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Gold Breaks $4,500 As Global Assets Enter A Historic Melt-up

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Gold just crossed a line no one had penciled in for this year. The metal surged past $4,500 for the first time in history, capping a relentless rally that has pushed it up 71% in 2025. The scale is staggering. In just twelve months, gold has added nearly $13 trillion to its total market capitalization. … Read more

Prediction Markets Had Their Breakout Year in 2025 — and There Was No Going Back

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In 2025, prediction markets stopped acting like a sideshow and started behaving like a real financial category. Prediction Markets Go Mainstream What began as a niche experiment in forecasting elections and sports quietly evolved into a multibillion-dollar ecosystem touching Wall Street, media giants, professional sports, and crypto infrastructure. From regulatory victories and courtroom battles to … Read more

Bitcoin Records Worst Fourth-quarter Performance Since 2018

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Bitcoin is closing out 2025 on its weakest footing in years. The final quarter of the year is now shaping up as the cryptocurrency’s worst Q4 performance since 2018, breaking a long-standing seasonal trend that typically favors bullish momentum. With just one week remaining in the year, Bitcoin is down 22.54% in the fourth quarter … Read more

New Epstein Documents Fuel High-Stakes Bets on Polymarket and Kalshi

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After a flood of documents and photographs from the Jeffrey Epstein files dropped this month, even more material from the sprawling archive is expected to roll out under a U.S. Department of Justice release required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Since then, a Polymarket wager titled “Who will be named in newly released Epstein … Read more

Google Parent Alphabet to Buy Intersect Power for $4.75B to Fuel AI Data Center Expansion

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Alphabet Inc. has agreed to acquire clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, as the Google parent races to secure reliable electricity for its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data center empire, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet Snaps up Intersect Power as AI Data Centers Strain U.S. Grids The deal … Read more

ETHZilla restructures balance sheet with major ETH sale

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  ETHZilla is reshaping its balance sheet. The company has sold 24,291 ETH for approximately $74.5 million as part of a plan to repurchase its outstanding senior secured convertible bonds. The move marks a clear shift in capital allocation. ETHZilla says the sale is directly tied to redeeming its senior collateralized convertible notes, with all … Read more

Trump Media Pushes Deeper Into Bitcoin With $40.3M Purchase

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Trump Media & Technology Group has added more Bitcoin to its balance sheet. The company confirmed it has acquired 451 BTC, worth approximately $40.3 million, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 11,542 BTC. At current market prices, those holdings are valued at roughly $1.04 billion. This isn’t a speculative trade. It’s a continuation of a … Read more

Ethereum Shifts Gears: Security Takes Priority as 128-Bit zkEVM Standard Looms

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According to CryptoSlate, the Ethereum Foundation has told developers that the next phase of Ethereum’s evolution will prioritize security over raw performance. At the center of this shift is a clear directive: by 2026, 128-bit provable security will be a mandatory baseline for Layer 1 zkEVM implementations. The message is blunt. Fast proofs are no … Read more