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  • Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin?
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 23, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    Over the last week, both Bitcoin and gold failed the safe-haven test. Bitcoin is still trading more like a risk asset than “digital gold,” while gold has also failed to behave like a clean geopolitical hedge as higher yields and inflation fears overrode the usual flight-to-safety bid. To start the week, Bitcoin rebounded to about The post Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin? appeared […]

  • Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 23, 2026 at 4:53 pm

    Gold has fallen into bear-market territory after giving up its gains for the year, even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to attract fresh money, pushing the two assets onto sharply different paths. Spot gold traded near $4,388 an ounce on March 23, according to goldprice.org, down about 22% from its Jan. 29 The post Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Playnance’s G Coin surpasses 1 million holders as launch-week momentum accelerates
    by News Desk on March 23, 2026 at 4:45 pm

    Playnance’s G Coin has moved past the one million holder mark, with the project’s public tracker currently showing 1,155,141 holders. The milestone follows CryptoSlate’s March 18 coverage, which cited 203,732 holders ahead of the token’s broader market debut, and later launch-week reporting that referenced a 623,272-holder tracker reading. Using those figures, G Coin’s holder base The post Playnance’s G Coin surpasses 1 million […]

  • Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 23, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    Bitcoin’s jump back above $70,000 on Monday morning came with unusual clarity. The move started when Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held “very good and productive conversations” on a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities in the Middle East, and that planned strikes on Iranian power plants The post Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes appeared first […]

  • Bitcoin price jumps above $70,000 as US announces shock pause on Iran strikes
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 23, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 after President Donald Trump said the United States had held “productive conversations” with Iran and would postpone planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. In a March 23 post on Truth Social, Trump wrote in capital letters: “BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE The post Bitcoin price jumps above $70,000 as US announces shock pause on Iran strikes appeared first […]

  • Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on March 23, 2026 at 11:18 am

    Bond markets, not oil alone, may decide Bitcoin’s fate this week The market is still treating oil as the center of the current macro shock. Market conditions after this weekend point somewhere else. Oil is the spark, bond markets are the channel, and Bitcoin is trading inside that channel as the week begins. That is The post Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week appeared first on […]

  • The SEC just gave crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed
    by Gino Matos on March 23, 2026 at 9:28 am

    The crypto industry finally got the clear lines it spent years demanding from Washington. Six days after the SEC and CFTC unveiled their new crypto framework, the policy is now moving into the formal publication process through the Federal Register, giving the market a clearer sense of what this week’s regulatory reset actually is and The post The SEC just gave crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed appeared […]

  • Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone
    by Andjela Radmilac on March 22, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    A crypto hack never ends when the wallet is drained. The theft lands first, fast and visible, and then a slower collapse starts to work through the rest of the project. The token keeps sliding, the treasury shrinks with it, hiring plans get cut back, product deadlines move, partners pull away, and the company that The post Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • White House faces Iran war bill that is worth nearly 3 million Bitcoin
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on March 22, 2026 at 5:45 pm

    The Pentagon has sent the White House a request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, a figure that would equal nearly 3 million Bitcoin at current market prices. At Bitcoin’s current price of about $68,600, the request converts to 2,915,451 BTC. That framing does not mean the government is financing the The post White House faces Iran war bill that is worth nearly 3 million Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Retail was promised fair markets. So why does the house keep winning?
    by Andjela Radmilac on March 22, 2026 at 3:21 pm

    Crypto opened the doors to retail now Wall Street is feasting on it Retail investors were sold a story about market access that was impossible to argue with: trading would be cheaper, information would be easier to find, public blockchains would pull back the curtain, and the old hierarchy that once defined finance would lose The post Retail was promised fair markets. So why does the house keep winning? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • “This Is Election Interference”: ChatGPT Safety Warnings Target WinRed Links But Spare ActBlue
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    “This Is Election Interference”: ChatGPT Safety Warnings Target WinRed Links But Spare ActBlue OpenAI claimed  Friday that a so-called technical glitch was the culprit behind ChatGPT slapping safety warnings on links to affected links to WinRed, the leading online fundraising platform for the Republican candidates. Unsurprisingly, ActBlue, the main Democrat fundraising platform, did not trigger a similar warning. The issue was […]

  • DOJ Moves For Permanent Dismissal Of Charges Against 2 Ex-Cops In Breonna Taylor Case
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 9:15 pm

    DOJ Moves For Permanent Dismissal Of Charges Against 2 Ex-Cops In Breonna Taylor Case Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to permanently dismiss the cases against two former Louisville police officers connected to the night Breonna Taylor was killed six years ago, according to court documents filed Friday. Former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany were accused of […]

  • US Weighs Deployment Of Elite Airborne Troops As Hawks Push Kharg Island Takeover
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 8:50 pm

    US Weighs Deployment Of Elite Airborne Troops As Hawks Push Kharg Island Takeover A steady flow of headlines continue to point in the direction of escalation in Iran and around the Persian Gulf, even as President Trump has touted backchannel dialogue with Tehran, which Iranian leaders have denied. The NY Times writes Monday afternoon, “Senior military officials are weighing a possible deployment of a combat brigade from the […]

