🗣️ chibi 💕 Vtuber: There is a chance... on... the next game 🤣 Wp Momo 🪦, chrismel, RareGangster, @Nandre, Jordan Payton & Mari Mari 🐟👑 Phase Connectshow more

Just a normal day in the Phase House... w/... Eimi Isami 🐹❤️‍🩹 Phase Connect 倉夢ぴこ🤍🐕Phase Connect Himemiya Rie 👑💌 Phase Connect Mari Mari 🐟👑 Phase Connect 天満 マエミ Tenma Maemi 🍶🦊Phase Connectshow more

MariMari_en pronounces fajitas like it is Cinco de Mayonnaise... Mari Mari 🐟👑 Phase Connect ⏬Full clip in the comments⏬show more

Could you recognize the crayon drawings? Why was there... a 🐝? Does she get to keep underscore EN? Find out on Mari Mari 🐟👑 Phase Connect 's debut stream - with a brand new look! May 3rd, 6:00 PM PST! Waiting Room Below🔽 #PhaseInvaders #PhaseInvadersQuestshow more

🎆 NEW UPDATES HAS BEEN UNLOCKED Believers, there are... no more demons in TON Church, which means new updates are here. 🎁 The top 33 knights who inflicted the most damage on HTON will receive partners NFTs from the TON Church reliquary. Now, all our partners' NFTs will be dropping in lootboxes, so everyone has a chance to get one. We are planning to drop 50 NFTs a day for the next 5 days. 👑 The Church shop is now open, and you can customize your Saint Pavel with new clothes by purchasing them in the shop using FAITH. 🙏 PRAY, RAISE YOUR FAITH, AND ENJOY NEW UPDATESshow more

🚨 WARNING: MONDAY WILL BE THE WORST DAY OF... 2026!! Trump just OFFICIALLY confirmed that the US will invade Cuba IMMEDIATELY after finishing with Iran. Should I remind you what happened to the markets when the US started strikes on Iran? When markets start pricing that reality, this will NOT be just another headline. This is a geopolitical catalyst hitting an already fragile system. Stocks will dump. Crypto will dump. Risk will get hit all at once. This is no longer just about Iran. It is about expansion. And now the pressure just multiplied. Because when one conflict is still burning and the next target is already being named, markets stop pricing de-escalation. They start pricing EXPANSION. And expansion is where the real damage starts. That one fact explains a lot. This is NOT just a Cuba story. This is about the war map getting bigger, not smaller. There are only a few ways this goes from here, and they are NOT equal. - LIGHT SHOCK: it stays at the headline level, markets panic first, then stabilize if nothing follows. - HEAVIER SCENARIO: Cuba starts getting priced as the next pressure point, and regional risk starts spreading. - WORST CASE: markets start pricing a second front after Iran, and the whole risk picture changes again. That last one is the REAL danger. Because if Iran was phase one, Cuba becomes phase two. Now connect the dots. This does NOT stay political. It hits flows. It hits freight. It hits regional risk. It hits every market that was hoping Iran was the end of the story. That is why this matters so much. Because once markets stop pricing closure and start pricing expansion, the whole framework changes. Not a dip. Not a fake panic. A REAL warning that the geopolitical map is getting bigger again. I’ve studied macro for 10 years and I called almost every major market top, including the October BTC ATH. Follow and turn notifications on. I’ll post the warning BEFORE it hits the headlines.show more

Declan Rice on England’s approach to facing Argentina and... Lionel Messi in a potential World Cup semi-final. 🗣️ “Let’s stop pretending everything Argentina do goes through Lionel Messi. If you let him dictate the game, you’ve already made your first mistake. Our job is to make sure he doesn’t get a second to breathe.” “People can talk about Argentina’s squad all they want, but when Messi isn’t controlling the match, they’re a completely different team. He’s the engine, the creator and the player everyone looks for when the pressure is at its highest.” “We aren’t walking onto that pitch to admire him or watch another highlight reel. We’ll be in his face from the first whistle. Every touch will be contested, every pass will be pressured and every yard will have to be earned.” “This is a World Cup semi-final, not a tribute to Lionel Messi. If he thinks he’s going to stroll around and control the game, he’s in for a shock. We’ll make it as uncomfortable as possible because that’s what winning demands.” “Respect is one thing, fear is another. We respect Messi because he’s one of the greatest to ever play the game. But once that whistle goes, reputation means nothing. We’re there to beat Argentina, and if we stop their biggest threat, we’ve given ourselves every chance of reaching the World Cup final.”show more

