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  • Bitcoin’s rally now hinges on “shadow chair” bet that demands violent, immediate dollar collapse
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on December 3, 2025 at 11:05 pm

    Bitcoin’s recent rebound came as traders raised the probability of a December Federal Reserve rate cut, the dollar eased, and attention turned to who will lead the central bank after Jerome Powell’s term ends in 2026. Futures markets moved the odds of a 25-basis-point cut this month into the mid-to-high 80% range, a shift that The post Bitcoin’s rally now hinges on “shadow chair” bet that demands violent, immediate dollar collapse […]

  • Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean spies are slipping past your security team
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 3, 2025 at 10:10 pm

    North Korean operatives were caught on camera, live, after security researchers lured them into a booby-trapped “developer laptop,” capturing how the Lazarus-linked crew tried to blend into a US crypto job pipeline using legitimate AI hiring tools and cloud services. The evolution in state-sponsored cybercrime was reportedly captured in real time by researchers at BCA The post Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean […]

  • Strategy’s yield hunt inadvertently helps the very hedge funds looking to short its Bitcoin premium
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 3, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is considering a pivot that would fundamentally alter the risk profile of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury. For a decade, the company sold Wall Street on a singular thesis: it was a digital vault, offering unencumbered exposure to Bitcoin without the risks of custody or counterparty risk. That stand is changing The post Strategy’s yield hunt inadvertently helps the very hedge funds […]

  • Anthropic AI agents can now shatter smart contract security for just $1.22, exposing a terrifying economic reality
    by Gino Matos on December 3, 2025 at 6:25 pm

    Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team spent the past year teaching AI agents to behave like professional DeFi attackers. The agents learned to fork blockchains, write exploit scripts, drain liquidity pools, and pocket the proceeds, all in Docker containers where no real funds were at risk. On Dec. 1, the team published results that should recalibrate how The post Anthropic AI agents can now shatter smart contract security for just $1.22, exposing a […]

  • While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag.
    by Gino Matos on December 3, 2025 at 4:35 pm

    The conventional wisdom says veteran holders don’t sell into weakness. They accumulate through drawdowns, harvest gains during euphoria, and otherwise sit still while newer cohorts churn. Late 2025 is testing that model. Across Ethereum, XRP, and pockets of the DeFi stack, dormant whales are moving supply to exchanges as mid-term buyers flee, creating a bifurcated The post While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration […]

  • BlackRock bets on tokenization, but IMF warns of uncontrollable ‘atomic’ domino effect
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 3, 2025 at 2:30 pm

    BlackRock, the largest asset management firm in the world, has described tokenization as the most critical market upgrade since the early internet. On the other hand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes it as a volatile, untested architecture that can amplify financial shocks at machine speed. Both institutions are looking at the same innovation. Yet, The post BlackRock bets on tokenization, but IMF warns of uncontrollable […]

  • Crypto Casino Payout Speed Explained with On-Chain Liquidity and Bitcoin Settlement UX
    by News Desk on December 3, 2025 at 1:22 pm

    Payout speed in crypto casinos is often described in minutes or hours. However, the real drivers live beneath those numbers. Transaction confirmation policy, liquidity staging, internal queue logic, and wallet routing can all influence whether a withdrawal feels instant or drawn out. Many people looking into this are really trying to answer one question: Is The post Crypto Casino Payout Speed Explained with On-Chain Liquidity and Bitcoin […]

  • Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism
    by Gino Matos on December 3, 2025 at 12:30 pm

    Bitcoin (BTC) jumped 11% from its Dec. 1 lows at $83,822.76 to over $93,000 overnight, driven by a convergence of macro and micro developments. The Federal Reserve formally ended quantitative tightening (QT) on Dec. 1, coinciding with the New York Fed conducting approximately $25 billion in morning repo operations and another $13.5 billion overnight, the The post Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money […]

  • 50 secret wallets fueled PIPPIN’s 556% rally — and $3B in derivatives volume may explain why
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on December 3, 2025 at 10:34 am

