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  • US Bitcoin ETFs pull in $664M in largest daily inflow since January, because Iran reopened Hormuz for a few hours
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm

    US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their largest single-day capital inflow since January on April 17, as the reopening of a critical Middle Eastern shipping route sparked a broader market rotation into risk assets. According to SoSoValue data, the 12 products drew approximately $664 million in fresh capital on April 17. The surge was The post US Bitcoin ETFs pull in $664M in largest daily inflow since January, because […]

  • Bitcoin now has just 4 days before ceasefire deadline risks price reversal with Hormuz closed again
    by Gino Matos on April 18, 2026 at 1:31 pm

    Iran’s Friday announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened during the current ceasefire triggered one of the sharpest oil reversals of the year. Brent crude fell 12.95% to $86.52, and WTI dropped 14.26% to $81.19, both their lowest levels since Mar. 11 and the largest single-day declines since Apr. 8. US stocks surged, The post Bitcoin now has just 4 days before ceasefire deadline risks price reversal with Hormuz closed again appeared […]

  • Data proves Bitcoin must retake $80k soon or risk BTC miners being shut down and replaced with $4B in AI revenue
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 18, 2026 at 10:00 am

    Quantum computing has long served as Bitcoin’s most cinematic threat. It has the right ingredients for a high-drama warning, strange machines, broken cryptography, and the possibility of a future rewrite of digital trust. Yet the greater danger facing Bitcoin today looks far more ordinary and far more commercial. It is artificial intelligence, and the pressure The post Data proves Bitcoin must retake $80k soon or risk BTC miners being shut […]

  • FSB warns of ‘triple whammy’ crisis as private credit threat to global markets worsens
    by Andjela Radmilac on April 18, 2026 at 8:30 am

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is warning that global markets could be heading toward a chain reaction in which tighter funding, war-driven volatility, and deepening cracks in non-bank finance converge into what its chair calls a possible “double or triple whammy” for financial stability. In a letter sent ahead of the April 16 G20 meeting, The post FSB warns of ‘triple whammy’ crisis as private credit threat to global markets […]

  • Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz deal
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 17, 2026 at 10:41 pm

    UPDATE Saturday 9 am UTC: After markets closed Friday, the Speaker of Iran’s parliament announced that the Strait of Hormuz would not remain open while the US blockade remained in place. So far, Bitcoin has retraced part of its gain, falling from $78,500 to $76,500. Bitcoin rallied hard after Iran said it was reopening the The post Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz […]

  • Crypto censorship resistance is questioned as major fight breaks out over who gets to freeze your digital dollars
    by Gino Matos on April 17, 2026 at 7:20 pm

    Crypto rhetoric has long prized the ability to transact without gatekeepers, to move value across borders without asking permission, and to hold assets no institution could seize. Crypto culture treated these as design virtues, properties that builders embedded with ethical weight by deliberate architectural choice. Then the Drift exploit happened, and the backlash told a The post Crypto censorship resistance is questioned as major fight breaks […]

  • Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoins
    by Gino Matos on April 17, 2026 at 3:45 pm

    Artificial intelligence and crypto-native tools are quickly shaping a future where software agents can fund themselves, run cross-chain strategies, and move through financial markets with no one at the controls. According to a recent report by DWF Ventures, automated and agentic activity now accounts for an estimated 19% of all on-chain transactions, with 17,000 agents The post Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent […]

  • Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 2:22 pm

    Editor’s note: Since publication, Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz again, and Bitcoin has pulled back from Friday’s rally to around $76,400 on Saturday, April 18, trimming the earlier risk-on move. Bitcoin climbed toward $80,000 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial traffic for the remainder of The post Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open appeared […]

  • Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 1:11 pm

    Stablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in dollar-linked digital assets. This comes as one of the biggest questions hanging over the sector remains unresolved in Washington: whether the income generated by the reserves backing those tokens should stay with issuers or be shared with users. Nonetheless, the The post Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing […]

  • Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 11:30 am

    USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by a $286 million exploit earlier this month. However, the rescue package includes a potent commercial string that could challenge Circle’s dominance of USDC on the Solana blockchain. According to the recovery plan, Drift The post Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge […]

  • The Architecture Of Abundance: How Bitcoin Reveals The Truth Of Time And Technology
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm

    The Architecture Of Abundance: How Bitcoin Reveals The Truth Of Time And Technology Authored by Sylvain Saurel via ‘In Bitcoin We Trust’ Substack, How escaping the fiat illusion and holding the world’s hardest money turns the relentless march of technology into unprecedented purchasing power. Look closely at the image below: On the left, two standard Papa John’s pizzas, purchased in 2010 for the seemingly arbitrary sum of […]

  • “Looking For Lifeline”: Spirit Airlines Asks Trump Admin For Emergency Bailout
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    “Looking For Lifeline”: Spirit Airlines Asks Trump Admin For Emergency Bailout Bankrupt Spirit Airlines appears to be flying on fumes, with a late Friday report indicating the budget carrier has become so desperate for cash that it has approached the Trump administration for an emergency bailout, even as creditors mull pulling the plug at any moment. Aviation news website The Air Current reports that Spirit has asked the Trump […]