  • Watch: CNN Forced To Admit ICE Helped Airport Wait Times
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 8:39 pm

    Watch: CNN Forced To Admit ICE Helped Airport Wait Times Update (1640ET): Well, well, well… 🚨 BREAKING: CNN was just FORCED to report that ICE agents helped TSA lower Atlanta airport wait times down below an hour “You can see ICE agents behind me RIGHT THERE!” “And some more over here!” “They’ve been doing patrols.” This frees up TSA for screening. LFG! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/uVP56gyIyk — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) […]

  • FBI Misled Court To Spy On Second Trump Campaign Adviser
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    FBI Misled Court To Spy On Second Trump Campaign Adviser Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearInvestigations, Carter Page wasn’t the only adviser from Trump’s first campaign wiretapped by the FBI. Walid Phares was electronically monitored for a 12-month period between 2017 and 2018, according to the Washington-based FBI agent who was assigned to investigate him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia collusion […]

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  • Tesla And SpaceX To Build Massive “Terafab” Chip Factory In Austin
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Tesla And SpaceX To Build Massive “Terafab” Chip Factory In Austin Elon Musk announced that his proposed “Terafab” chip factory will be built in Austin and operated jointly by Tesla and SpaceX, according to Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg. The plan is to start with a smaller, highly advanced fabrication facility capable of producing and testing a wide range of chips, before expanding to a larger operation. Musk argues the […]

  • Brazilian Lawmaker Wears Blackface To Mock Transgenderism
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 7:20 pm

    Brazilian Lawmaker Wears Blackface To Mock Transgenderism Authored by Ben Sellers via Headline USA, A Brazilian legislator last week mocked one of LGBT activists’ core arguments in favor of transgenderism with a simple demonstration during a state assembly session in São Paulo. Faviana Bolsonaro, a 32-year-old female member of the country’s right-leaning Liberal Party, took the dais on Wednesday to protest the […]

  • Colombian Air Force C-130 Cargo Plane Carrying 110 Soldiers Crashes: Report
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 7:05 pm

    Colombian Air Force C-130 Cargo Plane Carrying 110 Soldiers Crashes: Report Dramatic footage circulating on X appears to show a Colombian military Hercules C-130 transport aircraft crashing shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo in southern Colombia. The cause of the crash remains unknown, and Colombian authorities have not yet released an official casualty count.  Local outlet Blu Radio reported that 110 Colombian soldiers […]

  • Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Ban Sports Betting Via Prediction Markets
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 6:40 pm

    Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Ban Sports Betting Via Prediction Markets Lawmakers have never met a market they didn’t want to control. And when they can’t do that, they try to crush them – sometimes after taking six-figure donations from competing lobbies. To wit; Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and John Curtis (R-UT), on Monday introduced legislation that would prohibit federally regulated prediction-market platforms from […]

  • More Than 230 Rescued As Devastating Flooding Continues To Hammer Hawaiian Islands
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    More Than 230 Rescued As Devastating Flooding Continues To Hammer Hawaiian Islands Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, It has been the worst flooding Oahu has seen in more than 20 years, and as of the morning of March 21, the torrential rains and rushing waters continue to flow across the mountainous island and the rest of the Hawaiian archipelago. The devastating milestone was announced on March 20 by Hawaii Gov. Josh […]

  • Supreme Court Seems Skeptical Of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 5:50 pm

    Supreme Court Seems Skeptical Of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections. The Epoch Times’ Matthew Vadum reported that during oral arguments on March 23, Justice Samuel Alito seemed concerned about the possibility of fraud when “a big stash of ballots” that […]

  • Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Advancing Rapidly As Leading Reactor Developer X-energy Files For IPO
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 5:40 pm

    Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Advancing Rapidly As Leading Reactor Developer X-energy Files For IPO X-energy submitted a draft registration statement to the SEC for an initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The company intends to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker “XE.” X-energy has submitted a draft registration statement on form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the proposed initial […]

  • Putin Again Tells Energy Giants To Use Iran War Windfall To Pay Off Bank Loans: ‘Wise Decision’
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    Putin Again Tells Energy Giants To Use Iran War Windfall To Pay Off Bank Loans: ‘Wise Decision’ In yet more unintended blowback from Washington’s Iran war gambit, now in its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russian oil and gas companies must use windfall profits from the Iran war to reduce debt. It’s been no secret that higher crude prices, amid the ongoing massive disruption to global energy supplies due to […]

  • Dramatic Footage Shows Air Canada Jet Colliding With Fire Truck At LaGuardia
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 5:03 pm

    Dramatic Footage Shows Air Canada Jet Colliding With Fire Truck At LaGuardia Summary: Air Canada Express Flight AC8646 collided with a fire truck late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport The pilot and co-pilot were killed, while dozens of passengers were injured LaGuardia has remained closed since the crash, with flights not expected to resume until 1400 ET ATC audio suggests the controller may have been distracted […]

