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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

Bitcoin slides to $65,000 in weekend sell-off, with solana, XRP, dogecoin down 6%

6 days / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

Bitcoin Rebound Stalls at $65K as Stocks Fall and Gold Rises

7 days / decrypt / Stacy Elliott

Bitcoin's rebound cancelled as U.S. stocks fall, gold surges, amid mounting macro risks

7 days / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Bitcoin Crashed 50% in 4 Months. Fidelity Says That’s a Good Thing

7 days / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) falls 4.2%, leading index lower

7 days / coindesk / CoinDesk Indices


Crackdown and caution: seizures, ATM bans, probes target crypto

Senate Democrats urge AG Bondi and Treasury Sec. Bessent to probe Binance amid sanctions concerns

7 days / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Minnesota Weighs Total Ban on Bitcoin and Crypto ATMs

7 days / decrypt / André Beganski

US strike force freezes and seizes over $580 million in crypto tied to Chinese crime networks

7 days / theblock / Brian Danga


Smart-money hedges: traders buy downside protection amid sell-off

Bitcoin options market signaling “smart money is still paying up for downside protection rather than chasing the pump”

7 days / sherwood / Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy

Bitcoin options traders bet on $90K rebound as analysts flag early signs of market base forming

7 days / theblock / James Hunt

Bitcoin falls with ether, solana while decred, AI-linked tokens advance

7 days / coindesk / Omkar Godbole


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Bitcoin is heading toward its worst February since 2020 and its fifth consecutive month in the red. https://sherwood.news/crypto/bitcoin-options-market-signaling-smart-money-is-still-paying-up-for-downside/

7 days / bsky / @sherwood.news / sherwood.news

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Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”

Scharon Harding / arstechnica - Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.


Inside Netflix's rethink: strategic relief or missed opportunity?

Some extended thoughts on Netflix walking away from Warner Bros... https://spyglass.org/netflix-warner-bros-paramount-deal/

7 days / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Netflix could be streaming media’s most victorious loser

7 days / ft

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7 days / spyglass / John Gruber


Paramount's superior bid seals deal; Netflix steps aside

Netflix Ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery After Paramount's Offer is Deemed Superior

7 days / slashdot / msmash

Netflix Swipes Left on Warner Bros. After Paramount Swoops In

7 days / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Netflix isn’t buying Warner Bros after all, as Paramount swoops in

7 days / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey


Regulators and Ellison’s empire: what Paramount would control

California to Paramount: Assimilate This

7 days / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Everything Larry and David Ellison Will Control If Paramount Buys Warner Bros.

7 days / wired / Manisha Krishnan


Trading floors cheer: stocks bounce after Netflix exits WBD

Netflix walks away from Warner Bros. — and investors love it

7 days / qz / Shannon Carroll

Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer

7 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Paramount (PSKY) Shares Surge as Netflix Exits Warner Bros Discovery Bidding War

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Netflix loses the war for Warner Bros., Wall Street sees a win

7 days / sherwood / Matt Phillips

Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”

7 days / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Netflix stock price rises along with Paramount while WBD falls. How the merger shakeup is impacting markets

7 days / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus


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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance’s merger agreement is now official. Paramount and WBD expect the deal to close in the third quarter of this year. Read more from @emroth08.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

7 days / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Stock: Soars 20% Following $110B Warner Bros Acquisition Deal

7 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

California to Paramount: Assimilate This

7 days / bsky / @io9.com / io9.com

Paramount Skydance’s sprawling media empire will get a major boost if the deal gets approved. www.wired.com/story/everyt...

7 days / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger

7 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Some extended thoughts on Netflix walking away from Warner Bros...

