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  • Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the ‘easiest way to make money’
    by Monika Ghosh on May 18, 2025 at 3:00 am

    Dubai-based Indian memecoin creator, Sahil Arora, called memecoin rug pull schemes the most lucrative opportunity in an interview with the New York Post. According to the May 17 article, Arora, who boasts of earning millions of dollars from over 100 memecoin rug pulls, said: “The easiest way to make money is to deploy a meme The post Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the ‘easiest way to make money’ appeared first on […]

  • Jan 2024 SEC’s X account hacker got 14 months in prison for cyber fraud
    by Monika Ghosh on May 18, 2025 at 12:23 am

    Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment for his role in the Jan. 9, 2024, hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) X account. The convicted, along with co-conspirators, posted false news of the SEC approving the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund in the U.S. In a press release on May The post Jan 2024 SEC’s X account hacker got 14 months in prison for cyber fraud appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Autonomous AI agents create new job opportunities
    by Zac Cheah on May 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    The following is a guest post and opinion of Zac Cheah, Co-Founder of Pundi AI. The brouhaha over autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents taking up jobs and radically transforming industries like healthcare and finance requires close inspection. Autonomy is a spectrum, where even the most autonomous AI agents need some form of human intervention to The post Autonomous AI agents create new job opportunities appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Compliant digital assets are winning the long game in crypto
    by Abbigale Kadar on May 17, 2025 at 3:50 pm

    The following is a guest post and opinion by Abbigale Kadar, Senior Digital Marketing Specialist of Polymath. For years, the crypto industry has operated in a regulatory gray zone—resulting in market manipulation, scams, and widespread mistrust. But that landscape is changing. Around the world, governments are rolling out clearer regulations that legitimize the space, standardize The post Compliant digital assets are winning the long game in […]

  • Bitcoin stalls near record highs amid derivative pressures but breakout potential remains
    by Gino Matos on May 17, 2025 at 1:00 am

    Bitcoin (BTC) continues to exhibit on-chain strength despite a prolonged period of price compression between $100,000 and $105,000.  According to Fidelity Digital Assets’ VP of research, Chris Kuiper, the flagship crypto remains in its “Acceleration Phase,” a period characterized by elevated wallet profitability and volatility, even as derivatives activity dampens upward momentum. Bitcoin closed at The post Bitcoin stalls near record […]

  • Bitcoin DeFi protocol Liquidium’s rebrand and staking model propel LIQ token to new heights
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on May 17, 2025 at 12:00 am

    Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol Liquidium has passed a major governance proposal introducing a new staking model tied to the platform revenue. The protocol’s native token LIQ has climbed over 73.3% since the proposal was approved earlier this week. It was trading at roughly $0.25 as of press time, based on CoinGecko data. Liquidium introduces staking On The post Bitcoin DeFi protocol Liquidium’s rebrand and staking model propel LIQ token to […]

  • Moody’s historic downgrade of US credit system could add fuel to Bitcoin safe-haven status
    by Assad Jafri on May 16, 2025 at 11:21 pm

    Moody’s downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 on May 16, marking the first time in history the agency has stripped the US of its top-tier status. The agency pointed to a decade of rising debt levels, escalating interest burdens, and a consistent failure by policymakers to enact meaningful deficit controls. The post Moody’s historic downgrade of US credit system could add fuel to Bitcoin safe-haven status […]

  • Basel Medical Group to add $1B in Bitcoin to treasury amid falling share prices
    by Gino Matos on May 16, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Singapore-based Basel Medical Group (BMGL) announced plans to acquire $1 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to strengthen its balance sheet and accelerate expansion across Asian markets. Basel also revealed that the proposed transaction is being negotiated with a consortium of institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals active in the crypto sector.  Basel CEO Darren Chhoa said The post Basel Medical Group to add $1B in Bitcoin to […]

  • Judge targets central figures in LIBRA scandal with asset freeze; Milei’s financial ties under review
    by Assad Jafri on May 16, 2025 at 8:10 pm

