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1. Escalation of the U.S.âIran conflict continues: The U.S. military has launched strikes on Iranian facilities for seven straight nights. Iran has retaliated against U.S. forcesâ bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Jordan, one is missing. Brent crude has returned above $88.
2. The U.S. plans to deploy about 100 tankers in the Middle East to expand the scope of military actions against Iranâeither widening operations or further heightening regional tensions and affecting global energy markets.
3. Crypto services for ordinary users that JPMorgan and Coinbase announced nearly a year ago have still not launched.
4. New York crude oilâs off-book (OTC) market breaks above $83, up more than 1.5% on the day. After SpaceX fell below its issuance price, âCathie Woodâ bought the dip again, adding $18.3 million.
5. On-chain signals for Bitcoin suggest the worst period for the bear market may be behind us; historically, this signal has appeared near bottom levels.
6. One year since the U.S. GENIUS Act was passed: the first federal regulatory framework for digital assets has been established. The next step is to advance the CLARITY Act.
7. Google Cloud releases the Always-On Memory Agent, enabling continuous LLM memory integration without using a vector database, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
8. Nearly 2 million Americans remain unemployed for at least half a year; the long-term unemployment rate is approaching its highest level since late 2021.
1. Escalation of the U.S.âIran conflict continues: The U.S. military has launched strikes on Iranian facilities for seven straight nights. Iran has retaliated against U.S. forcesâ bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Jordan, one is missing. Brent crude has returned above $88.
2. The U.S. plans to deploy about 100 tankers in the Middle East to expand the scope of military actions against Iranâeither widening operations or further heightening regional tensions and affecting global energy markets.
3. Crypto services for ordinary users that JPMorgan and Coinbase announced nearly a year ago have still not launched.
4. New York crude oilâs off-book (OTC) market breaks above $83, up more than 1.5% on the day. After SpaceX fell below its issuance price, âCathie Woodâ bought the dip again, adding $18.3 million.
5. On-chain signals for Bitcoin suggest the worst period for the bear market may be behind us; historically, this signal has appeared near bottom levels.
6. One year since the U.S. GENIUS Act was passed: the first federal regulatory framework for digital assets has been established. The next step is to advance the CLARITY Act.
7. Google Cloud releases the Always-On Memory Agent, enabling continuous LLM memory integration without using a vector database, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
8. Nearly 2 million Americans remain unemployed for at least half a year; the long-term unemployment rate is approaching its highest level since late 2021.