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New York — Bitcoin BTC$65,503.53 isn’t just a hedge against inflation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, but against something more disruptive: deflation driven by technological acceleration.In a conversation with Anthony Pompliano at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York, Wood argued that traditional financial systems are unprepared for a coming “productivity shock” powered by artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other exponential technologies. That shock, she said, will push prices down rapidly, upend legacy business models, and create what she called “deflationary chaos.”“If these technologies are so deflationary, it’s going to be tough for the traditional world — used to…

March Nymex natural gas (NGH26) on Tuesday closed down by -0.023 (-0.73%). March nat-gas prices moved lower for a third session on Tuesday and posted a 4-week nearest-futures low.  Forecasts of above-average US temperatures, which will reduce nat-gas heating demand, are weighing on prices.  The Commodity Weather Group said Tuesday that warmer-than-normal weather is expected over most of the US, excluding the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, through February 19. Projections for higher US nat-gas production are also bearish for prices.  The EIA on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 109.97 bcf/day from last month’s estimate…

Companies in the S&P 500 achieving double-digit sales growth while improving profit margins include Palantir, Micron, Boeing and Alphabet.

Lubit, the pioneer in energy price prediction markets, today announced the world’s first dedicated marketplace for predictive energy markets. Announced at E-world, Europe’s premier energy trade fair, Lubit launches prediction markets for global energy.   The Lubit team will be at booth number 4H123 at E-world.  Pre-launch signup at lubit.com/coming-soon.   Prediction markets have historically been focused on one-time events, like election outcomes or questions like “will it rain tomorrow”, but Lubit reframes this theory for repeating predictions – seeing markets as incentivised aggregators of information – across multiple energy traders prediction models, aggregated into a prediction of the future…

U.S. jobs growth sizably strengthened in the first month of 2026.There were 130,000 jobs added in January, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for 70,000 jobs added, up from jobs growth of 48,000 in December.The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% versus forecasts for 4.4% and December’s 4.4%.Trading in a tight range close to $69,000 for much of the week, bitcoin BTC$66,976.07 had dipped back to the $67,000 area in the hours prior to the report. In the immediate aftermath of the strong data, bitcoin rose to $67,500, though still down 2%…

“We’re only breaking even because of rising HOA fees in this state.”

Three hundred bucks, some paperwork, and you’re officially a motor carrier. But insurance, that was supposed to be different. That was supposed to be the moment where someone who actually understood risk sat across from you and asked the hard questions: Are you serious about this, or are you just playing trucker? That moment doesn’t exist anymore for large parts of the market. And for the first time, we have data that shows exactly where the gate failed, who’s holding it open, and what it’s costing everyone else. Insurance was trucking’s last real barrier to entry. In key parts of…

AlphaTON Capital Corp (Nasdaq: ATON) (the “Company”), a global leader in hyperscaling Telegram’s 1 billion users globally through vertically integrating software, middleware and confidential AI infrastructure designed for the Telegram super-app, today announced changes to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the election of F. Daniel Siciliano as a new independent director, effective immediately. Mr. Siciliano’s election coincides with the resignation of Steven Mintz, who notified the Board of his decision to step down on February 5, 2026, effective February 6, 2026. The Company expressed its gratitude to Mr. Mintz for his service…

About a week ago, bitcoin BTC$69,041.32 dropped more than 10% in a day to around $60,000 before rebounding to $70,000 in recent days. The question is, did the slide mark “capitulation,” when holders panic-sell at a loss, exhaust bearish pressure and set the stage for a new bull run? The futures market says no, suggesting there’s scope for another leg lower, according to Amberdata’s director of derivatives, Greg Magadini.”[The] lack of ‘reaction’ in the futures basis doesn’t make me confident we hit a true CAPITULATION moment,” Magadini said in a market note Monday.Magadini is referring to how futures typically trade…

“I’ll fund $500,000 of that from the sale of my current house.”