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If you’re hunting for the truth about where to bet your Bitcoin, don’t look at the glossy banners on affiliate sites. Look at the guy on Reddit who just lost a five-figure parlay on a Tuesday afternoon or the girl who’s been waiting three days for a Litecoin withdrawal. Reddit is basically the last frontier of semi-honest feedback in this industry. While the rest of the internet is plastered with “Top 10” lists that are clearly just paid advertisements, the degens on subreddits like r/Cortex_Official usually tell it like it is. If a site is “selective” about paying out big…

The developer behind the fast-growing open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw has confirmed that any mention of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies on its Discord server can lead to removal.In a Saturday post on X, a user revealed that they were blocked from OpenClaw’s Discord simply for referencing Bitcoin block height as a timing mechanism in a multi-agent benchmark. In response, OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger confirmed the action, writing that members had accepted “strict server rules” upon joining and that the community maintains a “no crypto mention whatsoever” policy. OpenClaw confirms ban on crypto. Source: SteinbergerSteinberger later agreed to re-add the user,…

The wheat complex is in rally mode so far on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are posting 13 to 14 cent gains at the midday portion of the session. KC HRW futures are 12 to 13 1/4 cents higher on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is 7 to 8 cents in the green at middayExport sales data from this morning showed 287,974 MT of wheat sold in the week of 2/12, on the lower end of the 250,000 MT and 600,000 MT range of estimates. That was down 40.99% from last week and a 45.94% drop from the same week last year.…

The Supreme Court has struck down President Trump’s tariffs. In a 170-page decision and a 6-3 vote, the court ruled that Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was not lawful.  The case addressed whether the executive could leverage IEEPA’s emergency authority to set broad, economy-wide tariff duties in response to threats like trade deficits and cross-border drug trafficking.   Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a majority that included Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson, Gorsuch and Barrett, emphasized that Article I of the Constitution gives “Congress alone … the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.”   The Court found that while IEEPA authorizes the President…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have posted five consecutive weeks of net outflows, with investors pulling roughly $3.8 billion from the products over the period.During last week, the funds recorded about $315.9 million in net outflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The biggest weekly withdrawal during this 5-week streak occurred in the week ending Jan. 30, when spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded about $1.49 billion in net outflows.The net weekly outflows come as some sessions posted inflows. On Friday, Bitcoin ETFs saw about $88 million in inflows, but they were outweighed by larger redemption days earlier in the week.…

A slowing growth backdrop paired with sticky inflation is reigniting concerns about a mild stagflationary tilt in the U.S. economy — not a recession, but a more uncomfortable mix of decelerating output and persistent price pressures that complicates the Federal Reserve’s policy path.     Real GDP decelerated sharply to a 1.4% annual rate in Q4 2025, well below the 2.8% consensus and down from 4.4% in Q3, even as key measures of inflation remained stuck near 3% and real disposable income stalled, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  The Q4 gain was driven by consumer spending and investment, partly offset by declines in government…

Soybeans were down 3 to 4 cents in the front months, as Marc was up 4 ½ cents this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 7 1/2 cents at $10.76 1/2. Soymeal futures were up $5 to $5.30 in the front months, with March up  60 ents this week. Soy Oil futures were down 70 to 75 points with March up 184 points this week. We are closing in on the final week for the crop insurance spring base price discovery, with the average November soybean close during February at $11.03 so far. This is up 49 cents from…

Key Takeaways Crypto red envelopes are technically possible, but legality and accessibility depend heavily on local regulations and wallet compatibility. Volatility and transaction fees can affect the final value of a crypto hongbao, making stablecoins a more predictable option. While digital tokens modernize the tradition and enable cross-border gifting, security risks and regulatory uncertainty remain key considerations. As families across Asia prepare to usher in the Year of the Horse in 2026, a centuries-old Lunar New Year tradition is colliding with digital finance: the red envelope. Known as hongbao in Mandarin, the practice of gifting cash in red packets has…

APIA, Samoa, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, has announced its integration for the full suite of Ondo Finance tokenized equities. This positions the platform at the forefront of the Real-World Asset (RWA) revolution, offering its 10 million global users seamless exposure to a comprehensive lineup of 14 blue-chip traditional assets in a tokenized format. The expanded offering encompasses a diverse range of market leaders, including technology giants such as NVIDIA (NVDAon), Tesla (TSLAon), Apple (AAPLon), and Amazon (AMZNon), alongside foundational financial instruments like the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQon) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPYon).…

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against accusations from what he called “anonymous accounts” that the company misled investors about its Bitcoin strategy and disclosures.Critics on X have argued that Metaplanet delayed or withheld price‑sensitive information about large Bitcoin (BTC) purchases and options trades funded with shareholder capital, obscured losses from its derivatives strategy and failed to fully disclose key terms of its BTC‑backed borrowings. In a detailed X post on Friday, Gerovich argued that Metaplanet promptly reported all Bitcoin purchases, option strategies and borrowings, and that critics were misreading its financial statements rather than uncovering misconduct.September buys and disclosuresGerovich said…