    The broader Solana memecoin economy is currently facing a liquidity crisis and collapsing volumes, but one asset has successfully decoupled from the sector-wide decline. According to CryptoSlate data, PIPPIN, a token born from an AI experiment in early 2024, has emerged as one of the best-performing crypto tokens in the last 30 days, surging 556% to The post 50 secret wallets fueled PIPPIN’s 556% rally — and $3B in derivatives volume may […]

  • Stablecoins were built to replace banks but on course to becoming one
    by Joel Valenzuela on December 3, 2025 at 12:34 am

    Bitcoin was launched fifteen years ago. The industry has ballooned into a nearly $4 trillion ecosystem, yet Satoshi’s vision of everyday payments remains largely unfulfilled. The hope for peer-to-peer payments has shifted to stablecoins. But rather than replacing banks, stablecoins risk becoming bank-like infrastructure. Stronger regulation in the U.S. and Europe may push them toward The post Stablecoins were built to replace banks but on […]

  • German Army Launches Major Security Probe After 20,000 Rounds Stolen From Civilian Truck In Unsecured Parking Lot
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 7:00 am

    German Army Launches Major Security Probe After 20,000 Rounds Stolen From Civilian Truck In Unsecured Parking Lot Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Approximately 20,000 rounds of Bundeswehr ammunition were stolen from a civilian transport truck after the driver parked overnight in an unsecured industrial-area lot near Burg, outside Magdeburg, the German defense ministry confirmed on Monday. The incident, first reported […]

  • How Obama Paved The Way For Trump’s Venezuelan Killings
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 4:25 am

    How Obama Paved The Way For Trump’s Venezuelan Killings Authored by Jim Bovard The Trump administration’s killings of scores of Venezuelans are justifiably provoking outrage. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently proclaimed, “We have only just begun to kill narco-terrorists.” Donald Trump and Hegseth are cashing a blank check for carnage that was written years earlier by President Barack Obama. In his 2017 farewell address, […]

  • Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Seeks To Ease Deepening Row With China, Reaffirms Taiwan Status Quo
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 4:00 am

    Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Seeks To Ease Deepening Row With China, Reaffirms Taiwan Status Quo Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi finally appears to be backing down amid recent escalating punitive measures imposed on Tokyo by China in the areas of trade, diplomacy, and tourism. Beijing has been dialing up the pressure for weeks, after the new prime minister nearly a month ago told Japanese parliament an attack on Taiwan by the […]

  • China’s Real Estate Collapse Sends Local Debt To Record $18.9 Trillion
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 3:35 am

    China’s Real Estate Collapse Sends Local Debt To Record $18.9 Trillion Almost 20 years ago, when the Lehman/AIG collapse and the ensuing global financial crisis sent the world into a brief but acute depression, it was China’s massive debt-fueled growth dynamo that kick started the world economy and lifted the globe out of what would have been a lost decade – if not worse. The one trade off to this historic kickstart: China ended up […]

  • New Chilling Theory Reveals ‘Blackmail’ Threat Posed By Afghan Refugees
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 3:10 am

    New Chilling Theory Reveals ‘Blackmail’ Threat Posed By Afghan Refugees Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, DC, last week, killing one and leaving the other severely wounded, was likely radicalized in the United States after being allowed in this country under the Biden Administration’s Operation Allies […]

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  • What To Know About The ‘764’ Online Predator Network And The Federal Crackdown
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 2:45 am

    What To Know About The ‘764’ Online Predator Network And The Federal Crackdown Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are attempting to crack down on an online predator network known as “764,” as online exploitation of vulnerable groups increases. In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone in New York City on March 13, 2024. Michael M. […]

  • GOP Divide Deepens Over Venezuela: Ron Johnson Says “Get Rid of Maduro” While Rand Paul Calls It “Offensive War Of Choice”
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 2:20 am