  • The Democrats’ National Popular Vote Push Is About Fear, Not Fairness
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 1:20 pm

    The Democrats’ National Popular Vote Push Is About Fear, Not Fairness Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into law this week, adding her state’s 13 electoral votes to a growing coalition that wants to effectively render the Electoral College a ceremonial relic. The move is strategically transparent, and it tells you almost everything you need to know about the Democratic Party’s […]

  • Here’s What Happened Inside Gas Stations When Gas Hit $4
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Here’s What Happened Inside Gas Stations When Gas Hit $4 In Goldman’s first-quarter “Nicotine Nuggets” survey of retailers and wholesalers covering roughly 44,000 U.S. stores, or about 28% of all tobacco outlets nationwide, analysts observed that once the national average for regular 87-octane gasoline hit the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon level, the squeeze on consumers began to emerge. One of the clearest signs of stress was a […]

  • Iranian Gunboats Open Fire On Tanker As Hormuz Closure Sparks Maritime Chaos
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:26 pm

    Iranian Gunboats Open Fire On Tanker As Hormuz Closure Sparks Maritime Chaos Summary:  Two Iranian gunboats Open Fire on a tanker near Oman Friday: Hormuz Open; Saturday: Hormuz Closed  Trump: Iran wanted to close up Strait again, can’t blackmail us *  *  * Iranian Forces Open Fire On Tanker  The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that a tanker was “approached by 2 IRGC gunboats, with no VHF challenge, and then […]

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  • Spain Erupts: Patriots Attacked By Socialist Mob Over Mass Illegal Migrant Amnesty
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    Spain Erupts: Patriots Attacked By Socialist Mob Over Mass Illegal Migrant Amnesty Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Violence broke out in the Spanish city of Granada when roughly 40 left-wing Antifa extremists tried to shut down a pre-election rally held by the nationalist party Vox in Plaza de las Pasiegas. Police had to form a cordon between the rival groups as fights broke out, delaying the event by around 30 […]

  • Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying ‘Stolen’ Grain To Haifa Port
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 11:50 am

    Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying ‘Stolen’ Grain To Haifa Port Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east. At the moment it does not appear that Israel complied with any interdict of the vessel, also as reports say the cargo is already offloaded and gone. via MarineTraffic Ukraine’s government flagged the Russian […]

  • The EU’s Digital Gulag Is (Apparently) Ready To Roll
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 11:00 am

    The EU’s Digital Gulag Is (Apparently) Ready To Roll Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, “It is for parents to raise their children, and not the platforms.” Those were the words of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday as she announced the readiness of the EU’s online age verification, ahem, platform. As we’ve been warning since November 2024, these platforms are ultimately […]

  • Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On ‘Friendly Fire’ Shootdown Incident
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 3:25 am

    Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On ‘Friendly Fire’ Shootdown Incident Authored by Chris Hedges via Consortium News Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a fearless Palestinian-American journalist (he’s an American-born Kuwaiti of Palestinian descent) whose writing and reports are defined by unparalleled integrity, depth and eloquence, was arrested on March 3rd in Kuwait. He is charged with spreading false information and harming […]

  • Spillover Conflict Still Raging In Iraq: Three Iranian Kurds Killed
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 3:00 am

    Spillover Conflict Still Raging In Iraq: Three Iranian Kurds Killed The Iran war seems to be cooling, as a two week ceasefire holds, but people are still dying from spillover effects and sporadic conflict in neighboring Iraq. “Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region on Friday killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran,” AFP reports. It’s […]

  • Massive Cosmic Test Shows Newton And Einstein Still Explain Gravity Accurately
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 2:35 am

    Massive Cosmic Test Shows Newton And Einstein Still Explain Gravity Accurately Authored by Neetika Walter via Interesting Engineering, Scientists have tested gravity across some of the largest structures in the universe and found that it behaves exactly as predicted by long-standing physical laws. Galaxies and clusters trace gravity’s pull across the universe.iStock Photos Researchers led by University of Pennsylvania used data […]

  • Beijing Boosts BeiDou Satellite System To Try And Compete With GPS
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 2:10 am

    Beijing Boosts BeiDou Satellite System To Try And Compete With GPS China is upgrading its BeiDou satellite navigation system, a domestic alternative to GPS, to expand its global reach and industry use, according to South China Morning Post. The plan involves replacing older satellites with newer third-generation models and adjusting their orbits to improve worldwide coverage. The system will be streamlined from 50 to 37 active […]

  • Ditch The Sanitizer And Exercise Your Immune System
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 1:45 am

    Ditch The Sanitizer And Exercise Your Immune System Authored by Joel Salatin via The Epoch Times, Bugs, viruses, and sickness—these maladies creep into countless conversations as people wrestle with the question: How do I strengthen my immune system? The overriding answer from the conventional pharmaceutical and vaccine industry is that functional wellness comes from a pill, a needle, or some kind of medical treatment. As a […]

