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  1. @molly0xfff

    i've always despised #bitcoin

    but i understand the *concept* of starry eyed #techbros being into #crypto in the 2010s, when it was new and non-bitcoin projects like #ethereum were taking off. i don't buy the #hype, but some did

    but now?

    they left it, right?

    they see it is, and always was, just #degenerates being milked by #whales via #marketManipulation

    it's a tax on #stupidity

    who is still doing crypto?

    oh right: #criminals and #plutocrats and a #cult of #financial patsies

  2. @molly0xfff

    i've always despised #bitcoin

    but i understand the *concept* of starry eyed #techbros being into #crypto in the 2010s, when it was new and non-bitcoin projects like #ethereum were taking off. i don't buy the #hype, but some did

    but now?

    they left it, right?

    they see it is, and always was, just #degenerates being milked by #whales via #marketManipulation

    it's a tax on #stupidity

    who is still doing crypto?

    oh right: #criminals and #plutocrats and a #cult of #financial patsies

  3. @molly0xfff

    i've always despised #bitcoin

    but i understand the *concept* of starry eyed #techbros being into #crypto in the 2010s, when it was new and non-bitcoin projects like #ethereum were taking off. i don't buy the #hype, but some did

    but now?

    they left it, right?

    they see it is, and always was, just #degenerates being milked by #whales via #marketManipulation

    it's a tax on #stupidity

    who is still doing crypto?

    oh right: #criminals and #plutocrats and a #cult of #financial patsies

  4. @molly0xfff

    i've always despised #bitcoin

    but i understand the *concept* of starry eyed #techbros being into #crypto in the 2010s, when it was new and non-bitcoin projects like #ethereum were taking off. i don't buy the #hype, but some did

    but now?

    they left it, right?

    they see it is, and always was, just #degenerates being milked by #whales via #marketManipulation

    it's a tax on #stupidity

    who is still doing crypto?

    oh right: #criminals and #plutocrats and a #cult of #financial patsies

  5. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  6. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  7. On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 ​million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil

  8. Trump's March 23 ceasefire announcement triggered a decline in crude futures of as much as 15%, one of the largest intraday drops on record. The announcement also sent #gasoline & gasoil #futures down around 12%.

    On April 7, sell ⁠orders on #oil & ​gasoline prices worth $2.12 billion took place between 1944 & 1945 GMT, well after the market settled, a time when volumes are usually thin. ​MINUTES later, #Trump announced a 2-week ceasefire with #Iran.

    #MarketManipulation #law #IranWar

  9. The trades look "well informed" as they preceded major announcements, said Adi Imsirovic, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (#CSIS), & a veteran #oil trader. #US authorities, such as the #CFTC, can access #exchange data to trace who placed the trades & investigate if it decides to, he added.
    The CFTC’s enforcement director said in March the agency was aware of speculation regarding #InsiderTrading in CFTC-regulated #markets & was “watching”.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #law

  10. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  11. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  12. …However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  13. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  14. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  15. Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West ​Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.

    The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  16. The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials ​& Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil

  17. The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials ​& Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil

  18. The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they ​were based on inside information or leaks.

    Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power ⁠infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war

  19. The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they ​were based on inside information or leaks.

    Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power ⁠infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war

  20. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  21. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  22. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  23. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  24. Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.

    The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

    #Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar

  25. The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using ‌nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  26. The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using ‌nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil

  27. Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows

    A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
    reuters.com/sustainability/boa

  28. Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows

    A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.

    #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
    reuters.com/sustainability/boa

  29. Paul Krugman reveals a shocking pattern: massive oil futures trades routinely occur minutes before President Trump's Iran announcements, reportedly netting insiders millions. This alleged corruption undermines market integrity, making legitimate participants wary and hurting the broader economy. Read the full exposé: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/gra #OilFutures #MarketManipulation #Accountability

  30. One case that sparked tension involved #cryptocurrency entrepreneur #JustinSun, a major backer of the #Trump ​family's #WorldLibertyFinancial venture, & another involved #Tesla boss Elon #Musk, a big donor to Trump's campaign who briefly served as the president's special adviser, the 2 people said.

    #criminal #law #SEC #felon47 #fraud #InsiderTrading #MarketManipulation

  31. Polymarket traders exerted undue pressure on a journalist to alter their reporting for financial gain. Such actions are unethical and undermine journalistic integrity. #JournalismEthics #MarketManipulation