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  • Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but the CPI record still has holes after the shutdown
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 13, 2026 at 9:45 pm

    At 8:30 a.m. in New York, the world paused for the January U.S. inflation data, and it landed with a soft thud. Headline CPI printed +2.4% year over year, a shade under the +2.5% estimate that had been floating around ahead of the release. Core inflation, the version that strips out food and energy, rose The post Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but the CPI record still has holes after the shutdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • CFTC chair just built a 35-seat crypto mega-panel, and it changes the SEC vs CFTC fight
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 13, 2026 at 7:05 pm

    CFTC Chair forms a new Innovation Advisory Committee packed with crypto, exchange, and prediction-market CEOs Most crypto traders barely think about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until something breaks, a lawsuit hits, or a Bitcoin futures headline crosses their feed. In the popular mental map of US regulation, the SEC is the one staring at The post CFTC chair just built a 35-seat crypto mega-panel, and it changes the SEC vs CFTC […]

  • This “quantum-safe” Bitcoin idea removes Taproot’s key-path — and raises fees on purpose
    by Gino Matos on February 13, 2026 at 5:25 pm

    Bitcoin developer contributors just cleared a documentation hurdle that crypto Twitter treated like an emergency quantum patch. It wasn’t. On Feb. 11, a proposal for a new output type, Pay-to-Merkle-Root (BIP-0360), was merged into the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposals repository. No nodes upgraded. No activation timeline exists. The BIPs repository itself warns that publication doesn’t The post This “quantum-safe” Bitcoin idea removes […]

  • Coinbase lost $667M but one boring custody detail decides whether crypto ETF holders should worry
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 13, 2026 at 3:15 pm

    Coinbase just posted the kind of earnings report that makes two groups of people sweat at the same time. The first group is obvious, COIN shareholders who saw the company swing into a loss while crypto prices and activity cooled. Coinbase reported about revenue of roughly $1.78B for the quarter and a loss of -$2.49 The post Coinbase lost $667M but one boring custody detail decides whether crypto ETF holders should worry appeared first on […]

  • Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion household debt, and one Fed decision could flip everything
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 13, 2026 at 1:30 pm

    The US economy is starting 2026 with an uncomfortable split-screen scenario that is complicating the outlook for Bitcoin’s recovery towards $100,000. While Wall Street credit pricing still looks calm, the “real economy” stress gauges are flashing late-cycle warning lights. This disconnect matters for Bitcoin because its path to $100,000 is no longer just about crypto-native The post Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion […]

  • Bitcoin difficulty just printed a historic -11.16% — if the next epoch stays red, miners are in trouble
    by Gino Matos on February 13, 2026 at 11:35 am

    Bitcoin’s mining difficulty decreased by 11.16% to approximately 125.86 trillion at the most recent retarget boundary around block 935,424. That marks the largest negative adjustment since the 2021 China mining ban, the sixth consecutive downward retarget, and the tenth largest negative adjustment in Bitcoin’s history. However, difficulty adjustments are lagging indicators, as they reflect what The post Bitcoin difficulty just printed a […]

  • Traders may be walking into a Binance “bank-run” trap as $2B outflow claims go viral
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 13, 2026 at 10:34 am

    Binance is at the center of renewed speculation as the specter of insolvency has once again cast a long shadow over the crypto sector. Over the past weeks, rumors have emerged that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is facing a liquidity crunch, and these rumors have spread across social media platforms, underscoring the fragility of The post Traders may be walking into a Binance “bank-run” trap as $2B outflow claims go viral […]

  • New Cardano deal opens a path to $80 billion in omnichain assets, but liquidity still isn’t guaranteed
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 12, 2026 at 6:18 pm

    Cardano is aggressively expanding the types of tokens that can operate on its network and raise the ceiling for its decentralized finance ecosystem over the next 12 to 18 months. On Feb. 12, the Charles Hoskinson-led blockchain announced it would integrate with LayerZero, a widely used cross-chain messaging system. This move represents the single largest interoperability The post New Cardano deal opens a path to $80 billion in omnichain […]

  • Bitcoin sets sight on $50,000 floor as recession fears retreat despite scary headlines
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 12, 2026 at 4:55 pm

