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  • Crypto groups endorse Brian Quintenz for CFTC amid regulatory standoff with banks
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 21, 2025 at 12:15 am

    The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and the Blockchain Association jointly issued a letter on Aug. 20 endorsing Brian Quintenz for Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In the letter to President Donald Trump, the groups emphasized that confirming Quintenz promptly is critical to advancing his administration’s agenda to foster a “golden The post Crypto groups endorse Brian Quintenz for CFTC amid regulatory […]

  • Wormhole Foundation challenges LayerZero’s $110M Stargate acquisition proposal
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    Wormhole Foundation (WF) entered the bidding competition for Stargate Finance, challenging LayerZero’s proposed $110 million acquisition. In an Aug. 20 statement via X, WF argued that LayerZero’s offer significantly undervalues the cross-chain bridge protocol. LayerZero Foundation announced its acquisition proposal on Aug. 10, offering to purchase all circulating STG tokens at $0.1675 per token through The post Wormhole Foundation […]

  • BNB treasury company faces delisting from Nasdaq on Aug. 21
    by Assad Jafri on August 20, 2025 at 10:43 pm

    Windtree Therapeutics, a struggling biotech firm that rebranded itself around holding BNB reserves, is set to be delisted from the Nasdaq after its stock collapsed below the exchange’s minimum price requirement. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq will remove Windtree from its listings on Aug. 21 after the company failed The post BNB treasury company faces delisting from Nasdaq on Aug. 21 appeared first […]

  • Hyperliquid achieves record revenue per employee globally at $106M
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    Hyperliquid has achieved the highest revenue per employee globally, at $106 million, surpassing traditional technology giants and the previous record holder, Tether Limited. The revenue-per-employee metric places Hyperliquid significantly ahead of established technology companies. Data gathered by Hyperliquid France puts Tether in second with $93 million per employee, while OnlyFans ranks third at $37.6 million.  The post Hyperliquid achieves […]

  • Winklevoss twins donate $21M to new crypto PAC targeting 2026 midterms
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 9:29 pm

    Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss donated 188.4547 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $21 million to establish a new political action committee. Tyler announced the Digital Freedom Fund PAC on Aug. 20, positioning the group as a vehicle to “help realize President Donald Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world.”  The PAC plans The post Winklevoss twins donate $21M to new crypto PAC targeting 2026 midterms appeared […]

  • Fed discusses stablecoins extensively in recent FOMC meeting following GENIUS Act passage
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 8:30 pm

    Federal Reserve officials focused significantly on stablecoins during their July 29-30 meeting, analyzing potential impacts on the financial system following the passage of the GENIUS Act. In the minutes released on Aug. 20, the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) mentioned the digital tokens multiple times. Stablecoins discussed extensively The officials mentioned “payment The post Fed discusses stablecoins extensively in […]

  • UK crypto investors face banking barriers amid regulatory tension
    by Assad Jafri on August 20, 2025 at 7:54 pm

    Four in 10 crypto investors in Britain reported that their banks blocked or slowed payments to digital asset platforms, highlighting growing tension between traditional finance and the country’s crypto sector. The findings come from an IG Group survey of 500 active crypto users and 2,000 adults across the U.K., according to a CoinTelegraph report. Crypto The post UK crypto investors face banking barriers amid regulatory tension appeared first […]

  • Bitcoin market shows late-cycle patterns as leverage peaks
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 7:02 pm

    Bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing declining capital inflows and surging speculative activity, mirroring patterns observed near previous cycle peaks, according to an Aug. 20 Glassnode report. BTC retraced nearly 9.2% to $112,900 following last week’s high at $124,400, accompanied by substantially weaker capital inflows compared to earlier 2024 breakouts.  The realized cap increased just 6% monthly The post Bitcoin market shows late-cycle patterns […]

  • Fed Governor Waller says ‘there is nothing scary’ in payments using DeFi rails
    by Gino Matos on August 20, 2025 at 5:38 pm

    Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller declared that “there is nothing scary” about DeFi simply because it operates outside traditional banking infrastructure. Speaking at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025, Waller framed blockchain-based transactions as a natural technological evolution rather than disruptive threats. He compared DeFi operations to conventional purchases, noting that buying crypto with stablecoins through smart The […]

  • UK sanctions target Russia’s crypto network to curb military funding
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2025 at 4:15 pm

    The UK government has imposed new sanctions on entities tied to Russia’s use of cryptocurrencies to bypass Western restrictions. In an Aug. 20 statement, UK authorities said Russia has turned to Kyrgyz financial institutions and opaque crypto channels to move funds through offshore networks. The UK named Kyrgyzstan’s Capital Bank and its director, Kantemir Chalbayev, The post UK sanctions target Russia’s crypto network to curb military […]

  • Sen. Klobuchar Denies Saying Sydney Sweeney Has ‘Perfect Titties’
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    Sen. Klobuchar Denies Saying Sydney Sweeney Has ‘Perfect Titties’ Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has taken to the NY Times to slam “deepfakes” – after a video emerged in which she appears to declare that Sydney Sweeney has ‘perfect titties.’ (also, definitely don’t go on X and search for “perfect titties”)…  “The A.I. deepfake featured me using the phrase ‘perfect t-tties’ and lamenting that Democrats were “too fat to […]

  • Texas Dem Has ‘Oh Sh*t’ Moment After ‘Felony’ Bathroom Call
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Texas Dem Has ‘Oh Sh*t’ Moment After ‘Felony’ Bathroom Call A Texas Democratic lawmaker who fled the state earlier this month abruptly hung up on a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday, after she says she was warned that she was committing a felony. Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on July 29, 2021. Rod Lamkey / CNP […]

  • You Won’t Believe What They’re Calling “Nazi Propaganda” Now…
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    You Won’t Believe What They’re Calling “Nazi Propaganda” Now… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The US Department of Labor and the National Guard have just released motivational ads drawing on American patriotism, so cue disturbed America-hating leftists calling it all fascist. The USDL ad is vintage ‘your country needs you’ type ad featuring a young blue collar worker. Here it is: We need YOU to help unleash […]

  • Trump, Netanyahu: War Heroes?
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    Trump, Netanyahu: War Heroes? Should they be getting military medals pinned on them? …Not quite (imagined ‘battlefields’ and self-delusions notwithstanding), but President Trump in an interview which aired Tuesday with Mark Levin hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war hero” for ordering his military to launch a surprise attack on Iran in June. Trump then quickly followed by saying that the same label should […]

  • Biden-Era USPS Fleet Contract For EVs Has Failed To Deliver, Time To Pull The Plug?
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    Biden-Era USPS Fleet Contract For EVs Has Failed To Deliver, Time To Pull The Plug? Via American Greatness, A $10 billion contract awarded by the Biden administration for the production of 35,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to replace the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) aging fleet has produced only 250 new vehicles in more than 2 years. Despite receiving billion of dollars in contracts and government subsidies and building a new […]

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  • Amid Mortgage Fraud Allegations, Fed Governor Cook Says Won’t Be “Bullied” To Step Down
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 9:35 pm

    Amid Mortgage Fraud Allegations, Fed Governor Cook Says Won’t Be “Bullied” To Step Down Update (1730ET): It took all day but Fed Governor Lisa Cook finally offered a response to allegations that she committed mortgage fraud (in order to get better rates, ironically!). Of course, she played the victim card immediately and offered up future ‘facts’… “I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of […]

  • Kremlin Makes Clear There Are No Zelensky-Putin Talks On Horizon
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Kremlin Makes Clear There Are No Zelensky-Putin Talks On Horizon The Trump administration has, coming off the Friday and Monday Ukraine-related important summits, been touting that a direct Putin-Zelensky meeting will happen soon, likely in the coming days or weeks, but the Kremlin is now downplaying and contradicting this.  No, there is no Putin-Zelensky meeting on the immediate horizon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has […]

  • Trump Orders Review Of ‘Woke’ Content In US Museums
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    Trump Orders Review Of ‘Woke’ Content In US Museums Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has instructed legal experts to review “woke” installations in museums nationwide. According to an Aug. 19 post on Truth Social, the president believes that museums are the “last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,’” and he wants to address the issue the same way his administration has treated […]

