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Tether halts minting, Europe bans it tomorrow; exchanges delist. This timing is epic. Saylor is massively exposed and out of cash in January 2025. This entire Nov-Dec range seems like one giant distribution

This timing is epic. Saylor is massively exposed and out of cash in January 2025.https://t.co/Hf4kA0I7U2 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 27, 2024 Bitcoin Churn below the undercarriage is text book, before it lets go. https://t.co/brMztgiSCJ pic.twitter.com/WSuGSR6bCG — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 26, 2024 WOW WTF https://t.co/wd0YM7EORP — Acres and Ounces (@RetirementRight) December 26, 2024 This …

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The Fed Will Drive Gold Higher in 2025, and Here’s Why

The Fed’s recent rate cut was called “hawkish,” which is simply wrong. Hawkishness means tightening the money supply and raising interest rates. So what’s going on? Here’s how the Fed’s latest moves will send gold higher… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. …

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Option skew hits 180; eight of the top ten readings occurred this December alone. Major institutions are liquidating and as soon as volume returns next week they will hit the bid.

Option skew has only hit 180 once in history. That was today. The next highest level was 174 in early December. Eight out of the top ten skew readings in history are now in December. Every reading above 170 is in 2024 (blue rectangle). Wow. pic.twitter.com/MtnwoJxtI4 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 27, 2024 Last week's rate …

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French Train Driver Jumps and Dies

A train driver’s suicide caused widespread delays on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day in France, with some 3,000 passengers affected during the busy holiday period. The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France’s rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by …

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23 and Me going bankrupt. Everyone DNA up for sale at discount

HOUSTON – 23andMe, the popular at-home genetic testing company, has helped millions of people uncover their family roots and health risks through DNA analysis. However, recent financial troubles have raised concerns for its 15 million customers, especially about what could happen to their sensitive genetic data if the company goes under. Some fear that their …

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Everyone loves buying new highs and euphoria. The dumber you are in understanding the markets the better off you’ll perform ironically. The market will repeat the 2022 “drawdown”

The market is completely controlled by margin trading and the risk on appetite. As long as yen yield is low and sentiment is good we will double down on margin on the dips. So this bull market will continue but man will it have a seizure like end but I’m not timing it pic.twitter.com/WcU0nBEubo — …

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Turkey’s inflation crisis and poverty show how governments may target Bitcoin if threatened.

Turkey has severe inflation problems and a plummeting currency. 22% of their children live in poverty. This is what governments will do to Bitcoin if it becomes a threat to its currency. This is why you shouldn’t be 💯 in Bitcoin. https://t.co/XOsWfqKbn6 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 26, 2024 If the U.S. government is willing …

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Shocking gaps in Bitcoiners’ financial literacy expose alarming misunderstandings of fiat, debt, and hard money.

I've engaged with 100s of accounts replying to my SBR tweets in recent weeks, and I have simply been blown away by how many Bitcoiners I've needed to elucidate on the facts that: fiat sovereigns do not issue debt against collateral, that US govt holding gold or BTC does not make… — 𝐓𝐗𝐌𝐂 (@TXMCtrades) December …

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Class 1 Recall On Impero Foods and Meats raw sausage in Maryland, Delaware and Pennyslvania

An urgent warning has been issued in three states after more than 7,500 pounds of raw sausage meat was recalled for containing potentially deadly ingredients. Impero Foods & Meats, based out of Baltimore, Maryland, produced raw pork sausage products without it being inspected by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). …

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As Americans Celebrate, The World Is Plunging Into An Abyss Of War, Famine, Natural Disasters And Pestilence

by Michael Sticking our heads in the sand and pretending that everything is okay isn’t going to do anyone any good.  Chaos has been erupting all over the globe, and global events are likely to accelerate even more in 2025.  But as I write this article, most Americans have shifted into “vacation mode” and are …

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The Corruption and Incompetence of Chicago’s Mayor Has No Bounds

by Mike Shedlock Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson stepped to new lows when his hand-picked board fired Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez without cause. Austin Berg at the Illinois Policy Institute Explains on X. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hand-picked school board just voted unanimously to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez without cause. Johnson …

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Momentum Tech and Bitcoin’s 95% correlation signals synchronized post-holiday market reactions. Bitcoin erodes privacy, enabling control, sanctions, and societal surveillance instantly.

