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  • Iran threatens major US companies in the Middle East creating new risk for crypto
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 1, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    What looks like a geopolitical threat aimed at US multinationals could quickly become a crypto story too. That is because several of the companies threatened by Iran now sit inside the infrastructure, payments, and corporate treasury layers that parts of the digital-asset industry rely on. According to the Wall Street Journal, the IRGC warned that The post Iran threatens major US companies in the Middle East creating new risk for crypto […]

  • Bitcoin seems ready to push past $70k but one group keeps stopping the rally
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 1, 2026 at 5:35 pm

    Bitcoin is pushing back toward $70,000 as macro pressure eases, but each attempt is still being sold into. The market is improving on the outside while failing to resolve a key internal constraint. Macro relief improves the backdrop as Bitcoin meets a crowded zone above $70,000 Bitcoin has opened April with a cleaner macro backdrop The post Bitcoin seems ready to push past $70k but one group keeps stopping the rally appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin breaks from M2 money supply as dollar strength overrides global cash growth
    by Gino Matos on April 1, 2026 at 3:15 pm

    Bitcoin is no longer responding to rising global liquidity the way it did in the last cycle. Even as money supply expands, a stronger dollar is tightening financial conditions faster than liquidity can lift prices. Bitcoin traders love one chart more than almost any other: global M2 liquidity with a time lag. More money expanding The post Bitcoin breaks from M2 money supply as dollar strength overrides global cash growth appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin’s support system snapped in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 1, 2026 at 1:45 pm

    With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure. As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year, The post Bitcoin’s support system snapped in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back appeared first on […]

  • Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive
    by Gino Matos on April 1, 2026 at 12:15 pm

    Tether spent early 2026 expanding into gold. By the end of March, it had already cut the senior hires behind that push, turning what looked like an ambition story into a test of how the company wants to look before auditors examine its books. Paolo Ardoino said that Tether wanted to allocate 10% to 15% The post Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Bitcoin’s April bounce faces its first real test as Fed minutes loom
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 1, 2026 at 10:37 am

    Bitcoin entered April on firmer footing, but the rebound is running straight into a macro test that could decide whether this move has legs. Traders are now weighing whether easing war fears can keep lifting risk assets, or whether the next Fed signal will cut that recovery short. Bitcoin price started April back above $68,000 The post Bitcoin’s April bounce faces its first real test as Fed minutes loom appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now
    by Gino Matos on April 1, 2026 at 9:06 am

    Google’s latest quantum research did more than cut the estimated hardware needed to crack elliptic-curve cryptography. It used Bitcoin and other blockchain systems to show what a future signature failure could look like in public, with real assets, visible wallets, and little room for reversal. On Mar. 30, Google Quantum AI published a 57-page whitepaper The post Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now […]

  • Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that
    by Gino Matos on March 31, 2026 at 9:05 pm

    The Midnight Foundation declared its network live on Mar. 29, with the genesis block dated Mar. 17. That launch gives Cardano’s community its first production test of Charles Hoskinson’s argument that public blockchains cannot reach regulated finance, identity, and business use unless the infrastructure itself embeds privacy and compliance from the start. Cardano enters that The post Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new […]

  • US moves to break China’s grip on Bitcoin mining hardware with new Senate bill
    by Gino Matos on March 31, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    The US leads the world in Bitcoin mining, but the machines powering that position still come largely from China. A new Senate bill aims to unwind that dependence, framing mining hardware as a national supply chain risk. America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly The post US moves to break China’s grip on Bitcoin mining hardware with new Senate bill […]

  • Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 31, 2026 at 6:16 pm

    Bitcoin rose back above $68,000 on March 31 after markets began to bet on a resolution to the Iran-US-Israel War and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to end the war under certain conditions. Data from CryptoSlate showed the broader crypto market added about $40 billion in value after the remarks. Bitcoin climbed The post Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index […]

  • France Approves Record Number Of Asylum Applications In 2025, Up 12% YoY
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 7:30 am

    France Approves Record Number Of Asylum Applications In 2025, Up 12% YoY Via Remix News, The latest data released by the National Court of Asylum reveals a historic statistical milestone: asylum grants in France have reached an unprecedented peak. In 2025, a record 78,782 individuals were granted asylum, marking a 12 percent increase over the previous year. The recognition rate has also climbed to an all-time high of 52.1 […]

  • Ayatollah Breaks Silence, In Written Message Praises Hezbollah & Shia Leaders Of Iraq
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 6:45 am

    Ayatollah Breaks Silence, In Written Message Praises Hezbollah & Shia Leaders Of Iraq The new, younger Ayatollah Khamenei – who may have been wounded in the early days of US-Israeli strikes, hasn’t been seen in any public way, not even on TV, throughout the war. There have not so much as been any official recent images of him circulated. But Mojtaba Khamenei has apparently been issuing some limited written statements, mainly […]

  • Indians Are Online Bragging About Scamming Europe’s Education System
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 6:00 am

