
Independent media since 2017
The future won’t wait for you.
The Commoner by Marty Bent. Money, markets, AI, energy and privacy, every weekday.
Free, every weekday. Unsubscribe anytime using the link in each newsletter. By subscribing you agree to our Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Read recent issues.


Heat Your Home With Bitcoin Mining: The 2026 Guide

The Bitaxe, Explained: The Open-Source Bitcoin Miner Anyone Can Run

Fear Malware
Walter Kirn’s Brownstone remarks hit home. I was shopping for generators before the midterms. It is time to reclaim the attention we keep giving to the next disaster.
Nvidia shares fell more than 8% after hours, to $159.51, after the WSJ reported, citing people familiar, that the board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang. Huang, 63, co-founded Nvidia and has run it since it started. The board voiced confidence in him on Nov 8.
"the period known as the Great Compression, where you could literally have a one income family," @honestpollster on why the Great Compression is not coming back with trickle down.
Who appointed MSCI the judge of what counts as an operating business? On Oct 15, MSCI ruled that non-operating companies are ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes. The rule applies from the November 2026 review, with changes effective at the close of Nov 30.
Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, the WSJ reports, citing people familiar, and could meet as soon as today. Three days ago that same board said it had confidence in him. So what changed? • Nov 8: the board opened an independent investigation, with outside counsel, into whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort • Huang told employees he was "unfaithful" to his wife and acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese spy • The board said it had "no reason to believe" national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised • The NYT, citing five people, reports a separate relationship with an Nvidia executive who reports to him • The House Select Committee on China asked Huang for a closed-door briefing on Nov 18 • A spokesperson said Jensen "is committed to continuing to lead NVIDIA as CEO without interruption" before the WSJ report came out Nvidia has no board chair, and Huang is one of the 11 directors. The man at the center of the investigation is also a member of the board that oversees him. When a company this central to the AI buildout runs like that, who exactly is the board answering to?

Stablecoin supply shrank by $14.2 billion in 30 days, the largest contraction since the 2022 bear market, according to Glassnode. To be fair, the June 2022 drop was nearly $30 billion, about twice as big. But less dollar liquidity on these rails means less fresh buying power.
"it was literally the only plausible scenario that we could ever come up with where Republicans supported austerity and where the American people were clamoring for it." @honestpollster on how DOGE was the one real shot at fiscal reform.
The Netherlands is moving to tax the wealthy harder. Two coalition parties, D66 and CDA, struck a deal with opposition parties to raise Box 3 taxes on wealthier people and cut income tax for workers by the same amount. The VVD is wavering. Who decides where "wealthy" starts?
"what we have is a stealth depression among most Americans in the United States" @honestpollster on a stealth depression and the path to unrest.
Israel Discount Bank will let customers buy, hold and sell bitcoin and ether in its mobile app starting November 26, Globes reports. Israel's largest bank, Leumi, announced its own crypto partnership with Galaxy back in August, so who gets to say "first" depends on who ships. • No separate wallet needed, it all sits in the bank app • The crypto is held alongside stocks and bonds • Sale proceeds go straight into the bank account • Gains and losses can be offset against the rest of the portfolio for tax purposes • Limited to private customers 18 and over with securities trading enabled • The Jerusalem Post adds a six-month waiver of account management fees • Leumi's Galaxy partnership covers bitcoin, ether and Solana, with launch expected in early 2027 Give it its due, this is a mainstream bank treating bitcoin like any other asset in the portfolio, and that's a real step for Israeli savers. If banks are racing to offer it, doesn't that tell you what customers are asking for? Always remember, you don't own the bitcoin unless you control the keys.
"you have the group of pollsters who I was affiliated with, who I believe were taking political action committee money from the Trump administration to suppress criticism of Trump" @honestpollster on pollsters allegedly paid to stay quiet on Trump.
USDA's own analysis says about 6.3 million people would lose SNAP under a rule it proposed Nov 10, and federal spending would fall about $44.65 billion over five years. So who is actually being cut, and who picks up the bill? • About 3.2 million households would no longer qualify once the rule is fully in effect in fiscal 2029 • Automatic eligibility would be limited to households getting TANF assistance, ending the use of "non-cash or in-kind benefits or services" • About 1.78 million children would lose automatic eligibility for free school meals, but about 97% would still qualify based on household income • Of those children, about 1.66 million would still get free meals, 93,000 would move to reduced price and 28,000 would pay full price • Over the same period, states' net SNAP spending would fall about $5.24 billion, while their administrative costs would rise about $928.5 million Today a state can qualify a household automatically through a TANF-funded benefit, often just a pamphlet or a hotline referral, which skips the federal income and asset limits. USDA wants to close that door and call it savings. Nothing changes until the rule is finalized, but if you're a family near the income line, we should all be watching this closely.
White House counsel Will Scharf wrote to Rep. Robert Garcia that planned Democratic probes of the administration "may cross the line into blatant criminality." The Washington Times reports the letter suggests the White House could investigate lawmakers who issue subpoenas.
Nvidia shares fell more than 8% after hours, to $159.51, after the WSJ reported, citing people familiar, that the board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang. Huang, 63, co-founded Nvidia and has run it since it started. The board voiced confidence in him on Nov 8.
"the period known as the Great Compression, where you could literally have a one income family," @honestpollster on why the Great Compression is not coming back with trickle down.
Who appointed MSCI the judge of what counts as an operating business? On Oct 15, MSCI ruled that non-operating companies are ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes. The rule applies from the November 2026 review, with changes effective at the close of Nov 30.
Nvidia's board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang, the WSJ reports, citing people familiar, and could meet as soon as today. Three days ago that same board said it had confidence in him. So what changed? • Nov 8: the board opened an independent investigation, with outside counsel, into whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort • Huang told employees he was "unfaithful" to his wife and acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese spy • The board said it had "no reason to believe" national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised • The NYT, citing five people, reports a separate relationship with an Nvidia executive who reports to him • The House Select Committee on China asked Huang for a closed-door briefing on Nov 18 • A spokesperson said Jensen "is committed to continuing to lead NVIDIA as CEO without interruption" before the WSJ report came out Nvidia has no board chair, and Huang is one of the 11 directors. The man at the center of the investigation is also a member of the board that oversees him. When a company this central to the AI buildout runs like that, who exactly is the board answering to?

