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Nouriel Roubini: Future of money and payments will feature gradual evolution, not revolution that crypto-grifters promised. Kate Burke, CEO of Offspring global investing, discusses state of investing markets. At the Money: The Finances of Divorce - The Big Picture. Patrick Kilbane and Barry Ritholtz discuss how to work with tax and estate planning professionals. Chris Martensons Renaissance Report will provide a root-cause analysis. The dismantling of the NIH and, with it, likely the dominance in biomedical research that the US has enjoyed for decades gets a lot less attention. Peter Attia, creator of the “Outlive” brand, died last week. Wolf Richter: 3 great hyperinflations of 20th century were WEIMAR post wW1 Hungary Post WW2. Silver will be at new highs within 2 months! Silver will reach new highs in 2 months. The East is now setting the price of commodities, not New York or London. Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy [MSTR] Plunged 77% from its High, Joins our Imploded Stocks. Bitcoin Treasury. Company Strategy. Saylor continued to buy at the cycle top. U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent in November, according to the FHA seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index. House prices rose 1.9 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. China is still trying to stop India from industrializing. The theme of this weeks roundup is “self-inflicted harm by the worlds Great Powers” The U.S., China, and Russia are each showing weakness in their own ways. The longer Europe can support Ukraine, the less Russia will be able. Bitcoin experienced a steep decline over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to approximately $60,000. South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb accidentally sends large amounts of Bitcoin to users. Some recipients reportedly sold the mistakenly credited coins, causing temporary price dislocations on the platform. South Korean exchange mistakenly credited users with 2,000 BTC each instead of a tiny cash reward. Bitcoin-backed loans stopped in May 2023 amid an uptick in regulatory scrutiny toward the industry. Shells reserve life fell to 7.8 years as of end-2025, from 8.9 years in 2024, getting dangerously close to BPs low of 7 years. European LNG imports rose to a record February 31 last& Draternal inconsistencies OB burgl Regulations louder Duterte guiIconWe imported Russias seaborne crude exports hit a record 1.86 million b/d to China in January 2026, up 46% year-on-year. For the first time since November 2024, 100% of Russias ESPO exports were directed to China.