    Indians Are Online Bragging About Scamming Europe’s Education System Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Europe is literally paying Indians hundreds of euros a month to “study” while its own students can’t afford rent and are drowning in debt. In a now-viral video, an Indian student in Europe boasts about the arrangement. He explains how the EU provides him with 1400 euros every single month that covers rent, […]

  • Why The Shield Of The Americas Matters Now: Noem’s Latin American Visit Signals A New Security Doctrine
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 3:25 am

    Why The Shield Of The Americas Matters Now: Noem’s Latin American Visit Signals A New Security Doctrine Authored by Duggan Flanakin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The rapid evolution of U.S. national security strategy in the Western Hemisphere has taken a decisive turn with the launch of the Shield of the Americas—a multinational initiative that is already reshaping diplomatic, military, and law enforcement cooperation […]

  • China Tests World’s Heaviest 7-Ton Cargo Drone With 1,850-Mile Range For Recon Ops
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 3:00 am

    China Tests World’s Heaviest 7-Ton Cargo Drone With 1,850-Mile Range For Recon Ops Authored by Aamir Khollam via Interesting Engineering, China has pushed further into heavy unmanned aviation with the first flight of the Changying-8 (CY-8), which it claims is the world’s heaviest cargo drone. China’s Changying-8 (CY-8) cargo drone. The aircraft combines high payload capacity with short-runway performance, targeting logistics […]

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  • First Valero Refinery, Now Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Damaged In Georgia
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 2:35 am

    First Valero Refinery, Now Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Damaged In Georgia Colonial Pipeline’s Line 1, the largest U.S. gasoline pipeline running from Houston toward the East Coast, has halted operations after a third-party work crew damaged a section of the line in Georgia. Bloomberg reported that the line stopped shipping fuel after the damage occurred on Tuesday in Paulding County, Georgia. “Line 1 is out of service while […]

  • Senators Plan Taiwan Trip Ahead Of Trump’s Summit With Xi Jinping
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 2:10 am

    Senators Plan Taiwan Trip Ahead Of Trump’s Summit With Xi Jinping Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Four U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle are planning to visit Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea within the coming days to strengthen U.S. alliances that they see as critical to challenging China’s sphere of influence. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who serves as the ranking Democrat member of the Senate Foreign […]

  • Activist Mayor Of Boise Forced To Take Down Pride Flag Flown For A Decade
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 1:45 am

    Activist Mayor Of Boise Forced To Take Down Pride Flag Flown For A Decade Conservative states across the US have taken action in recent months to begin the arduous process of removing the stain of the woke movement from America’s streets and public buildings.  For the last decade, the far-left ideological crusade has left its mark everywhere while using “marginalized” identity groups as a moral shield.  Though they claim to be […]

  • Oil Spikes As Trump Vows To Hit Iran “Extremely Hard Over Next 2-3 Weeks”, Threatens To Send It “Back To The Stone Ages”
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 1:30 am

    Oil Spikes As Trump Vows To Hit Iran “Extremely Hard Over Next 2-3 Weeks”, Threatens To Send It “Back To The Stone Ages” Summary Trump declares ‘core strategic objectives met’, threatens 2-3 more weeks of bombing, no mention of ceasefire Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has released an open letter to the American people, questioning whether Washington is truly putting “America First” or merely acting as a “proxy for […]

  • Sharia Law In Texas? Rep Exposes Muslim-Only Enclaves Operating Next To Police HQs
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 1:20 am

    Sharia Law In Texas? Rep Exposes Muslim-Only Enclaves Operating Next To Police HQs Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Texas Congressman Keith Self has dropped a bombshell on the growing reality of Sharia-adherent communities taking root inside the United States. Far from some future hypothetical, these enclaves are here, now, and operating openly in his own district. Self laid it out plainly: “Sharia is alive, well, […]

  • Watch: President Trump Addresses The Nation About Iran
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 12:45 am

    Watch: President Trump Addresses The Nation About Iran After 48 hours of messaging triumphalism about US achievements, escalatory warnings tied to the Strait and energy targets, frustration with allies, and signals of de-escalation with a shortened timeline for reduced US involvement… President Trump addressed the nation tonight about the war in Iran. Trump began by stating that the US is targeting the world’s number 1 […]

  • Madness At The Grocery Store
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 12:30 am

    Madness At The Grocery Store Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Sometimes it is just a mood. Sometimes it’s the store or the product. Regardless, I can hardly go to the grocery store these days without a sense of shock at how much I’m spending even while buying as little as possible. Money-saving tactics—choosing cheaper venues, substituting products, just eating less—don’t seem to work anymore. Grocery […]

  • “He Ran On No Wars – Now We Have One”: Michael Savage Breaks With Trump Over Iran
    by Tyler Durden on April 2, 2026 at 12:05 am

    “He Ran On No Wars – Now We Have One”: Michael Savage Breaks With Trump Over Iran Another notable Trump supporter has come out against the US-Israel war in Iran. In a candid and pointed monologue delivered on his syndicated radio show marking his 84th birthday, longtime conservative voice Michael Savage directly challenged President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict. Savage, a staunch America First advocate, did not […]

  • Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran’s Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran’s Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks By Negar Mojtahedi of Iran International The arrest of dozens of IRGC-linked money changers in the United Arab Emirates is one of the most serious blows yet to Tehran’s sanctions-evasion network, laying bare how heavily the Islamic Republic has depended on Dubai as an economic lifeline. Sources familiar with the matter told Iran International that UAE […]

  • Minnesota Judges Enabling Somali Fraud Epidemic With Slaps On Wrist
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 11:15 pm

    Minnesota Judges Enabling Somali Fraud Epidemic With Slaps On Wrist The Feeding Our Future fraud is the largest pandemic-relief theft in American history – $250 million stolen, mostly by Somali immigrants who fabricated meal counts and pocketed federal child nutrition funds. The prosecutions have dragged on for years. Now that sentences are finally coming down, a troubling pattern is emerging: the punishments don’t seem to fit […]

  • Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 10:50 pm

    Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, U.S. electricity prices have risen significantly in recent years, though “national trends mask stark differences” in state prices, according to an April 1 analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group. Whether you take a “crisis” or “more nuanced view” of the increases – the analysis offers both – one […]

  • Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 10:25 pm

    Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double The Department of War is preparing to double its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, better known in the aviation community as “Warthogs,” in the Middle East in the very near term, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The surge of additional Warthogs, as many as 18, on top of the roughly dozen A-10s already operating in the region, has already […]

  • Watch Live: NASA’s Artemis II Rocket On Way To Moon
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 10:21 pm

    Watch Live: NASA’s Artemis II Rocket On Way To Moon Watch Live (successful launch at 6:35 p.m. EST): NASA’s Artemis II mission is finally set to launch three Americans and one Canadian atop the Space Launch System rocket on a lunar mission not seen in more than 50 years.  The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch at 6:24 p.m. EST on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fueling process for the Artemis II […]

  • Beyond Cheap Fish Oil: How A 5:1 DHA Ratio Powers Brain Health & Vision
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 10:20 pm

    Beyond Cheap Fish Oil: How A 5:1 DHA Ratio Powers Brain Health & Vision Omega-3s are an amazing family of fats that our bodies can’t make efficiently on their own. Long used for general heart and inflammation support, research shows that when formulated with a heavy emphasis on DHA plus targeted eye nutrients, they can support brain structure, cognitive performance, memory, attention, and eye/retinal health.  Most people get […]

  • America’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    America’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Beneath city streets and suburban neighborhoods, a vast network of pipes and wastewater treatment systems is reaching the end of its life. This subterranean infrastructure is already suffering tens of thousands of failures per year, while exposing millions of Americans to contamination risks. Utilities, plumbing […]

  • The Actual Problem With America’s Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself…
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    The Actual Problem With America’s Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself… Constellation Energy’s high-profile effort to revive one of the Three Mile Island reactor plants, now renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center, has run into a four-year-tall roadblock: the grid itself. The company had targeted a restart in the second half of 2027 to deliver roughly 835 megawatts of nuclear power to Microsoft data centers under a […]

  • John Mearsheimer Asks: Will Trump Go Kamikaze?
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    John Mearsheimer Asks: Will Trump Go Kamikaze? Authored by John Mearsheimer There is much talk about President Trump preparing to launch a ground attack against Iran. In the media discourse, much is made of the fact we have about 50,000 troops in the region. See for example these three articles. One might think those are all combat troops and we therefore have roughly three combat divisions available to invade Iran. But that is […]

  • Tankers Seized By US Carried 20 Million Barrels Of Iranian Crude To China
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Tankers Seized By US Carried 20 Million Barrels Of Iranian Crude To China Nine tankers seized by the US since it began taking direct action against the so-called shadow fleet that transport illicit oil around the world have delivered more than 20 million barrels of Iranian crude to China since 2013, according to the WSJ. The figures form part of a new report that provides an insight into the level of support China has given Iran by […]

  • Obama Judge Orders Trump Admin To Restore Legal Status Of 985,000 Migrants Who Used CBP One App
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 8:40 pm

    Obama Judge Orders Trump Admin To Restore Legal Status Of 985,000 Migrants Who Used CBP One App Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully pulled the plug on nearly a million asylum-seekers who were temporarily allowed to live in the U.S. thanks to the Biden-era CBP One app. Fox News reports that the app was used by then-President Joe Biden’s administration […]

  • Johnson Caves To Thune On DHS Funding: Accepts Senate’s Partial Bill That Ditches Voter ID, Leaves ICE Out In The Cold
    by Tyler Durden on April 1, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Johnson Caves To Thune On DHS Funding: Accepts Senate’s Partial Bill That Ditches Voter ID, Leaves ICE Out In The Cold In a clear concession announced April 1, 2026, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) yielded to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and agreed to advance the Senate-passed bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – explicitly excluding ICE and key CBP enforcement operations – while moving […]

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