    Bitcoin can bottom soon because a 2026 recession, or a stock market crash, keeps looking like the outlier scenario My core idea around the Bitcoin market has remained the same since last September, before we hit the all-time high in October. I laid it out clearly in my medium-term $49,000 Bitcoin bear thesis published on The post Bitcoin sets sight on $50,000 floor as recession fears retreat despite scary headlines appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Ethereum is testing Wall Street resolve as fund flows flip while a $1,800 retest looms
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 12, 2026 at 4:16 pm

    Ethereum’s slide toward $2,000 has left its exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors holding more than $5 billion in paper losses, extending a marketwide crypto drawdown that has also hit Bitcoin. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the move has tracked a broader risk-off wave that has pushed the global crypto market value down by $2 trillion since October’s The post Ethereum is testing Wall Street resolve as fund flows flip while a $1,800 retest […]

  • Hamptons Real Estate Surges To New Highs As 2026 Rental Demand “Strong As Ever”
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 11:00 pm

    Hamptons Real Estate Surges To New Highs As 2026 Rental Demand “Strong As Ever” The Hamptons is once again in the spotlight as one of the country’s hottest luxury real estate markets. Known for its beaches, upscale villages, and sprawling estates, this stretch of Long Island has seen home prices climb to record levels. At the same time, summer rentals for 2026 are being booked far earlier than usual, showing that demand for the […]

  • Mainstream Media Silent As Alleged Hate Crime Hoax Leads To Major Civil Award
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 10:40 pm

    Mainstream Media Silent As Alleged Hate Crime Hoax Leads To Major Civil Award Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a major verdict out of Texas where a mother and an attorney were ordered to pay millions for perpetuating an alleged hate crime hoax that was eagerly spread by the mainstream media. Asher Vann, a minor at the time, was labeled a racist maniac who tortured SeMarion Humphrey, his black classmate, with other […]

  • NYPD Told To Stop Ejecting Homeless From NYC Subways Due To Freezing Temperatures
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 10:20 pm

    NYPD Told To Stop Ejecting Homeless From NYC Subways Due To Freezing Temperatures NYPD officers were ordered to stand down on enforcement in the subway system during last weekend’s deep freeze, halting removals and holding off on cracking down as windchills dropped below zero, according to ABC. “We put a complete stop to all ejections, even people who could potentially be causing problems in the subway system,” said Alex Crohn, […]

  • Midterm Palpitations
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    Midterm Palpitations Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Recent regional special elections have seen Democratic candidates win a number of special election races. Now energized left-wing politicos remind the nation daily that every incumbent president, except three over the last century, has suffered substantial midterm losses in Congress. Polls show Trump suffering an average 11-point negative unfavorability […]

  • You Can Buy Love… (But It’s Never Been More Expensive)
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    You Can Buy Love… (But It’s Never Been More Expensive) U.S. adults will spend a record $29.1 billion on Valentine’s Day this year, according to estimates published by the National Retail Federation. You will find more infographics at Statista”>As Statista’s (ironically named) Valentine Fourreau reports, this is up from last year’s $27.5 billion, with U.S. shoppers planning to spend $200 on average per person, up […]

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  • “An Astonishing Sign Of Cultural Decay…”
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    “An Astonishing Sign Of Cultural Decay…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Sure, Take That Time-Out “Crisis is when brittleness meets shock. “ – Yuri Bezmenov’s Ghost on X By shutting down the government for a minimum of ten days supposedly over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Wile E. Coyote Democratic Party is about to blow up another Acme bomb in its mangy muzzle. I will tell you why. […]

  • Somali Fallout: US Treasury Will Pay Snitches Up To 30% On Fraud, Money Laundering Prosecutions
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 8:40 pm

    Somali Fallout: US Treasury Will Pay Snitches Up To 30% On Fraud, Money Laundering Prosecutions On the heels of all that Somali fraud in Minnesota, the US Treasury Department on Friday launched a new portal where people can report suspected fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations.  Snitchin’ Bubbles from The Wire According to officials, tips should be submitted with supporting documents. “FinCEN’s Office of the […]

