The U.S. economy is heading straight for a wall. All signs point to a recession in 2025. It’s not even subtle. Economists, analysts, and market watchers are connecting the dots, and the picture isn’t pretty.

The Walmart Recession Signal is screaming danger. This signal tracks Walmart’s stock price against the S&P Global Luxury Index, and guess what? It’s at its highest point since the world shut down in 2020.

Walmart shares jumped a whopping 83% this year, while luxury goods stocks flatlined.

Hailey Welch has sent out a message on X weeks after going silent. Welch, of the famous Talk Tuah podcast, disappeared from social media after rug-pulling the HAWK token on live stream. 

Hailey Welch has responded to warnings about a class action lawsuit for rug-pulling the HAWK token. In the past 24 hours, court filings surfaced that represented claims on behalf of buyers of the HAWK meme token. 

After almost a day of waiting, Welch responded with a message that she was fully committed to coo

France’s banking giant, Groupe BPCE, is reportedly set to roll out Bitcoin investment services for its massive customer base of 35 million.

This is done through Hexarq, BPCE’s crypto-focused subsidiary, with a fully licensed operation backed by France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). By 2025, BPCE will give its clients access to buy, sell, and hold crypto directly within its Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne networks.

Hexarq is one of the few financial inst

Tesla’s stock is on a ride so wild it could make Bitcoin blush. The company’s valuation sits at $1.4 trillion, placing it as the eighth most valuable business in the world. That’s higher than most countries’ GDP. But here’s the thing: Tesla’s forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 131.7. The S&P 500’s average? A mere 21.6.

Analysts say to justify this nosebleed-level valuation in 2025, Tesla needs more than buzzwords and Elon Musk’s Twitter antics. It has to deliver actual results, starting w

Achieved over 1,400 TPS with the operation of more than 1,000 nodes and 32 multi-shards.

Sustained an average processing time of under 3 seconds in a 1,400 TPS environment.

Successfully demonstrated large-scale high-speed processing for the first time with 32 multi-shards operating in a fully decentralized environment.

[Test monitor display showcasing 1,473 TPS achieved in an environment with 1,047 nodes and 32 multi-shards]

Bloom Technology, a blockchain development company, has successfull

Transak will add a batch of 11 meme tokens for direct access. The payment service will expand purchasing opportunities for some of the hottest assets to rally in 2024. 

Transak, one of the widely used on-ramps for Web3 users, will add 11 meme tokens. The decision signals wide-spreading recognition for the new asset class. Meme tokens have been added cautiously to major services, while easily grabbing the attention of social media users. 

Transak started out with the most liquid memes, includin

The US stock market is about to hit an insane milestone today: $6.6 trillion in options contracts will expire, the largest in history, and it’s not even close. For context, the previous record from December 2020 was $4.8 trillion.

So what happens when this much money is on the table? Volatility and chaos that could destabilize crypto markets some more.

Source: The Kobeissi Letter

The Nasdaq is already down over 6% in just five days. The Volatility Index, or $VIX, has doubled this week. Inves

The cryptocurrency market continues to gain momentum as blockchain technology advances, offering faster transactions, innovative applications, and groundbreaking integrations across industries. In 2025, three cryptocurrencies—Solana (SOL), Bonk, and **Lightchain AI ($LCAI)**—are emerging as strong contenders for the next big crypto rally. Among these, Lightchain AI is making waves with its cutting-edge blockchain-AI integration and its highly anticipated Lightchain AI Presale. This presale is ge

The Federal Reserve revealed its rhythm for 2025: just two rate cuts. In a recent interview, Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said they are “very comfortable” with the decision.

The Fed’s latest decision to drop the federal funds rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.5% capped off three back-to-back reductions this year. But those days of aggressive action? Over.

“Now I feel we’ve got that recalibration phase behind us,” Daly said. “We’re in the next phase: looking at

Months after coming in and out of courtrooms, Roman Storm, the co-founder of Tornado Cash, told a federal judge in the US that his criminal charges should be dropped. This is after an appeals court said that the platform’s smart contracts should not have been punished.

