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How America’s Debt Interest Is Becoming Its Biggest Budget Problem

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America’s debt burden is worsening, with the cost of servicing it rising and consuming a growing share of government income.  While total US national debt has surpassed $39 trillion, the bigger concern is no longer just how much is owed but how expensive it has become to maintain. US Debt Burden Deepens as Interest Costs … Read more

Iran War Triggers Aluminium Supply Crisis in the Gulf

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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the Middle East’s biggest aluminium producer, has paused some of its supply contracts. Bloomberg reports this happened after Iranian missiles and drones damaged its main Al Taweelah smelter on March 28. Gulf Aluminium Crisis Deepens Force majeure is a legal term (French for “superior force”) that refers to unforeseeable, extraordinary events … Read more

Retail Investors Sold US Stocks for the First Time Since November

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Retail investors became net sellers of stocks last week, making a bearish shift in positioning since late November 2025. The selling came amid a notable rally in US equities, with the S&P 500 rebounding to recover nearly all of its war-driven losses. Retail Capitulation Meets Renewed Rally Mom-and-pop investor participation has slowed sharply. Global Markets … Read more

Iran’s Hormuz Toll Could be In Stablecoins, Not Bitcoin

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Iran is demanding cryptocurrency payments from tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, specifically named Bitcoin (BTC) in a recent statement. However, Chainalysis suggests that stablecoins could be the instrument of choice, consistent with how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has historically moved … Read more

Iran’s Best War Tactic is Now a Liability at the Negotiating Table

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The mines Iran scattered across the Strait of Hormuz are now preventing the country from widening access to the waterway, as Tehran cannot account for where all of them ended up, US officials say. The revelation comes as senior delegations from both countries are set to meet in Islamabad for negotiations that will test whether … Read more

Since FTX, Institutions No Longer Want to Keep Crypto on Exchanges

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Institutions are accelerating their adoption of crypto, with major players steadily entering the market and expanding their exposure to digital assets. But while participation is rising, the way these institutions engage with the ecosystem has fundamentally changed. The old model, where funds parked large amounts of capital directly on crypto exchanges, is being replaced. In … Read more

Senator Cynthia Lummis Says the Clarity Act Risks a 4-Year Delay

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Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) warns that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) faces a potential four-year legislative freeze if the Senate does not act before the 2026 midterm elections. Her post arrives one day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent published an op-ed demanding the same urgency. Why the Urgency Matters Now Lummis has … Read more

Bitget Launches New Pre-IPO Product With SpaceX as First Listing

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Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched IPO Prime, introducing a new market structure that enables users to access and trade pre-IPO exposure to global unicorn companies such as SpaceX.  Powered by Republic, the launch marks an expansion beyond traditional secondary market trading, enabling participation in value creation before companies enter public markets, … Read more

Mixero Crypto Mixer Adds Ricochet to Strengthen Bitcoin Transaction Privacy

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Mixero’s latest privacy feature, Ricochet, is designed to make Bitcoin transaction trails far harder to track. This comes as state-of-the-art blockchain analytics tools are pushing many users into a corner, with privacy becoming a major concern.  For context, Bitcoin gives users control over their funds, but privacy remains limited by design. Every transaction is recorded … Read more

Xandeum Opens Airdrop 2 Claims With Instant $XAND Access and No Vesting

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Xandeum has opened claims for Airdrop 2, allowing eligible participants to receive their $XAND tokens with immediate access and no vesting restrictions. The distribution is designed to expand participation across Xandeum’s growing storage-focused ecosystem. Eligible users can claim their tokens via the official claim page. Any tokens not claimed by December 19, 2026, will be … Read more