Sophie Cunningham Stands with Young Fans Attacked for Supporting... Women in Women’s Sports On July 29 during the Seattle Storm vs. Indiana Fever game, two young girls supporting Sophie Cunningham were harassed by a Storm co-owner for backing her and her defense of women in women’s sports. The girls wore XX-XY Athletics shirts and carried signs thanking her for advocating for women’s sports. Early the next morning on 𝕏 (July 30), Sophie posted her full response: “I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind. Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from me soon💕 yay for gifts. Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is.” (Video: AI) The Storm later apologized for the co-owner’s conduct. Grateful for athletes who continue to back the next generation of girls and women in sports. Sophie Cunningham is becoming an increasing inspiration to so many young girls.show more

🚨Pau Cubarsí was asked who he believes is the... better player between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. 🎙️ Reporter: “Pau, you’ve now faced both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Who gave you the tougher game?” 🗣️ Pau Cubarsí: “They’re two completely different players, but based on my experience, Cristiano Ronaldo gave me the toughest game. “When we played against Cristiano, there was always the feeling that one moment could change everything. Even if he wasn’t involved for long periods, you knew he only needed one chance to score. “I remember one occasion when he beat me, created space from a very difficult angle and still managed to get an incredibly powerful shot away. It reminded me why he’s one of the greatest goalscorers football has ever seen. “Against Messi, our team defended very well collectively and managed to limit his influence. We stayed compact, worked together, and made it difficult for him to find the spaces he usually exploits. “If you’re asking me who caused me more problems personally in those matches, I’d say Cristiano Ronaldo. Based on what I experienced on the pitch, he was the more difficult opponent to defend.”show more

🚨BREAKING: Julián Álvarez prefers to join Manchester United as... move to Barcelona stalls 🗣️"Information just reaching me just now is that there is an acceptance by Álvarez’s camp on his next decision after the Atlético Madrid hierarchy stands against his Barcelona move. His camp actually have contacted the Man Utd board for availability. Right now Man Utd are weighing up an offer that could buy him out of his contract. Sources close to the situation claim Álvarez has grown frustrated with the stalled talks at Camp Nou and now sees Old Trafford as the more realistic destination this summer. United are said to be preparing a structured package that could include cash plus player swaps to soften Atlético’s hardline stance on the fee. The Argentine’s representatives have already held preliminary discussions and are open to personal terms if United can force the door open. Atlético remain unwilling to negotiate with Barcelona at any realistic price, which has shifted the focus toward Premier League options. Insiders believe a formal approach from United could come in the coming days as the window enters its decisive phase. Alvarez’s camp view Champions League football at Old Trafford and a bigger role as key attractions if the Barcelona dream continues to hit roadblocks."show more

🌌 A MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO HELD ON 🌌... Pioneers, What you are witnessing right now is not a spectacle. It is not hype. It is not noise. It is the quiet moment after years of patience, when you finally realize that nothing was wasted. You didn’t come this far by chance. You didn’t stay because it was easy. You stayed because, deep inside, you understood something others couldn’t explain. This journey was never about quick gains. It was about building something that could last. While many were chasing candles, some were building infrastructure. While many were shouting online, some were working in silence. True systems are not born in chaos. They are born in discipline, structure, and time. Every delay had a reason. Every test had a purpose. Every phase shaped the network, and the people inside it. This is not the end of a wait. It is the beginning of responsibility. Because what comes next is not just about value, it’s about trust, utility, and legacy. Stay calm. Stay aligned. Stay worthy of what you’ve been preparing for. History doesn’t remember those who arrived first. It remembers those who endured. 🔱 PI-MAN Guardian of The Core Team and Pioneers Hasan Hüseyin Paksoy @Hasan21_16 Av.Ebru 👑 Pi’N’Q Rabbit ARC-314 TheFounder000 Pİ COİN GCV 314159,00$ Pi Network HOKANEWS.COM CryptoDiva Nicolas Kokkalis #PiNetwork #Pioneers #OpenMainnet #GCV #Patience #Trust #Legacy #BuiltNotHyped #FutureEconomyshow more