    An Argentine federal judge has ordered the freezing of assets belonging to key figures behind the LIBRA memecoin project as investigators examine potential fraud linked to the digital token’s promotion, including scrutiny of financial operations tied to President Javier Milei and his sister, Karina Milei, local media reported on May 15. Judge María Servini issued The post Judge targets central figures in LIBRA scandal with asset freeze; […]

  • Paraguay law enforcement thwarts crypto miner heist, deports arrested suspects
    by Gino Matos on May 16, 2025 at 7:14 pm

    Authorities in Paraguay deported three individuals and arrested another in connection with a May 15 attempted robbery at a crypto mining operation in Coronel Bogado, a town and district in Paraguay. According to statements by prosecutor Irene Rolón made during a May 15 interview on local news outlet Monumental TV, the group allegedly targeted computer The post Paraguay law enforcement thwarts crypto miner heist, deports arrested suspects […]

  • Is Christian Nationalism The Solution To The Frailty Of Liberalism?
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 3:20 am

    Is Christian Nationalism The Solution To The Frailty Of Liberalism? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Conservative movements are often depicted as unyielding and uncompromising; dangerously incapable of adaptation when new ideas come to light. This image of the political right is rooted in a number of misconceptions. In reality, modern conservatives are often far too compromising – Far too willing to go along to get […]

  • China Set To Become Top Nuclear Power Source By 2030
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 2:45 am

    China Set To Become Top Nuclear Power Source By 2030 China has approved plans to build 10 new nuclear reactors for 200 billion yuan ($27.7 billion), positioning it to surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest nuclear power producer by 2030, according to Nikkei Asia. The decision, made at a State Council meeting last month, includes eight Hualong One reactors—developed by state-owned firms based on U.S. and French designs—and […]

  • NIH Could Be Directed To Study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 2:10 am

    NIH Could Be Directed To Study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Legislation has been introduced to direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the psychological and social roots of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’. Ohio Republican Rep. Warren Davidson has presented the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025, intended to shed light on what has been a […]

  • Biden-Hur Tape Drops, And Boy Is It Rough – Listen To All Five Hours Here
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 1:55 am

    Biden-Hur Tape Drops, And Boy Is It Rough – Listen To All Five Hours Here Update: Listen to all five hours of the Hur-Biden interview below: *  *  * A segment of former President Joe Biden’s October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur just dropped, and boy is it rough. Biden couldn’t remember details such as when his son Beau died, when he left office as vice president, what year Donald Trump was elected, and why […]

  • Desperate San Francisco Pins Business Hopes On Nintendo Flagship Store
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 1:35 am

    Desperate San Francisco Pins Business Hopes On Nintendo Flagship Store Essentially all of America’s major cities on the west coast are experiencing a period of steep economic decline.  The reason for the financial squeeze and the exodus of major business chains is obvious – Democrat run cities enforce progressive criminal policies and progressive tax policies.  The two elements combined make it nearly impossible for most companies […]

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  • Syrian President Skips Arab League Summit In Baghdad After Outcry Over ISIS Background
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 1:00 am

    Syrian President Skips Arab League Summit In Baghdad After Outcry Over ISIS Background Via Middle East Eye A summit of the Arab League began in Baghdad on Saturday, with Syria’s president absent following Iraqi outcry. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas was the first Arab leader to arrive in Baghdad on Friday, followed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on […]

  • “I Don’t Know What To Do!”: Borrowers Report Credit-Score Carnage As Student Loans Hit Reports
    by Tyler Durden on May 18, 2025 at 12:25 am

    “I Don’t Know What To Do!”: Borrowers Report Credit-Score Carnage As Student Loans Hit Reports Last week we noted new report from the New York Federal Reserve, which showed that while Americans’ credit card debt is falling, credit scores are starting to decline due to an uptick in student loan delinquencies.  The NY Fed’s Center for Macroeconomic Data’s quarterly report reveals that overall household debt rose by $167 billion – […]

  • Los Angeles County Targets Retail Theft With New Warning Program
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 11:50 pm

