The spot price for current physical cargoes of Brent crude oil soared Thursday to $141.36, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, according to S&P Global - CNBC
US government job openings are falling: Government job openings dropped -51,000 in February, to 701,000, the 2nd-lowest since December 2020. Since the 2022 peak, available vacancies in the government have dropped -524,000 and are now in-line with the pre-pandemic levels.
Subtle but very smart move to have the acquisition get announced by John and Jordi instead of by OpenAI corporate. It made a 180 difference in vibes: a win for an upstart instead of a takeover by a juggernaut. And it shows the sharp comms instincts that, among many other things,
$165B of employee liquidity coming. SF housing market is going to be cooked. [QT @pitdesi: OpenAI cap table based on public information. MSFT the huge winner, ~18x'd their $13B, owns 27%. Surprised Khosla only has $1.5B (from a ~$1B fund). Ashton Kutcher's fund: $1.3B! Not huge return multiples but $ returns are 🔥]
As someone who experienced corporate espionage of quantum tech at Alphabet, I knew the 'hide the weights' strategy was never going to be robust to cyberattacks or espionage. The only safety you can have is to out-accelerate your opponents. [QT @pmarca: First the Claude Code leak and now this. In the same week. 'AI safety' by way of 'we'll lock it up' is just totally dead. Kaput. Pushing up daisies.]
UPDATE: COINBASE $COIN CEO SAYS 'WE'RE NOT BECOMING A BANK, IT'S A TRUST COMPANY.' [QT @scottmelker: BREAKING: COINBASE $COIN RECEIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM OCC TO OPERATE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY]
BREAKING: The US will likely target more bridges in Iran after conducting their first strike on an Iranian bridge today just hours after President Trump threatened to bomb the country 'back to the Stone Ages,' per Axios. Details include: 1. Trump has said the US could conduct
Base all-time low active addresses: 500k DAU vs Arbitrum 1.2m (-58%), Optimism 800k (-37.5%); 20 months of Coinbase heavy investment; USDC velocity doubled, x402 settlement dominance 75%
base just hit all-time low active addresses. regressed to july 2024 levels after 20 months of coinbase pouring hundreds of millions into it. 500k DAUs vs arbitrum's 1.2m and optimism's 800k. USDC velocity doubled and x402 settlement dominance at 75% though. it's becoming a
We've changed our pricing so it's now possible to try Codex at work without any up-front commitment. Codex (especially through the app!) has gotten *really* good. Happy building!
The top-line numbers from Blue Owl's funds were unambiguous and, by just about any measure, ugly. In short, no major private credit manager has faced the onslaught that Blue Owl's funds were asked to pay back.
~50% of Iran's missile launchers intact; 1000s of one-way attack drones remain; 5 weeks of daily US/Israel bombing; immediate air raid warning over Tel Aviv; IRGC reportedly struck Oracle data center
Exclusive: Roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran's arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told
Russia, China, France veto UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz military force; 3 Omani-flagged tankers transited hugging Oman's coast; EU + Middle East leaders seeking alternative plan in NY and London
BREAKING: Russia, China, & France blocked an Arab-led push at UN Security Council for a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran.
President Donald Trump's decision to remove Pam Bondi as attorney general delivers a new disruption to an already embattled DOJ as it works to advance the administration's policy goals and sometimes controversial prosecutions.
base just hit all-time low active addresses. regressed to july 2024 levels after 20 months of coinbase pouring hundreds of millions into it. 500k DAUs vs arbitrum's 1.2m and optimism's 800k. USDC velocity doubled and x402 settlement dominance at 75% though. it's becoming a
Forward-looking data points to a further increase in US unemployment: The gap between consumers saying jobs are "plentiful" versus "hard to find" is down to just 5.8 points in March, the lowest since the 2020 pandemic. This comes as just 27.3% of consumers say jobs are plentiful.
Blue Owl旗下基金面临高额赎回请求,Bloomberg报道无任何主要私人信贷管理人所受赎回冲击超过Blue Owl,投资者从私人信贷基金撤资的浪潮正在加剧。
Blue Owl: 'no major private credit manager has faced the onslaught'; rush of investor redemptions from private-credit funds intensifying; 'specter of prolonged pressure on Wall Street's new kings'
The top-line numbers from Blue Owl's funds were unambiguous and, by just about any measure, ugly. In short, no major private credit manager has faced the onslaught that Blue Owl's funds were asked to pay back
~50% of Iran's missile launchers intact; 1000s of one-way attack drones intact; 'large percentage' of coastal defense cruise missiles intact; 5 weeks of daily US-Israel strikes; air raid warning over Tel Aviv post-report
Exclusive: Roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran's arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told
President Trump has ousted the second member of his Cabinet in less than a month. Attorney General Pam Bondi will be leaving after just 14 months. Bondi faced criticism for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the president himself expressed frustration over her lack of
JUST IN: Russia, China, & France blocked an Arab-led push at UN Security Council for a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
x402 foundation officially formed yesterday under linux foundation. founding members: visa, mastercard, stripe, coinbase, circle, google, microsoft, amazon, shopify, cloudflare. average transaction value jumped from $1.60 to $34.50 in 30 days. 100m+ lifetime transactions. 99.9%
UPDATE: COINBASE $COIN CEO SAYS "WE'RE NOT BECOMING A BANK, IT'S A TRUST COMPANY." [COINBASE $COIN RECEIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM OCC TO OPERATE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY]
Forward-looking data points to a further increase in US unemployment: The gap between consumers saying jobs are "plentiful" versus "hard to find" is down to just 5.8 points in March, the lowest since the 2020 pandemic. This comes as just 27.3% of consumers say jobs are [plentiful]
President Trump's threat to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Age' raised tensions in the fifth week of the conflict, pushing oil prices higher and unsettling investors seeking a swift resolution
Microsoft announced a four-year, $10 billion investment package in Japan, part of the US company's Asia-wide push to expand in a region hungry for artificial intelligence services
UPDATE: COINBASE $COIN CEO SAYS "WE'RE NOT BECOMING A BANK, IT'S A TRUST COMPANY." [QT: BREAKING: COINBASE $COIN RECEIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM OCC TO OPERATE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY]
Blue Owl funds: 'unambiguous and ugly' top-line numbers; largest redemption onslaught among major private credit managers
Blue Owl私信贷基金赎回压力居同行之首,表明中东冲突和宏观不确定性正向另类资产管理行业传导。这是私信贷市场流动性风险浮出水面的重要预警信号,值得关注其对整个私信贷板块估值的连锁影响。
The top-line numbers from Blue Owl's funds were unambiguous and, by just about any measure, ugly. In short, no major private credit manager has faced the onslaught that Blue Owl's funds were asked to pay back
~50% Iran missile launchers intact; thousands of attack drones remaining; 'large percentage' coastal defense cruise missiles intact; after 5 weeks of US-Israel strikes; air raid warnings over Tel Aviv continue
BREAKING: 50% of Iran's missile launchers and thousands of attack drones remain intact and in Iran's arsenal despite daily US-Israeli strikes, per CNN. US intelligence also shows a "large percentage" of Iran's coastal defense cruise missiles intact, allowing them to keep the [Strait of Hormuz under threat]
JUST IN: Russia, China, & France blocked an Arab-led push at UN Security Council for a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
BREAKING: White House holding active discussions about others leaving the administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, per the Atlantic
x402 foundation officially formed yesterday under linux foundation. founding members: visa, mastercard, stripe, coinbase, circle, google, microsoft, amazon, shopify, cloudflare. average transaction value jumped from $1.60 to $34.50 in 30 days. 100m+ lifetime transactions. 99.9%
This warning from Powell on the unsustainability of our federal debt enrages me, even though I agree w/him. But this is the height of hypocrisy, as Powell has been the government's #1 borrowing enabler for the past 8 years. Where was this concern when he took the helm in 2018??
