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  • Fake Ethereum trading bots on YouTube help scammers steal over $900K
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 7, 2025 at 4:53 pm

    Cybersecurity firm SentinelLABS has uncovered a sophisticated scam campaign that has siphoned over $900,000 from unsuspecting crypto users. According to the report, the attackers use malicious Ethereum-based smart contracts disguised as trading bots to target individuals who follow seemingly educational content on YouTube. The report added that these scams have been active since early 2024 The post Fake Ethereum trading bots on YouTube help […]

  • Record compression in implied volatility sets up next big move for Bitcoin
    by Andjela Radmilac on August 7, 2025 at 3:43 pm

    Bitcoin’s ascent to its all-time high unfolded against a very unusual backdrop: steadily compressing volatility. While most markets tend to exhibit rising implied volatility as prices push higher, Bitcoin has done the opposite, especially in recent months. This behavior is perfectly captured by the Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVIV), a metric that tracks the implied volatility The post Record compression in implied volatility sets up next big […]

  • India finds $72 million in hidden crypto income as tax compliance tightens
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 7, 2025 at 3:18 pm

    India’s tax authorities have uncovered nearly 630 crore rupees (approximately $72 million) in undisclosed income from crypto-related transactions, according to an Aug. 5 disclosure by Pankaj Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Finance. The minister, citing figures from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), stated that the numbers reflect discrepancies in tax filings tied The post India finds $72 million in hidden crypto income as tax […]

  • Ripple boosts stablecoin payments clout with $200 million Rail acquisition
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 7, 2025 at 2:19 pm

    Ripple is doubling down on its ambitions in the stablecoin payments space with the acquisition of Rail, a global settlement platform known for its speed and enterprise-grade automation. The deal, valued at $200 million, was announced on Aug. 7 and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, it is still subject The post Ripple boosts stablecoin payments clout with $200 million Rail acquisition appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Trump opens $12.5 trillion 401(k) market to crypto and private equity access
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 7, 2025 at 1:23 pm

    President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today directing federal regulators to ease legal pathways for 401(k) plans to include private equity, real estate, crypto, and other alternative assets. As Bloomberg reported, the directive tasks the Department of Labor with reevaluating fiduciary guidance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and coordinating with The post Trump opens $12.5 trillion 401(k) market to crypto […]

  • Franklin Templeton backs XRP ETF play in Japan with ¥300 trillion AUM
    by News Desk on August 7, 2025 at 12:12 pm

    SBI Holdings has submitted applications to Japan’s Financial Services Agency for the approval of two exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin and XRP. The filings represent the first dual-asset spot crypto ETF proposal in the country and arrive shortly after the regulator opened discussions around reclassifying digital assets as financial instruments under the Financial Instruments and Exchange The post Franklin Templeton backs XRP ETF play in […]

  • $640M SPAC fuels Parataxis Bitcoin buy-up as public BTC treasuries surpass 230
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 7, 2025 at 9:39 am

    Parataxis Capital is set to go public through a merger with SilverBox Corp IV in a deal that could deliver up to $640 million in capital, according to a definitive agreement announced August 7. The transaction combines $240 million in trust capital with a $400 million equity facility, and it positions the Bitcoin-focused asset manager The post $640M SPAC fuels Parataxis Bitcoin buy-up as public BTC treasuries surpass 230 appeared first on […]

  • US Bitcoin miners face 21% rig cost surge after Trump’s tariff goes live
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 7, 2025 at 8:42 am

    A 100% tariff on imported semiconductors, formally enacted by the Trump administration on August 7, is reshaping the economics of crypto mining in the United States. The tariff, which targets chips made outside the U.S., threatens to increase the cost basis for miners already facing pressure from the April halving and ongoing network difficulty spikes. The post US Bitcoin miners face 21% rig cost surge after Trump’s tariff goes live appeared […]

  • Galaxy’s Alex Thorn calls Ethereum L2s ‘ETH extractive’ amid fee retention concerns
    by Gino Matos on August 6, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn criticized the business model of many Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 (L2) blockchains as “ETH extractive.” In an Aug. 6 social media post, Thorn argued that L2 networks retain most of the fee revenue while contributing relatively little back to the Ethereum L1.  Thorn added that most L2s are controlled by single The post Galaxy’s Alex Thorn calls Ethereum L2s ‘ETH extractive’ amid fee retention concerns […]