7 days / bsky / @mgsiegler.com / mgsiegler.com

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7 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

"Paramount poised to become the new owner of WBD, ... DC Comics...the HBO Max streaming service and cable channels CNN and TBS." This antitrust violation is in aid of right-wing technocrats who have seized Paramount. They will turn these media

7 days / bsky / @johnshirley2024.bsky.social / johnshirley2024.bsky.social

Leaked audio: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav tells employees Paramount deal felt 'whiplash-y'

7 days / reddit / /u/cmaia1503

CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: "It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio"

7 days / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

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Duolingo shares plunge 23% after weak 2026 bookings forecast

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Duolingo forecast first-quarter and full-year bookings below analyst estimates as it shifts strategy toward faster user growth, a move it said will weigh on bookings growth and profitability this year. The company’s shares dropped more than 23% in after-h…

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Duolingo Bets on User Growth to Outpace AI Disruption

7 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Duolingo Stock Plunges 20% Following Strategic Shift and Wave of Analyst Downgrades

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Duolingo stock is falling off a cliff, continuing a dramatic collapse. You can’t just blame that ‘AI first’ memo

7 days / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Duolingo shares plunge 23% after weak 2026 bookings forecast

7 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Duolingo Shares Plunge 23% on Disappointing 2026 Bookings Forecast

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 19874 / 5 stories in 7 days


Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the real reasons predate the hype

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Jack Dorsey blames AI for cutting nearly half of Block's workforce. But a closer look at the company's history of overhiring and structural problems tells a different story.The article Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the rea…


Breaking: Block slashes staff 40%, Dorsey defends AI pivot

Dorsey swings the axe at Block in “extreme step” to “replace human labor with compute power”

7 days / sherwood / Matt Phillips

Block Lays Off 4,000 (of 10,000) Employees

7 days / cnbc / John Gruber

Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

7 days / arstechnica / Peter Wells and Akila Quinio, Financial Times

Jack Dorsey says AI is driving Block's massive layoffs as 4,000+ roles are cut

7 days / techspot

Morning Minute: Jack Dorsey Slashes 40% of Block's Jobs Due to AI

7 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

How Jack Dorsey Explained Cutting Almost Half of Block’s Staff

7 days / wsj / Ben Dummett

Jack Dorsey’s Block to slash staff by 40% over AI progress

7 days / semafor / Tom Chivers


Corporate fallout: CFOs and finance teams rethink operations

Block job cuts prompt CFO AI questions

7 days / paymentsdive / Adam Zaki


Critics: ‘AI excuse’ covers COVID-era overhiring and restructuring

Dorsey’s ‘AI Transformation’ Triggers Block Surge And ‘AI Washing’ Skepticism

7 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Jack Dorsey’s Block Cut Half Its Staff, and He Says Other Tech Firms Will Follow Soon

7 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Block's 24% Stock Jump Will Cost More Jobs Than Its AI Ever Could

7 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Jack Dorsey's Block lays off 4,000 and blames AI. Is it just a convenient excuse?

7 days / qz / Catherine Baab

Jack Dorsey makes a grim prediction about the future of work as he lays off 4,000 Block employees in AI push

7 days / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

Opinion: Block's layoffs might just be the biggest story of a tumultuous week. Here's why

7 days / cnbc

Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the real reasons predate the hype

7 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian


Markets roar: stock surges, futures fall, analysts upgrade

Block (XYZ) Receives Upgraded Price Targets Following Major Workforce Restructuring

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Stock Futures Tumble as Block’s Massive AI-Driven Layoffs Shake Wall Street

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Netflix drops its WBD bid, Block layoffs, Anthropic's DOD deadline and more in Morning Squawk

7 days / cnbc

Block soars after announcing 40% workforce cut amid AI push

7 days / sherwood / Hyunsoo Rim


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Jack Dorsey’s Block Cut Half Its Staff, and He Says Other Tech Firms Will Follow Soon https://gizmodo.com/jack-dorseys-block-cut-half-its-staff-and-he-says-other-tech-firms-will-follow-soon-2000727594

7 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

In a 600-word X post, Jack Dorsey justifies his decision to lay off 40% of Block’s workforce

7 days / fastcompany / Pavithra Mohan

Jack Dorsey’s Block to slash staff by 40% over AI progress www.semafor.com/article/02/2...

7 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

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