Forward-looking data points to a further increase in US unemployment: The gap between consumers saying jobs are "plentiful" versus "hard to find" is down to just 5.8 points in March, the lowest since the 2020 pandemic. This comes as just 27.3% of consumers say jobs are [plentiful].
Microsoft announced a four-year, $10 billion investment package in Japan, part of the US company's Asia-wide push to expand in a region hungry for artificial intelligence services.
Exclusive: Roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran's arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told [us].
BREAKING: White House holding active discussions about others leaving the administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, per the Atlantic.
x402 foundation officially formed yesterday under linux foundation. founding members: visa, mastercard, stripe, coinbase, circle, google, microsoft, amazon, shopify, cloudflare. average transaction value jumped from $1.60 to $34.50 in 30 days. 100m+ lifetime transactions. 99.9%[uptime].
President Trump's remarks on the Middle East earlier this week had a significant impact on financial markets, according to Japan's finance minister, who voiced concern about rising volatility in currency and crude oil
This warning from Powell on the unsustainability of our federal debt enrages me, even though I agree w/him. But this is the height of hypocrisy, as Powell has been the government's #1 borrowing enabler for the past 8 years. Where was this concern when he took the helm in 2018??
The Most Reliable Read On The Manufacturing PMI Report You'll Read March ISM printed 52.7%, but this was not a clean manufacturing expansion. The number looked better than reality because Supplier Deliveries rose to 58.9%, and that index is inverted. Slower deliveries push the
At least two of Japan's biggest power retailers have temporarily stopped accepting new industrial clients, pending greater clarity on fuel markets upended by the war in the Middle East
BREAKING: 50% of Iran's missile launchers and thousands of attack drones remain intact and in Iran's arsenal despite daily US-Israeli strikes, per CNN. US intelligence also shows a 'large percentage' of Iran's coastal defense cruise missiles intact, allowing them to keep the
BOJ rate hike confirmed by official; Middle East conflict cited as uncertainty; Japan Finance Minister warns of high FX volatility, signals readiness to intervene
This warning from Powell on the unsustainability of our federal debt enrages me, even though I agree w/him. But this is the height of hypocrisy, as Powell has been the government's #1 borrowing enabler for the past 8 years. Where was this concern when he took the helm in 2018??
A US-sanctioned vessel carrying Iranian crude oil has shifted course to China from its previously signaled destination of India, where it would have been the first such shipment in nearly seven years
Macron rejects Trump's call to reopen Hormuz by force; UK hosts 41-nation talks on Iran diplomatic pressure; Macron open to South Korea cooperation once bombing ends
French President Emmanuel Macron sees scope for cooperation with South Korea to stabilize the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, but only once bombing ends
$968M ETH derivatives sold in 1 hour on Binance; 7-day ETH ETF outflows $298.71M total; BlackRock ETHA -$46.7M on Apr 2; SOL ETFs net inflows; BTC ETFs positive same day
$968m in ETH derivatives sold in a single hour on binance. 7 straight days of ETF outflows totaling $298.71m. blackrock's ETHA alone bled $46.7m on april 2. same day SOL ETFs posted net inflows and BTC ETFs went positive. every major regulatory catalyst in 2026 names bitcoin
This warning from Powell on the unsustainability of our federal debt enrages me, even though I agree w/him But this is the height of hypocrisy, as Powell has been the government's #1 borrowing enabler for the past 8 years Where was this concern when he took the helm in 2018??
French President Emmanuel Macron sees scope for cooperation with South Korea to stabilize the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, but only once bombing ends
$968M ETH derivatives sold in 1hr on Binance; 7-day ETH ETF outflows $298.71M; BlackRock ETHA -$46.7M on Apr 2; SOL ETFs net inflow Apr 2; BTC ETFs positive Apr 2
$968m in ETH derivatives sold in a single hour on binance. 7 straight days of ETF outflows totaling $298.71m. blackrock's ETHA alone bled $46.7m on april 2. same day SOL ETFs posted net inflows and BTC ETFs went positive. every major regulatory catalyst in 2026 names bitcoin
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
$968m in ETH derivatives sold in a single hour on binance. 7 straight days of ETF outflows totaling $298.71m. blackrock's ETHA alone bled $46.7m on april 2. same day SOL ETFs posted net inflows and BTC ETFs went positive. every major regulatory catalyst in 2026 names bitcoin
tokenized stock transfers just hit $2.87b monthly. 340% increase from Q4 2025. morpho now accepts bAAPL as collateral at 65% LTV with 5% borrow rates. TradFi margin gives you 50% LTV at 8-12%. aave v4 launched full RWA collateral support across $23.7b in TVL. binance stock perps
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
Italy extends fuel tax cut through May 1, committing about €500 million in added funds to blunt the impact of higher energy prices caused by the Iran war
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
Abu Dhabi suspended operations at its biggest natural gas processing facility after a fire, the second time operations at the project have been halted since the war in the Middle east began
A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the war all but shuttered the vital waterway
⭕️📊OVER THE PAST MONTH IN LEBANON: - ~1,000 terrorists eliminated- including senior commanders - 3,500+ terror targets struck - 5 central bridges used to transfer weapons and enemy forces struck - Key assets and financial storage sites struck
tokenized stock transfers just hit $2.87b monthly. 340% increase from Q4 2025. morpho now accepts bAAPL as collateral at 65% LTV with 5% borrow rates. TradFi margin gives you 50% LTV at 8-12%. aave v4 launched full RWA collateral support across $23.7b in TVL. binance stock perps
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
BREAKING: President Trump says the US will begin striking Iranian "bridges next, then electric power plants." US oil prices ended the week at $112/barrel and trading is closed for 63 hours.
Abu Dhabi suspended operations at its biggest natural gas processing facility after a fire, the second time operations at the project have been halted since the war in the Middle east began
A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the war all but shuttered the vital waterway
~1,000 terrorists eliminated including senior commanders; 3,500+ targets struck; 5 central bridges used for weapons transfer struck; key financial storage sites hit
⭕️📊OVER THE PAST MONTH IN LEBANON: - ~1,000 terrorists eliminated- including senior commanders - 3,500+ terror targets struck - 5 central bridges used to transfer weapons and enemy forces struck - Key assets and financial storage sites struck
tokenized stock transfers just hit $2.87b monthly. 340% increase from Q4 2025. morpho now accepts bAAPL as collateral at 65% LTV with 5% borrow rates. TradFi margin gives you 50% LTV at 8-12%. aave v4 launched full RWA collateral support across $23.7b in TVL.
