Trump plans a national security meeting today to review reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The odds of Trump agreeing to Iranian demands by April sit at 3.6% YES, down from 14% yesterday. The market for Trump’s agreement to Iranian demands in April has dropped sharply over the past week. A single 8-point spike yesterday to…
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Key Takeaways: The wallet linked to the APE insider trade now holds 10.26 million LDO worth $4.58 million, per Lookonchain. The accumulation follows LDO’s April 20 sell-off, when the token dropped roughly 19% amid KelpDAO-linked decentralized finance contagion. LDO has recovered approximately 5% in the past 24 hours as broader sentiment across DeFi stabilizes. Same…
Over $140 million worth of shorts were wrecked in the past 12 hours alone. Bitcoin broke out of the weekend slumber, surging to a 12-week peak of just under $80,000 before it was brutally rejected and driven south by roughly two grand in an hour or so. The most obvious reason behind this rather…
After 15 years as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will be stepping down from the role in September. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed Apple’s big announcement. We reflected on how Apple has changed since Cook took over from Steve Jobs in 2011, and what challenges incoming…
Republican Senator Thom Tillis has lifted his opposition to Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve chair after a federal investigation into Jerome Powell concluded. Summary Tillis has ended his hold on Kevin Warsh’s nomination after the DOJ closed its investigation into Jerome Powell. The Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on April 29, with…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Key Takeaways: Bernie Sanders warns humanity might lose control of AI, bringing dire consequences. Backing 1,000 experts, Elon Musk warned of AI tech risks; next, Sanders seeks a data center freeze. Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bill to implement a moratorium on AI data centers. Bernie Sanders Alerts About Skynet-Like Future With ‘Cataclysmic Consequences’…
Crude oil all-time high by April 30 trades at 1% YES, down from 2% a week ago, as the Iran war’s impact on circuit board supply chains pushes traders to reassess oil positions. Market reaction The April 30 market has barely moved, with odds at 1%. Six days remain until resolution, and the market prices…
Ductless mini-split air-conditioners have risen in popularity dramatically in recent years. One study now pegs their domestic market share at more than 40 percent compared to larger-scale HVAC units—and the smaller systems are even more popular in Asia and Europe than in the US. Mini-splits make a compelling climate control solution for a number of…
