7,000 Minnesota Borrowers Over “Suspected Fraudulent Activity”by Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 2:15 pm
SBA Suspends 7,000 Minnesota Borrowers Over “Suspected Fraudulent Activity” Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced late Thursday that nearly 7,000 Minnesota borrowers have been suspended over suspected fraud. The move follows a bombshell report last week by citizen journalist Nick Shirley, who detailed alleged large-scale fraud tied to daycare centers operated by Somali-linked networks. The revelations […]
- Ørsted Sues Trump Administration Over Project Suspensionby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Ørsted Sues Trump Administration Over Project Suspension Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, A joint venture of Ørsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, has challenged in court the Trump Administration’s lease suspension order to halt work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project off the U.S. East Coast. Revolution Wind LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ […]
- Futures Blast Off On First Day Of 2026 With Europe, Asia At Recordsby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 1:41 pm
Futures Blast Off On First Day Of 2026 With Europe, Asia At Records Stocks are set to break a four-day losing streak as markets start the new year with a bang across global markets, boosted by the same drivers that dominated much of 2025.As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.6% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts rallying 1% outperforming on renewed optimism around artificial intelligence.Nvidia rose 1.6% in premarket trading to […]
- “Locked & Loaded”: Trump Says US Will Intervene If Iran Kills Protestersby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 1:20 pm
“Locked & Loaded”: Trump Says US Will Intervene If Iran Kills Protesters President Trump has just become the first sitting US President to explicitly warn that the United States stands ready to directly intervene in Iran if Tehran authorities begin killing peaceful protesters, as he wrote Friday that Washington “will come to their rescue”. In a brief early morning post on Truth Social, he wrote: “We are locked and loaded and […]
- Germany’s Economic Collapse: 2025 In Review And What Lies Aheadby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 1:05 pm
Germany’s Economic Collapse: 2025 In Review And What Lies Ahead Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany’s economy has endured a terrible 2025. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government has set the course for further decline in the coming year. If German politicians’ salaries were linked to private sector growth, lawmakers would likely have to take out loans in the deeply recessive year of 2025 and compensate citizens for […]
- CEO Says “Samsung Is Back” In Rare Remark, Sparks Stock Surgeby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 12:45 pm
CEO Says “Samsung Is Back” In Rare Remark, Sparks Stock Surge Samsung shares in South Korea jumped the most in nearly 6 years to a record high after co-CEO Jun Young Hyun quoted customers as saying, “Samsung is back.” In a New Year’s memo to employees, Jun said customers have praised the differentiated competitiveness of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, saying, “It’s even earning an assessment […]
- 2025 Greatest Hits: The Most Popular Articles Of The Past Year And A Look Aheadby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 12:40 pm
2025 Greatest Hits: The Most Popular Articles Of The Past Year And A Look Ahead One year ago, when looking at the 20 most popular stories of 2024, we said that “while 2024 had a seemingly endless variety of social, economic, political, geopolitical and of course, financial and market, drama, the unprecedented onslaught of 2022 and 2023 – which saw both the deadliest and most consequential global war since WWII and a historic […]
- As Lithuania Preps For War, Some Fear They Are Intentionally Stoking Itby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 12:20 pm
As Lithuania Preps For War, Some Fear They Are Intentionally Stoking It Via Remix News, Lithuania is preparing for a possible armed conflict by strengthening bridges near the Belarusian border and building a Baltic defense line, while authorities are trying to avoid causing panic among the population, writes Portfolio, citing a report out of LRT. Construction and reinforcement work has begun almost simultaneously on several […]
- Is 2026 Shaping Up To Be A Lost Year For Lululemon In Americaby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 11:55 am
Is 2026 Shaping Up To Be A Lost Year For Lululemon In America Lululemon Athletica shares are on track to end the year down roughly 45%, prompting Elliott Investment Management to reportedly build a $1 billion stake earlier this month and set the stage for a turnaround push early next year. However, UBS analysts note that while Lululemon retains a solid global brand, the North American outlook, particularly in the US, remains […]
- MSM Panics After Nick Shirley Bombshell As CBS Pledges To Start Reporting Real Newsby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 11:35 am
MSM Panics After Nick Shirley Bombshell As CBS Pledges To Start Reporting Real News CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil addressed viewers in what appeared to be a pre-recorded promotional segment aimed at repairing more than a decade of reputational damage and announcing changes to the program. He acknowledged that the corporate media outlet had “missed the story” too often and, in doing so, had lost the trust of Americans. “On too many […]
- 500 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Minnesota, 1,000 Immigration-Fraud Cases Investigated: DHS Officialby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 11:20 am
500 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Minnesota, 1,000 Immigration-Fraud Cases Investigated: DHS Official Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, As additional investigators surge to fraud-plagued Minnesota, federal agents have already arrested 500 illegal immigrants and probed 1,000 immigration-fraud cases during the past two months, a Homeland Security official estimated. Tricia McLaughlin, Homeland Security assistant […]
- Watch: German Streamer Attacked By Migrants While Trying To Prove Cologne Is Safeby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 10:10 am
Watch: German Streamer Attacked By Migrants While Trying To Prove Cologne Is Safe Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, German Twitch streamer Kunshikitty set out on New Year’s Eve to demonstrate that the streets of Cologne are safe for women, streaming live to her audience. Instead, the broadcast captured two separate attacks on camera, forcing her to end the stream in distress. The incident, which quickly went viral, […]
- Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Triggers Sharp Drop In Venezuelan Oil Outputby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 9:35 am
Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Triggers Sharp Drop In Venezuelan Oil Output President Trump’s gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean, designed to disrupt and dismantle Venezuelan oil flows to Asia in order to choke off the Maduro regime’s primary revenue stream and induce regime instability in Caracas, is now moving full steam ahead, as confirmed by the latest crude oil export data. Bloomberg cites new internal data from Petróleos de […]
- Somali President Claims Somaliland Accepted Palestinian Resettlement In Exchange For Israel’s Recognitionby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
Somali President Claims Somaliland Accepted Palestinian Resettlement In Exchange For Israel’s Recognition Via The Cradle Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel’s recognition of Somaliland was “unexpected and strange,” warning that the move carries implications for Palestinians in Gaza, in comments to Al Jazeera on Wednesday. Speaking from Istanbul, Turkiye, he outlined Somalia’s concerns and said Israel’s […]
- Gold’s Bigger Picture In A Narrowing 2026by Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 4:30 am
Gold’s Bigger Picture In A Narrowing 2026 Authored by Mathew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, It’s that time of year again to put everything somehow together. But looking back on the knowns of 2025 as we prepare for the inevitable unknowns of 2026, there is little need for the wringing of hands. Preparation vs. Timing This is because the more things change, the more they stay the same. And toward this end, we do know this much: […]
- Jack Smith’s Twisted, Machiavellian Lawfare Mindset Paints Dystopian Future For The USA If Not Dispatched Quicklyby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 3:00 am
Jack Smith’s Twisted, Machiavellian Lawfare Mindset Paints Dystopian Future For The USA If Not Dispatched Quickly Authored by Sundance via The Last Refuge, I don’t care if you support Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis or the Easter Bunny, any American who doesn’t realize the tenuous future of our union, after reviewing the information within this testimony, is going to forever live in a collapsed dystopian nightmare, if they vote for […]
- 40-Year Harvard Professor Pens Mic-Drop Indictment Of Institutional Anti-White Racismby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 2:15 am
40-Year Harvard Professor Pens Mic-Drop Indictment Of Institutional Anti-White Racism A history professor who taught at Harvard University for 40 years wrote a scathing letter slamming the Ivy League institution over its “exclusion of white males.” Professor James Hankins wrote in a piece titled “Whit I’m Leaving Harvard” that his decision to retire “was not a sudden one,” and that he’d made up his mind in 2021 after the […]
- New York Times Rewrites History Again With Nikole Hannah-Jonesby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 1:30 am
New York Times Rewrites History Again With Nikole Hannah-Jones Authored by Jonathan Turley, Former New York Times reporter and Howard University professor Nikole Hannah-Jones has long been controversial as a writer who expressly rejects objectivity and neutrality in journalism. That was most evident in her “1619 Project,” which was ridiculed by historians and law professors in claiming that slavery was the driving force behind […]
- US, Israel Set Firm 2-Month Deadline For Full Hamas Disarmamentby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 12:45 am
US, Israel Set Firm 2-Month Deadline For Full Hamas Disarmament Israeli media is reporting that Israel and the United States have reached an understanding to give Hamas a two-month ultimatum to finally and fully disarm. The reports say the agreement came immediately after an overnight meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago at the start of the week. The move is being […]
- Watch: TSA Whistleblowers Expose Somali Cash Smuggling Operations At US Airportsby Tyler Durden on January 2, 2026 at 12:00 am
Watch: TSA Whistleblowers Expose Somali Cash Smuggling Operations At US Airports Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Former TSA agents are sounding the alarm on Somali men routinely flying out with suitcases crammed full of cash, undoubtedly linked to massive taxpayer-funded fraud schemes that could be funneling money to terrorist groups overseas. A former agent from Minnesota described witnessing “Somali men flying […]
- Jack Smith Undermined Testimony Of J6 Committee’s Star Witnessby Tyler Durden on January 1, 2026 at 11:15 pm
Jack Smith Undermined Testimony Of J6 Committee’s Star Witness Former special Counsel Jack Smith sat for a closed-door session on December 17 before the House Judiciary Committee and wound up undermining the January 6 Committee’s star witness. During his eight-hour grilling by House lawmakers on his Trump probes – the 2020 election mess and the classified docs saga – he made a stunning admission about Cassidy Hutchinson’s […]
- Who Is Helping Low IQ Migrants Defraud American Taxpayers?by Tyler Durden on January 1, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Who Is Helping Low IQ Migrants Defraud American Taxpayers? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us I’ve been writing about the inherent fraud behind third-world immigration for many years now, including the rarely addressed issue of remittances flowing from migrants in the US back to their countries of origin. Third worlders tend to act like a nest of vampires, bleeding the US and giving indirect sustenance to their failing […]
- Socialist Mamdani Sworn In As NYC Mayor, Vows To Replace “Rugged Individualism With The Warmth Of Collectivism”by Tyler Durden on January 1, 2026 at 9:55 pm
Socialist Mamdani Sworn In As NYC Mayor, Vows To Replace “Rugged Individualism With The Warmth Of Collectivism” Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani was sworn in at midnight as New York City’s 112th mayor, placing his left hand on the Quran as New York State Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath of office in a private ceremony at a former City Hall subway station that has been closed since the 1940s. It has become […]
- Expect The Precious Metals Rally To Continue In 2026by Tyler Durden on January 1, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Expect The Precious Metals Rally To Continue In 2026 Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, 2025 was an extraordinary year for precious metals. Gold, silver, and platinum each outperformed other asset classes, including equities, bitcoin (2024’s best performer), and even indexes tracking artificial intelligence (AI)—one of 2025’s most popular investment themes. Silver and platinum rose by approximately 170 […]



















































