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As of February 23, 2026, Bitcoin volatility remains a central point for the market. Charts today showed a high-impact move as BTC dropped from the $67,000 level. Despite this pressure, Bitcoin is currently defending the $65,000 floor. At the same time, the new crypto protocol Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has confirmed significant roadmap progress. Many investors […]

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The financial landscape of January 2026 has transitioned from the “higher-for-longer” anxiety of previous years into a sophisticated “neutral” era where cash management is no longer a passive endeavor. With the Federal Reserve having established a benchmark federal funds rate in the 3.5% to 3.75% range as of its December 2025 meeting, investors are navigating […]

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Bitcoin’s latest price action has turned decisively lower, with the asset slipping beneath key short-term support levels and dragging the broader crypto market with it. Selling pressure accelerated during peak trading hours, triggering a wave of long liquidations across major derivatives exchanges. Ether and several large-cap altcoins followed suit, reinforcing the risk-off tone. Market depth […]

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Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Don’t be afraid to make a big sports prediction about something 15 years in the future—if you’re wrong, no one will care; if you’re right, you’ll look like a genius. We’ve got a jam-packed newsletter for you all this week, covering everything from Eileen Gu to […]

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From a press release by Daniel A. Horwitz (Horwitz Law, PLLC), who prevailed in the case; I’ve worked with him before and generally quite trust his work (plus I looked through the source material myself as well): Following a multi-month prior restraint that forbade local citizen Glenn Whiting and his affiliated entity Liberty Property Services […]

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Over at The Dispatch, I have a new piece on the State of the Union address and why the justices should stay home. After President Obama caused a stir by criticizing the Court for its Citizens United decision during the State of the Union address, I wrote an article on presidential criticisms of the judiciary […]

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In NFIB v. Sebelius, the votes were unusual. Five justices held that the ACA’s mandate could not be supported by Congress’s commerce powers. Five justices also held that under the best reading of the statute, the penalty enforcing the ACA’s mandate cannot be construed as a valid exercise of the taxing power. Chief Justice Roberts, however, […]

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A new war of choice? It’s become increasingly evident that the United States is preparing for a possible war with Iran. Reports differ on what, exactly, is being contemplated. Some suggest a prolonged war. Others hint at the possibility of a symbolic strike. It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump himself has made a decision. But […]

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An excerpt from yesterday’s long decision by Chief Judge Stephanie Rose (S.D. Iowa) in Petersen v. City of Newton: The constitutional violations alleged in this case stem from the enforcement of Newton’s Derogatory Comments Rule …, which prohibited speakers from making “derogatory statements or comments about any individual” during the public comment portion of city […]

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The financial services landscape of 2025 and 2026 is defined by a paradoxical convergence of hyper-innovation and hyper-vulnerability. As financial technology (fintech) continues to disintermediate traditional banking structures, the burden of verification has shifted from centralized institutions to the end-user and the professional analyst. The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), decentralized finance (DeFi), and […]

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