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View More NewsNetwork NewsETHEREUM COMMUNITY DEBATES FOUNDATIONS NEW MANDATE DOCUMENT: The Ethereum Foundation’s new mandate — a sweeping document released to clarify the organization’s role and principles — sparked a torrent of reactions, with supporters praising it as a long-overdue articulation of the blockchain’s ethos and critics saying it reinforces the foundation’s hands-off approach at a time when Ethereum needs stronger leadership to meet the growing needs of institutions. The 38-page document lays out what the foundation described as a constitutional guide to its mission, emphasizing its role as a neutral steward rather than a centralized authority. The mandate frames the foundation’s…
In brief S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ], enabling round-the-clock speculation on the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. The development comes as the CFTC develops a regulatory framework for perpetual futures in the U.S., which could be unveiled soon. Perpetual futures tied to indices and exchange-traded funds are becoming increasingly popular on Hyperliquid, yet commodities and crypto still lead. Hyperliquid traders have gained access to perpetual futures that track the S&P 500 under a licensing agreement between S&P Dow Jones Indices and Trade[XYZ], enabling round-the-clock speculation on the largest publicly traded companies in the…
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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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Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week:Ruchir Gupta on how we’re moving toward a true fixed-income market for crypto-native yield.Clara…
Bitcoin (BTC) broke its longstanding correlation with tech stocks as the US–Iran war dragged into its third week.Key takeaways:Bitcoin is outperforming tech stocks amid…
In brief Citi downgraded Gemini from Neutral to Sell, saying it’ll be years before the exchange achieves profitability. GEMI stock was recently down more…
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2026— The Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate news outlets over their coverage of U.S. military action in the Middle East…
In brief The SEC has jointly filed to end its case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji. The decentralized social media platform founder was previously…
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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)…
In brief Investors that stake $5 million worth of WLFI will earn “guaranteed access” to members of the World Liberty Financial Team. Moving forward,…
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…