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Your Bank Is Becoming A Casino: River CEO Frames Bitcoin As The Alternative
Your Bank Is Becoming A Casino: River CEO Frames Bitcoin As The Alternative
Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine,
Bitcoin 2026 speaker Alex Leishman used his Nakamoto Stage talk, titled “We’re Not Fixing Money to Build More Casinos,” to deliver a sharp warning that modern finance is drifting toward a gambling model and away from basic banking.
Leishman, CEO of River, said the American dream feels out of reach for many people as housing costs rise, student debt lingers, and wages lag, and argued that this pressure helps explain why prediction markets and...
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Via The Cradle
The Iranian military denied on Monday being behind the recent attack which hit a desalination plant in Kuwait, labeling the strike a US-Israeli false-flag operation aimed at "destabilizing and destroying the region."
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Feb 28, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Federal Judge Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data With ICE
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Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
A federal judge on Feb. 26 ruled that the IRS acted illegally by disclosing taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The IRS in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the IRS erred when it shared the taxpayer information with ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of an agreement between the two agencies in a bid to identify illegal...
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Jun 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Britain's Borrowing Outlook Darkens As Energy Shock Deepens
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Via City AM,
The OBR says it underestimated the fiscal damage from the 2022 energy shock and will apply those lessons to the latest Middle East-driven price surge.
Higher oil and gas prices could increase UK borrowing through debt interest, welfare payments, and pressure on departmental budgets.
The Bank of England has warned that a severe energy shock could push inflation above 6% and force tighter monetary policy.
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