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- The White House’s crypto chief departs: State of Cryptoby Nikhilesh De on October 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.
- Wall Street freaked out Friday. VIX and bitcoin say the fear may fade Monday.by Omkar Godbole on October 18, 2026 at 4:33 pm
Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin suggest the same.
- Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxationby Francisco Rodrigues on October 18, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.
- Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cashby Krisztian Sandor on October 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.
- Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken saysby Olivier Acuna on October 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The security firm found that 77% of third-quarter losses involved compromised suppliers, delayed fixes or systems outside the latest security reviews.
- Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlookby Will Canny on October 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Bitwise sees a potential return above $100,000, while LO:TECH expects a narrower trading range as interest-rate uncertainty weighs on the market.
- Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 millionby Francisco Rodrigues on October 18, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency seizures without disclosing their value.
- Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shutby Shaurya Malwa on October 18, 2026 at 7:13 am
A 10-minute flush hit round-the-clock chip-stock contracts while U.S. markets were shut, leaving traders with no real share price to lean on.
- Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cutby Francisco Rodrigues on October 18, 2026 at 1:06 am
Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee.
- Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threatby Helene Braun on October 17, 2026 at 5:00 pm
The largest banks in the world are eyeing new trading opportunities, speeding up payments and a role for advisers as tokenization takes root in Wall Street.
- Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profitsby Krisztian Sandor on October 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm
The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the next challenge is figuring out which companies, networks and protocols capture the revenue.
- Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripeby Olivier Acuna on October 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm
CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries.
- Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper findsby Francisco Rodrigues on October 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm
A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 15% to 12%.
- ‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mysteryby Shaurya Malwa on October 17, 2026 at 6:39 am
Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem hasn’t gone anywhere.
- Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthroughby Shaurya Malwa on October 17, 2026 at 2:30 am
Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.
- Big Tech’s AI auditors will only see what they’re shownby Samuel Vance-Law on October 16, 2026 at 2:58 pm
If the White House accord’s audits are going to be worth anything, auditors should be able to choose what they test, writes Samuel Vance-Law, head of research at the Decentralization Research Center.
- Traders will soon be able to bet on whether Coinbase, Robinhood and Marathon will hit their targetsby Omkar Godbole on October 16, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 16, 2026
- Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globallyby Olivier Acuna on October 16, 2026 at 10:54 am
The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.
- Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threatby Olivier Acuna on October 16, 2026 at 10:52 am
Nine crypto companies launched the Quantum Alliance to jointly prepare for quantum attacks, but they disagree on when the threat will arrive and whether vulnerable BTC should be frozen.
- Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototypeby Oliver Knight on October 16, 2026 at 10:48 am
Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.
- Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plansby Oliver Knight on October 16, 2026 at 10:41 am
Celestia jumped 16%, injective rose 7.7% and layerzero added 7.3% while bitcoin held little changed near $82,100 and Fed Chair Warsh gave no sign on interest rates.
- Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoinby Olivier Acuna on October 16, 2026 at 10:24 am
Chainalysis says a fraudster who tricked people through fake online jobs became one of the biggest victims of the compromised hardware wallets.
- Live updates: Bitcoin dips to $81,000 as stocks slide, VIX soars ahead of Black Monday anniversaryby Shaurya Malwa on October 16, 2026 at 9:48 am
A Friday surge in oil prices hit already-shaky equity markets, sending the Nasdaq down more than 2%.
- U.S. judge rejects Gemini’s appeal to void $5 million settlement despite CFTC backingby Olivier Acuna on October 16, 2026 at 9:36 am
The crypto exchange already paid up, but a court order and restrictions from its 2025 settlement will not be lifted even though the CFTC said the case should have never been presented.
- MSCI approves rules that could eject Strategy, Metaplanet from equity indexesby Omkar Godbole on October 16, 2026 at 8:34 am
The rules proposed in August would see companies that exist mainly to hold investments as no longer eligible for index inclusion.
- Grok AI Predicts a Modest Gain for XRP USD by 2027: Is Bullish Optimism Over?by Ahmed Barakat on October 18, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Elon Musk’s Grok AI predicts that in a full bull market, XRP could rise to $4.25 by the end of 2026. While this may seem like a modest increase, it would still represent a significant return for investors over the next three months.Perplexity AI notes interesting developments beneath the current price: activity on the XRP The post Grok AI Predicts a Modest Gain for XRP USD by 2027: Is Bullish Optimism Over? appeared first on Cryptonews.