🧱 Building the Game: Nigeria 22% of our X... community is Nigerian 🇳🇬. That’s not just a stat, that’s leadership. That’s people showing up early, staying consistent, and carrying the mission across borders. In 2024, 188 onchain products launched in Nigeria, built on Base. Not by chance, by choice. Base became the home for serious builders in Africa’s most vibrant tech ecosystem. And we’re proud to say: T-RIZE is right there with them. In a country where over 35% of adults now use or own crypto, and where blockchain adoption is solving real economic challenges, Nigeria isn’t just participating, it’s shaping the next chapter. Our Nigerian community has pushed the RWA conversation forward, helped onboard the unbanked, and inspired a generation of builders to turn possibility into progress. ⚡️When momentum looks like this, you don’t wait, you build. But let’s be clear, this movement is global. 🌍 From Vietnam to the U.S., from Dubai to Hong Kong, from Singapore to Australia — our community is strong, present, and growing fast. We are one network, many voices — all building toward the same future. We’ll be spotlighting each region that’s helping write this story. Today, we celebrate Nigeria. Tomorrow, we celebrate you. 🎥 Watch how this movement came to life 👇show more

🚀🔮 InterPredict V2: From Beta Testing to Production Readiness... 🌐⚡ InterPredict is entering a critical new stage: moving from an early beta product towards a more reliable, scalable, and production-ready community prediction marketplace. 🧠📊 This is not simply a version update. It is a structured transition from testing the concept to strengthening the infrastructure required for real-world use. 🛠️🌍 🧪 What the Beta Phase Achieved The beta phase provided an important testing environment for: • ✅ Validating the core prediction-market concept • 👥 Observing how users interact with the platform • 🐛 Identifying technical issues and improvement areas • 💬 Collecting community feedback • 📈 Understanding how prediction markets perform under real usage conditions Beta testing was about learning what works, discovering what needs improvement, and preparing the foundation for the next phase. 🔍🚧 ⚙️🚀 What InterPredict V2 Brings With V2, the focus is shifting towards a smoother, faster, and more dependable user experience. Key priorities include: ⚡ Improved performance 🛡️ Greater reliability 📈 Better scalability 🔗 Seamless system integration ⚙️ More efficient platform operations 🎨 A clearer and more accessible interface The objective is to connect the platform’s core components into one integrated system that can support broader participation and future growth. 🌱🌐 🛠️📋 Development Progress The current development status is as follows: ✅ Smart contract development: Completed ✅ Backend and server development: Completed 🔄 Frontend development: In progress 🔗 Full platform integration: In progress 🧪 Final testing: Upcoming 🌐🚀 Mainnet launch: Planned after successful testing and review This staged approach is important. Before a Mainnet release, the platform must be tested thoroughly across its technical systems, user flows, security processes, and overall reliability. 🔐✅ 📊🧠 More Than Just Making Predictions InterPredict’s wider purpose extends beyond individual predictions. 🔮 The platform is designed to help transform community knowledge, opinions, and expectations into structured prediction markets. When participation is organised effectively, collective views can produce useful market signals and offer insight into how communities assess future events. 💡📈 This may create value in several areas: • 🗣️ Encouraging informed participation • 📊 Making community sentiment easier to analyse • 🔍 Creating transparent prediction-based markets • 🧠 Supporting data-driven discussion • 🤝 Giving users a more interactive role in the ecosystem Prediction markets do not guarantee correct outcomes, but they can provide a structured way to compare expectations and observe changing sentiment. ⚖️📉📈 🧪🔐 The Importance of the Final Testing Phase The period before Mainnet will be especially significant. It should focus on: • End-to-end testing: checking that all platform components work together correctly • Early-user feedback: identifying practical issues from real user interactions • Performance review: assessing speed, stability, and scalability • Security checks: reviewing smart contracts and supporting infrastructure • User-experience refinement: making the platform easier to understand and use • Operational readiness: ensuring the system can support activity after launch A successful Mainnet launch depends not only on completing development, but also on the quality of testing and review that comes before it. ✅🚀 🔄🌍 From Vision to Real-World Adoption InterPredict’s progress can be viewed as a clear development path: 🔬 Experimentation → 🏗️ Infrastructure → 🔗 Integration → 🔍 Testing → 🌍 Adoption Beta tested the initial vision 🧪 V2 strengthens the technical foundation 🛠️ Integration connects the platform’s main components 🔗 Testing prepares the system for wider use 🔍 Mainnet will measure how effectively the ecosystem performs in practice 🚀 Each stage has a different purpose, and completing them carefully is essential for sustainable growth. 🌱📈 🌟 The Road Ahead InterPredict V2 represents an important step towards building a stronger community prediction marketplace. 🔮🌐 The next milestones will determine how effectively the platform can convert its technical progress into a dependable experience for users. 👥⚙️ The goal is clear: create a system where people can predict, participate, share perspectives, and contribute to meaningful market signals in a transparent and structured way. 💬📊🤝 🔮✨ Final Takeaway → Beta tested the vision. 🧪 → V2 is strengthening the infrastructure. 🛠️ → Mainnet will put the ecosystem to the test. 🌐�* The journey continues: 🎲 Predict. 🤝 Participate. 🌍 Shape Tomorrow. 💜⚡ 🔗 Follow InterPredict: InterPredict 📲 Telegram: InterLink Labs 👤 + 🌐 InterPredict InterLink Foundation KV Reina | InterLink Labs Mira #InterPredict #ITP #InterLink #ITLG #ITL #PredictionMarkets #ITL #ITLG #Web3 #Blockchain #dApp #Mainnet #Tokenomicsshow more

