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The CFTC just blocked CME Group from listing a first-of-its-kind 24/7 crude oil futures contract. CME tried to fast-track it through self-certification, which could have allowed trading as soon as Friday. CFTC Chair Selig called the move "wholly inappropriate" and stayed the listing for a thorough review. The contract would have let traders buy and sell a 10-barrel WTI crude mini future at night and on weekends. Since the Iran conflict escalated in February, attacks on Mideast infrastructure have frequently hit when futures markets are closed, highlighting the gap. Selig has met in recent weeks with senior executives from Shell, Vitol, BP, and ExxonMobil as part of the agency's review before making any decision on expanded trading hours.

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OpenAI announces a livestream today at 10am PT for a major ChatGPT update.

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The Bitcoin Policy Institute just released an interactive site mapping a foreign influence campaign aimed at stalling American AI infrastructure.

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RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES WITH @ODELLXYZ AND @MARTYBENT x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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The European Parliament just voted to extend a rule that lets platforms scan your private messages without a warrant or prior suspicion. It runs until April 3, 2028. This covers DMs on Instagram, Discord, Snapchat, and Xbox, plus emails on Gmail and iCloud. The original rule was introduced in 2021. MEPs actually rejected extending it back in March by a vote of 311 to 228 and the rule lapsed on April 3, 2026. But Brussels brought it back on an "urgent basis" before summer recess, and this time the motion to reject it failed to get the majority needed. Former MEP Patrick Breyer called it "a farce" that "damages democracy," pointing out it passed against the will of most voting MEPs. The data shows the system doesn't work. Only 36% of abuse reports in 2024 came from scanning private chats. Most came from public posts and cloud storage. 48% of alerts weren't even criminally relevant. 40% of investigations from these alerts targeted minors themselves. 99% of Meta's reports were about material already known, not new abuse being caught. The European Commission itself admits there is no evidence this scanning has increased convictions or rescued more children. This is the voluntary version. A separate permanent law, the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, is still being negotiated. That version could force scanning on every platform and reach into encrypted messages like Signal and WhatsApp. Breyer warned this vote removes any pressure on the Council to pursue real reform. They can just keep extending the old system instead of passing something better. The playbook is clear. Wrap mass surveillance in child safety language, bypass democratic opposition through procedural tricks, and buy time to push the permanent version through with less scrutiny each round.

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Someone mapped Anthropic's Fable 5 agent workflow into 9 visual diagrams that you can feed directly to Claude alongside a screenshot.

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A humanoid robot just performed surgery for the first time. Researchers at UC San Diego used a 5-foot, 60-pound teleoperated robot nicknamed "Surgie" to complete a gallbladder removal on a large mammal, published yesterday in Nature. One procedure paired the robot with a human surgeon. A second used two robots side by side with no human hands on the patient.

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Mark Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in over 3 years to announce Meta's new AI model, Muse Spark 1.1.

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Strive CIO Ben @Werkman on digital credit underperformance at BFC NYC: "Any time you launch a new product, the market is going to stress test you. They're going to test the limits... and we're in the middle of that right now."

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16 years ago today, Satoshi explained why cornering bitcoin's market is impossible: "When someone tries to buy all the world's supply of a scarce asset, the more they buy the higher the price goes. It gets too expensive for them to buy any more. Some people keep holding out and refuse to sell."

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Truflation's real-time CPI index just hit 1.82%, less than half of what the BLS is reporting at 4.20%.

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Most people do not need more bitcoin, macro, or AI news. They need a sharper filter. Every morning, the Bitcoin Brief cuts through the noise across bitcoin, macro, AI, energy, policy, privacy, markets, and freedom tech. No hype. No “crypto” slop. No AI boosterism. No pretending fiat institutions are neutral. Just the stories that matter, why they matter, and what they reveal about the fight for sovereignty. Read it free every weekday. Subscribe here: tftc.io/bitcoin-brief

@TFTC21

The CFTC just blocked CME Group from listing a first-of-its-kind 24/7 crude oil futures contract. CME tried to fast-track it through self-certification, which could have allowed trading as soon as Friday. CFTC Chair Selig called the move "wholly inappropriate" and stayed the listing for a thorough review. The contract would have let traders buy and sell a 10-barrel WTI crude mini future at night and on weekends. Since the Iran conflict escalated in February, attacks on Mideast infrastructure have frequently hit when futures markets are closed, highlighting the gap. Selig has met in recent weeks with senior executives from Shell, Vitol, BP, and ExxonMobil as part of the agency's review before making any decision on expanded trading hours.