- FOMC Polymarket Odds: Fed Rate Hike Probability Falls to 14% Ahead of October Meetingby Ahmed Barakat on October 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
FOMC Polymarket odds increasingly favor the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged at its October meeting, with the probability of another rate hike falling sharply despite persistent inflation concerns.According to the latest Polymarket figures, the odds of the Fed holding rates steady stand at 87%, while the probability of a 25-basis-point increase has dropped to The post FOMC Polymarket Odds: Fed Rate Hike Probability Falls to 14% […]
- XRP Price Prediction: Can Ripple Stop the Bleeding?by Ahmed Barakat on October 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm
XRP price prediction shows Ripple trading around $1.30 after a difficult week, with CoinGecko data showing a 7.2% decline over seven days. Despite Ripple’s expanding institutional partnerships, weakening ETF demand and broader market uncertainty continue to weigh on the token, leaving traders questioning whether XRP can recover toward $1.40.On October 15, Ripple Prime announced support The post XRP Price Prediction: Can Ripple Stop the […]
- Bitcoin Price Forecast: $81,500 Leaves Weekly Close Needing a Big Pushby Ahmed Barakat on October 18, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Sunday’s (October 18) Bitcoin price forecast puts it near $ 81,600, with technical indicators sending mixed signals. Shorter-term moving averages favored sellers, while longer-term averages continued to support buyers. The relative strength index (RSI) stands at 46, and the broader technical rating remains neutral. With support clustered around $81,000 and resistance extending toward $82,500, BTC The post Bitcoin Price Forecast: $81,500 […]
- ChatGPT AI Predicts Million-Dollar Bitcoin by 2027by Ahmed Barakat on October 18, 2026 at 11:58 am
ChatGPT AI predicts Bitcoin will hit $1M+, which isn’t a crazy call, since many analysts share the same view. What makes this prediction interesting is that OpenAI’s bot believes it will happen by 2027. ChatGPT believes that by January 1, 2027, Bitcoin will rise to $700,000–$1,500,000, with a stretch target toward $2M, assuming a full-blown The post ChatGPT AI Predicts Million-Dollar Bitcoin by 2027 appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP Price Could Surge 145% as 2023 Rally Pattern Returnsby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 5:45 pm
XRP price analysis: A move above the 200-day SMA near $1.37 must hold before the historical $3.20 scenario becomes technically relevant. The post XRP Price Could Surge 145% as 2023 Rally Pattern Returns appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Polymarket Bitcoin and Rate Hike Odds Shift as CME Says No Changeby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Polymarket put an October Fed hike at 24% on Oct. 15, below CME FedWatch’s 37%-44%. Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as traders weighed December risk. The post Polymarket Bitcoin and Rate Hike Odds Shift as CME Says No Change appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP News: RLUSD Settlement Comes to Cross River Fintechsby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 1:42 pm
RLUSD joins Cross River’s banking API as an added settlement rail for fintechs, but access is currently limited to some U.S. states. The post XRP News: RLUSD Settlement Comes to Cross River Fintechs appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Toobit Adds Five SmartK Indicators for More Structured Futures Analysisby Cryptonews on October 16, 2026 at 12:12 pm
The award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange Toobit has added to its SmartK futures charting mode – bringing five proprietary indicators covering market direction, price structure, volume, momentum, and risk planning.The new system separates its tools into three main-chart indicators and two lower-panel indicators. Traders can display one from each group at the same time, creating a The post Toobit Adds Five SmartK Indicators for More […]
- Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Outpaces the Market as Crypto Reboundsby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 9:06 am
