The U.S. just unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs. Here’s how that could affect Fed interest rates, gas prices, and the Iran war
Jennifer Mattson / fastcompany - The latest U.S. jobs report is out and it isn’t pretty. The economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, missing expectations, as unemployment rose to 4.4%, according to data from the Labor Department. Economists had expected 60,000 new jobs in February.“The hea…
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Kazakhstan's Central Bank Will Invest Up to $350 Million in Crypto Assets: Reuters
André Beganski / decrypt - The planned investments represent a sliver of its gold and foreign exchange reserves.
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Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - A $40 billion loan for a single bet on OpenAI. Softbank is taking what the AI industry has been doing for a while to its logical extreme: financing the boom on credit.The article Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake appeared first o…
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China’s rubber-stamp parliament rubber stamps tech independence plan
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Call to do better with chips and put AI everywhere is more than rhetoric because China’s scientists are sprinting ahead China’s government has again made reducing reliance on imported digital technology a major goal.…
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Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks Through $73K Barrier as $1.47B ETF Inflows Spark Rally
Trader Edge / parameter - Bitcoin (BTC) surges past $73K with $1.47B in ETF inflows over two weeks. Peter Brandt sees potential bullish reversal as market sentiment shifts.The post Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks Through $73K Barrier as $1.47B ETF Inflows Spark Rally appeared first on Parame…
- Crypto stocks rally on Bitcoin's surge (1)
- Ethereum jumps on ETFs and short squeeze (1)
- Institutions hold firm; macro and sentiment shift (6)
- OTHER (1)
- Spot ETF inflows spark Bitcoin breakout (2)
Crypto stocks rally on Bitcoin's surge
Ethereum jumps on ETFs and short squeeze
Institutions hold firm; macro and sentiment shift
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Spot ETF inflows spark Bitcoin breakout
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds
abcnews - A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters
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Bitcoin hits one-month high near $72,000 as haven demand rises
Oliver Knight / coindesk - BTC jumped to $71,800 as investors turned to haven assets in light of the escalating Middle East conflict and renewed strength in altcoins.
- Equities, technicals and investor skepticism shape the rally (7)
- Kraken wins Fed master account, speeding institutional money movement (3)
- Middle East tensions send bitcoin skyward, markets react (6)
- Spot ETF flows and big buys drive institutional bitcoin demand (6)
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Equities, technicals and investor skepticism shape the rally
Kraken wins Fed master account, speeding institutional money movement
Middle East tensions send bitcoin skyward, markets react
Spot ETF flows and big buys drive institutional bitcoin demand
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Oil prices surge to 18-month high as Middle East conflict escalates. Here’s what it means for your gas prices
Sam Becker / fastcompany - Oil prices are on the rise, hitting an 18-month high as of Tuesday as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues. The war against Iran, which started in earnest over the past weekend, has disrupted oil and gas shipments in the Midd…
- Bitcoin holds as investors flock to crypto amid market chaos (14)
- Cyberwar escalates: hacks, ops, and warnings reverberate (6)
- Markets rout, FX swings, and Asian market collapses (26)
- Oil shock and shipping fears jolt global energy markets (4)
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Bitcoin holds as investors flock to crypto amid market chaos
Cyberwar escalates: hacks, ops, and warnings reverberate
Markets rout, FX swings, and Asian market collapses
Oil shock and shipping fears jolt global energy markets
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From Mac utilities to AI ecosystem: MacPaw’s next act
Cate Lawrence / tech - Founded in Kyiv in 2008, MacPaw has grown into a global technology company building a digital ecosystem designed to supercharge productivity for Mac users. With an office opened in Boston in 2023 and ...
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Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto
Sam Becker / fastcompany - Forward March? The initial market movements on Monday seem to indicate that’s the case, at least for crypto.On Monday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) was up more than 5%, jumping to more than $69,000 as of 12 p.m. ET from around $65,500 on Sunday afternoon. L…
- Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions. (10)
- Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed. (5)
Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions.
Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed.
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Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market
tomshardware - A 130% surge in combined DRAM and SSD prices by the end of 2026 will push PC prices up 17% compared to 2025 levels and wipe out the sub-$500 PC market.
- AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips (1)
- Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028 (6)
- Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500% (4)
AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips
Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028
Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500%
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MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition
Trader Edge / parameter - MicroStrategy acquired 3,015 bitcoin for $204M, expanding total holdings to 720,737 BTC. The purchase was funded through stock sales and preferred equity.The post MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition appear…
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Bitcoin nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The drop extends a pattern where bitcoin sells off on geopolitical shocks before recovering, as the token's 24/7 liquidity makes it one of the few large assets traders can exit over the weekend.
- Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto. (27)
- Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation. (33)
- Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt. (22)
- OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies. (7)
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Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto.
Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation.
Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt.
OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies.
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Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.1 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline…
- Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge (4)
- Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand (3)
- Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse (1)
- Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches (7)
Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge
Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand
Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse
Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches
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Bitcoin options market signaling “smart money is still paying up for downside protection rather than chasing the pump”
Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - Bitcoin is heading toward its worst February since 2020 and its fifth consecutive month in the red.
- Bitcoin pullback and rebounds: volatile swings amid macro headwinds (5)
- Crackdown and caution: seizures, ATM bans, probes target crypto (3)
- Smart-money hedges: traders buy downside protection amid sell-off (3)
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Bitcoin pullback and rebounds: volatile swings amid macro headwinds
Crackdown and caution: seizures, ATM bans, probes target crypto
Smart-money hedges: traders buy downside protection amid sell-off
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EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers, 6% of Global Workforce
msmash / slashdot - EBay is cutting about 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees, saying the layoffs are needed to align its workforce with strategic priorities. From a report: "We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategi…
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World Economic Forum CEO steps down after appearing in the Epstein files, marking another scandal for WEF
Jude Cramer / fastcompany - Yet another powerful person has stepped down after being named in the Epstein files.Børge Brende, president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), best known for hosting an annual summit of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, has stepped down after a…
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Bitcoin Treasury Company GD Culture May Sell BTC to Buy Back Shares
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Another treasury firm could backtrack on accumulating crypto, with GD Culture eyeing Bitcoin sales as a way to boost its stock price.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana rally as analysts flag pause in ‘10 a.m. dump’ after Jane Street lawsuit
RT Watson / theblock - The rally marks one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks, snapping a steady slide that had pushed bitcoin down sharply from its October highs.
- Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin (2)
- Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced (3)
- ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens (4)
- Short squeeze — Forced liquidations wipe out bearish bets (2)
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Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin
Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced
ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens
Short squeeze — Forced liquidations wipe out bearish bets
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