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One of the biggest short squeezes of 2026 came and went quicker than a magician’s vanishing act!

According to the recent report, the $622 billion contraction marks a second consecutive quarterly decline, leaving the market roughly 45% below its October 2025 peak. Because nothing says “I’m feeling lucky” like losing almost half your value in a year.

In a press release that could only be described as a masterpiece of bureaucratic bravado, Duffy declared, “I promised the American people I would hold any state leader accountable for failing to keep them safe from unvetted, unqualified foreign drivers.” He then added, with a flourish, “My message to New York’s far-left leadership is clear: families must be prioritized on American roads.” Quite the orator, our Duffy.

“Growing demand for XRP,” quoth Garlinghouse, “doth drive liquidity cross-chain, opening new paths across ecosystems and expanding the overall market.” One might almost imagine him scribbling this in a fur-lined coat, sipping tea in a cryptic monastery, were it not for the faint whiff of Ethereum’s gas fees in the air.

Total net inflows hit $996 million last week, which is impressive unless you’re comparing it to January’s $1.4 billion. But hey, second best is still better than being in a support group for forgotten crypto projects.

Now, hold onto your hats, because since its grand debut in December 2024, this platform has racked up an eye-watering $1.1 billion in cumulative trading volume. And if that’s not impressive enough, they’ve also managed to charm a staggering 77,000 monthly active users. I mean, who needs traditional DEXs when you’ve got Catapult, right? It’s like the new kid on the block who just stole the spotlight at the school dance.

Oil prices? A rollercoaster so wild, it’s probably got its own theme park. USOIL dropped 11% faster than you can say “market volatility.” One minute it’s $90, the next it’s a five-week low of $80. Spoiler: the traders knew something the rest of us didn’t.

According to local reports, in the past week alone, more than 80 cases of online investment fraud have been logged, with losses surpassing HK$80 million (a staggering $10.2 million). It seems the scammers are getting smarter-or perhaps we’re just getting more gullible-using advanced technologies and artificial intelligence to cook up schemes so believable, even your skeptical Uncle Larry would be tempted to invest. And let’s face it, if Larry can be fooled, what hope do the rest of us have?

This recent positive trend might be at risk, as Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Ghalibaf, has disputed several claims made by the U.S. President.

Under the Howey Test’s stern gaze, the judge found no “common enterprise”-a pillar of securities law. “Where,” he scoffed, “are the shared profits? The ledger shows naught but the plaintiff’s folly.” Thus, the case was struck from the docket.