@TFTC21

OpenAI announces a livestream today at 10am PT for a major ChatGPT update.

@TFTC21

The Bitcoin Policy Institute just released an interactive site mapping a foreign influence campaign aimed at stalling American AI infrastructure.

@TFTC21

RABBIT HOLE RECAP #417: THE GRIND CONTINUES WITH @ODELLXYZ AND @MARTYBENT x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@TFTC21

The European Parliament just voted to extend a rule that lets platforms scan your private messages without a warrant or prior suspicion. It runs until April 3, 2028. This covers DMs on Instagram, Discord, Snapchat, and Xbox, plus emails on Gmail and iCloud. The original rule was introduced in 2021. MEPs actually rejected extending it back in March by a vote of 311 to 228 and the rule lapsed on April 3, 2026. But Brussels brought it back on an "urgent basis" before summer recess, and this time the motion to reject it failed to get the majority needed. Former MEP Patrick Breyer called it "a farce" that "damages democracy," pointing out it passed against the will of most voting MEPs. The data shows the system doesn't work. Only 36% of abuse reports in 2024 came from scanning private chats. Most came from public posts and cloud storage. 48% of alerts weren't even criminally relevant. 40% of investigations from these alerts targeted minors themselves. 99% of Meta's reports were about material already known, not new abuse being caught. The European Commission itself admits there is no evidence this scanning has increased convictions or rescued more children. This is the voluntary version. A separate permanent law, the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, is still being negotiated. That version could force scanning on every platform and reach into encrypted messages like Signal and WhatsApp. Breyer warned this vote removes any pressure on the Council to pursue real reform. They can just keep extending the old system instead of passing something better. The playbook is clear. Wrap mass surveillance in child safety language, bypass democratic opposition through procedural tricks, and buy time to push the permanent version through with less scrutiny each round.

@TFTC21

Someone mapped Anthropic's Fable 5 agent workflow into 9 visual diagrams that you can feed directly to Claude alongside a screenshot.

@TFTC21

A humanoid robot just performed surgery for the first time. Researchers at UC San Diego used a 5-foot, 60-pound teleoperated robot nicknamed "Surgie" to complete a gallbladder removal on a large mammal, published yesterday in Nature. One procedure paired the robot with a human surgeon. A second used two robots side by side with no human hands on the patient.

@TFTC21

Mark Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in over 3 years to announce Meta's new AI model, Muse Spark 1.1.

@TFTC21

Strive CIO Ben @Werkman on digital credit underperformance at BFC NYC: "Any time you launch a new product, the market is going to stress test you. They're going to test the limits... and we're in the middle of that right now."

@TFTC21

16 years ago today, Satoshi explained why cornering bitcoin's market is impossible: "When someone tries to buy all the world's supply of a scarce asset, the more they buy the higher the price goes. It gets too expensive for them to buy any more. Some people keep holding out and refuse to sell."

@TFTC21

Truflation's real-time CPI index just hit 1.82%, less than half of what the BLS is reporting at 4.20%.

@TFTC21

Most people do not need more bitcoin, macro, or AI news. They need a sharper filter. Every morning, the Bitcoin Brief cuts through the noise across bitcoin, macro, AI, energy, policy, privacy, markets, and freedom tech. No hype. No “crypto” slop. No AI boosterism. No pretending fiat institutions are neutral. Just the stories that matter, why they matter, and what they reveal about the fight for sovereignty. Read it free every weekday. Subscribe here: tftc.io/bitcoin-brief