The Strait of Hormuz Reopened and Oil Barely Moved Because It Already Had
Brent crude traded at $80 on June 18, the day the Strait of Hormuz formally…
June 19, 2026
Trump Spent Two Years Trying to Get Rate Cuts – The Attempt Is Why He Cannot Have Them
Here is a problem that nobody in power ever seems to fully account for. The…
Warsh Spoke and Bitcoin Lost $1,600 in Real Time
Kevin Warsh held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in his first FOMC meeting. That part…
Warsh Killed the Rate Cut and Now Markets Are Pricing a 58% Chance of a Hike by December
The rate hold was priced at 97% before the meeting opened. Nobody was watching the…
June 17, 2026
The Iran Deal Has a 60-Day Clock and Bitcoin Does Not Know It Yet
Oil fell 5% on the Iran deal. Brent dropped to $83. WTI slid under $80.…
The UK Wants to Ban Social Media for Children – Durov Says It Will Make Things Worse
The UK government wants to ban social media for children under 16. Every platform will…
June 16, 2026
Bybit, Binance, and Bitget Canceled SpaceX on IPO Day – Hyperliquid Did $1.4 Billion Without Owning a Single Share
SpaceX opened at $150 on June 12, roughly 12% above its $135 IPO price. By…
The Iran War Is Over and the Three Things That Trapped Bitcoin Since February Just Broke
On June 14, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “The Deal with the Islamic Republic…
June 15, 2026
Bitcoin Just Got 10% Easier to Mine and Some of the Miners Who Left Are Now Running AI
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped 10.09% on June 13 at block 953,568, falling from 138.96 trillion…
Trump Said He Ended the War – Iran Says the Strait Is Still Closed
On Friday morning, Trump said he had ended the war with Iran and that a…