Roman Storm said that the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) went beyond its authority when it sanctioned Tornado Cash’s smart contracts.

He also added that the court’s decision “clearly affects” his charge of co

Wall Street’s AI dream might be cracking under pressure, and 2025 could be the year it all cools off. Nvidia’s August stock collapse painted a grim picture, even though it came on the heels of a blockbuster earnings report.

CEO Jensen Huang mentioned a small production glitch with Nvidia’s new chip. It was resolved quickly, but the damage was done. Shares tanked in minutes, only to recover when investors realized they had overreacted.

The sentiment isn’t isolated. Top voices in AI have been se

Worldcoin, a digital identity project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is under regulatory scrutiny in Germany for its handling of biometric data. The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) has concluded its investigation into the project, demanding compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

BayLDA’s investigation, initiated in 2023, centered on Worldcoin’s flagship technology, World ID. The company’s tech uses iris biometrics to

The Federal Reserve has turned into its own worst enemy, and Bitcoin is caught in the storm. Imagine a pilot, mid-flight, deciding to wing it with no clear destination. That’s Jerome Powell and his crew at the Federal Reserve right now.

They’ve spent the past year stomping on inflation with relentless rate hikes, only to suddenly flip the script with a quarter-point rate cut this week. Predictably, the market went into full meltdown mode, dragging Bitcoin down to $95,000.

And we keep hearing t

The curtains are drawing on 2024, and investors are already looking forward to what 2025 will bring. Crypto and stock market enthusiasts had a bitter time for the most part of the year, but recent rallies have made 2024 a little bit “palatable.” 

Recent reports show tech stocks, fueled by large-cap companies, have dominated Wall Street. The Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ) has soared 150% over the past five years, outpacing the Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), which rose only 47%. 

Meanwhile, the banki

Imagine waking up in an America where Bitcoin and Dogecoin replace the dollar. The president tweets, “Bye-bye Federal Reserve,” while Elon Musk, holding a Dogecoin plushie, declares the dawn of a new financial era.

Yes this is a fantasy, but it’s one that feels disturbingly possible with Donald Trump back in the White House and Elon pulling strings from the inside.

Elon’s ideas, Trump’s actions 

Trump, always one to shake up the system, seems bent on making the U.S. the “crypto capital of the

Bitcoin has continued its downward spiral as prices crashed to $93,000 early Friday. At one point, it even dipped to $92,808.07, a brutal 9% fall within 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. Now analysts are predicting that $90,000 might be next in line.

Days earlier, the apex crypto smashed past $108,000, making its fourth all-time high in a row, only to plummet back to earth as bearish momentum overwhelmed the market.

The trigger? A cocktail of nervous investors, shaky equity markets, and a Federal

Ethereum’s gas limit may be raised from 30 million to 40 million to lower transaction fees by 15-33%. Supporters of the proposition argue it will boost dApp efficiency, while critics warn it could cause centralization and network strain.

Ethereum is in an important debate within its community. The focus is on whether or not to raise the gas limit, the maximum amount of gas that can be used per block. The debate is about reducing transaction fees and improving the network’s efficiency.

While th

The Hawk Tuah girl, Haliey Welch, achieved fame from a 7 seconds street video clip. She packed her bags, quit her job, and moved to LA, California, to become a celebrity. It looks like she has had to pack her bags back as quickly as she came. 

Here is a quick timeline: a Hawk Tuah video, a bunch of podcasts and high-end parties, a crypto project, a court case, and a disappearing act. It looks like all fun and games until investors realize this is how every celebrity-backed memecoin or crypto pr

One of the most widely watched meme token traders, sbfonchain.sol, is back to buying. This time, the risk-taking wallet holder accumulated FARTCOIN, the hottest meme created by an AI agent. 

The wallet of sbfonchain.sol now contains FARTCOIN, a trending crossover between memes and AI agents. The asset, created based on the ideas of an AI model, has acquired cult status in the past month, reaching a series of all-time highs. 

The sbfonchain.sol wallet spent 19,103 SOL, averaging into FARTCOIN i