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Today's world in 2 minutes
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xAI is blocking employees from using Cursor right before a potential acquisition deal drops.
Elon's moving on the AI code editor wars — deal signal.
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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users actively reject Google's AI-first Search experience.
Google's AI overreach is creating real user flight — exit velocity matters.
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Baseten raising $1B at $11B valuation for AI inference — infrastructure layer getting stupid expensive.
Inference is the new picks-and-shovels play for AI gold rush.
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Fireworks AI is hunting $15B valuation — another inference provider hitting unicorn territory fast.
Compute access is the new oil; these valuations say scarcity is real.
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UK just sanctioned Justin Sun's Huobi exchange over Russia sanctions evasion — rails are closing.
Offshore CEX risk just went up; withdrawal windows matter now.
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Bitcoin spot ETFs bleeding — massive outflows while BTC dips below $77k on Iran escalation.
Institutions are rotating out; risk-off signal flashing red.
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Arthur Hayes says forget regulation talk — only fiat liquidity injections actually move bitcoin price.
Watch central bank balance sheets, not SEC announcements.
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Someone just provably burned $8.2M in Bitcoin on-chain — no one knows why yet.
Massive deliberate burn; watch for protocol signal or coordinated move.
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Fed Governor admits Iran war uncertainty is now bigger than tariff uncertainty for markets.
Geopolitical risk premium just officially overtook trade war fears.
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Trump admin rolled out new green card policy — immigration arbitrage window just shifted.
Visa pathway changed; check your residency optionality today.