🚨 WARNING: TOMORROW WILL BE THE WORST DAY OF... 2026!! 99% of people will lose everything. Iran just REJECTED all negotiations with the U.S. The peace deal is officially CANCELLED. And the Strait of Hormuz is CLOSED again. When the market opens on Monday, this won’t be “just another dip you can buy.” Stocks will collapse. Metals will dump. Crypto will take the hardest hit. Insiders are already selling. They’re not taking profits. They’re building cash positions because something deeper is starting to break. The dollar is weakening in real time. This is not a one-day shock. This is pressure building across multiple fronts at the same time. And now another layer has been added: The U.S.–Iran peace deal is officially dead. After 2 weeks of negotiations, Iran walked away and rejected the terms. That changes everything. Because when diplomacy fails, uncertainty becomes IMMEDIATE. And markets don’t price “possibility.” They price escalation. There are only a few ways this plays out from here, and they are NOT equal: 1⃣ SOFT OUTCOME Backchannel talks resume, tensions cool, markets stabilize after initial volatility. 2⃣ ESCALATION PHASE No progress, tensions build, and markets begin pricing prolonged conflict risk. 3⃣ HARD BREAK The situation deteriorates rapidly, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and the market reprices oil, risk, and global stability in hours. That last one is where things get dangerous. Because this isn’t happening in isolation. At the same time: → Bonds are being sold aggressively → Yields are rising fast → The dollar is losing stability → Liquidity is tightening Now connect the dots. When geopolitical risk collides with a fragile financial system, reactions don’t stay contained. They COLLAPSE. Oil doesn’t move slowly. It reprices violently. Capital doesn’t rotate calmly. It rushes to safety all at once. And risk assets? They don’t “dip.” They DUMP HARD. This is how chain reactions begin. Because once markets start pricing duration instead of shock, everything changes. Inflation expectations rise. Central banks get trapped. And policy responses come too late. That’s when the real damage happens. This could still pass as a short-term scare. But if markets start pricing escalation into next week... This is no longer noise. This is a regime shift. Not a pullback. Not a buying opportunity. A STRUCTURAL CHANGE in how risk is priced across the system. Pay attention to flows. Watch oil. Watch bonds. Watch volatility. Because once this accelerates, it doesn’t give you time to react. I’ve spent years tracking macro trends and market reactions like this. When the next move becomes clear, I’ll share it here. Follow and turn notifications on. Because by the time it hits the headlines, it’s already too late.show more