ETH trades near $2,445 as ETF outflows and inflation risks meet a relief rebound. Key support, resistance and breakout levels for traders. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Outpaces the Market as Crypto Rebounds appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Solana Shanghai Event Halted After Police Visit, Raising China Fearsby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 7:29 am
The Solana Shanghai event was postponed after attendees reported blocked venue access, but the foundation gave no replacement date yet. The post Solana Shanghai Event Halted After Police Visit, Raising China Fears appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP Price Prediction: XRP Duo Turn Bullish, $1,000 Dream Lives Onby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 6:20 am
XRP trades near $1.34 as support and resistance levels frame the outlook. Garlinghouse defends legal clarity while traders weigh adoption and risk. The post XRP Price Prediction: XRP Duo Turn Bullish, $1,000 Dream Lives On appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Google Quantum 40x Breakthrough Rekindles Fears of Q-Dayby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 6:01 am
Bitcoin quantum risk grows as Google reports 40-fold lower errors and 99.9% accuracy, but no machine is close to breaking Bitcoin’s signatures. The post Google Quantum 40x Breakthrough Rekindles Fears of Q-Day appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: Bitcoin Tracks Treasury Real Rates, Fidelity Findsby Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 5:29 am
Bitcoin trades at $82,374 as Fidelity reports a record correlation with 10-year Treasury real rates. Key BTC levels, risks and catalysts. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Bitcoin Tracks Treasury Real Rates, Fidelity Finds appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Google Gemini AI Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $175K by 2027by Ahmed Barakat on October 16, 2026 at 1:04 am
When prompted, Google Gemini AI predicts that by January 1, 2027, Bitcoin could be trading for $175,000. It gives a hypothetical catalyst: the United States announces a landmark, multi-trillion-dollar financial strategy that accelerates Bitcoin accumulation, while several major sovereign wealth funds and pension systems simultaneously introduce substantial Bitcoin allocations. The announcement triggers one of Bitcoin’s The post Google Gemini […]
- Claude AI Predicts that Chainlink (LINK) Could Hit Triple Digits in 2026by Ahmed Barakat on October 15, 2026 at 10:32 pm
Claude AI predicts a wildly bullish price target for Chainlink (LINK), claiming it could reach $100 by January 1, 2027, if a near-perfect combination of institutional adoption, a landmark financial partnership, and a major crypto bull run sends investors scrambling to accumulate LINK.That would represent an enormous rally from its current price of approximately $12, The post Claude AI Predicts that Chainlink (LINK) Could Hit Triple Digits in […]
- XRP News: DriveWealth RLUSD Settlement Starting in Europeby Ahmed Barakat on October 15, 2026 at 6:08 pm
DriveWealth plans RLUSD settlement in Europe before a U.S. expansion, with Ripple’s payments and custody work still at different stages. The post XRP News: DriveWealth RLUSD Settlement Starting in Europe appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP Price Drops, But ETF Defies Crypto Bloodbath as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Bleedby Ahmed Barakat on October 15, 2026 at 2:44 pm
XRP ETF inflows reached about $740,000 on October 14, extending a 13-week streak as hotter US inflation sent XRP down 5.11%. The post XRP Price Drops, But ETF Defies Crypto Bloodbath as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Bleed appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Crypto Regulation: Firms Face AI Controls Before Dedicated Rules Arriveby Ahmed Barakat on October 15, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Crypto compliance is shifting as supervisors demand human oversight, testing, data quality and risk controls for AI tools, and no crypto AI rule. The post Crypto Regulation: Firms Face AI Controls Before Dedicated Rules Arrive appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bitcoin ETF Records $260 Million Outflows, Led by Fidelity and BlackRockby Ahmed Barakat on October 15, 2026 at 1:02 pm
Bitcoin ETF outflows reached $261.4 million as price rebounded near $83,700, raising questions about whether withdrawals will persist. The post Bitcoin ETF Records $260 Million Outflows, Led by Fidelity and BlackRock appeared first on Cryptonews.