EU evaluating fuel rationing + emergency oil reserve release; France €500M fuel tax cut through May 1; French PM preparing car-dependency relief measures
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to prepare measures to help individuals who depend on cars as the Iran war pushes up fuel prices
Iranian missiles launched at Israel; Kuwait power and water plant hit; Iran targeted Arab Gulf sites overnight; Trump issued fresh threats; war enters week 6
Abu Dhabi suspended operations at its biggest natural gas processing facility after a fire, the second time operations at the project have been halted since the war in the Middle east began
Israel's largest gas field resumed production after a 33-day shutdown triggered by the Iran war, likely providing some relief for markets that are struggling with supply
⭕️📊OVER THE PAST MONTH IN LEBANON: - ~1,000 terrorists eliminated- including senior commanders - 3,500+ terror targets struck - 5 central bridges used to transfer weapons and enemy forces struck - Key assets and financial storage sites struck
toly talked so much shit about iran and despots that north korea came after solana directly [QT @DivergSec: We've been investigating the @DriftProtocol exploit ($285M) since April 1. We can confirm along with TRM Labs and Elliptic that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor). Same unit behind Bybit ($1.5B), Ronin ($625M). Was involved.]
Abu Dhabi largest natural gas processing facility suspended after fire; second halt since war began; Israel Leviathan gas field resumes after 33-day shutdown
Abu Dhabi suspended operations at its biggest natural gas processing facility after a fire, the second time operations at the project have been halted since the war in the Middle east began
$11B withdrawn from credit/debt markets YTD; fund managers rotating from inflation-hedge to growth-risk positioning; past month flight-to-quality accelerating
Iranian missile targets Tel Aviv; Arab Gulf states targeted overnight; Iran war week 6; Israel Leviathan gas field resumes after 33-day shutdown; CMA CGM crosses Strait of Hormuz
IRGC conditions: US military withdrawal from Middle East; halt US military aid to Israel; global sanction removal; Iran regional hegemony; IRGC Commander Vahidi 'great leap' statement; UN delays vote on opening Strait
Strategy bought 22,337 BTC in one week via STRC perpetual preferred shares; March net 29,590 BTC vs 13,950 BTC mined; absorbing 1.2x daily mined supply from single entity; no debt/margin calls/liquidation risk
strategy bought 22,337 BTC in a single week through STRC perpetual preferred shares. no debt. no margin calls. no liquidation risk. just a perpetual buying machine absorbing 1.2x daily mined supply from one entity alone. march net buying was 29,590 BTC against 13,950 BTC mined.
US Nonfarm Payrolls Actual 178k (Forecast 65k, Previous -92k, Revised -133k) US Unemployment Rate Actual 4.3% (Forecast 4.4%, Previous 4.4%) US Average Workweek Hrs Actual 34.2 (Forecast 34.3, Previous 34.3) US Manufacturing Payrolls Actual 15k (Forecast -5k, Previous -12k)
This is rapidly becoming one of the most pronounced stagflationary environments in decades. Inflation is accelerating while growth is rolling over sharply. That leaves the Fed in a real bind. At these levels of debt, you either save growth or kill inflation.
SpaceX is rumored to be going public at a $2 Trillion valuation … at $2T SpaceX would be the 6th largest public company in the world 🥇Nvidia $NVDA ($4.3T market cap) 🥈Apple $AAPL ($3.8T) 🥉Google $GOOGL ($3.6T) 4. Microsoft $MSFT ($2.8T)
Trump Truth Social: 'easily open the Hormuz Strait, take the oil, make a fortune'; Russia blocks UNSC Hormuz resolution; ship owners + insurers refusing Hormuz transit
Trump budget requests $17.5b for golden dome funding - White House Budget Document [QT @financialjuice: Trump's budget requests $1.5 trillion in total budgetary resources for defence in FY 2027 - White House Budget Document.]
Drift Protocol exploit $285M confirmed Lazarus Group (North Korea TraderTraitor); same unit: Bybit $1.5B, Ronin $625M; confirmed by TRM Labs + Elliptic + DivergSec
toly talked so much shit about iran and despots that north korea came after solana directly [QT @DivergSec: We've been investigating the @DriftProtocol exploit ($285M) since April 1. We can confirm along with TRM Labs and Elliptic that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor). Same unit behind Bybit ($1.5B), Ronin ($625M). Was involved.]
Strategy bought 22,337 BTC in one week via STRC perpetual preferred shares; March net buy 29,590 BTC vs 13,950 BTC mined; 1.2x daily mined supply; no debt/margin calls
strategy bought 22,337 BTC in a single week through STRC perpetual preferred shares. no debt. no margin calls. no liquidation risk. just a perpetual buying machine absorbing 1.2x daily mined supply from one entity alone. march net buying was 29,590 BTC against 13,950 BTC mined.
NFP +178K vs +65K exp; unemployment 4.3% vs 4.4% exp; avg hourly earnings +3.5% YoY vs +3.7% est; hours worked 34.2 vs 34.3 est; manufacturing payrolls +15K vs -5K exp
US Nonfarm Payrolls Actual 178k (Forecast 65k, Previous -92k, Revised -133k) US Unemployment Rate Actual 4.3% (Forecast 4.4%, Previous 4.4%) US Average Workweek Hrs Actual 34.2 (Forecast 34.3, Previous 34.3) US Manufacturing Payrolls Actual 15k (Forecast -5k, Previous -12k)
BREAKING: US job growth in February has been revised down from an initially reported -92,000 jobs to a total loss of -133,000 jobs. This marks the biggest monthly US job loss since December 2020.
SpaceX is rumored to be going public at a $2 Trillion valuation … at $2T SpaceX would be the 6th largest public company in the world 🥇Nvidia $NVDA ($4.3T market cap) 🥈Apple $AAPL ($3.8T) 🥉Google $GOOGL ($3.6T) 4. Microsoft $MSFT ($2.8T)
Iran shoots down US F-15E; first US jet loss inside Iran since war began; SAR: C-130 + 2x UH-60 Black Hawks; Iran state TV: reward offered for captured pilots; WSJ confirms SAR operation
BREAKING: A US C-130 and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are currently flying at low altitude over Iran in what is being reported as a 'search and rescue' mission for downed F-15E pilots.
PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST NOW: "With a little more time, we can easily open the Hormuz Strait, take the oil, and make a fortune. It would be a 'gusher' for the world."
Strategy: 22,337 BTC bought in 1 week via STRC perpetual preferred shares; March net buying 29,590 BTC vs 13,950 BTC mined; no debt, no margin calls, no liquidation risk
strategy bought 22,337 BTC in a single week through STRC perpetual preferred shares. no debt. no margin calls. no liquidation risk. just a perpetual buying machine absorbing 1.2x daily mined supply from one entity alone. march net buying was 29,590 BTC against 13,950 BTC mined.
Drift Protocol exploit: $285M on Apr 1; North Korea Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor) confirmed by DivergSec + TRM Labs + Elliptic; same unit: Bybit $1.5B + Ronin $625M
toly talked so much shit about iran and despots that north korea came after solana directly [QT @DivergSec: We've been investigating the @DriftProtocol exploit ($285M) since April 1. We can confirm along with TRM Labs and Elliptic that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor). Same unit behind Bybit ($1.5B), Ronin ($625M). Was involved.]
US Nonfarm Payrolls Actual 178k (Forecast 65k, Previous -92k, Revised -133k)
US Unemployment Rate Actual 4.3% (Forecast 4.4%, Previous 4.4%)
US Average Workweek Hrs Actual 34.2 (Forecast 34.3, Previous 34.3)
US Manufacturing Payrolls Actual 15k (Forecast -5k, Previous -12k)
BREAKING: US job growth in February has been revised down from an initially reported -92,000 jobs to a total loss of -133,000 jobs. This marks the biggest monthly US job loss since December 2020.
