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View More NewsIn 2009, I launched FantasySCOTUS. At the time, the idea was novel: a league where people could predict the outcome of Supreme Court cases. I soon realized I had the makings of a nascent prediction market. We began to aggregate the votes and offer expert predictions on all of the pending cases before the Court. The best players would predict up to 85% of the cases accurately. By 2014, I partnered with colleagues to develop a machine learning algorithm that would predict Supreme Court cases. We called it {Marshall+}. At its peak circa 2016, the algorithm was nearly as accurate…
Bitcoin miner Bitfarms (BITF) continued its exit from the bitcoin business, confirming it has already begun selling portions of its holdings, with plans to continue doing so as it pivots toward AI infrastructure. The company generated $28.2 million in realized gains from bitcoin sales in 2025, signaling active disposals during the year. While the company has not disclosed the exact number of coins sold, management made clear that further sales are planned. According to BitcoinTreasuries.net, Bitfarms currently holds 1,827 BTC. “In time, we will have no bitcoin,” said CEO Ben Gagnon on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday. He added…
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A review of End of Days: Ruby Ridge, The Apocalypse and the Unmaking of America by Chris Jennings; 384 pages; Little, Brown and Company (February 2026)On 31 August 1992, a siege at a remote cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, ended with the negotiated surrender of religious fanatic and white separatist Randy Weaver and his three daughters. During the eleven-day stand-off with federal law enforcement agents, Weaver’s wife and son were killed and so was a US marshal. Consequently, the incident rapidly became a notorious example of federal incompetence and overreach. That is not, however, the view of author and journalist…
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Amman, March 19, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the apparent targeting of Steve Sweeney, a British correspondent…
In today’s newsletter, Dumpling Bullish, independent digital asset commentator, writes about the growing influence of bitcoin’s derivatives stack on its price.Then, in Ask an…