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20:57
Geopolitics
Four Dead as Florida-Registered Speedboat Opens Fire on Cuban Border Patrol
Armed confrontation in Cuban territorial waters comes as Trump administration cuts island's oil supply and threatens military action in Latin America.
based.geopolitics · 7 min read
20:49
Geopolitics
Four Dead After Florida Speedboat Firefight in Cuban Waters
Cuban border guards killed four and wounded six aboard US-registered vessel in contested maritime incident that risks inflaming Trump administration pressure campaign.
Daily Wire · 6 min read
20:23
Energy
Idle US Rigs Find New Life Abroad as Shale Economics Force International Pivot
With domestic rig counts down 30% since 2022 and bonus depreciation phasing out, American drilling contractors are shipping equipment to Argentina and Saudi Arabia to…
based.macro · 7 min read
20:21
Geopolitics
Japan Arms Island 110km From Taiwan in Historic Military Pivot
Type-03 air defense missiles headed to Yonaguni by 2031 as Tokyo abandons post-war restraint and locks in collective defense pact with Washington.
based.geopolitics · 7 min read
19:46
Markets
UK Crypto ISA Promise Unravels as No Major Platform Will Offer Tax-Free Products
Treasury's flagship April deadline faces collapse after regulators failed to coordinate on Innovative Finance ISA requirement, leaving retail investors with no access to promised tax-advantaged…
based.markets · 7 min read
19:42
Markets
Kalshi Fines MrBeast Editor $20,000 in First Public Insider Trading Case
Artem Kaptur's 'near-perfect' bet record on YouTube content markets marks prediction platforms' first enforcement against a social media employee.
based.markets · 7 min read
19:36
Geopolitics
Stanford Graduate With No Active Medical License Faces Senate Over Surgeon General Nomination
Casey Means, Trump's MAHA-aligned nominee, testifies amid scrutiny over incomplete residency training and alternative medicine advocacy.
based.geopolitics · 7 min read
19:30
Technology
Local Revolts Against AI Data Centers Block $96 Billion in Projects
Grassroots opposition to energy-hungry infrastructure is forcing states to implement moratoriums, threatening deployment timelines for Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta as communities prioritize quality of…
based.info · 7 min read
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BRENT $94.45 -3.4%
GOLD 4,528 +1.4%
BTC $62,446 -6.4%
DXY 99.4 +0%
EUR/USD 1.1614 +0%
10Y UST 4.46% -1bp
Crypto Fear & Greed
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Extreme Fear
Infrastructure
AWS
Azure OK
GCP OK
Cloudflare Degraded
GitHub OK
OpenAI OK
Anthropic OK