SpaceX is rumored to be going public at a $2 Trillion valuation … at $2T SpaceX would be the 6th largest public company in the world 🥇Nvidia $NVDA ($4.3T market cap) 🥈Apple $AAPL ($3.8T) 🥉Google $GOOGL ($3.6T) 4. Microsoft $MSFT ($2.8T)
US F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran; 2-person crew missing; CSAR: C-130 + 2x UH-60 Black Hawks; first US jet lost inside Iran; Polymarket: ground troops entering Iran in April >80%
BREAKING: A US C-130 and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are currently flying at low altitude over Iran in what is being reported as a 'search and rescue' mission for downed F-15E pilots.
PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST NOW: "With a little more time, we can easily open the Hormuz Strait, take the oil, and make a fortune. It would be a 'gusher' for the world."
recession callers in tears [QT @KobeissiLetter: BREAKING: The US economy adds 178,000 jobs in March, crushing expectations of 65,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, below expectations of 4.4%. This marks the biggest monthly job addition since March 2025.]
BREAKING: US job growth in February has been revised down from an initially reported -92,000 jobs to a total loss of -133,000 jobs. This marks the biggest monthly US job loss since December 2020.
F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran; 2 crew; CSAR in Southern Iran; first known US jet loss inside Iran since war began; 1 pilot reportedly rescued (Channel 12); Polymarket: >80% ground troops in Iran in April
America is waking up to some major news this morning: At 10:41 PM ET last night, President Trump said that the US will begin targeting Iran's 'bridges next, then power plants.' And now, President Trump has announced that the US can 'easily open the Straight of Hormuz, take the oil, and make a fortune. It would be a 'gusher' for the world.'
Russia attacked a diplomatic push to endorse a reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz — potentially by force — at the UN Security Council, signaling that Moscow may be prepared to veto the measure
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) emergency shutdown; Iranian missile and drone strikes; Khalifa economic zone Abu Dhabi; up to 1 year to restore production
President Donald J. Trump imposed tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to bolster American national security and public health.
Optimism lost 97% of Superchain revenue; Base walked from 15% profit share on $78M annual revenue; OP mainnet now $75k/month; 18k daily users vs Base's 351k daily addresses; 76M unvested OP tokens abandoned
optimism lost 97% of superchain revenue overnight when base walked away from a 15% profit share on $78m in annual revenue. OP mainnet now doing $75k monthly revenue with 18k daily users. base has 351k daily addresses and kept 76m unvested OP tokens on the table because
• Household survey employment fell 64,000 in March even as the payroll headline said +178,000. • The labor force fell 396,000 and the number of people not in the labor force rose 488,000. That is the main reason the unemployment rate looked better. • Labor force participation rate fell to a 5-yr low.
BREAKING: US job growth in February has been revised down from an initially reported -92,000 jobs to a total loss of -133,000 jobs. This marks the biggest monthly US job loss since December 2020.
S&P US Services PMI Mar final: 49.8 (est. 51.1, prev. 51.1); first contraction since Jan 2023; Composite PMI 50.3 (est. 51.4); input costs and output prices both sharply higher
S&P Global US Services PMI Signals the Service Economy Is Hitting Stall Speed as Cost Pressure Builds. March business activity fell to 49.8, down from 51.7 in February and below the 51.1 flash estimate. That was the first contraction since January 2023 and the weakest reading in
Emirates Global Aluminium: emergency shutdown; Iranian missile and drone attack on Abu Dhabi Khalifa economic zone; production restoration: up to 1 year
US F-15E shot down over Iran — first jet loss inside Iran since Iran War began; 2 crew; 1 rescued alive (US custody, receiving treatment); crash near Kharg Island; IRGC confirmed; IDF cancelled strikes in area to support rescue; Pakistan ceasefire efforts at dead end; Polymarket ground troops probability >80%
BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal confirms that a "search-and-rescue operation" is under way for the crew of a US fighter jet that "went down over Iran," the first known loss of a jet inside the country since the Iran War began.
President Donald J. Trump imposed tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to bolster American national security and public health.
President Trump signed a Proclamation to strengthen tariffs imposed on imported steel, aluminum, and copper in order to more effectively address the national-security threat posed by such imports.
Russia attacked a diplomatic push to endorse a reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz — potentially by force — at the UN Security Council, signaling that Moscow may be prepared to veto the measure
Squads supports time locks out of the box. Just do it [QT @Trader_CSK: 48 hours since Drift got drained for $285M. Elliptic and TRM Labs have linked it to North Korea. 20+ protocols were impacted including Carrot, Reflect Money, Ranger, Prime Numbers, Gauntlet, and more. I scanned 23 protocols yesterday, found 19 with no timelocks.]
Household survey employment fell 64,000 in March even as the payroll headline said +178,000. The labor force fell 396,000 and the number of people not in the labor force rose 488,000. That is the main reason the unemployment rate looked better.
S&P Global US Services PMI Signals the Service Economy Is Hitting Stall Speed as Cost Pressure Builds. March business activity fell to 49.8, down from 51.7 in February and below the 51.1 flash estimate. That was the first contraction since January 2023 and the weakest reading in
Okay honestly this makes vibe coding into production very dangerous, you guys were all right. I think what I'll do is cut off all access to DBs and run it as a user with almost no privileges
this is correct [QT @dwarkesh_sp: If Huawei hadn't been banned from TSMC in 2019, @dylan522p thinks it would have already eclipsed Apple as TSMC's biggest customer. And that it would have better AI chips than Nvidia. Before it was banned, Huawei was actually the first to ship a 7nm AI chip — two months before]
F-15E ($90M jet) shot down over SW Iran near Kharg Island; 2 crew: 1 rescued alive + in medical care, 1 unknown; first US warplane downed over Iran in this war
One American was rescued from a U.S. fighter jet crash in Iran, officials said. The fate of a second crew member was unknown. This was the first time during the war in Iran that a U.S. warplane had been brought down over Iran, per NYT
BREAKING: Iran has officially told mediators it is not willing to meet US officials in Pakistan in the coming days and the US demands are "unacceptable," per WSJ. Details include: 1. The current round of efforts to reach a cease-fire has reached a "dead end," mediators said
US doubles Strait of Hormuz shipping reinsurance commitment, new partners: AIG + Berkshire Hathaway; ~22 major refineries damaged across 6 countries past month
The US is doubling its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz with new insurance partners, including AIG and Berkshire Hathaway
$285M drained from Drift Protocol, linked to North Korea (Elliptic + TRM Labs), 20+ protocols impacted (Carrot, Reflect Money, Ranger, Prime Numbers, Gauntlet), 19/23 scanned protocols had no timelocks
Squads supports time locks out of the box. Just do it [QT @Trader_CSK: 48 hours since Drift got drained for $285M. Elliptic and TRM Labs have linked it to North Korea. 20+ protocols were impacted including Carrot, Reflect Money, Ranger, Prime Numbers, Gauntlet, and more. I scanned 23 protocols yesterday, found 19 with no timelocks.]