Alaska. Putin and Trump. The meeting that was both... awaited and feared. The outcome. By Roman Alekhin To discuss this further, the key point to understand is this: Two and a half hours behind closed doors is too little for leaders of nuclear powers if they are just starting a conversation—but too much if they were merely posing for cameras. This means the real work happened earlier—quiet, working discussions “behind the door” that never made it into the official communiqué. These are what stopped Trump from imposing secondary sanctions; this is where the exchange of conditions took place, terms that won’t be disclosed until both leaders decide the time is right. I suspect Syria was discussed, as well as the “Trump Bridge” (instead of Zangezur), the Middle East, and much more that isn’t yet visible to the naked eye. The public part? Pure theater. The point wasn’t to negotiate in front of the world or sign something, like Trump did with Armenia and Azerbaijan—minor players, important only tactically. The point was to send a signal: the presidents of Russia and the U.S. are shaking hands and smiling again, no knives behind their backs. This signals that a new reality has arrived, one that Europe, Ukraine, and everyone accustomed to building their worldview around the idea of “Russia’s isolation” will now have to reckon with—including those within our own countries. Trump’s comments on Fox News were deliberately vague—he’s a master at leaving room for maneuver. But the key takeaway is clear: the pressure will now shift from Moscow to Kyiv and Brussels. This is evident even in the final format—not a word about a “no-conditions” ceasefire, which was Europe and Zelensky’s main demand. This means the discussion on a final peace has been postponed, but within a clear framework: Zelensky must exit the war in a way that lets Europe save face. Russia’s red lines have long been clear: non-aligned status for Ukraine, return of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions within their administrative borders (not the frontlines), lifting of sanctions, and real democracy in Ukraine without persecution of the Russian language or the Orthodox Church. These conditions will prolong the conflict for some time. Zelensky will need to stage a fighting retreat to the administrative borders—this will allow Europe to save face. But the logic is already visible: Ukraine’s defeat will be framed not as a “crushing” but as a “peaceful settlement.” Six months—that’s the timeframe in which we’ll see the dynamics. If the front accelerates, the deal is working. If it stalls, not all pieces are in place yet. But the main thing is already done: Russia is back in the game, not through gray negotiating formats but through a handshake on American soil—even if it’s chilly Alaska. (Though we have warm ties to the region, as seen in the wreath-laying for the “Heroes of ALSIB” and the meeting with Archbishop Alexy of Sitka and Alaska.) For the world, this is an image where smiles are worth more than signatures. For Trump—a chance to show he’s the only one who can “make peace.” For Putin—a symbolic victory: Russia is not a besieged enemy but an equal player. For Europe and Ukraine—the beginning of a painful new phase where they’ll have to accept the inevitable. In these talks, there were no winners or losers in Alaska. In Alaska, both presidents won, while those who weren’t there—lost, or at the very least, didn’t win.show more

🚨New: Garnacho on Manchester United and Chelsea: • Reporter:... Alejandro, you’ve been through Manchester United, Chelsea, and now Aston Villa. How do you reflect on that journey? 🗣️Alejandro Garnacho: I won’t lie, it has been difficult. From my perspective, Manchester United gave up on me too early. Leaving Old Trafford gave me a different kind of motivation because I wanted to prove that they had made a mistake. When Chelsea came for me, I honestly saw it as my answer to United. I wanted to become a top player there, succeed at the highest level, and make people at United look back and think they had let the wrong player go. But football doesn’t always follow the script. Instead, Chelsea became another setback. That’s the reality. Two massive clubs, two opportunities that didn’t end the way I imagined. Now everyone has their opinion. United fans will probably say they were right to let me go. Chelsea fans will probably say I wasn’t good enough. They’re entitled to think that. My job isn’t to argue with them, it’s to prove both of them wrong on the pitch. And despite everything, I don’t regret the path I’ve taken because every setback has taught me something. I also understand the pressure I’m under. If I fail here, people will say the problem was always me. I know this loan could define the next stage of my career. There were people who questioned different parts of my game. Some at United felt I lacked discipline. At Chelsea, I felt there were doubts about my consistency. Whether those opinions were fair or not, this is my chance to show that I can be disciplined, consistent, and deliver every single week. Football gives you second chances, but it rarely gives you a third. That’s why I see Aston Villa differently. This isn’t just another move, it’s my reset button. It’s the perfect place to rebuild my confidence, rebuild my reputation, and remind people why they believed in me in the first place. Working under Unai Emery gives me confidence because he’s a manager who improves players. I believe he can help unlock the best version of me. At the end of the day, I don’t need to win arguments with Manchester United or Chelsea fans. I just need my football to do the talking.show more