  • “Depraved Evil”: Gay Couple Mocks Baby’s Cry For ‘Mama’ In Viral Surrogacy Video
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:55 am

    “Depraved Evil”: Gay Couple Mocks Baby’s Cry For ‘Mama’ In Viral Surrogacy Video Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Two gay men in Nashville recorded themselves taunting the baby they obtained through surrogacy as he cried desperately for his mother. The now viral clip has ignited fury across X. The clip opens with one man asking the infant, “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?” The baby responds, “Mama.” The man […]

  • Xi Jinping Refocuses On Taiwan With Renewed Political Outreach
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:30 am

    Xi Jinping Refocuses On Taiwan With Renewed Political Outreach China hosted a high-profile meeting between Xi Jinping and a senior Taiwanese opposition figure from the Kuomintang (KMT), marking a notable resumption of party-to-party engagement after years of limited direct contact, according to Nikkei Asia. The meeting was tightly choreographed, featuring an extended handshake, formal seating arrangements, and controlled media […]

  • More Young Men Than Young Women Now Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ To Them, Gallup Finds
    by Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:05 am

    More Young Men Than Young Women Now Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ To Them, Gallup Finds Authored by Mark A. Kellner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Young men in the United States are more religious than young women for the first time in 25 years, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. A man reads scripture while viewing the casket of Reverend Billy Graham in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Feb. 28, […]

  • Trump Turns The Screws On Israel In Biggest Pressure Move To Reign In Bibi Yet
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    Trump Turns The Screws On Israel In Biggest Pressure Move To Reign In Bibi Yet The Lebanon ceasefire appears to be legitimate and holding, and the biggest evidence of this is that Lebanese citizens themselves are pouring back into the war-ravaged south of the country, seeking to recover to their homes which are in some cases ‘unlivable’. “Thousands of families displaced by weeks of fighting filled the main highway to southern […]

  • Is America On The Verge Of A Nuclear Renaissance?
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 11:15 pm

    Is America On The Verge Of A Nuclear Renaissance? Authored by Duggan Flanakin via WattsUpWithThat.com, It has been more than seven years since President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) into law – and it has taken all seven years (including four during the Biden Administration) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule implementing its provisions. Even […]

  • Google’s Stake In SpaceX Could Be Worth $122 Billion At IPO
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:50 pm

    Google’s Stake In SpaceX Could Be Worth $122 Billion At IPO A long-held investment by Alphabet Inc. in SpaceX could become one of its most valuable bets if the rocket company moves ahead with a public listing, according to Bloomberg. Regulatory filings indicate Google owned about 6.11% of SpaceX at the end of 2025. At a projected $2 trillion IPO valuation, that stake would be worth roughly $122 billion. After SpaceX’s merger with […]

  • The Latest On The Redistricting Battles
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:25 pm

    The Latest On The Redistricting Battles Authored by Jackson Richman & Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide. Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Since Texas’s opening […]

  • Unpaid Trash Company Empties Dumpster Rental Load On Customer’s Front Lawn
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    Unpaid Trash Company Empties Dumpster Rental Load On Customer’s Front Lawn A Bay Area dumpster company decided to skip collections and go straight to… lawn delivery. Express Rental Dumpster said a San Pablo customer rented a bin while moving out, but the payment situation was, generously, fictional. The owner, Martin Perez, said the card kept getting declined while the customer kept promising “later”, according to Fox News. […]

  • “F**k It…Just Do It”: Carville Lays Out Democratic Plan To Add States And Pack The Court To Retain Power
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    “F**k It…Just Do It”: Carville Lays Out Democratic Plan To Add States And Pack The Court To Retain Power Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, Various Democrats have been openly discussing their plans after retaking power to change the system so they never lose power again. Democratic strategist James Carville has been one of the most vocal and returned to the subject this week in laying out how they will make D.C. […]

  • Meta To Unleash First Wave Of Mass Layoffs May 20 As It Eliminates 10% Of Its Workers
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    Meta To Unleash First Wave Of Mass Layoffs May 20 As It Eliminates 10% Of Its Workers The FaceBook currently known as Meta for one failed venture that incinerated nearly $100 billion in cash for its failed transformation to a virtual reality hub while laying off thousands, is at it again. As we previewed a few weeks ago, Meta – which inexplicably hasn’t changed its name to AIbook yet – will proceed with the first wave of mass […]

  • No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds The Trump Card
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds The Trump Card Authored by Scott Yenor via American Greatness, The failure of the United States Senate to pass the SAVE America Act is as regrettable as it is predictable. Noncitizen voting is already a federal crime in America. SAVE would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. States would have to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, too. […]

  • Former Congressman Blows The Whistle On Blackmail And Honeypots In Congress
    by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 8:40 pm

    Former Congressman Blows The Whistle On Blackmail And Honeypots In Congress In a candid interview with Human Events editor Jack Posobiec, former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) alleged that blackmail and sexual honeypot operations are far more prevalent than the American public is aware of. Cawthorn, who was elected to represent North Carolina’s 11th congressional district at just 25 years old in 2020, described the typical path […]

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