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Blockchain-based prediction markets have achieved a new level of mainstream prominence and popularity following the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, once dismissed as the playthings of crypto enthusiasts, demonstrated superior forecasting capabilities, outperforming most traditional polling models and media pundits by consistently giving the eventual winner better odds, particularly in key swing states. 🎯

In the grim month of November 2025, as the winds howl and the markets shiver, a trifecta of omens emerges: market psychology, technical indicators, and the siren song of liquidity. Together, they weave a tale of potential rebirth-or perhaps, another plunge into the abyss. Who can say? Not I, for I am but a humble observer of this grotesque ballet.

Armstrong has quoted popular economics blogger Noah Smith, who has compared the development of Venezuela and Poland, as if they were two sides of the same coin… or perhaps two different coins entirely. 🪙 “Venezuela implemented policies of nationalization and state control under Hugo Chávez, which stifled its oil industry and other vital sectors of the economy. As a result, the country has faced hyperinflation, mass emigration, shortages, and so on. It’s like trying to build a house with a broomstick and a prayer. 🏗️💸”

The Most Extraordinary Tariff Dividend of Donald Trump

The timing? Coincidental, surely. Just hours earlier, the US Senate, in a fit of bipartisan enthusiasm (or sheer exhaustion 🥱), voted 60-40 to end the 40-day government shutdown-a spectacle of fiscal brinkmanship that made the Hatfield-McCoy feud look like a picnic. Democrats, ever the romantics, had insisted on healthcare subsidies; Republicans, ever the libertarians, demurred. How very civilized.

Behold! The following tidings have been gleaned:

Ledger is preparing for its next phase of expansion as interest in secure storage rises across the crypto market. Which, let’s be honest, is mostly because everyone’s suddenly realized keeping your crypto on an exchange is roughly equivalent to leaving your house unlocked with a sign saying “Please Rob Me.”

Q3 2025: The day the music died… for skeptics. DATCos went full “Shark Week” on crypto, buying more than a bunch of clueless interns at a Silicon Valley garage sale. 🦒

In my advisory role to governments, last week, two senior officials from two different countries referred to crypto as “the hard money”. The realization is finally happening. 💪

The latest fellow to find himself in a spot of bother is one Chetan Gangani, a chap from Surat. Apparently, he’s been up to no good, helping transfer a cool ₹10 crore through his BitGet crypto account to a wallet linked to Pakistan. His arrest has rather let the cat out of the bag, revealing how these fraudsters are using cryptocurrency to hide their tracks and send funds abroad. Clever, but not clever enough, eh? 🤭💸