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- UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effectby Camomile Shumba on April 25, 2024 at 11:01 pm
New powers that will help law enforcement agencies seize crypto used for crime came into effect on Friday, the U.K Home Office said in a press release.
- Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoinby Helene Braun on April 25, 2024 at 6:55 pm
Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.
- Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereumby Cheyenne Ligon, Nikhilesh De on April 25, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.
- Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfersby Krisztian Sandor, Helene Braun on April 25, 2024 at 4:57 pm
The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund’s BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
- Kara Swisher Downplays Crypto’s Significance: ‘It’s Not the Center of Everything’by Sam Reynolds on April 25, 2024 at 4:32 pm
The author of “Burn Book” says while crypto is important, it’s not the center of everything.
- Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells ‘Epic’ First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13Mby Jamie Crawley on April 25, 2024 at 4:06 pm
The pool mined the first block after last week’s halving, winning an “epic” sat in the process.
- Crypto for Advisors: The Professionalization of Cryptoby Sarah Morton, Eric Ervin on April 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm
The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help financial advisors access this new market directly.
- Protocol Village: SEDA, Data and Computation Network, Launches Mainnet Genesisby Bradley Keoun on April 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.
- Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Techby Daniel Kuhn on April 25, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
- Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook’s Move Languageby Sam Kessler on April 25, 2024 at 2:46 pm
Movement’s 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to “make blockchain security sexy” with the launch of their L2.
- Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Reportby Krisztian Sandor on April 25, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.
- The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Good for the Crypto Industryby Linda Jeng on April 25, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Employment contracts that stop free movement of labor conflict with an innovative industry’s open-source ethos, says Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 advisory firm.
- Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSyncby Margaux Nijkerk on April 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm
The chains’ users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.
- MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmarkby Will Canny on April 25, 2024 at 12:48 pm
- First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $64K, Ether Fallsby Lyllah Ledesma, Omkar Godbole on April 25, 2024 at 12:21 pm
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
- Jebara Igbara, AKA ‘Jay Mazini,’ Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraudby Camomile Shumba on April 25, 2024 at 10:49 am
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.
- EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereumby Jamie Crawley on April 25, 2024 at 10:49 am
The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital.
- Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloombergby Amitoj Singh on April 25, 2024 at 7:31 am
U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday “We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the short run.”
- ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auctionby Sam Reynolds on April 25, 2024 at 7:07 am
Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.
- Morgan Stanley May Soon Allow Brokers to Pitch Bitcoin ETFs to Customers: Reportby Parikshit Mishra on April 25, 2024 at 7:03 am
The move may bring fresh energy and capital into the spot ETFs.
- BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Snaps 71-Day Inflow Streak, Data Showby Omkar Godbole on April 25, 2024 at 6:53 am
Inflows have slowed this month, taking the wind out of the bitcoin bull run.
- OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a ‘BIP Number’by Daniel Kuhn on April 24, 2024 at 10:03 pm
- Do Kwon’s Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firmsby Daniel Kuhn on April 24, 2024 at 8:24 pm
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
- Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Launderingby Nikhilesh De, Cheyenne Ligon on April 24, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be used by illicit actors and foreign governments to hide fund transfers.
- The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fadesby Bradley Keoun on April 24, 2024 at 5:45 pm
- KPMG Survey Finds 39% of Canada’s Institutional Investors Had Exposure To Crypto Assets in 2023by Helene Braun on April 24, 2024 at 5:12 pm
Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.
- Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunterby Steven Walbroehl on April 24, 2024 at 4:57 pm
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.
- Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; ‘Potential Fee War’ Unfolding, Says Analystby Krisztian Sandor, Sam Reynolds, Amitoj Singh on April 24, 2024 at 4:37 pm
One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.
- Why Base Chain Has Potential to Lock the Next Generation of Crypto Usersby Kelly Ye on April 24, 2024 at 4:05 pm
The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing the way forward.
- Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitableby Mehdi Brahimi, Miguel Kudry on April 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm
On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutional business at L1.
- Bitcoin Price Prediction as BlackRock’s 71-Day ETF Inflows Streak Ends – Is a Bear Market Starting?by Arslan Butt on April 26, 2024 at 12:49 am
As BlackRock’s ETF inflows streak ends, Bitcoin faces volatility, testing critical resistance levels and potentially reshaping market dynamics. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction as BlackRock’s 71-Day ETF Inflows Streak Ends – Is a Bear Market Starting? appeared first on Cryptonews.
