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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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Jul 15, 2026 / Tyler Durden
UK Adopts 'No Gain, No Loss' Tax Treatment For Crypto Lending And Liquidity Pools
UK Adopts 'No Gain, No Loss' Tax Treatment For Crypto Lending And Liquidity Pools Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs will treat certain disposals involving cryptoasset loans and liquidity pools as “no gain, no loss,” deferring Capital Gains Tax until a user makes an economic disposal of the underlying cryptocurrency. The measure, published Monday, takes effect 6 April 2027 and applies to individuals and trustees who enter cryptoasset loan and liquidity pool arrangements, according to the policy paper.  It amends the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992. The rules cover three scenarios....
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Jun 19, 2026 / Tyler Durden
World Cup: Where's The Beer?
World Cup: Where's The Beer? Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, So far, the World Cup is living up to Gianni Infantino’s (FIFA President) clarion call to “unite the world” (or at least the participating nations therein). Of course, that could quickly change when we get to the knockout stages of the tournament when they're more overwrought emotions and rivalries are more intense. In the meantime, soccer fans from far-flung places are reveling in America’s beauty and bounty. They appreciate America more than Dems, which is not surprising since most Dems are anti-American. There are three...
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Jul 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Fragile US-Iran Interim Peace Deal Tested As 3rd Ship Attack Reignites Hormuz Crisis
Fragile US-Iran Interim Peace Deal Tested As 3rd Ship Attack Reignites Hormuz Crisis Summary:  Three maritime incidents reported on Hormuz in last 24 hours  Another unidentified vessel hit by a Drone IRGC forces hit a Saudi Tanker  IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker, a Saudi crude tanker, and an unidentified vessel in the Hormuz shipping channel in the last 24 hours. Earlier, we reported that a fully loaded Qatari LNG tanker was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg later reported...
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