Circle froze 16 wallets for civil lawsuit; $270.9M drained via Circle CCTP in Drift exploit — zero response; Wormhole froze 59 WBTC in same 12-min window
circle froze 16 wallets for a sealed civil lawsuit in march then watched $270.9m drain through their own CCTP during the drift exploit without lifting a finger. wormhole froze 59 WBTC during the same 12 minute window. a third party bridge outperformed the centralized issuer
optimism lost 97% of superchain revenue overnight when base walked away from a 15% profit share on $78m in annual revenue. OP mainnet now doing $75k monthly revenue with 18k daily users. base has 351k daily addresses and kept 76m unvested OP tokens on the table because
S&P Global US Services PMI Signals the Service Economy Is Hitting Stall Speed as Cost Pressure Builds. March business activity fell to 49.8, down from 51.7 in February and below the 51.1 flash estimate. That was the first contraction since January 2023 and the weakest reading in
Okay honestly this makes vibe coding into production very dangerous, you guys were all right. I think what I'll do is cut off all access to DBs and run it as a user with almost no privileges. [QT @BaselIsmail: URGENT PSA - New supply chain attack vector that I found WILD > AI LLMs hallucinate package names roughly 18-21% of the time. Hackers have started pre-registering those hallucinated names on PyPI and npm with malicious payloads; they call it 'slopsquatting']
US F-15E (~$90M) shot down over Iran; first US warplane downed in Iran war; 1 of 2 crew rescued alive; IRGC claims responsibility; search ongoing for 2nd crew member
Update: US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed American fighter jet in Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the pilot was alive, in US custody and receiving medical treatment. -@CNN
Iran rejects all US demands; refuses Islamabad meeting; Pakistan-led ceasefire at 'dead end'; Iran also rejects US 48-hour ceasefire proposal — WSJ, Fars News
BREAKING: Iran has officially told mediators it is not willing to meet US officials in Pakistan in the coming days and the US demands are 'unacceptable,' per WSJ. Details include: 1. The current round of efforts to reach a cease-fire has reached a 'dead end,' mediators said 2.
The lone pilot of the second aircraft, an A-10 Warthog, was rescued. The officials released few specifics regarding the A-10 accident, other than the fact that it occurred near the Strait of Hormuz.
Squads supports time locks out of the box. Just do it [QT @Trader_CSK: 48 hours since Drift got drained for $285M. Elliptic and TRM Labs have linked it to North Korea. 20+ protocols were impacted including Carrot, Reflect Money, Ranger, Prime Numbers, Gauntlet, and more. I scanned 23 protocols yesterday, found 19 with no timelocks. Added 3 more]
circle froze 16 wallets for a sealed civil lawsuit in march then watched $270.9m drain through their own CCTP during the drift exploit without lifting a finger. wormhole froze 59 WBTC during the same 12 minute window. a third party bridge outperformed the centralized issuer
optimism lost 97% of superchain revenue overnight when base walked away from a 15% profit share on $78m in annual revenue. OP mainnet now doing $75k monthly revenue with 18k daily users. base has 351k daily addresses and kept 76m unvested OP tokens on the table because
S&P PMI Final March: first activity decline since Jan 2023; employment fell; new job growth slowest in ~2 years; input costs and output prices sharply higher
U-3 and U-6 are not competing numbers. They are measuring different layers of labor stress. U-3 is the narrow official unemployment rate. It counts only people with no job who have actively looked for work in the last 4 weeks. U-6 is broader
Hedge funds were aggressively shorting global stocks last month: Hedge funds sold world equities at the fastest pace in 10 years in March, with short sales outpacing long purchases by a ratio of 7.6 to 1.0. This also marks the 4th consecutive monthly sale, matching the
F-15E shot down over Iran (first US warplane downed in this war); 1 of 2 crew rescued; IRGC claims responsibility; Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
此为伊朗战争的重大升级事件,美国战机首次被击落标志防空对抗烈度提升至新阶段。伊朗议长发表强烈讽刺性声明,特朗普则仅在社交媒体发文「keep the oil, anyone?」,两国公开表态形成强烈反差,在停火谈判宣告破裂的同一天发生,局势进一步恶化。
One American was rescued from a U.S. fighter jet crash in Iran, officials said. The fate of a second crew member was unknown. This was the first time during the war in Iran that a U.S. warplane had been brought down over Iran, per NYT
BREAKING: Iran has officially told mediators it is not willing to meet US officials in Pakistan in the coming days and the US demands are "unacceptable," per WSJ. Details include: 1. The current round of efforts to reach a cease-fire has reached a "dead end," mediators said 2.
The lone pilot of the second aircraft, an A-10 Warthog, was rescued. The officials released few specifics regarding the A-10 accident, other than the fact that it occurred near the Strait of Hormuz.
🇺🇸 President Trump released a budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year, seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending, by far the largest dollar amount in modern history - WSJ
$270.9M drained through Circle CCTP during Drift exploit (12-minute window); Circle froze 16 wallets for sealed civil lawsuit in March; Wormhole froze 59 WBTC in same 12-minute window
circle froze 16 wallets for a sealed civil lawsuit in march then watched $270.9m drain through their own CCTP during the drift exploit without lifting a finger. wormhole froze 59 WBTC during the same 12 minute window. a third party bridge outperformed the centralized issuer
🇺🇸 President Trump released a budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year, seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending, by far the largest dollar amount in modern history - WSJ
F-15E shot down in Iran; A-10 Warthog crashed near Strait of Hormuz; lone A-10 pilot rescued; Iran state media claims targeting A-10 (NYT, two US officials; Iran state media)
BREAKING: A second US combat plane has crashed in the Persian Gulf region near the Strait of Hormuz, around the same time the F-15E was shot down in Iran, per NYT. The lone pilot of the crashed plane has been safely rescued.
US job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight
6% of people with retirement plans requested hardship withdrawals in 2025, a record high, per Axios. That's up from 4.8% in 2024 and from an average of about 2% before the pandemic.
F-15E shot down in Iran, crew member missing (search ongoing); A-10 Warthog crashed near Strait of Hormuz, pilot rescued (NYT, two US officials); Iran state media claims targeting of A-10
BREAKING: A second US combat plane has crashed in the Persian Gulf region near the Strait of Hormuz, around the same time the F-15E was shot down in Iran, per NYT. The lone pilot of the crashed plane has been safely rescued.
⭕️Hezbollah fired a rocket that landed in a UNIFIL outpost in southern Lebanon and injured 3 UN personnel. The IDF identified a launch carried out by Hezbollah that landed inside a UNIFIL force post in the Al-Aadaissah area in southern Lebanon. As a result of the launch, 3 UN
US intel: Iran unlikely to ease Strait of Hormuz chokehold soon (3 sources); Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf signals Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as potential pressure point for oil, LNG, wheat, rice, fertilizer
We are now facing the biggest global energy crisis in history: Total oil product exports from the Middle East plunged -63% in March, or -4.8 million barrels per day, to ~2.8 million barrels per day. Of the remaining ~2.8 million barrels per day still being exported, ~1.1 [million at risk].
Investors are hedging against corporate defaults at a record pace: Trading volume in the world's largest credit default swap (CDS) indexes surged +69% in Q1 2026, to $4.5 trillion, the highest on record. This exceeds the previous record set in Q2 2025 during the tariff turmoil.
For the first time in five weeks of war with Iran, two American combat aircraft went down in separate incidents. One of two service members onboard an F-15E that was shot down was rescued, but a military official tells the News Hour the whereabouts and status of the second crew member remains unknown.
⭕️Hezbollah fired a rocket that landed in a UNIFIL outpost in southern Lebanon and injured 3 UN personnel. The IDF identified a launch carried out by Hezbollah that landed inside a UNIFIL force post in the Al-Aadaissah area in southern Lebanon.
Update your squads to a time lock. If you need admin authority, you very very likely need a time lock and monitoring. The nice thing about putting every policy on chain is that the policies are visible by everyone, so everyone can monitor everyone.