  • Brazil Proposes National Bitcoin Reserve, Targets 1 Million BTC Over Five Years
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Brazil Proposes National Bitcoin Reserve, Targets 1 Million BTC Over Five Years Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Brazilian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to create a national Strategic Sovereign Bitcoin Reserve, known as RESBit, proposing the gradual acquisition of one million bitcoins over five years.  The bill, presented by Federal Deputy Luiz Gastão (PSD/CE), outlines a comprehensive framework to […]

  • Trump Plans Venezuela Trip, First U.S. President Visit Since Bill Clinton
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Trump Plans Venezuela Trip, First U.S. President Visit Since Bill Clinton President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Friday afternoon that he plans to visit Venezuela, but offered no details or timeline. If it happens, it would be a historic trip, coming as Venezuelan oil flows accelerate under tighter U.S. oversight. “I’m going to make a visit to Venezuela… We haven’t decided [when],” Trump told reporters, […]

  • Leftist Vandals Again Hit Chicago Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Iryna
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 7:20 pm

    Leftist Vandals Again Hit Chicago Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Iryna Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Chicago mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, the innocent Ukrainian refugee stabbed to death in cold blood on a Charlotte light rail train, has been vandalized again—just two weeks after its unveiling. This latest defacement underscores how deranged leftists will go to any lengths to suppress reminders of the deadly […]

  • The Bigger Problem That The Tim Walz NGO Scandal Has Exposed
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 6:40 pm

    The Bigger Problem That The Tim Walz NGO Scandal Has Exposed Authored by Edward Woodson via American Greatness, The Minnesota nonprofit fraud scandal, now expected to cost taxpayers more than $9 billion, is being dismissed by many as an isolated failure. However, this is far from the case, and writing it off as such would be a colossal mistake. What it actually revealed is a broader problem in the Swamp—that institutions […]

  • Two Philadelphia Men Admit To AI-Assisted $3.5M Housing Aid Scam In Minnesota
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 6:20 pm

    Two Philadelphia Men Admit To AI-Assisted $3.5M Housing Aid Scam In Minnesota This will be the first of many AI scams of its kind, we predict… Two men from Pennsylvania admitted to repeatedly flying from Philadelphia to Minneapolis to exploit Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program, stealing about $3.5 million, according to prosecutors. Authorities say they used artificial intelligence to forge records and […]

  • Financial Nihilism & The Trap Young Investors Are Walking Into
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Financial Nihilism & The Trap Young Investors Are Walking Into Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The article from the Wall Street Journal titled “Why My Generation Is Turning to Financial Nihilism” by Kyla Scanlon argues that Gen Z is embracing high-risk financial behavior out of despair and detachment. Of course, it is essential to recognize that Kyla, although well-intentioned, is a young […]

  • EU Weighs Deploying Training Sites In Ukraine As Kremlin Warns: ‘Legitimate Targets’
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 5:40 pm

    EU Weighs Deploying Training Sites In Ukraine As Kremlin Warns: ‘Legitimate Targets’ The European Union is weighing plans to set up two military bases inside Ukraine to train fresh troops – a move Moscow has already warned could make them targets of military strikes. “We have been discussing the training of the Ukrainian soldiers, also on the soil of Ukraine,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. “We have identified […]

  • Judge Halts Trump Admin’s $600 Million Public Health Funding Cut Targeting 4 Blue States
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    Judge Halts Trump Admin’s $600 Million Public Health Funding Cut Targeting 4 Blue States Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting more than $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states, siding with the states’ argument that the cuts appeared politically motivated. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah issued a 14-day […]

  • Putin Is Trolling European Leaders With His Proposal To Re-Converge With The US
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    Putin Is Trolling European Leaders With His Proposal To Re-Converge With The US By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Russian officials have drafted a memo that pitches a re-convergence of US and Russian interests. The proposal consists of seven points, including cooperation on critical raw materials and energy, and the possibility that Russia could return to the US dollar settlement system. The memo was […]

  • Pentagon Confirms 1st Troop Death In Drug Boat Targeting Operation Southern Spear
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 4:20 pm