  • Chinese Tech Giants Keep Buying Nvidia’s H20 Chips Despite Beijing’s Warnings
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 8:40 pm

    Chinese Tech Giants Keep Buying Nvidia’s H20 Chips Despite Beijing’s Warnings Chinese demand for Nvidia’s H20 chips remains strong despite Beijing’s warnings over “security” risks, industry sources told Nikkei Asia. The U.S. chipmaker, which agreed to hand 15% of China sales revenue to Washington in exchange for export approval, is now eyeing a rebound in the world’s second-largest economy. Beijing recently summoned Alibaba, […]

  • Escobar: What Really Happened In Alaska
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Escobar: What Really Happened In Alaska Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, The Putin–Trump meeting dropped some important veils. It revealed that Washington views Russia as a peer power, and that Europe is little more than a useful American tool… Alaska was not only about Ukraine. Alaska was mostly about the world’s top two nuclear powers attempting to rebuild trust and apply the brakes on an out-of-control train in a […]

  • Gabbard: Deep State Agents Are Sabotaging US Elections
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Gabbard: Deep State Agents Are Sabotaging US Elections Via VigilantFox.com Hannity just asked DNI Tulsi Gabbard whether there are still DEEP STATE actors inside the intel community SOBATAGING elections. She didn’t even have to think about it, and said “Our national security depends” on exposing them. BREAKING: Hannity just asked DNI Tulsi Gabbard whether there are still DEEP STATE actors inside the intel community […]

  • Judge Refuses To Release Epstein Files, Says DOJ Should Do It Instead Of Legal ‘Diversion’
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    Judge Refuses To Release Epstein Files, Says DOJ Should Do It Instead Of Legal ‘Diversion’ A Clinton-appointed federal judge on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury materials used to charge Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking, and instead said that the federal government is the ‘logical party’ to dump said ‘files.’ “The information contained in the Epstein grand jury transcripts pales in […]

  • Leaked Emails Show EPA Sought To Discredit Scientist After Ohio Train Derailment Disaster
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    Leaked Emails Show EPA Sought To Discredit Scientist After Ohio Train Derailment Disaster Via American Greatness, Leaked emails from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that the agency sought to discredit an independent scientist who questioned official data on contamination following the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and fire in February 2023. Following the official EPA announcement that were no dangerous […]

  • Big Mac Price Cuts Signal McDonald’s Return To Value As QSR Battles Intensify
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    Big Mac Price Cuts Signal McDonald’s Return To Value As QSR Battles Intensify The era of $18 Big Macs, which we called “Mcflation,” ignited during the Biden-Harris regime years of generational-high inflation fueled by out-of-control green spending, looks to be ending. A new internal memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal shows McDonald’s will slash combo meal prices to drive increased foot traffic and restore its reputation as […]

  • She Thought That Her Computer Science Degree Would Get Her A Six Figure Job – Instead It Got Her An Interview With Chipotle
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 6:25 pm

    She Thought That Her Computer Science Degree Would Get Her A Six Figure Job – Instead It Got Her An Interview With Chipotle Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, If you recently graduated from college, good luck trying to find a decent job. What we are experiencing right now reminds me so much of the early 1990s. If you were a new college graduate in those days, it was extremely difficult to even get an […]

  • ‘Hawkish’ FOMC Minutes Shows ‘Majority’ Fear Higher Inflation More Than Lower Employment
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    ‘Hawkish’ FOMC Minutes Shows ‘Majority’ Fear Higher Inflation More Than Lower Employment Since the last ‘dovish’ FOMC statement (and Powell’s post-statement ‘hawkish’ presser) on July 30th, we have had ‘cool’ payrolls print and ‘hot’ inflation prints with retail sales mixed… and now everyone is anticipating Friday’s speech by Powell at Jackson Hole. So, maybe these Minutes will be a nothingburger… Source: Bloomberg Overall, […]

