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View More NewsKey takeaways:Spot market demand through US-listed ETFs and Strategy buying BTC supports Bitcoin’s bullish momentum.Low leverage among Bitcoin bulls reduces the risk of cascading liquidations even if prices drop another 5%.Rising inflation concerns negatively impact fixed-income returns, paving the way for an eventual rotation from gold into Bitcoin.Bitcoin (BTC) faced a 7% correction after flirting with the $76,000 level on Tuesday. The downturn followed a decline in the US stock market after oil prices surged due to Israel attacking Iran’s largest gas processing facility and the US producer price index rising above expectations.Despite the recent losses, there is no indication…
In brief The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a second consecutive meeting. The decision was split, with one member of the FOMC calling for a cut. The central bank noted that the implications of conflict in the Middle East are “uncertain” for the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, maintaining a cautious stance as rising energy costs threaten to complicate its ability to balance persistent price pressures with a cooling job market in the U.S.The federal funds rate remained unchanged at a target range 3.50% to 3.75%. The decision, which was…
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A review of Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind by Jason Zengerle; 400 pages; Crooked Media Reads (January 2026)In the autumn of 1980, as Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were preparing for their second presidential debate, Tucker Carlson’s sixth grade teacher decided to stage a classroom debate between Carlson and Carlson’s best friend Russell. Although the pair were only eleven years old, they were already rabid political junkies, albeit of very different sorts. Carlson was an outspoken conservative, while Russell was a die-hard liberal. There was a twist, though: in the debate, Carlson…
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Amman, March 18, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the killing of Mohamed Sherri, a journalist with Hezbollah-affiliated broadcaster Al-Manar TV,…
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In brief Canadian financial intelligence unit FINTRAC revoked the registrations of 23 money services businesses offering crypto-related services Tuesday. Canada’s Finance Minister said the…
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Attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in a challenge to unconstitutional federal restrictions that criminalize…
Bitcoin’s BTC$73,470.16 recent strength during geopolitical uncertainty reflects a fundamental shift in the asset’s ownership structure, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein.The cryptocurrency climbed…
Ironlight Group has raised $21 million in a Series A round to expand infrastructure for tokenized securities, including scaling its alternative trading system (ATS)…
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from the being-forced-to-say-the-quiet-parts-loud dept It’s not that arrest and ticket quotas don’t exist. They do. They always have. They always will. It’s that they’re…
Amid a war in the Middle East that is, despite his assurances, still very much unresolved, President Donald Trump spent a substantial portion of…