Bond traders are the least bearish in 10 years ahead of tomorrow's jobs report: BMO survey. Just 24% of respondents saw the next 15 bp move in 10-year yields as being higher, the lowest since Nov. 2010. Most see the oil-price surge as being a hit to growth more than inflationary.
You can really just do things now. [QT @TheRundownAI: Sam Altman predicted in 2024 that a one-person billion-dollar company 'would have been unimaginable without A.I., and now it will happen.' He just emailed the NYT saying he won a bet with tech CEO friends over when it would arrive, and that he 'would like to meet the guy.']
Vibe coding tax season will hopefully make it more bearable [QT @perplexity_ai: Perplexity Computer can now help prepare your federal tax return. Select 'Navigate my taxes' on Computer to give it a shot.]
In the six months since Barrick Mining parted ways with CEO Mark Bristow, it's done a lot to prepare for an IPO of its premier gold assets. Now it has tapped Goldman Sachs to lead the deal. Read more in Canada Daily.
🚫 CLAIM: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it downed an 'enemy' fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. ✅ FACT: All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for. Iran's IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times.
President Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi following her turbulent tenure at the Justice Department, including her handling of the Epstein files.
Everything is onchain [QT @gumsays: Due to the Drift hack, I just made this Solana DeFi Multisig Dashboard → Multisig Addresses → Approval Threshold → List of Multisig Members → Link to Docs of each protocol. Very simple, but hopefully useful]
US government job openings are falling: Government job openings dropped -51,000 in February, to 701,000, the 2nd-lowest since December 2020. Since the 2022 peak, available vacancies in the government have dropped -524,000 and are now in-line with the pre-pandemic levels.
Synthetic Canadian oil prized by refiners for its rich diesel output tripled in a matter of days amid a worldwide clamor to secure supplies of the truck and train fuel.
In the context of shrinking labor supply, normally-tepid-but-positive payroll growth may actually be perfectly healthy. But tons of uncertainty. In these situations, the unemployment rate—which, as a ratio, is less sensitive to headcount shifts—merits more weight than usual.
Subtle but very smart move to have the acquisition get announced by John and Jordi instead of by OpenAI corporate. It made a 180 difference in vibes: a win for an upstart instead of a takeover by a juggernaut. And it shows the sharp comms instincts that, among many other things,
Using coding agents well is taking every inch of my 25 years of experience as a software engineer, and it is mentally exhausting. I can fire up four agents in parallel and have them work on four different problems, and by 11am I am wiped out for the day. There is a limit on
A purchase agreement between Commonwealth LNG and Japan's top liquefied natural gas buyer, Jera, has been terminated, according to a document filed with the US Department of Energy.
Government job openings dropped -51,000 in February, to 701,000, the 2nd-lowest since December 2020. Since the 2022 peak, available vacancies in the government have dropped -524,000 and are now in-line with the pre-pandemic levels.
Three tankers broadcasting Omani ownership appeared to enter the Strait of Hormuz today by hugging Oman's coastline. Two oil supertankers and a liquefied natural gas vessel headed east into the strait today - Bloomberg
President Trump's threat to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Age' raised tensions in the fifth week of the conflict, pushing oil prices higher and unsettling investors seeking a swift resolution
Subtle but very smart move to have the acquisition get announced by John and Jordi instead of by OpenAI corporate. It made a 180 difference in vibes: a win for an upstart instead of a takeover by a juggernaut. And it shows the sharp comms instincts that, among many other things,
"Using coding agents well is taking every inch of my 25 years of experience as a software engineer, and it is mentally exhausting. I can fire up four agents in parallel and have them work on four different problems, and by 11am I am wiped out for the day. There is a limit on
A purchase agreement between Commonwealth LNG and Japan's top liquefied natural gas buyer, Jera, has been terminated, according to a document filed with the US Department of Energy
At least two of Japan's biggest power retailers have temporarily stopped accepting new industrial clients, pending greater clarity on fuel markets upended by the war in the Middle East
China's services activity expanded at a weaker pace in March, a private survey shows, pointing to sluggish consumer demand after a lift from a long national holiday the previous month.
President Trump's remarks on the Middle East earlier this week had a significant impact on financial markets, according to Japan's finance minister, who voiced concern about rising volatility in currency and crude oil.
At least two of Japan's biggest power retailers have temporarily stopped accepting new industrial clients, pending greater clarity on fuel markets upended by the war in the Middle East.
Japan kicks off its earnings season with the owners of Uniqlo and 7-Eleven stores. Earnings from the retail giants are expected to be a mixed bag with uncertainty hovering over their outlook amid the Middle East conflict.
NASDAQ NDX✨ It is highly likely that the 20k level will come into play sometime this year. This majestic yet infamous pattern comes with serious consequences. The 20k level is only the base. If it fails to hold over time, the measurement rule gives a capitulation target of [significantly lower levels].
China's services activity expanded at a weaker pace in March, a private survey shows, pointing to sluggish consumer demand after a lift from a long national holiday the previous month
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist, offering an annual pay of as much as $18 million in an aggressive bet on an industry where product applications are still at an early stage
Japan kicks off its earnings season with the owners of Uniqlo and 7-Eleven stores. Earnings from the retail giants are expected to be a mixed bag with uncertainty hovering over their outlook amid the Middle East conflict.
A US-sanctioned vessel carrying Iranian crude oil has shifted course to China from its previously signaled destination of India, where it would have been the first such shipment in nearly seven years
Shares of Chinese companies that offer cross-border payments rose, after the commerce ministry noted that the yuan is being used to pay tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz
March ISM printed 52.7%, but this was not a clean manufacturing expansion. The number looked better than reality because Supplier Deliveries rose to 58.9%, and that index is inverted. Slower deliveries push the
Shares of Chinese companies that offer cross-border payments rose, after the commerce ministry noted that the yuan is being used to pay tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist, offering an annual pay of as much as $18 million in an aggressive bet on an industry where product applications are still at an early stage
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist, offering an annual pay of as much as $18 million in an aggressive bet on an industry where product applications are still at an early stage
Shares of Chinese companies that offer cross-border payments rose, after the commerce ministry noted that the yuan is being used to pay tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz
A US-sanctioned vessel carrying Iranian crude oil has shifted course to China from its previously signaled destination of India, where it would have been the first such shipment in nearly seven years
the codex app is growing super fast, it's very well done [QT @thsottiaux: The Codex App is now our most used surface, ahead of the VS Code extension and the CLI. No wonder it inspires a few others 👀 You can install it here + you get up to $500 in credits if you are getting started as a business or enterprise.]
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist, offering an annual pay of as much as $18 million in an aggressive bet on an industry where product applications are still at an early stage
Perplexity Computer is quite special actually [QT @perplexity_ai: Perplexity Computer can now help prepare your federal tax return. Select "Navigate my taxes" on Computer to give it a shot.]
Shares of Chinese companies that offer cross-border payments rose, after the commerce ministry noted that the yuan is being used to pay tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz
A US-sanctioned vessel carrying Iranian crude oil has shifted course to China from its previously signaled destination of India, where it would have been the first such shipment in nearly seven years
I predict there will be many prediction markets. 😆 [QT @predictdotfun: Today, we're excited to announce our strategic funding round with @YZiLabs and Susquehanna Crypto, to build the most capital-efficient and DeFi-enabled prediction market in the world.]
