UAE exits OPEC as Trump's Project Freedom triggers direct combat at Hormuz. Brent hits $114. Meanwhile, bitcoin positioning is the lightest in months, private credit cracks at 78 cents on the dollar, and Coinbase cuts 700 jobs while blaming AI.
Oshi analyzed 40,000+ customers across 7 merchants and found Bitcoin loyalty members spend 3x more with 66% repeat rates. Every $1 in BTC rewards returns $10+. Plus BTC breaks $80K, Enclavia TEEs, and the Clarity Act.
Cashu creator Calle announces non-custodial ecash mints via hardware enclaves. Plus: Taiwan BTC reserve paper, Brent at $126, BOJ hawkish split, private credit exodus.
Block hits 800K merchants accepting bitcoin. Aven launches BTC-backed credit up to $1M. Acting AG Blanche: no more regulating by prosecution. Plus the Musk v. Altman trial begins.
Bitcoin follows a power law with a 96% R-squared fit over seven years. Traditional markets grow exponentially at 7-10% per year. At some point, these two curves cross. Matthew Mezinskis calls this the essential singularity.
Tether froze $344M in USDT on Tron in coordination with OFAC. BlackRock adds $900M in BTC. BOJ studies US private credit contagion. UK courts approve nationwide facial recognition.
Bitcoin is up 22% since the Iran war started. Bears are paying 6% annualized to stay short. Funding rates have been negative for 46 straight days. This is the most hated rally in Bitcoin history.
Arbitrum's Security Council unilaterally froze $90M in stolen ETH overnight, proving DeFi is decentralized in name only. Plus: BlackRock gates a $26B fund, Bitcoin Core v31.0 ships, and Warsh faces the Senate.