- X Gets “Stronger” As Threads And Bluesky Quarantine The “Worst People On The Internet”by Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 10:00 pm
X Gets “Stronger” As Threads And Bluesky Quarantine The “Worst People On The Internet” Meta Platforms’ Threads and rival Bluesky have devolved into far-left echo chambers that some describe as platforms for the clinically insane, where intelligent conversations are severely lacking and discussions become shouting matches among those suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and infected by the woke mind virus. Democrats flee X […]
- “Escape Valve” No More: San Francisco Moves To End School Choice Lotteryby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 9:30 pm
“Escape Valve” No More: San Francisco Moves To End School Choice Lottery Authored by Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times, The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUD) board passed a resolution on Oct. 13 to replace the current lottery-based admission policy with a neighborhood-based system for elementary schools. Board members voted 5-2 to develop a policy under which every student would be assigned to a neighborhood school based […]
- Tesla Wins Round In FSD False-Ad Suit As Court Tosses Class Certificationby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Tesla Wins Round In FSD False-Ad Suit As Court Tosses Class Certification Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court blocked Tesla customers in California from pursuing class action claims that the company misled them about the hardware capabilities of its full self-driving (FSD) technology. A class action is a lawsuit filed when a group of people or businesses suffer common injuries as a result of a […]
- BTIG Spots “Real-World Evidence” Humanoid Robots Are Entering The Workforceby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 8:00 pm
BTIG Spots “Real-World Evidence” Humanoid Robots Are Entering The Workforce Goldman Sachs’ recent upward revisions to global humanoid robot delivery forecasts through the end of the decade, along with rising estimates across Wall Street desks, point to broader expected adoption in factories, restaurants, and other workplaces. Military applications and household use could follow soon. BTIG strategic opportunities analyst Jesse […]
- Saudi Helicopter Downed, Two Pilots Killed, In First Of Renewed Yemen Warby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Saudi Helicopter Downed, Two Pilots Killed, In First Of Renewed Yemen War Saudi Arabia has confirmed two military pilots are dead after their reconnaissance helicopter crashed near the border with war-ravaged Yemen – the first such reported Saudi military deaths since the renew of war with the Houthis last month. Saudi official statements are calling it a crash, describing it as a malfunction or accident, while the Houthis are […]
- Pimco Sees A 6% 10-Year… Here’s Why “Bad Inflation” Caps Yieldsby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Pimco Sees A 6% 10-Year… Here’s Why “Bad Inflation” Caps Yields Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Will interest rates go up to 6%? That’s the question on many investors’ minds since Pimco’s chief investment officer, Dan Ivascyn, told the Financial Times last Friday that a 6% 10-year Treasury yield is “certainly possible.” This week’s hotter-than-expected September CPI report only added fuel to that […]
- France Enters “Point Of No Return” As Riots And Chaos Spreadby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 6:15 pm
France Enters “Point Of No Return” As Riots And Chaos Spread President Trump said, “France is burning!” on Truth Social early this morning, as what appears to be the fall of France quickly unfolds. Consumed by nation-killing Third Worldism through a decade of unfettered mass migration and a cancerous far-left movement, the nation is on a troubling trajectory as its imploding welfare state collides with a fiscal mess. Riots across […]
- Live-Fire Drill Sparks Massive Gas Explosion At Canadian Base, Killing 7by Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Live-Fire Drill Sparks Massive Gas Explosion At Canadian Base, Killing 7 A live-fire training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta reportedly ended in a major explosion and wildfire Saturday, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens injured, according to local outlet Global News. The report said a projectile was fired during the FTX that struck “a gas line or gas well” within the base’s training area, […]
- Canadian Government Threatens To Punish Steel Maker Over Tariff Layoffsby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Canadian Government Threatens To Punish Steel Maker Over Tariff Layoffs The fundamental nature of socialist economics is to use governments to rig markets in favor of certain groups and outcomes. Canada has been exploiting this dynamic for decades (along with their proximity to the largest consumer market in the world), in order to secure optimal benefit for their GDP and their liberal leadership. US tariffs, love them or hate […]
- “I Want That Deterrence Message”: Michigan Dem Slotkin Wants To Prosecute Trump Admin To Scare Off Young Conservativesby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 5:30 pm