  • Billionaires Backing Woke Math Doesn’t Add Up Amid DEI Rollback
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 5:45 pm

    Billionaires Backing Woke Math Doesn’t Add Up Amid DEI Rollback Authored by Lee Fang via RealClearInvestigations, Jim Simons’ mathematical skills helped transform him from a prize-winning academic at Harvard and MIT into a legendary financier whose algorithmic models made Renaissance Technologies one of the most successful hedge funds in history. After his death last year, one of his consequential bequests went to his daughter, […]

  • Solid 20Y Auction Stops Through Thanks To Record Directs
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 5:26 pm

    Solid 20Y Auction Stops Through Thanks To Record Directs With bond yields sliding thanks to the ongoing stock drawdown, there wasn’t many concerns about demand for today’s 20Y auction. And rightly so, because the sale of $16 billion in 20 year bonds went through without any difficulty amid solid, if hardly stellar, demand.  The auction prices at a high yield of 4.876%, down from 4.935% in July and stopped through the When Issued […]

  • Meta Artificially Inflated Ecommerce Ad Metrics, Former Employee Claims
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    Meta Artificially Inflated Ecommerce Ad Metrics, Former Employee Claims Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of artificially inflating the performance metrics of its ecommerce advertising product, Shops ads, according to a whistleblower complaint filed Wednesday in a U.K. employment tribunal. The complaint, brought by Samujjal Purkayastha, a former product manager on Meta’s Shops ads team, […]

  • Trump Clarifies: No US Boots On The Ground In Ukraine
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 5:05 pm

    Trump Clarifies: No US Boots On The Ground In Ukraine Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Following Monday’s otherwise extremely positive White House peace conference, one disturbing prospect arose. What? https://t.co/8OTOk2d3Se — m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) August 18, 2025 That’s not what many Americans anted to hear, and certainly not what was promised during Trump’s campaign. The White House quickly […]

  • Syria, Israel Hold Unprecedented US-Mediated Talks In Paris
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    Syria, Israel Hold Unprecedented US-Mediated Talks In Paris Via The Cradle Syria has issued confirmation of a meeting between its foreign minister and a close confidante of Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris, marking the first official announcement of direct talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. Earlier, reports had said Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani would meet with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in Paris. […]

  • Trump Set To ‘Crush’ Russia Economy If Putin Evades Zelensky: Sen. Graham
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    Trump Set To ‘Crush’ Russia Economy If Putin Evades Zelensky: Sen. Graham Republican Senator and notorious anti-Russian hawk Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is ready to hit Russia’s economy hard with a new round of sanctions if President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the near future. The White House has said, after Trump met with Putin in Alaska […]

  • DHS Secretary Says Southern Border Wall Will Be Painted Black To Deter Illegal Crossings
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 3:45 pm

    DHS Secretary Says Southern Border Wall Will Be Painted Black To Deter Illegal Crossings Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Aug. 19 that President Donald Trump has requested that the entire wall along the U.S.-Mexico border be painted black in order to deter illegal crossings. Speaking to reporters in New Mexico, Noem said the border wall is being built tall and extended […]

  • In Live CNBC Audition, Jefferies’ Zervos Says Fed Not Independent, Powell Left-Leaning
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 3:10 pm

    In Live CNBC Audition, Jefferies’ Zervos Says Fed Not Independent, Powell Left-Leaning David Zervos, the Chief Market Strategist at Jefferies, has garnered significant attention as a potential candidate for the role of Federal Reserve Chair, amid increasing activity on prediction markets.  This morning he placed his flag firmly in the ground as a front-runner and most assuredly got President Trump’s attention when he said during a […]

  • WTI Holds Gains After Biggest Crude Draw In Over 2 Months, US Production Rises
    by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2025 at 2:38 pm

    WTI Holds Gains After Biggest Crude Draw In Over 2 Months, US Production Rises Oil prices are higher this morning, bucking a broadly risk-off sentiment across markets, following API’s report overnight showing US crude stockpiles declined last week, while traders assessed negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. “Focus is gradually shifting back towards fundamentals,” said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, chief analyst at […]

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