  • Palantir Seen On “Golden Path” As Pentagon Moves To Make Maven Battlefield System A Program Of Record
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Palantir Seen On “Golden Path” As Pentagon Moves To Make Maven Battlefield System A Program Of Record Palantir shares gained 4% by early afternoon trading after Reuters reported over the weekend that the Department of War plans to designate its Maven artificial intelligence system as an official program of record. Wall Street views this report as a bullish catalyst and a meaningful validation of Palantir’s long-term role in […]

  • Iran Says Talks With US Are ‘Fake News’ After Trump Threatens To ‘Just Keep Bombing’, Wants Hormuz To Be ‘Jointly Controlled’
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 4:45 pm

    Iran Says Talks With US Are ‘Fake News’ After Trump Threatens To ‘Just Keep Bombing’, Wants Hormuz To Be ‘Jointly Controlled’ Summary Trump announces “productive” talks with Iran, “postpones” military strikes for 5 days Iran Foreign Ministry + Parliament speaker say no talks have happened, after Trump said “speaking with a top person in Iran”, says will “just keep bombing” if Iran talks fail Trump says Hormuz will be […]

  • Epstein Cover-Up Deepens; FBI Officers Raise Alarm
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    Epstein Cover-Up Deepens; FBI Officers Raise Alarm Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Fresh Justice Department files reveal a frantic document destruction operation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan just days after Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, adding fresh fuel to suspicions of elite protection and deep state obstruction. This latest bombshell, drawn from a Miami Herald analysis of thousands of […]

  • Amid Shortage Fears, ASP Isotopes Completes Drilling For Helium Project Ahead Of Schedule
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 3:45 pm

    Amid Shortage Fears, ASP Isotopes Completes Drilling For Helium Project Ahead Of Schedule Shortly after we posted a breakdown on the incoming helium supply disruption from Qatar for our premium subscribers, ASP Isotopes announced that they had completed the well drilling required for Phase 1 of the Renergen Helium Project approximately four months ahead of schedule. The achievement marks a key operational milestone at the Virginia […]

  • OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is offering private-equity firms a more generous financial package than rival Anthropic as the two artificial-intelligence companies court buyout shops to create joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating the rollout of enterprise AI products. To lure PE firms, OpenAI is […]

  • Key Events This Week: PMIs, Productivity And Consumer Sentiment
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 3:15 pm

    Key Events This Week: PMIs, Productivity And Consumer Sentiment As has become customary for Monday, we have seen a dramatic surge in risk assets (3rd Monday in a row) on what at least superficially appears to be de-escalation after Trump announced strikes against Iran’s power plant would be delayed by 5 days as a result of talks with Iran, talks which at least Iran’s domestic news sources have so far denied. And the market lurches […]

  • “The Numbers Are Shocking”: California Faces Scrutiny Over Hospice Fraud
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    “The Numbers Are Shocking”: California Faces Scrutiny Over Hospice Fraud Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posted an Instagram video this week detailing ongoing fraud among hospice and health care facilities in Los Angeles County. Investigations have focused on Los Angeles County, where officials said state regulators did little to stop […]

  • “Far-Right” AfD Party Makes Historic Gains In German State Elections
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 2:45 pm

    “Far-Right” AfD Party Makes Historic Gains In German State Elections Only a year ago, the AfD was the target of an orchestrated media smear campaign, not to mention leftist government attempts to ban the party from elections.  The same tactics have been used to stifle conservative and nationalist movements across Europe, but these movements are proving to be resilient.  The latest Le Pen success story in France’s small town areas […]

  • Nearing Psychological Gas Price Level Where Consumers Drive Less
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 2:00 pm

    Nearing Psychological Gas Price Level Where Consumers Drive Less The latest AAA data show the national average price for regular gasoline at the pump is now just four cents below the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon mark. This month’s surge in retail fuel prices (gasoline and diesel) marks the largest increase on record and is delivering a nasty shock to the pocketbooks of cash-strapped consumers. Bonnie Herzog, managing director […]

  • Mamdani’s Tax Fantasy Is Already Failing Somewhere Else
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 1:40 pm

    Mamdani’s Tax Fantasy Is Already Failing Somewhere Else Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Last week I wrote that Zohran Mamdani is a f***ing moron has proposed a new estate tax that is not really aimed at billionaires but at ordinary New Yorkers whose so called wealth is largely tied up in the homes they spent decades paying off. That argument may have sounded abstract to some readers, like a warning about unintended […]

  • Iran Phones Russia Immediately On Heels Of Trump’s Announcement Of US-Iran Talks
    by Tyler Durden on March 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    Iran Phones Russia Immediately On Heels Of Trump’s Announcement Of US-Iran Talks Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Sergei Lavrov quickly on the heels of President Trump early Monday having claimed Washington and Tehran had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities” – as the war is in its fourth week. Moscow appears to be moving to position itself as a […]

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