“I Want That Deterrence Message”: Michigan Dem Slotkin Wants To Prosecute Trump Admin To Scare Off Young Conservatives Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, This election, Democrats have careened to the far left with calls to pack the Supreme Court, unleash a flurry of impeachments, and investigate Republicans. Few, however, have been as honest as Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) about the purpose of such threats. […]
- Two Decades Of Mass Financial Delusion Ends Nowby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Two Decades Of Mass Financial Delusion Ends Now Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Friday’s selloff was not a surprise. Between deteriorating credit markets, rising Treasury yields, increasingly absurd artificial intelligence valuations, enormous amounts of leverage and an entire financial system that has spent the better part of two decades mainlining cheap money like a frat guy guzzling Jaegermeister at the bottom of an ice […]
- NRC Backs Fermi’s Four Texas Reactorsby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 4:00 pm
NRC Backs Fermi’s Four Texas Reactors Fermi America’s nuclear plans just cleared their first regulatory hurdle. NRC staff have preliminarily recommended issuing combined licenses for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Project Matador, Fermi’s planned power and AI campus outside Amarillo, Texas, according to a draft environmental impact statement the agency put out for comment on October 9th. Together, the four units would add […]
- The Left’s Rank Hypocrisy On ‘Socialist Influencers’by Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm
The Left’s Rank Hypocrisy On ‘Socialist Influencers’ Authored by Thaddeus G. McCotter via American Greatness, Far-left candidates court socialist influencers in primaries, then pivot to the center for the general election… If memory serves me, while serving in Congress amidst a heated midterm battle in the mid-2000s, I made a cable television appearance where I was asked an “ambush” question. Well, it wasn’t quite an ambush […]
- “Replacing Europe”: Undercover Film Follows The Money Behind Europe’s Taxpayer-Funded Mass Migration Pipelineby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 2:45 pm
“Replacing Europe”: Undercover Film Follows The Money Behind Europe’s Taxpayer-Funded Mass Migration Pipeline A new documentary from investigative outlet Muckraker traces the migrant route from West Africa through Spain and France to Britain, examining what the outlet describes as a network sustained by taxpayer-funded aid programs, NGOs, and even Western governments. The 47-minute film, “Replacing Europe,” draws on months of […]
- Army Chief Warns Britons Must Make Sacrifices For Coming Warby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Army Chief Warns Britons Must Make Sacrifices For Coming War Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the Army General Staff in the UK, has declared that Britons will be required to make sacrifices for their country in a coming war. He addressed around 700 soldiers at Catterick Garrison and laid out the coming reality in plain terms. “You didn’t know this, but our nation is going to need […]
- Here’s Where Germany’s 17 Million Immigrants Come Fromby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Here’s Where Germany’s 17 Million Immigrants Come From Germany is one of the world’s largest destinations for international migrants, shaped by decades of labor migration, European mobility, and more recent refugee arrivals. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Srijaa Chatterjee, uses UN international migrant stock data compiled by Our World in Data and analysis from DataPulse Research to show where Germany’s foreign-born […]
- Nine Days From The Dark: What Sixty Million People Learned About Water, Warmth, And Medicine During Spain’s Ten-Hour Blackoutby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Nine Days From The Dark: What Sixty Million People Learned About Water, Warmth, And Medicine During Spain’s Ten-Hour Blackout Authored by John Walter via Substack, At 12:33 on the afternoon of 28 April 2025, mainland Spain and Portugal lost their electricity supply. Red Eléctrica de España, the Spanish transmission operator, logged the loss of about fifteen gigawatts of generation – close to sixty per cent of Spanish demand at […]
- US Quietly Shifts MQ-9 Reapers Into South Americaby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 11:35 am
US Quietly Shifts MQ-9 Reapers Into South America South America’s rightward shift has created a more favorable environment for the Trump administration to expand its influence across the Western Hemisphere. A victory by right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro over unhinged socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s runoff election later this month would cement the shift across the continent. The next test is whether those […]
- Migration Has Cost German Taxpayers At Least €400 Billion Since 2016by Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 11:00 am
Migration Has Cost German Taxpayers At Least €400 Billion Since 2016 Authored by – Remix News Staff – via Remix News, Germany’s migration and asylum policies have cost the state at least €400 billion, according to calculations by Welt journalist Björn Harms. Other estimates have gone far higher, including into the trillions, when broader follow-on effects of migration are included. These massive figure will only add to the […]
- Watergate, A Hoax?by Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 3:30 am