  • Nomura’s Laser Digital secures regulatory greenlight to launch OTC desk for crypto options in UAE
    by Assad Jafri on August 6, 2025 at 8:54 pm

    Laser Digital, a digital asset subsidiary of Japanese banking giant Nomura, has secured the first limited license to offer over-the-counter crypto derivatives under the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority’s (VARA) Pilot Regime, the company announced Wednesday. Laser Digital is the first firm authorized to provide institutional-grade crypto options directly to clients under the VARA framework, marking The post Nomura’s Laser Digital secures […]

  • Zelensky Says ‘It’s Time To End The War’ – But Won’t Identify Any Concessions
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    Zelensky Says ‘It’s Time To End The War’ – But Won’t Identify Any Concessions Given the rapid movement on a Trump-Putin face to face meeting, to be held within the ‘coming days’ – according to both sides, Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking up, and seeking to ensure Ukraine’s position isn’t sidelined. Apparently Washington during Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow Wednesday pushed the idea of a trilateral meeting involving Trump mediating […]

  • New Study Raises Concerns Over Universal Basic Income Plans
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    New Study Raises Concerns Over Universal Basic Income Plans Authored by Jonathan Turley, In my forthcoming book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution, I explore how the American republic can survive in the 21st Century given unprecedented economic, technological, and political changes. The book addresses the increasing calls for a universal basic income (UBI). Various Democratic cities are […]

  • Trentadue, Schweitzer, Roberts: OKC Bombing And The Federal Government’s Role
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 3:45 pm

    Trentadue, Schweitzer, Roberts: OKC Bombing And The Federal Government’s Role On the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing earlier this year, we covered swampy John Ashcroft’s involvement in the coverup and shocking evidence regarding government foreknowledge. Achieved by lone actor with a truck and ammonium nitrate? Tonight at 7 PM ET, ZeroHedge will host a panel on the OKC coverup and new book Blowback by Margaret Roberts. […]

  • Despite Bostic Fearmongering, Fed’s Own Inflation Survey Shows No Signs Of Tariff Tantrum
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 3:35 pm

    Despite Bostic Fearmongering, Fed’s Own Inflation Survey Shows No Signs Of Tariff Tantrum Well, this is going to become a little awkward… While some on The Fed believe that tariffs will unleash the worst parts of stagflationary hell on the average American (and therefore they should not cut rates), it appears the ‘Americans’ themselves are far less concerned. This morning we heard Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic reiterate […]

  • Proof That Leftists Want To Completely Abolish The Nuclear Family
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 3:20 pm

    Proof That Leftists Want To Completely Abolish The Nuclear Family Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Far left Marxists recently hosted an event in Chicago where a panel argued that the traditional family unit needs to be destroyed because it’s “inherently repressive and racist.” Yes, really. This is what the left wants for America. Libs of TikTok has the details of the event that was held last month by National […]

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  • Waller Said To Emerges As Trump’s Fed Chair Favorite As Polymarket Odds Soar
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 3:00 pm

    Waller Said To Emerges As Trump’s Fed Chair Favorite As Polymarket Odds Soar For the past 6 months we have repeatedly told our readers that, contrary to media reports that it will be one of the “Two Kevins”, Trump would pick current governor Chris Waller as the next Fed chair, to wit: Waller Puts In Bid For Next Fed Chair, Says Powell Should Cut “As Early As July” https://t.co/uiN1Umb49j — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 20, 2025 […]

  • Eli Lilly Shares Crash Most Since Dotcom On Disappointing Obesity Pill Data
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 2:50 pm

    Eli Lilly Shares Crash Most Since Dotcom On Disappointing Obesity Pill Data Update (1050 ET): Eli Lilly shares plunged the most since the Dotcom bust after the drugmaker’s oral obesity pill, orforglipron, met its primary endpoints but fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. Not even a strong earnings report (detailed in an earlier update) was enough to lift the stock in the early New York cash trading session.  As of 10:15 ET, […]

  • FBI To Search For Texas Dems: Cornyn Thanks Trump, Patel For Backing Manhunt Of Runaway Lawmakers
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 2:40 pm