Italy's deficit breached the European Union's ceiling last year in the biggest fiscal setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government since she took office in 2022
As a sputtering Hungarian economy and mounting scandals fuel the rise of his first credible challenger in years, Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power faces a high-stakes reckoning in the April 12 general election
If you are curious about the book name "Freedom of Money", it was the Binance mission statement from the beginning: to increase the freedom of money. It was in the Binance year end review of 2018 (the first full year end)
EU evaluating fuel rationing and emergency reserve release; ECB Radev: 'energy crisis could spread to wider economy'; EU energy commissioner warns of 'lasting' shock
Italy extends fuel tax cut through May 1, committing about €500 million in added funds to blunt the impact of higher energy prices caused by the Iran war
Italy deficit breached EU ceiling in 2025; biggest fiscal setback since Meloni took office in 2022; Italy expects EU to consider easing deficit rules if Middle East crisis persists
Italy's deficit breached the European Union's ceiling last year in the biggest fiscal setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government since she took office in 2022
As a sputtering Hungarian economy and mounting scandals fuel the rise of his first credible challenger in years, Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power faces a high-stakes reckoning in the April 12 general election
STRK $0.034; -64% YTD; #1 developer activity among all L2s; quantum-resistant wallets live on mainnet since March; only production L2 running hash-based proofs vs elliptic curve SNARKs
STRK at $0.034 with #1 developer activity among all L2s. down 64% YTD. the market is pricing in exactly zero value for being the only production L2 running hash-based proofs instead of elliptic curve SNARKs. quantum-resistant wallets already live on mainnet since march.
Global food prices rose March 2026; higher energy prices + freight costs linked to Middle East war; Australians canceling Easter travel over fuel crisis
STRK $0.034, -64% YTD; #1 developer activity among all L2s; quantum-resistant wallets live mainnet since March; only production L2 using hash-based proofs vs elliptic curve SNARKs
STRK at $0.034 with #1 developer activity among all L2s. down 64% YTD. the market is pricing in exactly zero value for being the only production L2 running hash-based proofs instead of elliptic curve SNARKs. quantum-resistant wallets already live on mainnet since march.
On Everybody's Business, we discuss the various crises facing Elon Musk's enterprises, and why some investors are still giving him the benefit of the doubt
Kremlin: Ukraine must withdraw troops from Donbas areas for settlement; Zelenskyy seeking stronger US security guarantees; Putin spending much time on Middle East crisis
Analysts at Jefferies estimate the UAE central bank injected about $8.2 billion into the banking system to help protect against the impact of the Iran war
Pakistanis felt the pinch as the government hiked consumer prices for diesel and gasoline sharply, its second increase in less than a month, amid rising global oil prices spurred by the conflict in the Middle East.
Russia's oil tax revenue in March dropped by nearly half compared to a year earlier, highlighting the Kremlin's financial strain just before the Middle East war delivered an unexpected boost to Moscow's earnings
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects to have MORE Nvidia employees in a decade from today not less. Jensen said he envisions in 10 years having ~75,000 Nvidia $NVDA employees, and they will be busier than ever. Nvidia currently has ~40K employees
S&P 500 Q1 2026: divergence beneath the surface ◾ Tech weakness continues, led by software and mega caps ◾ Energy and Healthcare outperform on macro tailwinds ◾ Consumer names under pressure as growth slows Market leadership is shifting, and volatility is
If the WH goal is to get Europe to deter Russia on its own, why back the European leader most resistant to deterring Russia? [QT @AndrewFeinberg: INBOX: @VP Vance will hit the campaign trail in Budapest next week — he's going to Hungary to campaign for Viktor Orban]
over 800k people have viewed the Atletico $USELESS announcement in ~48 hours every active alpha group and almost everyone left on CT is talking about it it is one of the hottest crypto news stories on X over the last 24 hours
This is rapidly becoming one of the most pronounced stagflationary environments in decades. Inflation is accelerating while growth is rolling over sharply. That leaves the Fed in a real bind. At these levels of debt, you either save growth or kill inflation. Policymakers will
Pakistanis felt the pinch as the government hiked consumer prices for diesel and gasoline sharply, its second increase in less than a month, amid rising global oil prices spurred by the conflict in the Middle East.
Welcome to April 3, 2026 The Singularity has arrived at the age of spiritual machines. Anthropic's Interpretability team found emotion-related representations inside Claude Sonnet 4.5, with artificial neuron patterns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects to have MORE Nvidia employees in a decade from today not less. Jensen said he envisions in 10 years having ~75,000 Nvidia $NVDA employees, and they will be busier than ever. Nvidia currently has ~40K employees
Analysts at Jefferies estimate the UAE central bank injected about $8.2 billion into the banking system to help protect against the impact of the Iran war
over 800k people have viewed the Atletico $USELESS announcement in ~48 hours. every active alpha group and almost everyone left on CT is talking about it. it is one of the hottest crypto news stories on X over the last 24 hours
Welcome to April 3, 2026
The Singularity has arrived at the age of spiritual machines. Anthropic's Interpretability team found emotion-related representations inside Claude Sonnet 4.5, with artificial neuron patterns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects to have MORE Nvidia employees in a decade from today not less. Jensen said he envisions in 10 years having ~75,000 Nvidia $NVDA employees, and they will be busier than ever. Nvidia currently has ~40K employees
This is how the 🇺🇸 stock market performed in Q1 2026 What is the first thing you notice? [QT @LeverageShares: S&P 500 Q1 2026: divergence beneath the surface ◾ Tech weakness continues, led by software and mega caps ◾ Energy and Healthcare outperform on macro tailwinds ◾ Consumer names under pressure as growth slows. Market leadership is shifting, and volatility is rising]
Russia attacked a diplomatic push to endorse a reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz — potentially by force — at the UN Security Council, signaling that Moscow may be prepared to veto the measure
over 800k people have viewed the Atletico $USELESS announcement in ~48 hours. every active alpha group and almost everyone left on CT is talking about it. it is one of the hottest crypto news stories on X over the last 24 hours
This is rapidly becoming one of the most pronounced stagflationary environments in decades. Inflation is accelerating while growth is rolling over sharply. That leaves the Fed in a real bind. At these levels of debt, you either save growth or kill inflation.
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades and the latest signal of the president's emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.
My biggest takeaways from @simonw: 1. November 2025 was an inflection point for AI coding. GPT 5.1 and Claude Opus 4.5 crossed a threshold where coding agents went from 'mostly works' to 'almost always does what you want it to do.'
gross domestic tokens it's a thing [QT @himanshustwts: In another news, China's "daily" token consumption has exceeded 140 Trillions. 1000x over two years. Holy shit.]
