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Russia Opens Criminal Investigation Into Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Over Alleged Terrorism Links

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Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov, accusing the billionaire entrepreneur of facilitating terrorist activity through the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. The investigation marks a major escalation in the long-running confrontation between Russian regulators and one of the world’s most widely used communication apps. According to official reports and public statements, the … Read more

Citadel Securities Challenges Citrini’s ‘Global Intelligence Crisis’ Thesis

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Citadel Securities has issued a pointed rebuttal to Citrini Research’s viral “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” artificial intelligence (AI) scenario, arguing that current labor data and adoption trends offer little evidence of imminent white-collar collapse. Is AI Getting Too Good? Citadel Offers a Different Take Authored by global macro analyst Frank Flight, the market-making firm’s response … Read more

Stripe’s Annual Letter Says Agentic Commerce Inches Closer to Autonomous Buying

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Stripe says 2025 marked a turning point for startups, stablecoins and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven commerce, as $1.9 trillion in payment volume flowed through its network and a new generation of global-first companies took shape. Stripe’s Founders Predict a Very Different Decade Ahead In the letter, Stripe said businesses using its infrastructure processed $1.9 trillion in … Read more

Report: Anthropic’s Claude AI Faces Uncertain Future in Classified Pentagon Systems

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Pentagon on Tuesday as the Department of Defense pressed Anthropic to remove restrictions on its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system or face possible penalties. Military AI Governance Tested in High-Stakes Pentagon Meeting The Feb. 24 meeting followed weeks of tension over Anthropic’s usage … Read more

Stocks Face Long Grind Lower, but Bitcoin May Rally First, Says Gareth Soloway

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Gareth Soloway, president and chief market strategist at Verified Investing, told David Lin on The David Lin Report (TDLR) that U.S. stocks could face a prolonged grind lower while bitcoin may be primed for a sharp relief rally. Gareth Soloway Warns of Japan-Style Stagnation as He Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Markets opened the week on … Read more

Kraken Debuts 24/7 Tokenized Equity Perps for S&P 500, Gold and Big Tech

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Kraken is pushing traditional finance (TradFi) markets into crypto’s nonstop trading culture with the launch of regulated tokenized equity perpetual futures tied to major indexes, gold and blue-chip stocks. Round-the-Clock Perpetual Futures via xStocks Kraken announced Feb. 24 the launch of what it calls the world’s first regulated tokenized equity perpetual futures contracts using the … Read more

Abundant Intelligence, Scarce Jobs: A Look at the Theoretical AI Memo That Went Viral

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Citrini Research this week published a provocative essay imagining a hypothetical “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” prompting widespread online debate over whether artificial intelligence (AI) could erode the very income base that sustains the modern economy. Citrini Research’s Macro Essay Examines the Economic Consequences of AI Getting Too Good Citrini Research, founded by James Van Geelen, … Read more

Crypto Fear Index Craters to Historic Low as Bitcoin RSI Nears Levels Seen Only in Major Collapses

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This week, as bitcoin slipped 7.5% against the U.S. dollar, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index printed a jaw-dropping 5 out of 100 — a record low that screams extreme fear across crypto sentiment. Bitcoin Enters an Extremely Oversold Territory On Tuesday, bitcoin slid to an intraday low of $62,525 per coin on Bitstamp, while … Read more

ZachXBT Teases Major Insider Trading Investigation

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A new wave of tension is building across the cryptocurrency sector after prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT announced that he will soon release findings from what he describes as a major investigation into one of the most profitable companies in the industry. The teaser, shared publicly, alleges that multiple employees at the unnamed firm have been … Read more

Step Finance, SolanaFloor And Remora Markets Announce Immediate Shutdown

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The Solana ecosystem is absorbing a major shock after Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets confirmed they will wind down all operations, bringing an abrupt end to three closely linked projects that have played visible roles across the network. The announcement follows weeks of internal review after a late-January security breach that compromised treasury and … Read more

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