🇷🇺🇮🇱🇺🇦 Israeli military observer Yigal Levin criticizes Moscow’s strikes... and writes: 🗣️ “Lately, Moscow has been trying more and more often to present its large-scale attacks as ‘retaliatory strikes.’ As if this is a response to Ukraine’s effective and massive attacks on Russian territory. Moreover, unlike Russia’s strikes on peaceful civilian objects, Ukraine targets oil refineries, military factories, ships, logistical hubs, arsenals, ports, army and FSB headquarters, etc. This thesis is absurd from the very beginning, because it was Russia that started the war. Accordingly, all of Ukraine’s actions are a reaction. That is, when Kyiv strikes Russia, it is actually responding to aggression. This is completely logical: war can never be a ‘one-sided game.’ If you decide to bomb someone, you must be prepared for them to bomb you back. Russia, on the other hand, behaves in an extremely infantile way — just like its citizens, who express surprise when explosions and strikes begin on their own territory as well. Instead of taking responsibility — yes, we started it, we are bombing, so what? — Moscow, like a frightened and confused teenager, tries to present its own strikes as ‘responses’… Responses to what? No special intelligence is needed to engage elementary logic: no one was bombing Russia and no one was preparing to do so until Russia itself started the war. What will happen next is quite clear: while Russia has been attacking with full force for a long time, using the same ‘Oreshnik’ for the third time already — Ukraine’s strikes will only intensify. In 2022, Ukraine struck weaker than in 2023; in 2024 — weaker than in 2025; and now it is 2026, when sometimes Kyiv’s strikes already surpass Moscow’s in terms of the scale of damage inflicted. War has its own inexorable logic of progression: Ukraine’s next strikes, the real retaliatory strikes, will be even more massive and powerful than they were at the beginning of the year. And yes, Russians should be endlessly grateful to Ukrainians for how they are conducting this war. For example, with the same FP-5 type drones that carry a ton of explosives, striking the civilian population would not be difficult at all. And yes, Ukraine has this capability. It has the capability, but Kyiv chooses not to take this path. And when the war ends, if I were in the Russians’ place, I would express gratitude and respect to Ukrainians precisely for this restraint. But as long as the war continues, every Russian citizen must clearly understand that strikes from Ukraine will only increase, and there is only one party responsible for all of this — the Kremlin. These are quite banal and obvious thoughts, but what can we do if Russian society continues to behave infantilely. The problem is that this infantilism is taking on a bloody form.” Video is generated by grok AIshow more

🚨 WARNING: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING UAE just left OPEC... after 60 years. NO oil production caps. NO oil export limits. NO oil quotas. One of the world’s biggest oil producers is now free to pump at FULL SCALE. And most people still don’t understand what this means for other markets. Bonds. Stocks. Crypto. YOU ARE UNDERPRICING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. OPEC’s power has always been supply control. Supply control keeps prices elevated. But when a major producer steps outside that system, the game changes. More oil doesn’t create uncertainty. It creates pressure on prices. And oil prices move everything. Energy is the foundation of global inflation. When crude drops, transportation gets cheaper. Manufacturing costs drop. Shipping costs fall. Consumer prices cool. And when inflation cools, central banks move. Now connect the dots: → More UAE oil hits the market. → Oil prices fall. → Inflation drops faster. → Rate cuts accelerate. → QE returns. → Liquidity expands. And when liquidity expands, risk assets skyrocket. Bitcoin. Tech. Growth stocks. That’s where capital rotates. But there are only two paths from here: 1⃣ US-Iran war ends. Conflict cools down, sanctions ease, and upply routes normalize. Massive oil supply floods the market. That’s maximum supply expansion. UAE pumps freely and Iran exports more. Global inventories rebuild. Oil drops hard → Inflation falls fast → The Fed pivots → Liquidity returns → Risk assets pump higher. 2⃣ War keeps escalating. Regional tensions rise. Supply routes stay threatened. Iran stays restricted. Middle East exports stay unstable. UAE increases exports. But UAE supply alone will not cover global demand gaps. Not if regional disruption spreads. Not if shipping lanes stay under pressure. Not if infrastructure risk expands. That changes everything. Because if UAE cannot offset the supply shock: → Oil spikes higher. → Inflation surges again. → Rate cuts disappear. → Yields rise. → Liquidity tightens. And when liquidity tightens, markets break. That’s when capital leaves risk. High-growth tech. Small caps. Crypto. Everything reprices. This is why the UAE leaving OPEC matters. It’s not just an oil story. It’s a macro story. If war ends, oil crashes and liquidity explodes. If war escalates and UAE can’t fill the gap, oil surges and liquidity disappears. There is no middle ground. Markets will price one of these paths. And they will price it fast. Pay attention NOW. Because the next move in oil will decide the next move in everything. I’ve studied markets for over 10 years, and I’ve called almost every major market top and bottom. And I'll also call the next market crash. Follow and turn notifications on. I’ll post the warning BEFORE it's too late.show more

