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Bessent Said He's the House. The Bond Market Called.

Scott Bessent tripled this week's bond buyback to calm the bond market, and yields ripped higher anyway.

Sep 15, 2026

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The US Tried to Cut Off Iran. Iran Found Bitcoin.

Sanctions pushed Iran's economy into Bitcoin, a president's son rugged his own meme coin in under an hour, and a Bitcoin sidechain got held for ransom by the same hackers who "returned" most of the money.

Sep 15, 2026

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Metaplanet's CEO Just Cashed a $600 Million Check

Metaplanet's leadership paid themselves $600 million through a dilution clause nobody explained, and the third largest Bitcoin treasury company is bleeding trust and price at the same time.

Sep 15, 2026

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Wall Street's New Bitcoin Number: $1.3 Million

Bitwise put a decade-long number on Bitcoin while the market argues over whether the four year cycle even still applies.

Sep 14, 2026

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Bitcoin Is Trading Like Gold. The Bond Market Is Why.

A hacker drained $320 million from Bitcoin's largest sidechain and negotiated a partial return in public, on-chain. Metaplanet's CEO exercised his own options days before a shareholder revolt forced a reversal. Iran is quietly settling trade in Bitcoin and Tether to dodge sanctions. Bitcoin's trading like gold, not tech.

Sep 13, 2026

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2 min read

Bessent Said He's the House. The Bond Market Called.

The US Tried to Cut Off Iran. Iran Found Bitcoin.

Metaplanet's CEO Just Cashed a $600 Million Check

Wall Street's New Bitcoin Number: $1.3 Million

Bitcoin Is Trading Like Gold. The Bond Market Is Why.

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