Stablecoin supply shrank by $14.2 billion in 30 days, the largest contraction since the 2022 bear market, according to Glassnode. To be fair, the June 2022 drop was nearly $30 billion, about twice as big. But less dollar liquidity on these rails means less fresh buying power.
"it was literally the only plausible scenario that we could ever come up with where Republicans supported austerity and where the American people were clamoring for it." @honestpollster on how DOGE was the one real shot at fiscal reform.
The Netherlands is moving to tax the wealthy harder. Two coalition parties, D66 and CDA, struck a deal with opposition parties to raise Box 3 taxes on wealthier people and cut income tax for workers by the same amount. The VVD is wavering. Who decides where "wealthy" starts?
"what we have is a stealth depression among most Americans in the United States" @honestpollster on a stealth depression and the path to unrest.
Israel Discount Bank will let customers buy, hold and sell bitcoin and ether in its mobile app starting November 26, Globes reports. Israel's largest bank, Leumi, announced its own crypto partnership with Galaxy back in August, so who gets to say "first" depends on who ships. • No separate wallet needed, it all sits in the bank app • The crypto is held alongside stocks and bonds • Sale proceeds go straight into the bank account • Gains and losses can be offset against the rest of the portfolio for tax purposes • Limited to private customers 18 and over with securities trading enabled • The Jerusalem Post adds a six-month waiver of account management fees • Leumi's Galaxy partnership covers bitcoin, ether and Solana, with launch expected in early 2027 Give it its due, this is a mainstream bank treating bitcoin like any other asset in the portfolio, and that's a real step for Israeli savers. If banks are racing to offer it, doesn't that tell you what customers are asking for? Always remember, you don't own the bitcoin unless you control the keys.
"you have the group of pollsters who I was affiliated with, who I believe were taking political action committee money from the Trump administration to suppress criticism of Trump" @honestpollster on pollsters allegedly paid to stay quiet on Trump.
USDA's own analysis says about 6.3 million people would lose SNAP under a rule it proposed Nov 10, and federal spending would fall about $44.65 billion over five years. So who is actually being cut, and who picks up the bill? • About 3.2 million households would no longer qualify once the rule is fully in effect in fiscal 2029 • Automatic eligibility would be limited to households getting TANF assistance, ending the use of "non-cash or in-kind benefits or services" • About 1.78 million children would lose automatic eligibility for free school meals, but about 97% would still qualify based on household income • Of those children, about 1.66 million would still get free meals, 93,000 would move to reduced price and 28,000 would pay full price • Over the same period, states' net SNAP spending would fall about $5.24 billion, while their administrative costs would rise about $928.5 million Today a state can qualify a household automatically through a TANF-funded benefit, often just a pamphlet or a hotline referral, which skips the federal income and asset limits. USDA wants to close that door and call it savings. Nothing changes until the rule is finalized, but if you're a family near the income line, we should all be watching this closely.
White House counsel Will Scharf wrote to Rep. Robert Garcia that planned Democratic probes of the administration "may cross the line into blatant criminality." The Washington Times reports the letter suggests the White House could investigate lawmakers who issue subpoenas.
The Commoner
Marty's daily dispatch. The most-read issues of the last 30 days.

The Cost of Doing Business

No Hedge on Earth
Oct 20, 2026
The Banks Above the Law
Oct 16, 2026
The BIS Says Money Needs Them
Oct 15, 2026Podcasts
The latest episodes. Watch right here, or wherever you listen.
The Round Table
The room is open.
Where Bitcoiners stop reading about the future and start building it — monthly AI-implementation calls, a vetted network of operators, and research that actually matters.
$100/ mo · or $1,000 / yr
Level up- Live AI implementation calls and workshops
- A vetted network of operators and builders — no tourists
- Research briefs when they matter, not on a treadmill
- An always-on private Discord
- Ad-free podcast with post-interview recaps
The Commoner
Truth for the Commoner, every weekday. Money, machines, and the people trying to control both.
Independent writing by Marty Bent at TFTC since 2017. Money, markets, AI, energy and privacy, delivered free to your inbox.
Free, every weekday. Unsubscribe anytime using the link in each newsletter. By subscribing you agree to our Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Read recent issues.