On a rolling ninety day basis, Momentum Tech and Bitcoins are 95% correlated, the highest in history. Which means that while gamblers are watching Bitcoins implode over the holiday, we can be 95% certain of what will happen the day after. pic.twitter.com/yLcy44LcyX — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 23, 2024 Bitcoin is not fungible and also likely …

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They got Luigi dressed up like Lee Harvey Oswald and the guys with him reenacting the scene

I wonder why they dressed him like Lee Harvey Oswald? … Is Luigi about to be taken out? pic.twitter.com/3mp3nOPMxE — 7̵7̵7̵_IS_666 (@777_IS_666) December 24, 2024 PSYOP INTENSIFIES: LUIGI MANGIONE DECKED OUT IN LEE HARVEY OSWALD GARB FOR COURT APPEARANCE ### $UNH pic.twitter.com/0SYVKYaWG6 — iBankCoin, A Reliable Source (@iBankCoin4tw) December 23, 2024 Luigi Mangione and Lee …

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In Depth Benchmarking tests of AMD MX300 vs Nvidia H100 and H200 by SemiAnalysis

by Grouchy_Seesaw_ tl:dr – the world is as expected. AMD’s software needs lots of hand holding and support, Nvidia’s runs very well right out of the box. Nvidia maintains performance advantage in nearly every test run. https://semianalysis.com/2024/12/22/mi300x-vs-h100-vs-h200-benchmark-part-1-training/ Key Findings – Comparing on paper FLOP/s and HBM Bandwidth/Capacity is akin to comparing cameras by merely examining megapixel …

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Since pardoning his own son, Joe Biden went on to pardon Chinese spies, kid-diddlers, money launderers, corrupt judges, and commuted the sentences of every murderer. And it’s not even January yet.

37 of 40 murderers pardoned. https://archive.is/boAVI President Biden announced on Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row. The men will continue to serve life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Here is a full list of those granted commutations, as well as the three men remaining on …

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Rising bond yields despite falling inflation and macro momentum signals worst-case scenario. Many investors lack recession experience, leading to a warped understanding of risk.

It cannot also just be weird flows in thin markets currently. But I dislike when bond yields trade UP, when macro surprises are clearly SOFT — Andreas Steno Larsen (@AndreasSteno) December 23, 2024 Excellent read. Too many investors today have never lived through hard times or a recession thus their understanding of “risk” is completely …

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Rise of gene-editing technology in Australia and beyond ‘could have profoundly devastating effects’ on Western society

Australia is unleashing gene-editing technology like CRISPR across agriculture, medicine, and biology, revolutionising everything, from horses to humans. It works like molecular scissors, cutting DNA at specific locations and enabling modifications to correct genetic errors or enhance desired traits. A recent study on editing the NCF1 gene has raised serious concerns that should make everyone …

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Canada faces looming national recession with record population, shrinking job demand, and struggles.

1/ Look at this chart. 🇨🇦 job vacancies have plummeted to 572k in Q3 2024, a staggering 44.5% drop from the Q2 2022 peak. This is the lowest vacancy level since 2021. pic.twitter.com/9baBZ5yFht — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) December 23, 2024 3/ Employers aren’t just hiring less; 🇨🇦 labor demand is shrinking outright. Total jobs (filled + …

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Saylor’s risky Bitcoin strategy: Buying high, losing fast, and inflating MSTR premiums. Saylor put $561m at ~$106,662 into BTC, pushing to the ATH top.

MSTR’s latest BTC buy shows Saylor’s strategy relies on 2 things: “numbers go up” and exciting the less sophisticated herd. MSTR issued $561mm of stock between Dec 16-22. And bought $561mm of BTC at $106,662 – and he’s already lost 10% on that latest BTC buy over the weekend.… pic.twitter.com/QHdcjlzcW1 — Novacula Occami (@OccamiCrypto) December …

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Palantir and Anduril are in Talks With OpenAI, Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Take On Defense Giants

https://www.investors.com/news/technology/palantir-anduril-talks-openai-elon-musk-spacex-defense-giants/ Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and startup Anduril are talking with many other tech companies, including OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to form a consortium to jointly bid on U.S. government contracts, The Financial Times reported Sunday. The aim is to take on traditional defense giants such as Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Boeing (BA) …

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Peace Talks Begin for Ukraine and Russia

https://twitter.com/CaptCoronado/status/1871041505781309798 Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have begun. The discussions are aimed at finding a resolution to the ongoing conflict that has been devastating both nations. The talks are being closely monitored by the international community, with many hoping for a peaceful and lasting solution. https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-russia-war-conflict-meeting-800cc6b652534fd996bddc6fbc12cf58 https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-chief-aims-to-put-ukraine-in-position-of-strength-for-peace-talks-with-russia/7906333.html h/t Truther Speaks

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