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As of 25 December 2025, Bitcoin remains stuck well below the $90k mark, trading at $87,472. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded another day of net outflows and holiday trading conditions isn’t helping. To add to the chaos, roughly $30.3Bn in BTC options are expiring, with the 8:00 am UTC Friday. Most call options are struck far above spot, with large clusters up near $100k and even $200k now staring at near-certain expiry losses. Market Cap 24h 7d 30d 1y All Time Asia’s Strategy (MicroStrategy), aka Metaplanet, has received shareholder approval for a bold plan to acquire 210,000 Bitcoin by 2027. This target represents…

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The Canadian Dollar (CAD) holds modest gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, even as the Greenback trades firm amid limited movement as markets drift into holiday mode. At the time of writing, USD/CAD is trading around 1.3675, hovering near its lowest level since July 25.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data released on Tuesday did little to shift sentiment around USD/CAD. Canada’s economy contracted by 0.3% MoM in October, matching forecasts and reversing a 0.2% gain in the prior month. Meanwhile, the preliminary estimate of third-quarter GDP showed the US economy grew at a strong annualised pace of 4.3%, beating…

It will no doubt come as a relief to many read­ers that San­ta Claus appears to have been a Union sup­port­er. We know this because he appears dis­trib­ut­ing gifts to sol­diers from that side of the Mason-Dixon in one of his ear­li­est depic­tions. That illus­tra­tion, “San­ta Claus in Camp” (above), first appeared in the Harper’s Week­ly Christ­mas issue of 1862, when the Amer­i­can Civ­il War was still tear­ing its way through the coun­try. Its artist, a Bavar­i­an immi­grant named Thomas Nast, is now remem­bered for hav­ing first drawn the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Par­ty as a don­key and the Repub­li­can Par­ty as an ele­phant,…

As soon as I turn on my heat in the winter, I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m dealing with parched skin and a stuffy nose. A few years ago, I finally decided to build what I refer to as my “winter self-care arsenal.” One of the first products I added to the lineup was a deeply moisturizing overnight mask that leaves my face soft and radiant. But since it only delivers skin-deep results, I’ve also invested in a humidifier, shower steamers, and a heated eye mask. Below are my favorite home and beauty essentials for relieving…

I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Timotheé Chalamet announced in February 2025 while accepting the Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Male Actor in a Leading Role. ​“I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.” Chalamet’s statement was earnest enough, if not a little self-serious (he was being recognised for James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown). But watching him in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, one gets a better sense of what Chalamet was talking about. Not quite 30 at the time of writing, his career has been defined by rave reviews and interesting choices; he…

For decades, pundits have declared that Americans shouldn’t have to save for retirement in the casino of the stock market. They argued that individuals saving for themselves was too risky and that only a strong collective safety net could provide a secure retirement.  Those pundits have been proven wrong.  A recent Wall Street Journal story highlighted the hundreds of thousands of “401(k) millionaires” just at the Fidelity brokerage. Far from being a refuge just for the wealthy, individual retirement accounts have become a widespread and secure way to save for retirement. They have also become one of the main reasons…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: RBI to inject 3 Lakh Crs liquidity into banking system (BT) US GDP growth beats forecasts (BS) Copper prices at record highs (OP) Russia’s oil plunges to $34 (Bloomberg) Company: Zaggle (BI) Why is Silver outperforming Gold? (Yahoo) Why 2 Cr is the new 1 Cr (FE) 5 Lessons from Buffett’s early letters (Morningstar) Peer Momentum (Verdad) Interview with Samantha McLemore (Big Picture) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

The BCCI’s decision to move Virat Kohli’s Vijay Hazare Trophy matches from Bengaluru’s iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) has now been clarified, with security and compliance issues emerging as the decisive factors behind the shift. What was initially expected to be a high-profile comeback for Kohli in front of home crowds instead unfolded quietly behind closed doors on the outskirts of the city.Virat Kohli’s anticipated return to Chinnaswamy that never happenedEarly reports suggested that Kohli would make his return to competitive cricket at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which was initially listed as the host…

Cristiano Ronaldo set up Portugal teammate Joao Felix’s goal before being substituted at half-time as Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Zawraa in the AFC Cup in Riyadh. Former Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman collected Angelo’s pass to slot Al-Nassr in front in the 12th minute before Wesley doubled the Saudi Pro League leaders’ advantage by firing in from a corner seven minutes later. Abdulelah Al Amri headed in Joao Felix’s cross in the 29th minute, with the former Chelsea forward then prodding in Ronaldo’s clever scooped delivery a minute before the break. Ibrahim Gbadamosi’s finish from inside the box reduced the deficit five…