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  • Crypto has a native version of the M2 money supply that’s falling and killing Bitcoin liquidity
    by Andjela Radmilac on February 21, 2026 at 9:00 am

    Stablecoin supply is crypto’s deployable cash. With a total stablecoin market cap of around $307.92 billion and down -1.13% in the past 30 days, the pool has stopped growing month over month. When supply stalls, price moves get sharper, and Bitcoin feels it first in thin depth and bigger wicks. Stablecoins sit in a strange The post Crypto has a native version of the M2 money supply that’s falling and killing Bitcoin liquidity appeared first […]

  • ECB slaps a €1.3B price tag on the digital euro amid leadership change rumors
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 20, 2026 at 10:15 pm

    European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, runs an institution that trades in certainty, and she does it in a moment that rewards ambiguity. Earlier this week, the story around her took on a familiar European shape: official silence wrapped around very specific timing. The FT reported Lagarde is expected to step down before her term The post ECB slaps a €1.3B price tag on the digital euro amid leadership change rumors appeared first […]

  • Bitcoin may tumble toward $30,000 next year unless it shows real progress toward quantum proof upgrades
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 20, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    Bitcoin’s current bear market could worsen over the next year if the flagship digital asset fails to address concerns about quantum computing. In a Feb. 20 report, Charles Edwards, Capriole founder, claimed that Bitcoin’s market value should already be discounted for quantum risk and warned that the discount could deepen quickly if the network does The post Bitcoin may tumble toward $30,000 next year unless it shows real progress toward […]

  • If Bitcoin stays near $67k, it breaks the Power Law floor by mid-December
    by Gino Matos on February 20, 2026 at 6:05 pm

    Bitcoin has until the end of the year to recover, or the Power Law will be invalidated. The Power Law model isn’t a prophecy. It’s a time-based regression that treats Bitcoin’s long-run price path as a power curve, and the “deadline” talk centers on a rising floor. Better yet, a lower band that rises every The post If Bitcoin stays near $67k, it breaks the Power Law floor by mid-December appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap just hit — but ETH won’t recover until one metric flips
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 20, 2026 at 4:10 pm

    Ethereum’s new roadmap lands in a market that is less interested in vision and more interested in evidence. That is the core tension behind the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Priorities Update for 2026, which breaks the network’s next phase into three tracks, including Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1. The roadmap is technical, but the The post Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap just hit — but ETH won’t recover until one metric flips […]

  • Bitcoin-backed loans with sub-prime-style incentives, but with liquidation triggers hit Wall Street
    by Gino Matos on February 20, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    Ledn’s $188 million securitization marks the moment Bitcoin-backed consumer credit started looking like mainstream asset-backed debt. Ledn Issuer Trust 2026-1 packages 5,441 fixed-rate balloon loans into rated, tradable notes with investment-grade and subordinated tranches, custody arrangements, liquidity reserves, and all the structural scaffolding that allows institutional investors to buy Bitcoin-linked yield without ever touching spot The […]

  • Sui ETFs just launched — and the volume is collapsing because nobody’s showing up
    by Gino Matos on February 20, 2026 at 12:15 pm

    Two spot Sui ETFs began trading in US markets on Feb. 18. Canary’s SUIS is listed on Nasdaq, while Grayscale’s GSUI appeared on NYSE Arca. Both products offer staking-enabled exposure to Sui, the layer-1 blockchain positioned as a high-throughput alternative to Ethereum. By the end of the first trading session, GSUI had moved roughly 8,000 The post Sui ETFs just launched — and the volume is collapsing because nobody’s showing up appeared […]

  • The Bitcoin CME gap will now close forever in May leaving a return to $84k hanging
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 20, 2026 at 10:11 am

    CME Group has spent most of its life as the financial plumbing moving the gears behind wheat hedges, rate bets, equity futures, the quiet machinery that keeps risk moving. Now it is taking a very public step into crypto’s always-on world. On May 29, CME says it will launch 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures The post The Bitcoin CME gap will now close forever in May leaving a return to $84k hanging appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Bitcoin eyes new liquidity as the Fed’s $18.5 billion repo spike reignites money printer chatter
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 9:10 pm

    Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, continued its price struggles as traders weighed two stress-tinged signals from the US financial ecosystem. This week, there was a sudden $18.5 billion Federal Reserve overnight repo operation, and Blue Owl Capital has decided to permanently halt redemptions from a retail-focused private credit fund. In another era, either The post Bitcoin eyes new liquidity as the Fed’s $18.5 […]

  • XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin and Ethereum
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    XRP is attracting institutional money and a burst of bullish positioning, even as much of the crypto industry remains stuck in a risk-off tape. According to a CoinShares report, XRP is the best-performing crypto token this year, attracting around $150 million in fresh capital, while Bitcoin and Ethereum have registered cumulative outflows of around $1.5 billion. The The post XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin […]

  • Precrime: Months Before Massacre, OpenAI Worried About Canada’s Trans Mass Killer
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 2:55 pm

    Precrime: Months Before Massacre, OpenAI Worried About Canada’s Trans Mass Killer Months before a Canadian man in a dress went on a Feb 10 rampage, killing his mother and half-brother at home before slaughtering five students and an education assistant at a secondary school where he was formerly a student, employees at OpenAI were deeply troubled by his interactions with the firm’s ChatGPT AI chatbot.    As first reported by the […]

  • No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Declares “I’m Afraid They Are Going To Have To Arrest Me”
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 2:20 pm

    No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Declares “I’m Afraid They Are Going To Have To Arrest Me” Authored by Jonathan Turley, In the classic movie comedy, A Fish Called Wanda, John Cleese lamented, “do you have any idea what it’s like being English? Being so correct all the time, being so stifled by this dread of, of doing the wrong thing.” Now 86, Cleese has a more pressing concern about being English: whether his exercise of […]

  • California Dominates America’s AI/Data-Center Jobs
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 1:45 pm

    California Dominates America’s AI/Data-Center Jobs The AI boom isn’t just about chatbots and software. It’s also creating thousands of jobs tied to the physical infrastructure that powers large-scale computing. As companies race to build data centers and expand AI capacity, employment tied to AI infrastructure has climbed to 482,716 jobs nationwide, according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This map, […]

  • Deporting Censorship: US Targets UK Government Ally Over Free Speech
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 1:10 pm

    Deporting Censorship: US Targets UK Government Ally Over Free Speech Authored by Paul D. Thacker via RealClearInvestigations, As ICE sweeps in Minneapolis have drawn wide attention, a little-noticed immigration case playing out in a New York federal court has significant implications for America’s relationship with Britain and the ongoing debate over global censorship.   In late December, the State Department announced its […]

  • Here’s What People Value Most In The US, UK, & Germany
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 12:35 pm

    Here’s What People Value Most In The US, UK, & Germany If you had to choose just three things that matter most in life, what would they be? Across the U.S., UK, and Germany, family and health dominate. But after that, national differences emerge. Germans lean toward security and stability. Americans stand out for money, growth, and faith. In the UK, work-life balance comes into the fold as a top priority. The data for this […]

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  • Macron’s India Trip Exposes EU Tech Overreach And Policy Failures
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm

    Macron’s India Trip Exposes EU Tech Overreach And Policy Failures Submitted by Thomas Kolbe At times, it seems almost absurdly comical when senior European Union officials make conspicuous efforts to court local business on foreign trips. Didactic in tone, nearly arrogant in their demands toward potential trade partners, and buoyed by a taste for moral superiority, the EU takes the global stage. It still attempts to force large […]

  • Is It Time To Reopen The Franklin Child Prostitution Case After Epstein Revelations?
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 4:25 am

    Is It Time To Reopen The Franklin Child Prostitution Case After Epstein Revelations? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us The seriousness of a conspiracy can often be quantified by the amount of energy the establishment expends trying to bury it. Consider for a moment the fact that Jeffery Epstein’s monstrous club of elites faced near zero mainstream exposure for over 20 years, despite his arrest for human trafficking in […]

  • AI Content ‘Incidents’ Skyrocket: A Growing Threat In The Digital Age
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 4:00 am

    AI Content ‘Incidents’ Skyrocket: A Growing Threat In The Digital Age The latest data from the OECD’s AI Incidents and Hazard Monitor reveals a staggering boom in monthly media-reported AI-related content incidents: from just about 50 in early 2020, to over 200 in early 2024 and nearly 500 by January 2026, representing a tenfold increase over the period. As Statista’s Tristan Gaudiaut details in the infographic below, the rise […]

  • Riyadh Seeks To Replace Israel With Syria For EU Fiber-Optic Cable Route
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 3:35 am

    Riyadh Seeks To Replace Israel With Syria For EU Fiber-Optic Cable Route Via Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia wants to replace Israel with Syria as the transit country for a fiber-optic cable designed to connect the kingdom to Greece through the Mediterranean Sea, two regional officials familiar with the project told Middle East Eye. Saudi Arabia’s insistence that it be connected to Greece through Syria, and not Israel, as […]

  • Iranian Starlink Black Market Prices Soar As War Risks Rise
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 3:10 am

    Iranian Starlink Black Market Prices Soar As War Risks Rise Iran’s black market for Starlink terminals has rapidly repriced, with reported street quotes of $4,000 per terminal, up from $700 to $1,000 last summer, as war risks surge and renewed fears grow over stricter internet censorship and another blackout. Bloomberg spoke with Starlink terminal sellers and human rights groups that said satellite internet via Starlink terminals […]

  • A Year Into Trump’s 2nd Term: When Does Accountability For The Deep State Begin?
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 2:45 am

    A Year Into Trump’s 2nd Term: When Does Accountability For The Deep State Begin? Authored by Jeff Dornik via American Greatness, We were told this time would be different. We were told that a second Trump administration would not repeat the mistakes of the first, that hard lessons had been learned, and that the Deep State would finally be confronted rather than tolerated. One year into President Trump’s second term, it is both […]

  • Washington Post Editorial Board Brutally Mocks Mamdani
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 2:20 am

    Washington Post Editorial Board Brutally Mocks Mamdani Margaret Thatcher once said, “The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money,” and New York City’s new socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is learning just how right she was, and New Yorkers are going to pay a hefty price for it. On Tuesday, a mere two months after declaring he would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the […]

  • India Boosts Saudi Oil Imports, Slows Russian Buying, Amid US Pressure
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 1:55 am

    India Boosts Saudi Oil Imports, Slows Russian Buying, Amid US Pressure Via The Cradle Saudi crude shipments to India are set to reach their highest level since 2020 this month, narrowing the gap with Russian supplies as New Delhi faces ongoing US pressure to reduce its purchases of Russian oil, according to data from Kpler cited by Bloomberg on Friday. Flows from Saudi Arabia are projected at between 1 million and 1.1 million […]

  • US Intelligence: 15,000+ Were Let Free From ISIS Detention Camp After Collapse
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 1:30 am

    US Intelligence: 15,000+ Were Let Free From ISIS Detention Camp After Collapse Another ‘win’ for America’s disastrous Syria policy, long predicated on overthrowing the Assad government and installing a ‘moderate’ Sunni regime – though it turns out Jolani’s bearded Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants are anything but… “U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that 15,000 to 20,000 people, including Islamic State affiliates are […]

  • FDA Dropping Requirement For 2 Studies For New Drug Approvals
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 1:05 am

    FDA Dropping Requirement For 2 Studies For New Drug Approvals Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve many new drugs based on one trial moving forward, agency leaders have said. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary in Washington on July 29, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The FDA has typically required two studies from companies seeking approval for […]

  • Amazon Cloud Unit Taken Down Twice By Its Own AI Tools: Report
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 12:40 am

    Amazon Cloud Unit Taken Down Twice By Its Own AI Tools: Report Amazon’s cloud-computing arm suffered at least two recent service interruptions linked to the use of its own artificial intelligence coding assistants, prompting some internal concerns about the company’s rapid deployment of autonomous software agents inside production environments. In mid-December, Amazon engineers allowed the company’s Kiro AI coding tool to […]