    GOP Divide Deepens Over Venezuela: Ron Johnson Says “Get Rid of Maduro” While Rand Paul Calls It “Offensive War Of Choice” Authored by Liam Cosgrove, Tensions are brewing within the Republican party over the Trump administration’s stance on Venezuela – with some populist conservatives like Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) supporting all out regime change in the South American country, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has explicitly rejected […]

  • The Washington Post’s Attack On Veterans’ Integrity
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 1:55 am

    The Washington Post’s Attack On Veterans’ Integrity Authored by William Taylor via RealClearDefense, On the eve of Veterans Day, a moment meant for gratitude and reflection, The Washington Post doubled down on its campaign against those who have served, accusing America’s Veterans of feigning mental health injuries as a means to secure disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The article, one in an […]

  • China Debuts First Locally Built GE-Designed Gas Turbine
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 1:30 am

    China Debuts First Locally Built GE-Designed Gas Turbine China has launched its first power plant using an advanced gas turbine manufactured domestically, marking a major step toward reducing dependence on foreign technology amid a global equipment shortage, according to Bloomberg. China Energy Investment Corp. commissioned the Anji Power Plant, which operates two GE-designed turbines of roughly 400 megawatts each. Bloomberg […]

  • The Link Between Transgenderism and Autism
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 1:05 am

    The Link Between Transgenderism and Autism Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chloe Cole grew up a tomboy, was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by age 7, and referred for autism screening by age 17. Chloe Cole, who began transitioning at age 12 and now regrets surgically removing her breasts, holds testosterone medication used for transgender patients in Northern […]

  • Billions Spent By One-Party-Rule Maryland Democrats With Little Oversight
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 12:40 am

    Billions Spent By One-Party-Rule Maryland Democrats With Little Oversight The one-party rule of ‘Democratic Kings’ in Maryland continues to reveal an optically displeasing truth about these leftist activists masquerading as competent politicians, who are anything but, and their epic mismanagement of state finances has only occurred because of limited oversight into their radical agendas. Fox Baltimore reports that a state […]

  • US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 106 GW By 2035
    by Tyler Durden on December 4, 2025 at 12:15 am

    US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 106 GW By 2035 By Brian Martucci of UtilityDive Summary: U.S. data center power demand could reach 106 GW in 2035, BloombergNEF said Monday in one of the more aggressive load growth estimates to date. The U.S. had about 25 GW of operating data centers in 2024, Bloom Energy said earlier this year. BloombergNEF’s latest forecast is 36% higher than its previous prediction, released in April. […]

  • “What The F**k Just Happened?” Homeless Man Violently Attacks NYU Student Walking To Class
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 11:50 pm

    “What The F**k Just Happened?” Homeless Man Violently Attacks NYU Student Walking To Class A 20-year-old New York University student was violently assaulted from behind while walking to class on Lower Manhattan’s Broadway on Monday morning. The alleged victim, Amelia Lewis, posted on TikTok about the broad daylight assault, telling her followers that she was listening to music through headphones shortly before 9:30 a.m. when a […]

  • Judge Restricts Immigration Arrests In DC
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 11:25 pm

    Judge Restricts Immigration Arrests In DC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on Dec. 2 ordered the Trump administration to stop making warrantless immigration arrests in the District of Columbia without probable cause. Federal officers arrest a man in the District of Columbia on Aug. 30, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District […]

  • Jack Smith Subpoenaed For Deposition Before House Judiciary Committee, Jordan Says
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 11:00 pm

    Jack Smith Subpoenaed For Deposition Before House Judiciary Committee, Jordan Says Jack Smith has been called to the House for a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee, after Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) fired off a subpoena to the former special counsel.  Strongly worded something… In a Wednesday letter to Smith, Jordan instructed him to show up before the House committee on Dec. 17 at 10am ET. “Due to your service as […]

  • Trump To Roll Back Biden-Era Fuel Standards, Admin Says It Will Save Americans $109 Billion
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 10:40 pm