- SEC Initiates Consultations on Rule Change for Bitcoin Trading Optionsby Hassan Shittu on April 26, 2024 at 12:09 am
The SEC has initiated a new phase of discussions regarding a proposed rule alteration for the trading of options on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) while also inviting public input on the matter. The post SEC Initiates Consultations on Rule Change for Bitcoin Trading Options appeared first on Cryptonews.
- a16z Crypto Advises Against U.S. Token Sales, Citing Regulatory Risksby Hassan Shittu on April 25, 2024 at 11:39 pm
a16z Crypto, the crypto arm of Andreessen Horowitz, has issued a stern warning to startup founders considering token sales in the United States. The post a16z Crypto Advises Against U.S. Token Sales, Citing Regulatory Risks appeared first on Cryptonews.
- South Korean Prosecutor Jailed for Leaking Info in Crypto Fraud Caseby Tim Alper on April 25, 2024 at 11:30 pm
A South Korean prosecutor was jailed for leaking sensitive information in a high-profile crypto fraud case, domestic media outlets reported on April 25. The post South Korean Prosecutor Jailed for Leaking Info in Crypto Fraud Case appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Shiba Inu Investors Turn Their Attention to This New Eco-Friendly ICO, Aiming for a 1000% Windfallby Joel Frank on April 25, 2024 at 11:29 pm
As the recent rally in the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) fades, the meme coin’s investors are turning their attention to a new eco-friendly ICO called eTukTuk (TUK) as they aim to lock in a 1000% windfall. The post Shiba Inu Investors Turn Their Attention to This New Eco-Friendly ICO, Aiming for a 1000% Windfall appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Polychain Capital Leads $38 Million Investment in Movement Labs to Integrate Facebook’s Move onto Ethereumby Jimmy Aki on April 25, 2024 at 10:26 pm
As of April 25, monolithic Blockchain startup Movement Labs has raised $38 million in Series A funding from Polychain Capital. The goal of Movement Labs is to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to the Ethereum ecosystem, and this funding will help them achieve that goal. The post Polychain Capital Leads $38 Million Investment in Movement Labs to Integrate Facebook’s Move onto Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Peter Schiff Says It’s “Not Looking Good” For Bitcoin HODLers After Price Slumpby Andrew Throuvalas on April 25, 2024 at 10:06 pm
Peter Schiff thinks $60,000 could be Bitcoin’s final line of price support before imminent collapse. The post Peter Schiff Says It’s “Not Looking Good” For Bitcoin HODLers After Price Slump appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bonk Price Prediction as BONK Gains 130% From Recent Lows – Dip-Buying Opportunity Over?by Joel Frank on April 25, 2024 at 9:54 pm
The Bonk (BONK) price has been moving aggressively higher over the past week, despite a subdued tone to recent trade in the blue-chip cryptocurrency market, with BONK now up more than 130% from the lows it set earlier in the month. The post Bonk Price Prediction as BONK Gains 130% From Recent Lows – Dip-Buying Opportunity Over? appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Reiterates Core Purpose of Cryptocurrency – Here’s What You Need to Knowby Jimmy Aki on April 25, 2024 at 9:00 pm
In a heartfelt article shared on X on April 25, Charles Hoskinson, the founder and CEO of Cardano Blockchain, reminded the cryptocurrency world of the real motivation and ideology of digital currencies. He made it clear that their application goes well beyond trade. The post Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Reiterates Core Purpose of Cryptocurrency – Here’s What You Need to Know appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Will A Stablecoin Bill Really Be Passed Before The U.S. Presidential Election? The DGC Policy Officer Cody Carbone Weighs Inby Julia Smith on April 25, 2024 at 8:08 pm
Between Representatives Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand’s new stablecoin bill and Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ renewed optimism in stablecoin legislation, will a new law regulating the cryptocurrencies be enacted anytime soon? The Digital Chamber’s Chief Policy Officer, Cody Carbone, weighs in. The post Will A Stablecoin Bill Really Be Passed Before The U.S. Presidential Election? The DGC Policy Officer Cody Carbone Weighs In appeared […]
- Best Crypto to Buy Now April 25 – Wormhole, Bonk, Pepeby Joel Frank on April 25, 2024 at 7:42 pm
As major cryptos consolidate above earlier session lows, with Bitcoin (BTC) close to $64,000 and Ether (ETH) close to $3,150, traders looking for the best crypto to buy now are scouring altcoin markets for top gainers. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now April 25 – Wormhole, Bonk, Pepe appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Consensys Files Lawsuit Against the SEC Over Ethereum Regulationby Tanzeel Akhtar on April 25, 2024 at 7:35 pm
Ethereum developer firm Consensys managed by Joe Lubin has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its “overzealous regulation” around the Ethereum blockchain. The post Consensys Files Lawsuit Against the SEC Over Ethereum Regulation appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Runes Protocol Helps Sustain Bitcoin Mining Industry, But There’s A Catchby Rachel Wolfson on April 25, 2024 at 7:21 pm
The fourth Bitcoin halving may be considered to be the most memorable, as industry experts believe this event was unlike any other. The post Runes Protocol Helps Sustain Bitcoin Mining Industry, But There’s A Catch appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Accomplice William Morro Arrested And Charged In OneCoin Crypto Fraud Caseby Julia Smith on April 25, 2024 at 5:55 pm
William Morro, an accomplice in OneCoin crypto fraud scheme, has been arrested by the United States Department of Justice for his role in the multi-billion dollar scam, Tuesday court documents reveal. He has charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud just weeks after co-conspirator Irina Dilkinska was sentenced to four years for her part in the massive crypto scheme. The post Accomplice William Morro Arrested And Charged In […]
- Andreessen Horowitz CTO Compares Meme Coins to ‘Risky Casinos’ – Here’s What You Need to Knowby Thomas Musgrave on April 25, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Andreessen Horowitz CTO Eddy Lazzarin Links Meme Coins to ‘Risky Casinos’ on April 25, arguing that they deterred genuine builders from the crypto ecosystem due to the high risk involved. The post Andreessen Horowitz CTO Compares Meme Coins to ‘Risky Casinos’ – Here’s What You Need to Know appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Elon Coin Skyrockets 229x Overnight and Now Capital is Moving to This Fresh Multi-Chain Meme Coinby Sam Cooling on April 25, 2024 at 4:55 pm
In the most recent meme coin pump, attention has returned to ERC-20 tokens as the Elon Musk-inspired coin, ELON, saw its price skyrocket by an astounding 229x overnight. This article will provide an analysis of ELON’s current price trends and look to see whether an innovative new meme coin, Dogeverse, represents a more promising investment The post Elon Coin Skyrockets 229x Overnight and Now Capital is Moving to This Fresh Multi-Chain Meme […]
- Algorand’s Price Becomes Top Performer as Excitement Builds Around New Meme Coin with $15 Million Raiseby Tim Hakki on April 25, 2024 at 4:46 pm
So-called Ethereum killer and blockchain Layer 1 token Algorand (ALGO) is one of the better-performing tokens this week. The price of the ALGO token has appreciated 16% in the last seven days, according to CoinGecko, far outpacing the intra-week performance of market leaders Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). However, ALGO has since taken a tumble The post Algorand’s Price Becomes Top Performer as Excitement Builds Around New Meme Coin with […]
- Is DogWifHat About to Crash? WIF Drops 10% as Investors Flock to Emerging GambleFi Project — $500,000 Raised Alreadyby Thomas Musgrave on April 25, 2024 at 4:17 pm
The price of the DogWifHat (WIF) coin dropped 10% in 24 hours as investors are flocking to GambleFi. The post Is DogWifHat About to Crash? WIF Drops 10% as Investors Flock to Emerging GambleFi Project — $500,000 Raised Already appeared first on Cryptonews.
- 67% Nigerians Trust in Bitcoin for Life Savings than Traditional Methods: Researchby Sujha Sundararajan on April 25, 2024 at 3:31 pm
Nigeria and UAE have topped in the use of Bitcoin for daily transactions, compared to Germany and the UK. The post 67% Nigerians Trust in Bitcoin for Life Savings than Traditional Methods: Research appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Pepe Price Prediction as Unknown Whale Starts Accumulating $1.5 Million Worth of PEPE – Big News Coming?by Simon Chandler on April 25, 2024 at 3:10 pm
The Pepe price has dropped by 5% in the past 24 hours, declining to $0.000007554 as the wider crypto market suffers a 4% loss today. The post Pepe Price Prediction as Unknown Whale Starts Accumulating $1.5 Million Worth of PEPE – Big News Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.
- The Great Game Returns To Central Asiaby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 3:45 am
The Great Game Returns To Central Asia Via EurasiaNet.org, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reanimated US and EU interest in Central Asia. China has eclipsed Russia as the region’s largest trade partner. Central Asian trade is diversifying away from Russia and towards the West. The Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting a new name and adopting a different set of rules. Economics, not […]
- Gaza Aid Flotilla With 1,000 Passengers, Tons Of Supplies Poised To Sail – As IDF Awaitsby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 3:25 am
Gaza Aid Flotilla With 1,000 Passengers, Tons Of Supplies Poised To Sail – As IDF Awaits A flotilla of ships packed with a thousand activists, human rights observers and more than 5,500 tons of food and medical supplies is ready to sail from Istanbul to for Gaza. To do so, they’ll need the Turkish government to let them leave the port, and then run the risk of being subjected to a deadly Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attack — as […]
- “Taken Out By The FBI, CIA, & Bob Woodward” – Tucker Carlson Says Watergate Was Orchestrated To Remove President Nixon From Officeby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 3:05 am
“Taken Out By The FBI, CIA, & Bob Woodward” – Tucker Carlson Says Watergate Was Orchestrated To Remove President Nixon From Office Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, I have several times reported the same… Nixon was removed because he was making arms limitation agreements with the Soviets and opening to China. This was normalizing the enemy that the military/security complex needed for its budget and power. It was for the […]
- Tennessee Is First State To Criminalize Adults Who Help Minors Receive “Gender-Affirming” Care Without Parental Consentby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 2:45 am
Tennessee Is First State To Criminalize Adults Who Help Minors Receive “Gender-Affirming” Care Without Parental Consent Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday approved approval criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. As the AP reports, the bill mirrors almost […]
- Excess Deaths In Japan Hit 115,000 Following 3rd COVID Shot; New Study Explains Whyby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 2:25 am
Excess Deaths In Japan Hit 115,000 Following 3rd COVID Shot; New Study Explains Why Authored by Joe Wang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study on harms resulting from the COVID vaccine was published on April 8 in the U.S.-based peer-reviewed medical science journal Cureus. It represents the largest study to date on adverse effects of the COVID vaccine, and the results are shocking, to put it mildly. In the study, […]
- Palmer Luckey’s Anduril & General Atomics Selected By USAF For Next Round Of AI Drone Program by Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 2:05 am
Palmer Luckey’s Anduril & General Atomics Selected By USAF For Next Round Of AI Drone Program The US Air Force’s hot pursuit of drone wingmen, known as collaborative combat aircraft, flying alongside piloted stealth fighter jets such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, is a major effort to modernize its fleet and advance defensive and offensive capabilities in a world erupting into […]
- Hertz Increases The Number Of Electric Cars It Wants To Get Rid Off To 30,000 From 20,000by Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 1:45 am
Hertz Increases The Number Of Electric Cars It Wants To Get Rid Off To 30,000 From 20,000 By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Hertz raised the number of electric vehicles it plans to sell this year as it is cutting its EV fleet to reduce losses that have weighed on the car rental giant’s earnings. In the first quarter, Hertz upsized its EV disposition plan by 10,000 vehicles, for a total of 30,000 EVs intended for sale in 2024. […]
- President With Crackhead Son Frees 5 Crack Dealers, Ditches Promise To Release All Pot Criminalsby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 1:25 am
President With Crackhead Son Frees 5 Crack Dealers, Ditches Promise To Release All Pot Criminals President Biden has granted clemency to five crack dealers, ordering their early release for dealing the drug in recognition of Second Chance Month. Yes, this guy… In honor of the new government crack pipe program, here’s Joe & Hunter on crack pic.twitter.com/VWCBw9svai — obedient worker (@lmazzeiphotos) February 9, 2022 […]
- Senate GOP Must Seize Opportunity To Expand Trump Tax Cutsby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 1:05 am
Senate GOP Must Seize Opportunity To Expand Trump Tax Cuts Authored by Stephen Moore and Adam Brandon via RealClear Politics, President Joe Biden came into office promising to repeal President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – a law that turbocharged American job growth and U.S. national competitiveness. In the first two years of the Biden administration, there was a chance that the president could have succeeded in […]
- SEC Expected To Deny Spot Ether ETFs In May, Consensys Sues Over ‘Security’ Statusby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 12:45 am
SEC Expected To Deny Spot Ether ETFs In May, Consensys Sues Over ‘Security’ Status There are increasing doubts among industry insiders that the SEC will approved Spot Ether ETFs in May, according to a report from Reuters. According to four people who participated, recent meetings between issuers and the SEC have been one-sided and agency staff have not discussed substantive details about the proposed products. That is in […]
- Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economyby Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 12:25 am
Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Having used up all of the rest of the batshit, insane, counterintuitive economic dirty tricks left in the “we’ll literally do anything but cut spending” bag, the Biden administration is pushing what could be the most destructive idea for our country since prohibition: taxing unrealized gains. As part of its budget proposal for the 2025 […]
- How Hard Is It To Get Into An Ivy League School?by Tyler Durden on April 26, 2024 at 12:05 am
How Hard Is It To Get Into An Ivy League School? Ivy League institutions are renowned worldwide for their academic excellence and long-standing traditions. But how hard is it to get into one of the top universities in the U.S.? In this graphic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu details the admission rates and average annual cost for Ivy League schools, as well as the median SAT scores required to be accepted. The data comes from the […]
- Judge Shoots Down Effort To Identify FBI, Undercover Police On Jan. 6by Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 11:45 pm
Judge Shoots Down Effort To Identify FBI, Undercover Police On Jan. 6 Authored by Joseph M. Hanneman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in Washington D.C. has denied seven motions from a defendant seeking to identify FBI agents in Jan. 6 crowds and gain access to undercover videos shot by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, at least one of whom incited the crowds at the U.S. Capitol. Former FBI special […]
- Luxury DC Apartment Building Replaces Front Desk Staff With Amazon Lockers, Sparking Tenant Protest by Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 11:25 pm
Luxury DC Apartment Building Replaces Front Desk Staff With Amazon Lockers, Sparking Tenant Protest Tenants of a luxury apartment building blocks from the White House were furious this week after they discovered the building’s management company fired all front desk workers and replaced them with Amazon delivery lockers. Journalist Samuel Breslow of the media outlet The Forward wrote on X about tenants […]
- Saudi Arabia’s Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza Warby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 11:05 pm
Saudi Arabia’s Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War Authored by Giorgio Cafiero via The Cradle Launched in 2017, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, a sprawling high-tech development on the northwestern Red Sea coast, was introduced as the crown jewel of Vision 2030. This futuristic desert megaproject, extending over some Jordanian and Egyptian territory, was cast as a bold leap toward economic diversification under the […]
- Secret Service Agent Assigned To Kamala Harris Hospitalized After Fighting Other Agentsby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 10:45 pm
Secret Service Agent Assigned To Kamala Harris Hospitalized After Fighting Other Agents A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Vice President Kamala Harris got into a physical altercation with several other agents Monday morning around 9 a.m. near Joint Base Andrews, located near Washington DC. The agent in question was immediately “removed from their assignment,” the Secret Service told the NY Post. “A US Secret Service […]
- The Fallacy That Rules The Worldby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 10:25 pm
The Fallacy That Rules The World Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Smart people know to avoid fallacies. One of them is known as the fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc. It’s Latin for “after this, therefore because of this.” The classic example concerns the rooster and the sunrise. Every morning before the sun comes up, the rooster does his crazy crowing routine, waking up everyone around. Shortly after, […]
- Houthis Launch Attack On US Cargo & Navy Ships Following Two Weeks Of Quietby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 pm
Houthis Launch Attack On US Cargo & Navy Ships Following Two Weeks Of Quiet Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis have announced new aggressive actions in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea regions, saying late Wednesday that projectiles were launched against more US and Israeli-owned commercial vessels, and that a US warship was also targeted. This follows a period of relative quiet this month. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said […]
- Get Ready To Be Hammered By Property Taxesby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 9:45 pm
Get Ready To Be Hammered By Property Taxes It’s not just record capital gains taxes that Americans have to look forward to if they choose “4 more years, pause” of the senile occupant in the White House: As Epoch Times’ Jeffrey Tucker reports, property taxes are also about to soar. Below we excerpt from his latest report on where the Biden tax tsunami sill strike next: Get Ready to Be Hammered by Property Taxes There have been […]
- The Ghetto-ization Of American Lifeby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 9:25 pm
The Ghetto-ization Of American Life Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Behind the facade of normalization, even high-income lifestyles have been ghetto-ized. Consider the defining characteristics of a ghetto: 1. The residents can’t afford to live elsewhere. 2. Everything is a rip-off because options are limited and retailers / service providers know residents have no other choice or must go to extraordinary […]
- As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed’s Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BNby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 9:05 pm
As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed’s Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN After the prior week’s almost unprecedented outflows, total money market fund assets rose last week (admittedly by a modest $9.1BN), but remain below the $6TN level ($5.97TN) as tax-season draws roll off… Source: Bloomberg The flows into money-market fund assets through April 24 mainly on the back of inflows by institutional […]
- Lawmakers Ask IRS To Investigate Chinese Funding Of Anti-Israel Protestsby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 8:45 pm
Lawmakers Ask IRS To Investigate Chinese Funding Of Anti-Israel Protests Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, On Wednesday, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives called for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to begin investigating the financial links between China and anti-Israel groups that have been protesting throughout the United States since October 7th. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the […]
- Google Soars To Record After Smashing Estimates, Launches $70 Billion Buyback And Starts Paying Dividendby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 8:32 pm
Google Soars To Record After Smashing Estimates, Launches $70 Billion Buyback And Starts Paying Dividend After the first two Mag7 companies were a study in market paradoxes, when TSLA missed across the board and soared (after guiding much better than expected) and META beat across the board but plunged (after guiding weaker than expected while boosting its spending forecast), moments ago two of the Mag7 giants, GOOGL and MSFT, both […]
- Biden Campaign To Remain On TikTok Even After Signing Bill To Ban Appby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Biden Campaign To Remain On TikTok Even After Signing Bill To Ban App Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, Despite the fact that Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will ban the Chinese social media app TikTok if its parent company does not sell it, his campaign will continue to use the app in the meantime. As Fox News reports, campaign officials confirmed on Wednesday that the Biden campaign “will stay on […]
- Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beatby Tyler Durden on April 25, 2024 at 8:16 pm
Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beat Investors can exhale after META’s meltdown as MSFT just reported better-than-expected revenues in Q3 of $61.86 billion (estimate $60.87 billion). All the business segments also beat expectations: Productivity and Business Processes revenue $19.57 billion, estimate $19.54 billion More Personal Computing revenue $15.58 billion, estimate $15.07 billion With the […]
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- Suspected Afghan terrorist removed from government monitoring program for no apparent reasonby Richard Brown on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Mohammad Kharwin, a 48-year-old Afghan national on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) terrorist watchlist, was arrested on April 11 after…
- Mayo Clinic study reveals disturbing impact of puberty blockers on testicular developmentby Laura Harris on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A recent study from the prestigious Mayo Clinic has uncovered evidence proving that puberty blockers cause long-lasting damage on testicular…
- Judge sides with Trump, rejects New York AG’s challenge to $175M bondby Ramon Tomey on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A judge has sided with former President Donald Trump and rejected New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James’ challenge to the $175 million bond…
- Judge excuses juror from Trump’s hush money trial for being arrested for ripping down conservative political adsby Belle Carter on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan excused a second juror from the jury of former President Donald’s Trump’s hush money trial rafter…
- Switzerland confirms it holds $14.3 billion in FROZEN Russian assetsby Richard Brown on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Switzerland has disclosed that it currently holds an estimated 13 billion Swiss francs ($14.3 billion) in Russian assets, frozen within its financial…
- 12 U.S. nuclear stealth bombers are ready to STRIKE anywhere, any timeby Richard Brown on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the U.S. has marshaled nearly its entire fleet of nuclear stealth bombers in a striking display of…
- Declaring patients “brain dead” allows doctors to conduct lab-rat like experiments on the sickby Ethan Huff on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) If you or a loved one is ill, be careful going to the doctor because you could end up becoming a lab rat.Should you end up at the hospital in…
- Why freeze-drying is the best food preservation methodby HRS Editors on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Freeze-drying (lyophilization) is a food preservation process where food is quickly frozen. Next, the ice turns into water vapor and is removed by…
- WHO and mainstream mediaâs bird flu warnings are part of a psyop fear campaign to gain control and push vaccinesby Cassie B. on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Last week, the World Health Organization issued a warning that bird flu has an âextremely highâ mortality rate in humans and has the potential to…
- If U.S. tries to steal Russian assets for Ukraine, the American economy and western financial system will CRUMBLEby Ethan Huff on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) In an attempt to punish Russia for trying to make things right in Ukraine, the United States is threatening to expropriate, aka steal, frozen Russian…
- U.S.’s $1B aid package to Ukraine will aggravate world crisisby Belle Carter on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Reports indicated that President Joe Biden’s administration has been preparing a new aid package for Ukraine that is worth around $1 billion. The…
- Survival tools for your go bag: WHAT you should have and WHYby Olivia Cook on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Equipping yourself with the right tools and knowledge significantly increases your chances of overcoming challenges and returning home safely from…
- The CRINGE is strong with this one: Luke Skywalker calls Biden “best president we’ve ever had”by News Editors on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Mark Hamill the âactorâ who has only ever had one significant role, that of Luke Skywalker in the now ruined Star Wars, has declared Joe Biden to…
- Pro-Gaza protester marches towards NYPD headquarters after police in riot gear stormed Columbia University to shut down “Gaza Solidarity” camp, arrest students and facultyby Ethan Huff on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The New York Police Department (NYPD) stormed the campus of New York University (NYU) this week to persecute students and faculty who set up a “Gaza…
- Zionist John Podhoretz wants the NATIONAL GUARD deployed to Columbia University to silence pro-Palestine protestsby Ethan Huff on April 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Writer and Israel Firster John Podhoretz is really upset that some students and faculty at Columbia University are protesting against the genocide…
- EU will lose more than Russia if it confiscates assets â Moscowby News Editors on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Moscow has drafted a package of retaliatory measures in the event that Western countries seize Russian sovereign assets that have been frozen over…
- Multiple African countries recall cough syrup over high level of TOXIC CHEMICALby Ava Grace on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Multiple African countries have issued recall orders for a batch of cough syrup after laboratory tests detected elevated levels of toxicity in the…
- WOKE Trudeau to spend $110 million on global promotion of 2SLGBTQI ideologyby Belle Carter on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently confirmed via the release of his “Canada’s 2024 Budget” that his government will be allocating…
- Popular children’s show “Bluey” introduces LESBIAN MOMS to viewersby Ramon Tomey on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The popular children’s show “Bluey” has become a tool for LGBT indoctrination, with one of its latest episodes introducing “lesbian mothers” to young…
- THOUGHT CRIME: British police investigating a Christian man for his opinions following widely publicized attack on Sydney bishopby Kevin Hughes on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A Briton has shared troubling footage of police officers and a mental health nurse showing up at his home after he voiced out the need for Christians…
- House of Representatives passes legislation to ban TikTok if its CCP-linked parent company doesn’t sell its stake in the platform within a yearby Laura Harris on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could effectively ban the popular social media platform TikTok from operating in the United…
- 1,300 Migrants swarm NYCâs City Hall over false rumor of green card and work visa distributionsby Laura Harris on April 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) About 1,300 Haitian and African migrants gathered outside New York City Hall during a City Council hearing on the experiences of Black migrants in…
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- FBI warns US citizens against using ‘unregistered crypto money transmitting services’by Mike Dalton on April 25, 2024 at 11:25 pm
The FBI advised US citizens against using unregistered crypto services to transmit assets on April 25. The agency’s warning stated that users should avoid crypto money transmitting services that are not registered as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) under US federal law. Individuals should also avoid services that fail to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements The post FBI warns US citizens against using ‘unregistered crypto […]
