According to the Total crypto liquidation chart data, the majority of the losses came from long traders, signaling widespread panic and a sharp risk-off sentiment. The entire week was filled with liquidations, with amounts close to $23 billion collectively wiped out from October 10th to October 17th. 🧨
According to a dutiful filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated October 16, 2025, the aforementioned firm has boldly established a new stake in the IEF, purchasing around 26,550 shares. As someone who regularly finds himself vexed by the enigma of both markets and human behavior, I can’t help but admire the audacity of this investment. This marks the fund’s foray into IEF, nudging their collection of reportable positions up to an impressive 192. Imagine the paper clutter!
For the customary seer, like the Cardano chap prognosticating hordes of 500 million to a billion new souls, or the ever-dramatic Raoul Pal envisioning four billion devotees by 2030-alas, their estimates wallow in the mire of quantification! As of mid-2025, global crypto pilgrims numbered a paltry 580 to 660 million, a figure as elusive as a ghost in the moonlight. 😂
According to our friends at S&P Global Market Intelligence-a trusty yet droll companion in financial intelligence-shares of Bloom Energy have dramatically soared a staggering 32.5% from the hushed trading of last Friday to the theatrical curtain of Thursday’s trading session.
According to the ever-reliable Reuters, Laos is feeling a bit nostalgic about contributing to industries that actually-get this-contribute to economic growth. No more feeding the insatiable energy beast that is crypto mining. Instead, Laos wants to use its electricity to fuel sectors like AI, electric vehicles (because who needs a gas-guzzler?), and even metal refining. Just a little more productive, wouldn’t you say?
Chainlink (LINK), a formidable giant among oracle services in the vast crypto cosmos, plummeted nearly 21% in a single day, a cacophony of sell-offs reverberating through the sector, much to the bewilderment of its holders. But pray, fear not! For with a slight rebound in its fortunes, the narrative remains intriguingly tangled-like a plot twist crafted by a mischievous imp. Shall we delve deeper into this unfolding tale?
Cryptocurrencies lack one thing compared to stocks: cash flow. These digital currencies may excite investors, but they are no more than gambles on whether other investors will buy alongside you, driving up the price along with it. For this reason, cryptocurrencies are incredibly risky compared to most stocks you can buy that are anchored to the annual cash flows generated by an underlying business.
High yields, while intoxicating to a weary investor, often mask the dark underbelly of their issuing companies’ predicaments-apparent salvation can swiftly morph into a siren’s song leading one to the depths of despair. In the light of such revelations, should one dare purchase the three highest dividend-paying stocks within this esteemed index?
Consider the numbers, if you dare: $130 billion conjured from the void in fiscal year 2024, compared to the paltry $27 billion of two years prior. It is the sort of arithmetic that makes one question the fabric of reality itself. But let us not dwell on mortal concerns. The true revelation arrives via Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Nvidia’s Vulcan to its Prometheus – the unseen smith forging celestial fire into silicon.
The 1-hour chart reveals a clear breakdown from the $112,000 level, with strong selling momentum dominating recent sessions. While a brief period of sideways consolidation has emerged near the $103,000 level, the price action remains highly reactive to sell-side pressure. 🦴💸