Tagged: analysis
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OpinionSouth Korea Blocks 27 Crypto Exchanges, Including BitMart and KuCoin
South Korea has blocked 27 offshore crypto exchanges, BitMart and KuCoin among them, CoinDesk reported on October 13, 2026. The regulators are no longer stopping at app stores.
OpinionS&P Global Puts a Risk Score on $10 Billion of Crypto Lending Vaults
S&P Global has extended its ratings machinery into one of the least supervised corners of digital asset finance.
OpinionMaryland Would Freeze Data Centers Rather Than Price Electricity
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said on Thursday, September 17, 2026, that he would "absolutely sign" a statewide moratorium on new data center development if the General Assembly sent him one.
OpinionThe DOJ Just Turned Every State Agency Into an Immigration Reporting Desk
On Tuesday, September 2, 2026, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion that reverses a reading of federal law that stood for nearly thirty years.
OpinionIraq's $15 Billion Bet on Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
Reuters reported on Monday, August 17, that Iraq is studying the reconstruction of an oil export pipeline running west through Syria to the Mediterranean, a project two sources with knowledge of the plan put at four…
OpinionThe Reindustrialization Gamble and the Cost of Decades Lost
Anthony Pompliano published a sharp summary of the American reindustrialization thesis on April 18, 2025, built around a podcast conversation with media mogul Barry Diller.
OpinionAI Capital Spending Hits Record Highs and Wall Street Keeps Buying the Dip
Meta Platforms raised its 2025 capital expenditure guidance to $60-65 billion on July 30, up from a prior estimate of $53-55 billion. The stock dipped in after-hours trading, then recovered.
OpinionRobinhood Crypto Revenue Drops 38 Percent as Retail Traders Move On
Robinhood Markets reported second-quarter earnings on July 29, 2026, beating Wall Street estimates on revenue and profit. The stock still fell 4% in after-hours trading.
OpinionAI Errors Infiltrate Federal Court Transcripts
On July 24, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a per curiam opinion in Scott v. Collier that contained an unusual addendum.
OpinionThe UN Admits the War on Drugs Is Failing
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its 2026 World Drug Report in June, and the data tell a story that drug warriors have spent five decades trying to suppress.
OpinionAkash Network Pitches the Homenode Thesis, Betting Personal GPUs Will Power AI
On July 9, 2026, decentralized cloud computing platform Akash Network published what it calls the "Homenode Thesis" on X, outlining a future where individuals run GPU hardware at home, use it for their own AI…
OpinionGlobal Wealth Tax Fails Before It Starts
On June 25, 2026, Reason published an analysis dismantling the latest push for a coordinated global wealth tax, an idea that resurfaces every few years with fresh academic backing and the same fatal flaw.