    Pentagon Confirms 1st Troop Death In Drug Boat Targeting Operation Southern Spear In the first publicly disclosed military death related to America’s ongoing ‘Southern Spear’ operation to disrupt the Caribbean and Latin American drug smuggling network, a Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit died after falling overboard USS Iwo Jima, the Marine Corps has confirmed.. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka Oforah, 21, of Florida, fell […]

  • Watch: Sen. Johnson Unloads On MN AG Ellison Over Anti-ICE Agitator Deaths
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    Watch: Sen. Johnson Unloads On MN AG Ellison Over Anti-ICE Agitator Deaths Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Viral footage from a Senate hearing captures Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson tearing into Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for allegedly exploiting and encouraging anti-ICE agitators whose actions led to deadly clashes with federal agents. This raw exchange highlights the escalating tensions over leftist […]

  • Alibaba Stock Nosedives, Then Rebounds, After Pentagon Designates Company As “Military Linked”, Before Inexplicably Deleting
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Alibaba Stock Nosedives, Then Rebounds, After Pentagon Designates Company As “Military Linked”, Before Inexplicably Deleting The Trump administration on Friday added some of China’s biggest companies, including Alibaba and Baidu, ‌to a list of firms allegedly aiding China’s military – however, strangely the listing was pulled within mere minutes with no explanation initially issued. A Bloomberg newswire Friday morning indicated: […]

  • US Core CPI Tumbles To Slowest In 4 Years; Real Wage Growth Surges
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 3:38 pm

    US Core CPI Tumbles To Slowest In 4 Years; Real Wage Growth Surges Rate-cut expectations have surged (dovishly) higher this week (along with tumbling Treasury yields) amid a mixed macro picture (Labor market ‘good’, Retail sales bad, Housing ugly). Today could change all that as CPI for January prints with risk skewed to the upside. January brings annual resets and they tend to surprise on the high side. Despite the ‘hot’ whisper […]

  • NATO Allies Pledge More Than A Billion To Supply Ukraine With US-Made Weapons
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    NATO Allies Pledge More Than A Billion To Supply Ukraine With US-Made Weapons Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, NATO member nations on Feb. 12 announced new financial support to purchase U.S. military hardware for Ukraine, reaffirming their commitment to ending the war this year. “We want to make 2026 the year this war ends—the year we secure peace,” UK Secretary of Defense John Healey said after a meeting of […]

  • DP World Boss Resigns As “Epstein Disruption” Spreads Across Corporate World
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    DP World Boss Resigns As “Epstein Disruption” Spreads Across Corporate World The “Epstein Disruption” continued to rock corporate America and the world overnight. First, Kathryn Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs’ chief legal officer and general counsel, announced her resignation Thursday night amid scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Ruemmler told the Financial Times that she will exit Goldman on June 30, and said, “I made the […]

  • Watch: Unhinged Woman Tries To Burn Down Rumored ICE Building
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 2:25 pm

    Watch: Unhinged Woman Tries To Burn Down Rumored ICE Building The dramatic rise in left-wing chaos has been remarkable over the past year. From radical left militant groups firebombing Tesla showrooms, to the protest-industrial complex funded by activist nonprofits unleashing chaos on city streets, to the rise of militant transtifa – even the deep-state publication The Atlantic had to acknowledge the “rise of left-wing terrorism.” […]

  • Trial Date Set For Trump’s $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Over Fake News Editing Scandal
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    Trial Date Set For Trump’s $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Over Fake News Editing Scandal Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, A trial date has been locked in for President Trump’s massive $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, following the broadcaster’s deceptive editing of his January 6, 2021 speech to falsely portray him as inciting violence at the Capitol. District Judge Roy Altman rejected the BBC’s motion […]

  • 2nd US Aircraft Carrier Rerouted From Caribbean To Mideast As Iran In Crosshairs
    by Tyler Durden on February 13, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    2nd US Aircraft Carrier Rerouted From Caribbean To Mideast As Iran In Crosshairs Soon on the heels of Netanyahu’s meeting with President Trump at the White House this week, the US has quietly ordered its USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, to depart the Caribbean Sea and head to the Middle East, at a moment the White House is weighing possible military action against Iran, NY Times and others are reporting. […]

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