    Los Angeles County Targets Retail Theft With New Warning Program Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Los Angeles County is launching a new program to warn criminals and deter retail theft, according to District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who says local businesses have lost millions of dollars to theft since January. Retailers can contact local law enforcement to obtain one of 10,000 yellow warning decals to post at […]

  • “Black Fatigue” Goes Viral: Everyone Including Blacks Is Tired Of Ghetto Behavior
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    “Black Fatigue” Goes Viral: Everyone Including Blacks Is Tired Of Ghetto Behavior The progressive ideal is largely to blame for the monstrous creation that is ghetto culture.  The idea that racial narcissism among blacks should not only be tolerated but celebrated has led to a surge in open animosity for societal rules and standards within the US.  Far more than any other group, the black community makes up the largest share of […]

  • How War Propaganda Has Fueled American Foreign Policy For A Century
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 10:40 pm

    How War Propaganda Has Fueled American Foreign Policy For A Century Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, The New York Times this week reports that the Trump administration has canceled many grants that were to fund “research” on “misinformation.” This is being presented by the media as a dastardly deed that will supposedly allow the spread of misleading or false information through various media channels. […]

  • “Very Intense Explosion” Rocks Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Leaving One Dead
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    “Very Intense Explosion” Rocks Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Leaving One Dead At least one person is dead and five injured after a car exploded in front of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. Photo: Michael Hayes “This was a powerful explosion,” a law enforcement source told NBC News, describing a very large debris field and damage to multiple nearby businesses. Following President Trump’s endorsement of support for […]

  • Mile High Marxist Bernie Sanders Proves There Is No Climate Emergency
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 9:30 pm

    Mile High Marxist Bernie Sanders Proves There Is No Climate Emergency Authored by Larry Behrens via RealClearPolitics, Give the devil his due: Senator Bernie Sanders never misses an opportunity to remind Americans about our planet’s supposed peril. In a 2023 MSNBC op-ed, he whined: “The climate crisis is not just an environmental issue. It is a matter of justice, of health, of economics, and of national security.” According to […]

  • Trump Plan Seeks To Resettle Up To A Million Palestinians From War-Ravaged Gaza To War-Torn Libya
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 8:55 pm

    Trump Plan Seeks To Resettle Up To A Million Palestinians From War-Ravaged Gaza To War-Torn Libya US officials who spoke to NBC News say that the Trump administration is looking to “permanently relocate” as many as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. Washington in return “would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars” that have been frozen since the NATO intervention of 2011, according to the claims […]

  • Vince Foster, James McDougal, Seth Rich: Trump Posts Wild ‘Clinton Body Count’ Clip
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Vince Foster, James McDougal, Seth Rich: Trump Posts Wild ‘Clinton Body Count’ Clip President Trump raised eyebrows on Saturday – posting a ‘Clinton body count’ clip to Truth Social that suggests several mysterious deaths over the past few decades are linked to the Clintons. Mentioned in the clip are former Clinton White House Deputy Counsel Vince Foster, Clinton associate James McDougal, Democratic National Committee staffer […]

  • Nuclear Names Oklo And NuScale Move Forward With SMR Permitting, Plans
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Nuclear Names Oklo And NuScale Move Forward With SMR Permitting, Plans Sam Altman-backed Oklo says it is navigating what CEO Jacob DeWitte calls “good uncertainty” as potential Trump administration executive orders could accelerate Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing, expand military and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear roles, and boost U.S. nuclear fuel supply chains, according to UtilityDive. On Oklo’s Q1 2025 […]

  • David Stockman On Why America Doesn’t Need “Allies”
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    David Stockman On Why America Doesn’t Need “Allies” Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, The title is a bit crude and is deliberately mocking in tone. But it has to be because there is a deeply-entrenched, almost sacred presumption embedded in the nation’s foreign policy catechism that “allies”, “alliances” and “coalitions of the willing” are the be-all-and-end-all of enlightened, necessary and […]

