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Mar 6, 2026

Strike secured a New York BitLicense, a costly and difficult regulatory feat that pushed out most smaller Bitcoin firms years ago.
The move highlights Bitcoin's continued struggle to be seen as a non-speculative asset, a classification the host argues is key to its ultimate freedom.
Tether's investment in UTXO to settle USDT directly on Bitcoin is a strategic play to turn the chain into a global dollar settlement rail.

Mar 5, 2026

Polymarket insiders, likely junior staff with hallway intel, made over $1 million betting on US strikes on Iran hours before they occurred.
Senator Chris Murphy is drafting legislation to ban such markets, arguing they incentivize officials to profit from war, but a US ban would just push the markets offshore.
The narrative that only one political faction is culpable is naive; the corruption is systemic and driven by the accessibility of these markets to anyone with non-public information.

Mar 3, 2026

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies saw a 700% spike in outflows from Iran’s largest exchange, Nobitex, in the immediate aftermath of US-Israeli airstrikes.
The US Senate is advancing a major housing bill with a rider that temporarily bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC until 2030, signaling a political win for anti-digital-dollar advocates.
Markets briefly panicked but quickly priced in the geopolitical shock, with traders adding exposure, suggesting Bitcoin's role as a hedge against localized counterparty risk is crystallizing.

Mar 2, 2026

Bitcoin markets see the Iran conflict as 'contained' for now, with shorts paying a premium to bet against the asset, creating a contrarian bullish signal.
Traditional exchanges like Nasdaq and CBOE are rushing to offer binary bets on events, blending prediction markets with mainstream finance in a new regulatory grey area.
An AI-generated photo of a sinking U.S. carrier highlights the role of synthetic propaganda in modern warfare and the immediate fog of conflict.