This is how the 🇺🇸 stock market performed in Q1 2026 [QT @LeverageShares: S&P 500 Q1 2026: divergence beneath the surface ◾ Tech weakness continues, led by software and mega caps ◾ Energy and Healthcare outperform on macro tailwinds ◾ Consumer names under pressure as growth slows]
Wall Street is bracing for a longer-term disruption from the war with Iran, and loading up on shares of oil-and-gas producers that have lagged behind in recent years
It's a good week for Ethereum. → ETH is now trading at $2,060 (+3.5%), a steady upward move against a broadly risk-off macro environment. → Mindshare surged +30% WoW capturing 5.55% of total crypto attention → Steady institutional inflows into exchange-traded funds
'Slopsquatting' supply chain attack on PyPI/npm; LLM package hallucination rate claimed 18-21% (disputed — based on Jan 2024 models, source has commercial conflict of interest)
Okay honestly this makes vibe coding into production very dangerous, you guys were all right. I think what I'll do is cut off all access to DBs and run it as a user with almost no privileges [QT @BaselIsmail: URGENT PSA - New supply chain attack vector that I found WILD > AI LLMs hallucinate package names roughly 18-21% of the time. Hackers have started pre-registering those hallucinated names on PyPI and npm with malicious payloads; they call it 'slopsquatting']
资深软件工程师Simon Willison指出2025年11月为AI编程拐点:GPT 5.1和Claude Opus 4.5使编程Agent从"大多数时候有效"质变为"几乎总是按预期工作"。
November 2025 AI coding inflection: GPT 5.1 + Claude Opus 4.5 crossed threshold from 'mostly works' to 'almost always does what you want'; per Simon Willison (25 yrs engineering experience)
My biggest takeaways from @simonw: 1. November 2025 was an inflection point for AI coding. GPT 5.1 and Claude Opus 4.5 crossed a threshold where coding agents went from 'mostly works' to 'almost always does what you want it to do.' Software engineers who tinkered over the
gross domestic tokens — it's a thing [QT @himanshustwts: In another news, China's 'daily' token consumption has exceeded 140 Trillions. 1000x over two years. Holy shit.]
The US is doubling its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz with new insurance partners, including AIG and Berkshire Hathaway
Wall Street is bracing for a longer-term disruption from the war with Iran, and loading up on shares of oil-and-gas producers that have lagged behind in recent years
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades and the latest signal of the president's emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.
optimism lost 97% of superchain revenue overnight when base walked away from a 15% profit share on $78m in annual revenue. OP mainnet now doing $75k monthly revenue with 18k daily users. base has 351k daily addresses and kept 76m unvested OP tokens on the table because
It's a good week for Ethereum. → ETH is now trading at $2,060 (+3.5%), a steady upward move against a broadly risk-off macro environment. → Mindshare surged +30% WoW capturing 5.55% of total crypto attention → Steady institutional inflows into exchange-traded funds
gross domestic tokens, it's a thing [QT @himanshustwts: In another news, China's "daily" token consumption has exceeded 140 Trillions. 1000x over two years. Holy shit.]
THIS IS HOW THE 🇺🇸 STOCK MARKET HAS HISTORICALLY PERFORMED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL +1.54%🟢 - Average Return (4th best) +1.11%🟢 - Median Return (7th best)
It's a good week for Ethereum. → ETH is now trading at $2,060 (+3.5%), a steady upward move against a broadly risk-off macro environment. → Mindshare surged +30% WoW capturing 5.55% of total crypto attention → Steady institutional inflows into exchange-traded funds
close to 10% of Arizona's population are using Kalshi. people are choosing prediction markets because they're transparent and fair. it's disappointing to see government prioritize special interests over the constituents they're supposed to represent.
Fed's Daly: Slower labor force growth means lower job gains. [QT @financialjuice: Fed's Daly: Zero or negative job gains are not necessarily a sign of weakness.]
Both parties lol [QT @mirandanazzaro: News: Anthropic forms PAC called 'AnthroPAC,' per FEC filing this morning. The PAC is funded by employees and will donate to candidates from both parties ahead of midterms.]
'NVIDIA's cost per token is the lowest in the world.' — Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of NVIDIA. Token generation cost is a direct result of architecture excellence and extreme co-design, not just compute cost. Lowest cost per token and highest performance per watt are definitive
6% of people with retirement plans requested hardship withdrawals in 2025, a record high, per Axios. That's up from 4.8% in 2024 and from an average of about 2% before the pandemic.
Anthropic owned Claude posted this: "Microsoft 365 connectors are now available on every Claude plan. Connect Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint to bring your email, docs, and files into the conversation."
"NVIDIA's cost per token is the lowest in the world." — Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of NVIDIA. Token generation cost is a direct result of architecture excellence and extreme co-design, not just compute cost. Lowest cost per token and highest performance per watt are definitive
6% of people with retirement plans requested hardship withdrawals in 2025, a record high, per Axios. That's up from 4.8% in 2024 and from an average of about 2% before the pandemic.
Generation Z is increasingly giving up on once-standard financial goals, especially home ownership, traditional saving patterns, and linear career models, and instead embracing immediate spending, riskier financial behavior, and lifestyle-first decisions, per FORTUNE
Anthropic owned Claude posted this: "Microsoft 365 connectors are now available on every Claude plan. Connect Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint to bring your email, docs, and files into the conversation."
"NVIDIA's cost per token is the lowest in the world." — Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of NVIDIA. Token generation cost is a direct result of architecture excellence and extreme co-design, not just compute cost. Lowest cost per token and highest performance per watt are definitive
Hedge funds were aggressively shorting global stocks last month: Hedge funds sold world equities at the fastest pace in 10 years in March, with short sales outpacing long purchases by a ratio of 7.6 to 1.0. This also marks the 4th consecutive monthly sale, matching the
Grok is so good that companies are being forced to subscribe to it [QT @junkbondanalyst: Absolute power move by Elon Musk to mandate that the banks and law firms set to clip $500+ million dollars in fees on the SpaceX IPO purchase subscriptions to Grok and integrate it into their systems.]
What financial product does a16z not have today that Marc would most like to have? "The two areas we have considered for a long time are public equity and credit. There are strong reasons to do both, but also challenges in running them within a venture firm. We have not yet"
New research estimates Russian forces have suffered more than 1 million casualties in its war against Ukraine. At the same time, Russia's territorial gains have been some of the slowest in modern history.
$270.9M drained via Circle CCTP in 12 minutes (Drift exploit); Circle froze 16 wallets for civil lawsuit but took no action during exploit; Wormhole froze 59 WBTC in same 12-minute window
circle froze 16 wallets for a sealed civil lawsuit in march then watched $270.9m drain through their own CCTP during the drift exploit without lifting a finger. wormhole froze 59 WBTC during the same 12 minute window. a third party bridge outperformed the centralized issuer
⚠️Concerning.⚠️ The Euro 10yr bond is extremely concerning🚩 A possible measured move is in play, as depicted by the monthly chart shown below. We currently sit above the ceiling of resistance, which for now looks like the break might be legit. IF we get confirmation and
"NVIDIA's cost per token is the lowest in the world" — Jensen Huang; attributed to architecture excellence and extreme co-design, not just compute cost
"NVIDIA's cost per token is the lowest in the world." — Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of NVIDIA. Token generation cost is a direct result of architecture excellence and extreme co-design, not just compute cost. Lowest cost per token and highest performance per watt are definitive
NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.
Drift protocol hacked on Solana; Toly urges all admin squads to implement time locks; "every admin key on Solana is one phish away from the same headline"
Update your squads to a time lock. If you need admin authority, you very very likely need a time lock and monitoring. The nice thing about putting every policy on chain is that the policies are visible by everyone, so everyone can monitor everyone.
US job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight
Elon quietly decided to focus on image and video generation and is winning now. Just like Anthropic specialized to Claude code and started winning, this image gen dominance might be useful for computer use and robotics very soon.
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a 'massive' missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported.
Hashi BTC custody on Sui via MPC threshold signatures, launched March 20; 5 lending protocols in 4 days; Erebor (federally chartered US bank) integrated pre-mainnet; no token, no bridge, BTC stays on L1
hashi launched BTC custody through sui's validator set via MPC threshold signatures on march 20. 5 lending protocols integrated in 4 days. erebor bank, a federally chartered U.S. bank, plugged in before mainnet even went live. no token. no bridge. bitcoin stays on bitcoin L1.