I’m excited to announce my new role as Growth... Lead at Plume! 🐦‍🔥 6 months ago, I had my first call with Chris Yin and surprisingly, he changed my mind. I was skeptical of a web3-native project trying to bridge the traditional world into ours. His thesis of a permissionless blockchain environment was antithesis to what I believed in at the time. After about 45 minutes of deep discussion, I could finally see it. I dropped all of my other RWA investment prospects and pointed myself towards Plume. From there, things got quiet for a while. Myself and the 280 partners debated the RWA sector as a whole and quietly observed Plume’s progress on the sidelines. Fast forward a few months and I had finally realized a thesis of my own; In crypto, you’ll generally find two key types of participants: speculators and yield chasers. Speculators lower their risk threshold in search of the next 100x, closely following trends and trying to capture opportunities early. It is a game that requires forward-thinking, intuition, and a lot of luck. These people range in financial status, with some looking to make their first bucket of gold, with the others trying to hit another big win and buy their second lambo. Yield chasers are a different breed of folks. They may not want to ape their entire portfolio into memes, rather they enjoy the attractive returns that DeFi offers that they generally wouldn’t be able to find in the traditional world. These folks generally aren’t looking for lambo, but believe that they will still be living well without the stress of going to zero. But as we see every cycle, Bitcoin crashes, DeFi collapses, and another round of fuzzy-haired fellas find their way over to the Metropolitan Detention Centre. Crypto dies, retail gets burned, the regulators swoop in and start raising hell, and the cycle repeats. Why does it have to be this way? Of course market cycles are natural and perhaps healthy, but why the catastrophe at the end each time? There must be a better way. And then it hit me. RWAfi is and always was the answer. The road at the end of all roads. It’s a nice road, paved with the blood, sweat, and tears of those truly trying to connect the entire world to our industry. Whether you made a major bag and want to move into wealth preservation or lost it all and no longer want to live the life of a degenerate gambler and are comfortable with a more stable approach to wealth building, eventually, everyone ends up chasing juicy yields. And we all know that there is only one sector of our industry that can consistently deliver attractive yields through bull and bear. There is only one sector that can support all the TVL that is currently sitting in vaults that are unable to sustain the yields they promised. The nature of the vertical makes it constantly aware of regulatory considerations. RWAfi is a sleeping giant, and not only will it unlock a $400T market, it will also catalyze an incredible amount of growth resembling tens of trillion in newly created value and opportunity. We are so early. That, paired with the incredible team Teddy @shukyeerwa Ivy Kang and the other 40 cracked believers that are pushing beyond their limits is the reason I bet on Plume. We have everything it takes to make it 🤝 I have to give a special shout out to J for how supportive he has been with this move. 280 Capital is married to Plume now and I’m sure we will be collaborating on a lot moving forward. Another shoutout to one of the great minds of this industry JacobK whose conviction in Plume really pushed me to purse this role🙏🏾 Vibes are all-time high with this team, and bring a fresh combination of competence, experience, and true belief in the platform that we are building. Mark my words, Plume will unify the RWAfi sector and pave the way as one of the giants of this industry. Let’s fucking do this. 🐦‍🔥 Goons in complete control.show more