    FBI To Search For Texas Dems: Cornyn Thanks Trump, Patel For Backing Manhunt Of Runaway Lawmakers Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to assist state and local law enforcement in locating Democratic members of the Texas House who left the state in protest of a Republican-led redistricting effort. In a statement, Cornyn said Patel had approved his formal request for the FBI to help find […]

  • Most Americans Reject Fall COVID Shot, Don’t Trust CDC Or FDA On Vaccine Safety
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 2:01 pm

    Most Americans Reject Fall COVID Shot, Don’t Trust CDC Or FDA On Vaccine Safety Via JonFleetwood.com, In a sweeping signal that Americans are waking up to the dangers of coerced medicine and captured regulation, a new KFF (formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation) poll reveals that the majority of Americans do not intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine this fall, and less than half trust the CDC or FDA to ensure vaccine […]

  • Tulsi Gabbard “Not Surprised” Establishment Media Is Silent On Russia Hoax Bombshells
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 1:25 pm

    Tulsi Gabbard “Not Surprised” Establishment Media Is Silent On Russia Hoax Bombshells Via VigilantFox.com DNI Tulsi Gabbard just called out the mainstream press for going quiet on the newly declassified revelations that EXPOSE the full extent of the Russia Hoax.  According to Gabbard, this silence is no coincidence.  “I’m not surprised for a few reasons.” “Primary of which, many of these mainstream media outlets […]

  • Trump To Allow Crypto In 401k Retirement Plans For US Workers; White House
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    Trump To Allow Crypto In 401k Retirement Plans For US Workers; White House US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that could open the door for cryptocurrencies to be included in 401(k) retirement plans, potentially reshaping how Americans invest their savings. The White House Press Office confirmed to Cointelegraph on Thursday that the order directs the US Labor Department to reevaluate restrictions around […]

  • DOGE Impact Accelerates As ‘Deep TriState’ Jobless Claims Hit 4 Year High
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 12:40 pm

    DOGE Impact Accelerates As ‘Deep TriState’ Jobless Claims Hit 4 Year High The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose very modestly last week (from 219k to 226k) but remains basically unchanged for the last four years… Continuing Claims jumped last week to its highest since Nov 2021… But, the ‘Deep TriState’ region sees the trend of continuing claims keep rising (at its highest since Dec […]

  • US Futures, Global Markets Jump On Tariff Exemptions, Renewed Hopes For Ukraine Ceasefire
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 12:30 pm

    US Futures, Global Markets Jump On Tariff Exemptions, Renewed Hopes For Ukraine Ceasefire US equity futures are – what else – higher, and rapidly approaching a new all time high, boosted by exemptions in Trump’s plans for 100% tariffs on chips that are seen as bullish ways for most big tech firms to avoid levies. The mood was also cheered by a report that Trump and Putin are expected to meet for summit talks in the next few […]

  • Kremlin Confirms Trump-Putin Meeting ‘In Coming Days’
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 12:25 pm

    Kremlin Confirms Trump-Putin Meeting ‘In Coming Days’ The Kremlin has on Thursday belatedly confirmed that a meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has been agreed to and will take place in the “coming days”. The White House first unveiled it yesterday, as reported in the NY Times, but it was as yet unclear to degree to which Moscow was on board. But now Russia has agreed “in principle”. According to a […]

  • “Chat Control” – EU Proposal To Scan All Private Messages Gains Momentum
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 12:20 pm

    “Chat Control” – EU Proposal To Scan All Private Messages Gains Momentum Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, A controversial European Union proposal dubbed “Chat Control” is regaining momentum, with 19 out of 27 EU member states reportedly backing the measure. The plan would mandate that messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, must scan every message, photo and video sent by users starting […]

  • Trump Demands Intel CEO “Must Resign” Over Alleged China Ties Cited In Senator Cotton’s Letter
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Trump Demands Intel CEO “Must Resign” Over Alleged China Ties Cited In Senator Cotton’s Letter President Trump must have read U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton’s letter, sent to Intel’s Board on Wednesday, about the chipmaker’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan’s ties to Chinese firms, and a recent criminal case involving his former company, Cadence Design. That’s because Trump just fired off a shocking new Truth Social post moments ago. “The […]