Watergate, A Hoax? Authored by Silvio Canto, Jr. via American Thinker, If you are a baby boomer, you remember The Beatles, Henry Aaron hitting #715, and President Nixon resigning over Watergate. It was our soundtrack, as they like to say. It gave us words like “Nixonian” and “The Saturday Night Massacre” and Oval Office tapes. It turned the 37th president into an evil man, and everyone took a shot at him. Even the GOP took down his […]
- US Firms Account For 75% Of Chips Powering Russia’s New Jet Droneby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 3:00 am
US Firms Account For 75% Of Chips Powering Russia’s New Jet Drone Building on our earlier notes mapping out the supply chain behind the Russian one-way attack drone, a new report from a Ukrainian defense news outlet claims that a whopping “three-quarters of the Geran-4’s onboard computer consists of electronic components manufactured by American companies.” Militarnyi’s supply-chain intelligence investigation into Russian Geran-4 […]
- The Biggest Winners And Losers From The Petrodollar’s Declineby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 2:30 am
The Biggest Winners And Losers From The Petrodollar’s Decline Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, The Iran war is straining US weapons stockpiles and raising doubts about Washington’s ability to protect the Persian Gulf. If that weakens the petrodollar and pushes oil producers away from the US financial system, two assets face clear headwinds: the US dollar and US Treasuries. The petrodollar system helped […]
- How I Stopped Worrying, And Learned To Love Data Centersby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 1:30 am
How I Stopped Worrying, And Learned To Love Data Centers Authored by Norm Singleton via RealClearMarkets, During this time of increased political polarization, it is good to know that there is one issue uniting Trump-loving MAGA Republicans, Bernie Sanders-style Democratic Socialists, and everyone in between: opposition to data centers, especially large data centers built for artificial intelligence (AI). Part of the opposition […]
- Netflix Boots Content Chief As Viewership Sagsby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 1:00 am
Netflix Boots Content Chief As Viewership Sags Netflix shares are locked in a bear market, down nearly 25% year-to-date, as the platform’s viewership growth has slowed and recent shows have seen troubling audience declines in their second seasons. Bloomberg reports that chief creative officer Bela Bajaria has been abruptly booted and is set to be replaced later this month by veteran entertainment executive Peter Rice. Rice, a […]
- 5 Challenges Facing South America’s Copper Boomby Tyler Durden on October 18, 2026 at 12:30 am
5 Challenges Facing South America’s Copper Boom Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Escondida supervisors, about 1,020 workers at the world’s largest copper mine, said they would strike at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, a week after workers walked out at Centinela. Chile’s August copper output fell 12.8% to 369,500 tons, the lowest monthly total since February 2011, and a fatal landslide hit Codelco’s El […]
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- The bittersweet truth: How high-fructose corn syrup infiltrated the food supply and what it costs our healthby Ava Grace on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) HFCS became a dominant food ingredient due to a combination of 1970s high sugar prices, U.S. corn subsidies and its FDA “generally recognized as s…
- Study Finds Lower Magnesium Levels in Adults With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetesby Coco Somers on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study of 68 adults with type 2 diabetes in India found that median blood magnesium levels were lower in participants with higher HbA1c, a marker of …
- Finnish Study Links Earlier Menopausal Transition to Higher Anxiety, Depression Symptomsby Coco Somers on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Women in Finland who reached late perimenopause or menopause by about age 46 reported more anxiety and depressive symptoms than women who had not reac…
- Study Links Breakfast, Exercise, Sleep to Psychological Flexibilityby Zoey Sky on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A Binghamton University study of approximately 400 college students has found that eating breakfast regularly, exercising, sleeping well, and taking f…
- The 25-minute threshold: Why prolonged sitting silences your muscles and how to counteract itby Willow Tohi on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study of 84 adults using electromyography shorts tracked 7,684 sitting bouts and found thigh muscle activity reaches its lowest point after 25 c…
- Houthi Strikes Mark End of Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Containment Strategy, Analysts Sayby Garrison Vance on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A Saturday strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people and injured 300, according to Middle East Eye and BBC report…
- Forecasters: U.S. Winter Likely Wetter and Warmer, Snow Chances Shift Southby Edison Reed on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, Oct. 15, that parts of all 39 states will see a wetter-than-usual winter �…
- DHS Rejects Recommendation For Auto-Activated Body Cameras on ICE Agentsby Douglas Harrington on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rejected a recommendation for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to use body-worn camer…