    Trump To Roll Back Biden-Era Fuel Standards, Admin Says It Will Save Americans $109 Billion Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump will eliminate fuel standard regulations imposed by President Joe Biden when he signs an executive order on Dec. 3 in the Oval Office. Ben Birchall/PA His directive will reduce the number of miles a vehicle must travel on a mile of gasoline, a move that […]

  • Prediction Platform Polymarket Rolls Out US App Today After CFTC Approval
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 10:20 pm

    Prediction Platform Polymarket Rolls Out US App Today After CFTC Approval Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market platform, has officially launched a U.S.-focused app following approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  Against all odds. Polymarket’s U.S app is now being rolled out to those on the waitlist. We’re launching with sports — followed by markets on everything. […]

  • Watch: MSNBC Worries Trump Will “Make America White Again”
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    Watch: MSNBC Worries Trump Will “Make America White Again” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, MSNBC pundits unleashed hysterical race-baiting smears Wednesday after President Trump clamped down on unchecked migration from failed states. The network, actually called MSNOW now, is in full panic mode, accusing Trump’s tough immigration enforcement of being a “white nationalist agenda” designed to “make America […]

  • DOE’s Hyperspeed Reactors
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    DOE’s Hyperspeed Reactors As the rate of data center development rises, more states should be following the Texas example, where each data center must have its own “behind the meter” onsite power generation. Instead, it appears data center development will continue to grossly outpace the rate of production for on-site electricity generation in most states. To prevent skyrocketing electric bills, every state has to follow the […]

  • The AI Economy And The Public Risk Few Are Willing To Admit
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    The AI Economy And The Public Risk Few Are Willing To Admit Authored by Mark Keenan via GlobalResearch.ca, Artificial intelligence is being sold as the technology that will “change everything.” Yet while a handful of firms are profiting enormously from the AI boom, the financial risk may already be shifting to the public. The louder the promises become, the quieter another possibility seems to be: What if AI is not […]

  • Jan. 6 Defendant Sues Federal Government Over Alleged Abuses In Custody
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    Jan. 6 Defendant Sues Federal Government Over Alleged Abuses In Custody Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A former Jan. 6 defendant who alleges he was repeatedly abused in custody is suing the federal government for almost $18 million. Ryan Samsel of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was convicted in September 2024 of civil disorder-related offenses in connection with the civil disturbance at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, […]

  • F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes In Southern California
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 8:11 pm

    F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes In Southern California Southern California’s ABC7 reports that an F-16 fighter jet has crashed near Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. #BREAKINGNEWS: San Bernardino County firefighters responding to reports of crash possibly involving F-16 aircraft near China Lake https://t.co/Dh7bmvLASE — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 3, 2025 Breaking911 has posted what appear to be images of the […]

  • 9 In 10 College Students Think ‘Words Can Be Violence’; Survey
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 8:05 pm

    9 In 10 College Students Think ‘Words Can Be Violence’; Survey Authored by Gabrielle Temaat via The College Fix, Nine out of ten undergraduate students think that “words can be violence” at least “somewhat,” according to a new Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression survey.  The poll also showed that ideological gaps between left-leaning and right-leaning students are widening. When respondents were asked how […]

  • Rep. Henry Cuellar Assures Democrats He’s Still Loyal After Trump Pardons Him From Money Laundering, FARA Case
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Rep. Henry Cuellar Assures Democrats He’s Still Loyal After Trump Pardons Him From Money Laundering, FARA Case Earlier Wednesday, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he’s pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), who was charged along with his wife in May 2024 for allegedly partaking in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering.  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) gives an interview in […]

  • “Get Rid Of It” – Trump Suggests He’ll Soon Slash/End Income Tax
    by Tyler Durden on December 3, 2025 at 7:25 pm

    “Get Rid Of It” – Trump Suggests He’ll Soon Slash/End Income Tax Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump signaled Tuesday that the federal income tax could soon be history. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Trump laid out a vision of economic freedom powered by massive tariff revenues from foreign nations— putting America First instead of bleeding hardworking citizens dry to fund globalist […]

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