🚨This trade took a BRUTAL turn. In June, U.S. Democrat Nancy Pelosi disclosed nearly $1.5 MILLION in Intel calls with the stock approaching $110. Once it dropped toward $92, she added more calls and 10,000 shares. Intel then surged to $120 after her buy, before erasing its entire September gains this week and falling below her reported entry levels. The nearly $2 MILLION position is now down -27%.

🚨NEW: ZachXBT says over 87% of inflows to FreedomXMR, a service operating on Hyperliquid Core, are directly linked to ILLICIT activity. Reviewing historical deposits above $10,000, the investigator traced more than $20 MILLION to ransomware, exploits, malware and social engineering, including incidents involving DCENT Wallet, Fetch .ai, Axelar and Gamdom. ZachXBT describes FXMR as a centralized laundering service that emerged in August. He says its administrator sources Monero liquidity from KuCoin, with associated addresses making over 3,000 deposits to the exchange. He has shared the supporting onchain data with the Hyperliquid team.

🚨BULLISH: Bitcoin’s short-term holder profit-taking has cooled after driving the biggest exchange inflows in a year and adding pressure to prices. The activity has now returned to its yearly average, per Glassnode, suggesting the recent wave of sell†ing pressure is easing.

🌍40+ countries in the world now TAX crypto! Here’s every rate: 🇯🇵 Japan: 55% (20% expected from 2028) 🇩🇰 Denmark: 52% 🇩🇪 Germany: 45% (0% if held 1yr+) 🇦🇺 Australia: 45% (50% discount if held 1yr+) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 42% (0% if held 6mo+) 🇺🇸 USA: 37% 🇲🇽 Mexico: 35% 🇹🇭 Thailand: 35% (0% on local exchanges until 2029) 🇫🇮 Finland: 34% 🇮🇹 Italy: 33% 🇮🇪 Ireland: 33% 🇫🇷 France: 31.4% (stablecoins swaps from 2027 if passed) 🇮🇳 India: 30% (+1% TDS) 🇸🇪 Sweden: 30% 🇪🇸 Spain: 30% 🇵🇹 Portugal: 28% (0% if held 1yr+) 🇦🇹 Austria: 27.5% 🇨🇦 Canada: 27% (half of gains taxed) 🇱🇻 Latvia: 25.5% 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 25% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 24% 🇺🇦 Ukraine: 23% 🇧🇷 Brazil: 22.5% (0% under R$35K monthly sales) 🇳🇴 Norway: 22% 🇪🇪 Estonia: 22% 🇵🇱 Poland: 19% 🇿🇦 South Africa: 18% 🇷🇴 Romania: 16% 🇷🇺 Russia: 15% 🇭🇺 Hungary: 15% 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 15% 🇦🇷 Argentina: 15% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 15% (0% if held 3yrs+) 🇭🇷 Croatia: 12% (0% if held 2yrs+) 🇧🇪 Belgium: 10% (first €10K exempt) 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 10% 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 8% 0% tax: 🇰🇷 South Korea (22% from 2027) 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇦🇪 UAE 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 🇧🇲 Bermuda 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇦 Panama 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands 🇧🇧 Barbados Where do you live?👇

🚨UPDATE: Reports that a U.S.-Iran deal is CLOSE are FALSE, according to a diplomat involved in the negotiations. Talks between Washington and Tehran are STILL ONGOING, contradicting earlier reports suggesting a breakthrough was near.

🚨ALERT: WTI crude CRASHED to $96.95, its LOWEST LEVEL in 5 DAYS, falling over 5% from its intraday high as reports signal progress toward a U.S.-Iran deal. NO final deal has been confirmed.

⚡️UPDATE: The U.S. has reportedly APPROVED a proposal presented to Iran by Pakistan's army chief, with Tehran giving its PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT, per Israel's Channel 12. Separately, i24NEWS reports the Trump administration recently came VERY CLOSE to approving a MILITARY STRIKE on Iran. The proposal was submitted TODAY, but its details remain undisclosed.

🚨SCOOP: Trump Accounts could expand to Americans UNDER 40, potentially adding 100 MILLION more people to the program, per Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Brad Gerstner, a key advocate of the initiative, says the expansion could come on top of 70 MILLION children and 3.5 MILLION newborns annually. Gerstner also says Elon Musk is just the "tip of the iceberg" of potential supporters.

🚨JUST NOW: Bitcoin breaks above $83,000.

LATEST: 🇺🇸U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says America must "GROW OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT" while bringing government spending under control. Key takeaways from his recent remarks: U.S. DEBT: Economic growth and tighter government spending are essential to addressing America's debt burden. BOND MARKET: Treasury auctions remain strong, with Bessent saying the U.S. bond market has 'performed well'. ENERGY SHOCK: Bessent links higher interest rates to the recent energy shock but says the U.S. economy is beginning to move past its impact. HOUSING: Higher rates have slowed the housing market, although he expects mortgage rates to 'decline'. FANNIE & FREDDIE: The government could address the ownership of the two mortgage giants next year. TAIWAN: Bessent warns that losing Taiwan's semiconductor supply would be "devastating". IRAN: He claims Iran's currency has collapsed, panic is setting in, and its economy could deteriorate sharply. FRANCE: Bessent says he has seen no financial spillover from France and praised President Macron's economic team. Bessent maintains a POSITIVE outlook on the U.S. economy despite temporary energy price pressures, emphasizing stronger growth, fiscal discipline and stability in financial markets.

⚡️JUST IN: CME Group expands its crypto derivatives empire by launching Bitcoin Cash (bitcoin-cash:native) and Uniswap ($UNI) futures. The move opens MORE regulated trading opportunities for institutional investors, with standard and micro contracts. CME's crypto derivatives already averaged $8.3 BILLION in daily trading volume in H1 2026.

LATEST:🇨🇭Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA APPROVES the country's FIRST spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors. The fund will invest directly in $BTC under Swiss investment fund laws, opening a new regulated investment channel for everyday investors. FINMA also granted an exception to diversification rules, citing Bitcoin's established trading history and high liquidity.

🚨BREAKING: A POWER OUTAGE at Google's London Cloud data center triggers WIDESPREAD disruptions across UK banking and online services, BBC reports. Major services, including Revolut, HSBC, and Royal Mail, were affected, alongside court video links, raising concerns over reliance on cloud infrastructure. Google ($GOOG) says the power issue has been mitigated, but full service recovery is still underway.

🇨🇳 China's yuan hits its STRONGEST level against the US dollar in over 4 YEARS. The currency now trades near 6.68 per dollar, extending an 18-month rally, up 10%. Strong exports and companies converting dollar earnings into yuan are supporting the advance. China's economy also grew 4.5% in Q3, beating expectations & reducing pressure for rate cuts. This makes imports cheaper for China, while its goods become more expensive for overseas buyers.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸America’s emergency oil reserve falls to its LOWEST level in 44 YEARS. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve now holds 282.7 MILLION barrels, the least since October 1982, data from the ‌Department ⁠of Energy shows. The drawdown is part of Washington’s 172M barrel commitment to ease fuel prices amid the Iran war. About 132.5M barrels had already been released as of Oct 16, with bids sought for another 17M.

🔥BULLISH: Tom Lee says $ETH will be "HIGHER than $10,000" in a year.

BREAKING: Brent oil breaks above $110 a barrel for the first time in 5 months, ending its longest run of lower prices since the Iran war began.