- Terraform Labs to restrict US access, withdraw $23 million of liquidity following SEC rulingby Mike Dalton on April 25, 2024 at 10:24 pm
Terraform Labs (TFL) announced changes to its operations on April 25 in light of a recent court ruling related to the SEC’s case against the company. TFL said it expects to receive a conduct injunction soon that will bar it from certain activities in the US. The company added that it will prepare for the The post Terraform Labs to restrict US access, withdraw $23 million of liquidity following SEC ruling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Franklin Templeton tokenizes $380 million US government money fund on Polygon, Stellarby Assad Jafri on April 25, 2024 at 9:36 pm
Franklin Templeton has tokenized a $380 million treasuries fund on the Polygon and Stellar blockchains to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers without intermediaries. The company has launched the Franklin OnChain United States Government Money Fund (FOBXX), offering shares as BENJI tokens. Each token represents a share of the FOBXX and is tradable on the public Polygon The post Franklin Templeton tokenizes $380 million US government money fund […]
- Consensys sues SEC, seeks court declaration that Ethereum is not a securityby Mike Dalton on April 25, 2024 at 8:28 pm
Consensys filed a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 25 over allegations that the watchdog has overstepped in its authority in trying to regulate Ethereum (ETH). The lawsuit alleges that the SEC aims to unlawfully regulate Ethereum through enforcement actions against various companies, including Consensys, constituting “aggressive and unlawful” overreach. Consensys intends The post Consensys sues SEC, […]
- Top Ethereum Layer-2 networks adopt Avail DA to boost rollup efficiency and securityby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 25, 2024 at 7:45 pm
Several top Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) networks, such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, zkSync, and Starkware, are preparing to integrate Avail’s Data Availability (DA) solution, according to an April 25 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This integration will grant rollup builders access to Avail DA and its ecosystem, facilitating the development of scalable and efficient rollup architectures across The post Top Ethereum Layer-2 networks adopt […]
- Despite market volatility, MicroStrategy’s “BTC per Share” reaches near record levelsby James Van Straten on April 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Quick Take MicroStrategy (MSTR) has recently experienced a pullback in its stock price, currently trading around $1,260 per share, down 35% from its recent high of nearly $2,000. This decline is in line with Bitcoin’s (BTC) 8% pullback over the same period. Despite the recent downturn, MicroStrategy’s stock has outperformed Bitcoin year-to-date — with MSTR The post Despite market volatility, MicroStrategy’s “BTC per Share” reaches […]
- SEC cold-shoulders Ethereum ETF applicants in meetings, dashing hopes of May approvalby Assad Jafri on April 25, 2024 at 6:36 pm
The US SEC is expected to reject several applications for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, Reuters reported on April 25, citing industry insiders. The decision, anticipated in May, follows recent discouraging interactions between ETF issuers and the SEC. Firms such as VanEck and ARK Investment Management, among others, have submitted The post SEC cold-shoulders Ethereum ETF applicants […]
- Bitcoin ETFs in the US drive higher crypto allocations among institutional investorsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 25, 2024 at 4:55 pm
Institutional investors increasingly sought exposure to crypto during the first quarter of the year following the launch of several US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January. The CoinShares Digital Fund Manager survey revealed that these institutional investors have significantly increased their digital asset allocations, reaching 3% in their portfolios. This marks the highest level The post Bitcoin ETFs in the US drive […]
- IBIT vs GLD: A compelling tale of Bitcoin’s growing dominance over traditional gold investmentsby James Van Straten on April 25, 2024 at 4:25 pm
Quick Take Bitcoin left a significant mark on the ETF industry in 2024, with Bitcoin ETFs drawing in more than $12 billion in net inflows combined. Leading this surge is BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), which has accumulated over $15 billion in net inflows and stands at the forefront of this success narrative. Recently, IBIT The post IBIT vs GLD: A compelling tale of Bitcoin’s growing dominance over traditional gold investments […]
- Polygon leads in EVM efficiency as DeFi users favor low transaction costsby Andjela Radmilac on April 25, 2024 at 3:58 pm
Layer-1 blockchains are foundational networks supporting various applications directly on their protocol, while Layer-2 blockchains operate atop these foundational layers, enhancing scalability and efficiency. Comparing the usage and efficiency of EVM-compatible L1 and L2 blockchains and side chains helps us better understand the market values and where most of the DeFi activity comes from. Dune The post Polygon leads in EVM efficiency as DeFi […]