Bitcoin surged to $94,625, its highest in three weeks, as positive social sentiment returned, but comments from the Fed on Wednesday could put it back on shaky ground.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has presented four names to the White House, with the list reportedly including former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and frontrunner Kevin Hassett.
Gambling, sports betting, crypto speculation and now online trading are part of a bigger trend of deregulation of vice and the lack of predictable pathways to succeed in the modern world.
Here is a great essay from John Ehrett on what has young men struggling so badly and turning towards so many high risk behviours.…
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