  • “We Study Fascism…We’re Leaving The US”: NYTimes Runs Video Of Yale Profs Fleeing To Canada
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    “We Study Fascism…We’re Leaving The US”: NYTimes Runs Video Of Yale Profs Fleeing To Canada Authored by Jonathan Turley, The New York Times continues to work tirelessly to maintain the narrative that the United States is now a fascist regime. Earlier, the Times demonstrated its view of balanced analysis by running a collection of legal opinions titled “A Road Map to Trump’s Lawless Presidency.” Now, it is featuring three […]

  • Doug Casey On DOGE, Deficits, & The Coming Financial Earthquake
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Doug Casey On DOGE, Deficits, & The Coming Financial Earthquake Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: What’s your perspective on the claims Elon Musk and others made about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during the campaign, and how would you assess the actual progress they’ve achieved since then? Doug Casey: I hate to sound pessimistic, because the idea of DOGE was excellent, but it’s not […]

  • Vietnam Q1 Auto Sales Outperform Asian Peers, Rising 24%, Led By Chinese Brands
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    Vietnam Q1 Auto Sales Outperform Asian Peers, Rising 24%, Led By Chinese Brands Vietnam led Southeast Asia’s auto sales growth in Q1 2025, with a 24% year-on-year surge, outpacing larger markets thanks to strong economic momentum and rising public investment, according to Nikkei Asia. Nikkei Asia data shows total sales across Southeast Asia’s five biggest markets—Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and […]

  • The Ball’s In Trump’s Court After The Latest Istanbul Talks
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 4:50 pm

    The Ball’s In Trump’s Court After The Latest Istanbul Talks Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The mixed signals that he sent on Friday suggest that he hasn’t made up his mind about what to do… The first bilateral Russian-Ukrainian talks in over three years were held in Istanbul on Friday after Zelensky agreed, likely under pressure from Trump, to Putin’s proposal from the week prior. They didn’t result in the […]

  • Manhunt Underway: 3 Inmates Caught, 7 Still Loose After Brazen New Orleans Jailbreak
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 4:15 pm

    Manhunt Underway: 3 Inmates Caught, 7 Still Loose After Brazen New Orleans Jailbreak Late Friday night, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced on X that law enforcement had recaptured three of the ten violent inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail through a hole in the wall behind a toilet. “3 down, 7 to go, and we ARE NOT slowing down!” Landry said, adding, “LOCK THEM UP!”  3 down 7 to go, and we ARE NOT slowing down! […]

  • Recession Probabilities Decline
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 3:40 pm

    Recession Probabilities Decline Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” Rally Last week, we discussed how the rally had repaired much of the previous damage following “Liberation Day.” However, we also made competing cases for the bulls and bears on the market’s next move. “It is always difficult to say whether this is a ‘bear market’ rally while you are in […]

  • Russia’s Maximalist Demands At Istanbul Peace Talks Revealed
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    Russia’s Maximalist Demands At Istanbul Peace Talks Revealed The Kremlin has said on Saturday that a future meeting between Presidents Putin and Zelensky is still ‘possible’ – despite no breakthroughs at Friday’s Istanbul talks by delegations representing the warring sides. Putin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said a meeting between the Russian president and Zelensky “is possible but only as a result of the work of the delegations of […]

  • Moody’s Downgrades USA Credit Rating From Aaa
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 3:00 pm

    Moody’s Downgrades USA Credit Rating From Aaa Earlier this week, we noted that short-dated USA sovereign CDS were trading wider than China and Greece as trade policy uncertainty and the debt ceiling ‘X-date’ loomed… …well, it appears Moody’s Rating Agency noted it too… because they just downgraded the Government of United States of America’s (US) long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Aa1 from Aaa and changed the […]

  • Rogan Guest Reveals Facebook’s Secret Experiment That Manipulated 700,000 Users
    by Tyler Durden on May 17, 2025 at 2:30 pm

    Rogan Guest Reveals Facebook’s Secret Experiment That Manipulated 700,000 Users  Via VigilantFox.com Joe Rogan sat down with Harvard professor and mind control expert Rebecca Lemov, and it didn’t take long for the conversation to dive into one of his favorite topics: government interference in our digital lives. Rogan opened the conversation by saying, “There are so many different kinds of mind control.” “One of the […]

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