  • More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools To Close After Checks: Transportation Department
    by Tyler Durden on February 21, 2026 at 12:15 am

    More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools To Close After Checks: Transportation Department Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 18 the removal of certifications for more than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers. Truckers transport cargo in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The […]

  • Israel Reviews Wartime Hospital Readiness As Iran Retaliation Fears Mount
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 11:50 pm

    Israel Reviews Wartime Hospital Readiness As Iran Retaliation Fears Mount An Israeli television channel reported Thursday that the government’s Health Ministry convened an emergency session with hospital directors and major health funds to assess readiness for a possible escalation with Iran. According to i24 News, senior ministry officials attended the meeting and instructed hospital administrators to detail their level of […]

  • As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 11:25 pm

    As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed as a force multiplier that can accelerate decision-making and produce valuable information. Meanwhile, AI deployment exercises have yielded mixed results, highlighting challenges such as systems stalling and unpredictable software outside controlled […]

  • Contradictory Reports Of US Evacuating Troops From Exposed Qatar, Bahrain Bases
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 11:00 pm

    Contradictory Reports Of US Evacuating Troops From Exposed Qatar, Bahrain Bases We previously went through some plausible escalation scenarios in the event President Trump orders military strikes on Iran. The problem with a supposedly ‘limited’ attack is that Tehran’s response could be devastating, targeting American military bases across the region. This would then turn into all-out war in the region. Iran has every interest in […]

  • Virtually All Countries Support Voter Photo ID – So Why The Filibuster?
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 10:40 pm

    Virtually All Countries Support Voter Photo ID – So Why The Filibuster? Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, “The bottom line is this: voter ID is not controversial in this country,” Harry Enten, the chief data analyst for CNN, recently reported. Nor is it controversial in virtually any other country in the world. Yet despite massive support among both Democrats (71%) and Republicans (95%), only one Democratic […]

  • Brewing Nor-easter Bomb Cyclone Threatens Mid-Atlantic As Meteorologists Split Over Models
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 10:20 pm

    Brewing Nor-easter Bomb Cyclone Threatens Mid-Atlantic As Meteorologists Split Over Models We’ve seen this winter storm story before: low pressure develops off the East Coast. The question now is which model is correct: ECMWF or GFS. Alright, we’re pretty much down to 2 scenarios at this point. ~48 hours till start time. Euro/Euro AI/CMC sticking to scenario 1. GFS/NAM with scenario 2. Either way, an impactful snow event is on the […]

  • From Germany To Brazil: The “Social Media Ban”-Craze Continues
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    From Germany To Brazil: The “Social Media Ban”-Craze Continues Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, The list of countries that want to “ban social media for children” (read: identity-gate internet access) just continues to grow and grow. There’s Germany… NEW – Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), a former BlackRock chairman, wants to end the anonymity on the Internet: “I want to see real names.” […]

  • Steven Spielberg Flees California Amid Raging Wealth Tax Battle
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    Steven Spielberg Flees California Amid Raging Wealth Tax Battle Another day, another rich liberal leaving a state over policies they promoted.  In today’s episode of modern hypocrisy, Steven Spielberg, director of blockbuster hits like Jaws, E.T., Poltergeist and Saving Private Ryan, has moved to Manhattan, according to the Los Angeles Times. A spokesperson for one of Hollywood’s most reliable Democrat Party donors was quick […]

  • “Hubris Generally Precedes Clusterf**k”: Does It Smell Like Victory?
    by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    “Hubris Generally Precedes Clusterf**k”: Does It Smell Like Victory? Authored by James Howard Kunstler, The message seems to be something like the USA isn’t messing around with all those strike forces in the waters around Iran. The Islamic Republic suddenly looks like Rock-and-Hard-Place-Land. Everybody and his uncle are trying to figure out the calculus in play, World War Three or a happy ending? You’re seeing the most […]

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