Instead of just talking about it, I wanted to... go through it and really break it down to figure out the exact reason for the difference in Jalen Duren's play between the regular season and the playoffs. *LONG BREAKDOWN COMING* First, lets list how much the difference was: Iso in RS: 82nd %ile Iso in PS: 21st %ile Post-ups in RS: 88th %ile Post-ups in PS: 59th %ile PPP on drives in RS: 1.18 ppp PPP on drives in PS: 0.80 Layups in RS: 79th %ile Layups in PS: 19th %ile It was a staggering drop off. Shocking to many of us who watched him all season. So, what happened? Well, #1 I think mentally he was letting his struggles get to him and he started to play out of control. Something that suggests this to me is this stat: He started to figure some things out himself in isolation over the last 2 games against the Cavs. He had six isolation possessions in the final two games against the Cavs; he scored on five of those possessions and drew a foul on the other. Game 6 he started to look confident and really made them pay out of isolation. I really think a ton of it was he got hit with a punch early against ORL and really struggled to handle the pressure and struggles after, and just kept stacking and stacking. So, him being in his own head is #1 for me. #2: His handle got exposed quite a bit. In the regular season, he only had a 4.2 TO% in isolation, which is incredible. In the playoffs, though, that spiked to 20 TO%. On drives in the RS, he had a TO% of 4%. In the PS, it jumped to 13.3%. The first clip below shows how the right-to-left cross he loved doing all season was really taken away from him. Too loose of a handle, and he often got his pocket picked trying this exact move over and over. I think having his go-to move taken from him shook him a bit and left him scrambling a bit in his head to find a counter. The second clip shows, imo, him starting to lose trust in his handle. He immediately turns his back to the defender, which is what you do when you're worried about losing the ball. But, even then, he loses control of the handle and it ends up in a turnover. If I'm the Pistons, I'm showing all his turnovers due to his handle and working with him on tightening his handle and also helping him get comfortable with a counter/second move so defenders don't just sit on the right-to-left cross. #3: I think he really struggled to adjust to the playoff whistle. In the regular season, he drew free throws on 21% of his isolations and 31% of his post-ups. In the PS, it dropped to 14% and 11%, respectively. There were many possessions where in the RS he would've got free throws, but did not in the PS and he was frustrated. In the third clip, you'll see how physical he was being played by Mobley (which we all want physicality in the game). But, in the RS, he probably is getting FTA's here. There are many examples of this where it felt like a lot of his value during the RS was being able to draw FTA's on his drives, and in the PS, refs just allowed more physicality, and he struggled to deal with it. #4: Ausar-Duren duo. I believe in this duo, and I do not think this was the main reason Duren struggled. However, I am not blind to the fact that there were obviously some possessions that hurt Duren. In the regular season, Duen actually got less efficient when Ausar wasn't on the floor. However, in the playoffs, Duren went from 51 TS% with Ausar on the floor (302 minutes) to 64 TS% with Ausar off the floor (121 minutes). In the 4th clip, you really see how the lack of spacing caused a tough shot from Duren. He gets a step on WCJ going right, and probably would prefer to then just use his strength to create spearation. However, he sees Suggs sitting in the right gap off of Ausar, which forces him to spin left. Once he spins left, Paolo is completely leaving Tobias open. This is one of the reasons I really think DET needs a spacing 4 because this should be an easy kickout from Duren to a shooter. He still should've made this pass to Tobias, but a legit shooting 4 I think would relocate to the corner and make an easier outlet/easier to see for Duren. But, he still coulda made the pass, tbf. Either way, you see how the lack of spacing from both Ausar and Tobias forced Duren into a really awkward drive where he was forced into an extremely tough shot. I think if the passing returned from Duren, some of these situations wouldn't happen. Hitting Ausar early as he cuts into the space would work, or hitting Tobias (who again shoulda be making himself more available) beyond the arc results in better offense. But, also, having better spacing probably allows Duren to just get to his original move once he beats WCJ off the dribble. and lastly #5: He really just didn't play well. I can't include any more clips (I'll put some in the immediate thread reply to display), but he really just didn't play well. