Ethereum forecasts err if they ignore tight exchange liquidity and concentrated derivatives risk
Long-term price models for Ethereum are not wrong by default, but treating their mid‑2020s and 2030 targets as standalone reasons…
$700M in Iran war bets and $1.2M in suspicious profits push Washington toward prediction-market crackdown
Polymarket and Kalshi are at the center of a regulatory showdown after Iran-related prediction markets in early 2026 drew allegations…
Is This an Altseason? A Practical Checklist for the New Institutional-Led Cycle
Altseason hasn’t died — it has changed. What used to be a retail-driven, broad frenzy is now a phased rotation…
February CPI was a stable baseline — until Iran’s energy shock. How casino operators and payments teams should treat March’s checkpoint
The February 2026 CPI print looked calm: headline inflation 2.4% year-over-year and a 0.3% monthly rise, with core CPI up…
Bitcoin, DeFi and NFTs in 2025 — How Safety, Withdrawals and Regulation Diverge
Institutional flows and new rules are reshaping crypto in 2025: Bitcoin’s market cap sits above $1.4 trillion, U.S. ETF approvals…
Deciding at $74,000: Use January PCE and Q4 2025 GDP to Judge Bitcoin’s Next Move
Bitcoin’s recent test of the $74,000 area reflects a mix of January PCE inflation data and the official Q4 2025…
After Balaji’s Push: Stablecoins, JoMoPay and the Next Stage for Refugee Finance in the Middle East
Balaji Srinivasan’s recent public push for crypto tools targeted at refugees has accelerated attention on stablecoins, mobile wallets and remittance…
When a User-Confirmed Collateral Swap Hits Thin Liquidity: How a $50M Aave USDT Trade Became ~$36K
The core lesson is immediate: this was not an unexplained platform exploit but a user-approved, extreme-slippage trade routed into thin…
Bitcoin adoption is being held back by tax rules, not tech, the Bitcoin Policy Institute tells Congress
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) is asking Congress to expand proposed de minimis tax exemptions so Bitcoin and other major…
Oil above $110 and Iran tensions: why Bitcoin is behaving like a risk asset, not a refuge
Rising US–Iran tensions pushed Brent above $110 a barrel and rattled markets; Bitcoin, meanwhile, has stayed near $67,000. That resilience…