- Water Intake for Weight Loss Varies; Experts Cite Limited Evidenceby Morgan S. Verity on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A report examining how much water a person should drink for weight loss states that water intake can boost metabolism and control appetite to help wit…
- The hidden cost of cheap fertilizer: How industrial agriculture is poisoning rural America’s waterby Willow Tohi on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A new meta-analysis of 68 studies from 13 countries found organic apple and crop production reduces nitrate pollution by 32% per hectare compared …
- Russian forces liberate two Kharkov settlements, inflict record Ukrainian casualties in week-long offensiveby Willow Tohi on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russian troops liberated Varvarovka and Nikolaevka in Kharkov Region, expanding the security buffer zone. Ukraine lost over 9,000 soldiers acro…
- U.S. Authorities Dismantle Crypto Scam Network, Seize 112 Servers and 241 Websitesby Sterling Ashworth on October 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Authorities in Brooklyn working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have dismantled an Eastern European cryptocurrency scam network that st…
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- Zcash’s planned Sprout freeze would leave private keys unable to move fundsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm
NU7 would leave legacy funds issued but unspendable, even with intact keys, while the mainnet activation decision remains pending. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Fidelity’s $500,000 crypto settlement leaves IRAs outside wallet-transfer termsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm
The California agreement requires notice if Fidelity ends its retail transfer feature, while preserving security restrictions and IRA exclusions. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Crypto doesn’t need your party to win, just its candidatesby Andjela Radmilac on October 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm
The crypto industry has finally found a way to participate in America’s partisan warfare without committing to either of the (only) two available parties: help elect people who agree with it about crypto, then let them argue about everything else. Fairshake’s latest House spending plans cover 32 candidates, with 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats on… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch […]
- Two Aave stablecoin backstops shrank $12.4 million as reward rates roseby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Two tracked Ethereum V3 Umbrella stakes fell 9.7%, while their implied annualized reward run rate stayed near $2 million. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- JUST Completes 5th JST Buyback & Burn: Over 170M Tokens (~$23.53M) Burned Ahead of Major Deflationary Upgradeby News Desk on October 18, 2026 at 3:45 pm
On October 17, JUST, the leading DeFi infrastructure in the TRON ecosystem, announced the completion of its fifth buyback and burn of its native token JST as scheduled. Over 170M JST were burned in this round (approx. 1.72% of total supply), backed by nearly $23.53M in capital deployed—all funded directly by JustLend DAO’s net operating… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get […]
- SEC approves Coinbase earnings bets that stay settled when the numbers changeby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Cboe’s rules cover Coinbase trading volume and MARA Bitcoin output, with separate procedures for missing or delayed figures. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Claude unpicks an NSA mystery behind Ethereum passkey securityby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Anthropic’s timestamp recipe reconstructs P-256’s public seed, adding provenance evidence while leaving selection criteria and base-point origins unexplained. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Trump waives new Russia tariffs as October 18 oil deadline arrivesby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The waiver has no fixed expiry, and any Bitcoin benefit depends on how it affects inflation and financing conditions. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- CryptoQuant CEO sees $30,000 Bitcoin floor even if ETFs and treasury firms exitby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Bitcoin could find support near $30,000 even if institutional investors unwind their accumulated exposure, CryptoQuant’s chief executive argues. The scenario would require reversing roughly $58 billion in net inflows to US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and selling the 1.3 million BTC publicly traded companies have accumulated. Yet CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju believes Bitcoin’s… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the […]
- Prediction markets have a major problem as most Americans reject betting on electionsby Andjela Radmilac on October 18, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Prediction markets want you to see them (and use them) as one of the best possible instruments for finding out what’s happening in the world. Open any election market, and you’re immediately given a probability that shifts in real time as people trade. It’s a single number, easy to check in a few seconds, that… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your […]








































































































