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Trump promised dialogue, yet the text shows missiles kept writing the real message. His peace pose looked polished, but Lebanon still faced strikes, deaths, and ruin that day. When bombs keep falling, peace branding can sound more like stagecraft than statecraft. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon would speak on Thursday for the first time in 34 years.

Trump framed the NESE revival as relief, yet old permit battles quickly returned. Officials promised lower bills, while scrutiny still hangs over the savings claims. The project reopened with fanfare, but its political staging stayed impossible to miss. The Trump administration broke ground Tuesday on the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline in New York City. The project aims to expand natural gas supply across the region.

Bessent said an order requiring banks to collect customer citizenship data is now in process. Current U.S. bank rules verify identity but do not require proof of citizenship on accounts. Bank groups warn the plan could force costly bank system changes and broader document checks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a new executive order requiring banks to collect customers’ citizenship information is now “in process,” opening a new front in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Altcoins Market Cap Retests 2021 Levels, Is a Breakout Imminent? JD Vance accused Iran of “economic terrorism” over threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. began blockading Iranian ports as ceasefire tensions entered a critical phase. Nuclear talks stayed deadlocked as Washington rejected Iran’s five-year enrichment pause. Vice President JD Vance escalated Washington’s message on Monday by accusing Iran of “economic terrorism” as military pressure widened around the Strait of Hormuz.

Larry Fink said BlackRock’s crypto and tokenization units could generate $500M by 2030. BlackRock said it manages nearly $150B across digital assets, ETPs, and reserves. Bitcoin rose above $71K as BlackRock deepened its institutional crypto strategy. BlackRock expects crypto to become a major revenue driver within five years, according to CEO Larry Fink’s 2026 annual shareholder letter.

FBI and Thai Police froze $580M tied to Southeast Asia crypto scam networks More than 8,000 phones and 1,300 hard drives were seized during compound raids Officials said the fraud model combined romance scams, crypto fraud, and trafficking A cross-border enforcement drive has exposed the industrial scale of Southeast Asia’s scam economy.

Google linked DarkSword to six zero-days used to breach iPhones in four nations DarkSword breached iPhones with six flaws and deployed three spyware strains fast Researchers tied DarkSword to vendors and espionage groups in several campaigns Google Threat Intelligence Group recently announced a new full-chain iOS exploit, DarkSword, that compromised iPhones by exploiting six zero-day flaws. The group said attackers have used it since at least November 2025.

Polymarket bought Brahma to add DeFi infrastructure and automated execution tools Brahma has processed over $1 billion in volume and more than $100 million in TVL Brahma will shut down its products within 30 days as integration moves forward Prediction market operator Polymarket has acquired crypto infrastructure startup Brahma in a move that ties its next phase of product development more closely to automation, non-custodial tooling, and market efficiency.

Ethereum’s ETH/BTC chart shows an eight-year squeeze nearing a decisive breakout zone Analysts say longer non-BTC exchange volume trends now rival and may exceed 2021 strength A recurring 3–4 year altcoin cycle and oversold Stoch RSI are back in focus for 2026 A renewed debate over the next phase of the crypto market has emerged after two separate chart-based analyses pointed to 2026 as a possible turning point for alternative digital assets.

Gold drops below $5K as Bitcoin rallies past $73K, signaling shifting market flows Bitcoin attracts $180M daily ETF inflows while gold faces volatility and profit-taking Iran conflict disrupts oil flows as investors split capital between gold and Bitcoin Global markets are showing an unusual divergence between traditional and digital assets.