  • Bank of England Cuts Rates To 4% After Historic Re-Vote
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 11:47 am

    Bank of England Cuts Rates To 4% After Historic Re-Vote The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter of a point to 4% in a hawkish decision that for the first time required a second round of voting, as the central bank contends with weak growth and high inflation, i.e. stagflation. In an unprecedented second vote by the Monetary Policy Committee after it initially failed to reach a majority verdict, five members voted for […]

  • The Bubble Is Bursting: Delinquency Rates Have Doubled And Credit Card Defaults Are Soaring
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 11:20 am

    The Bubble Is Bursting: Delinquency Rates Have Doubled And Credit Card Defaults Are Soaring Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Did you know that U.S. households are carrying $1.18 trillion in credit card debt? Considering the fact that the average rate of interest on credit card balances is now over 20 percent, that is not good news at all. Sadly, most of the country is just barely scraping by from month to […]

  • RFK Jr.’s Food Revolution Begins Next Month 
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 10:55 am

    RFK Jr.’s Food Revolution Begins Next Month  On Monday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins joined Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FDA Administrator Martin Makary, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) to celebrate “MAHA Monday” with the announcement that six more states have agreed to remove junk food from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It’s about damn time. America suffers from […]

  • The Ministry Of Truth? The Government, Police, & Media-Monitoring
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 10:30 am

    The Ministry Of Truth? The Government, Police, & Media-Monitoring Authored by Dominic Adler via Substack, The Telegraph published this headline yesterday: ‘Exposed: Labour’s plot to silence migrant hotel critics.’ The report concerns a team from the ‘National Security and Online Information Team (NSOIT)’, based in the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology. During last summer’s riots, NSOIT was tasked […]

  • DOGE Worker “Big Balls” Bloodied After DC Attack; Trump, Musk Call To Federalize DC 
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 10:11 am

    DOGE Worker “Big Balls” Bloodied After DC Attack; Trump, Musk Call To Federalize DC  President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have called for the federalization of crime-ridden Washington, D.C., following the brutal attack on 19-year-old Edward Coristine, a former staffer at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) whose LinkedIn handle earned him the nickname ‘Big Balls’.  “I have to say that somebody from DOGE was very […]

  • IDF Chief Clashes With Netanyahu Over Full Permanent Takeover Of Gaza Strip
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 9:45 am

    IDF Chief Clashes With Netanyahu Over Full Permanent Takeover Of Gaza Strip The Israeli military’s (IDF) chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, reportedly sharply disagreed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a three hour security cabinet meeting Wednesday, where the question of what’s next in Gaza was hotly debated. Zamir presented various options, after widespread reports that Netanyahu is ready to pull the trigger on […]

  • Four NATO States Agree To Buy $1 Billion In US Weapons For Ukraine
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 9:00 am

    Four NATO States Agree To Buy $1 Billion In US Weapons For Ukraine Via The Libertarian Institute Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands announced they would buy $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine from the US.  Copenhagen is pledging to buy $500 million in arms that will be matched by the three Scandinavian countries. “Ukraine is not only fighting for its own security, but also for our security,” Swedish Defense Minister […]

  • Cathay Pacific Makes First Boeing Widebody Purchase Since 2013 
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 8:15 am

    Cathay Pacific Makes First Boeing Widebody Purchase Since 2013  Cathay Pacific Airways is set to purchase 14 Boeing 777-9 jets for $8 billion, with options for seven more, marking a major expansion of its long-haul fleet. Notably, this is the Hong Kong-based airline’s first order of Boeing widebody aircraft since 2013, according to Bloomberg. The timing of the deal might be significant, as it comes when U.S.-China […]

  • Germany’s Debt Minister Meets Wall Street’s Hawk: Ideologies Collide in DC
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2025 at 7:30 am

    Germany’s Debt Minister Meets Wall Street’s Hawk: Ideologies Collide in DC By Thomas Kolbe German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil wrapped up his visit to Washington last week. His meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent centered on the EU–US trade deal. A dose of European moralism, of course, wasn’t missing. It was a meeting of political opposites. On one side: Scott Bessent, Wall Street veteran and committed to […]

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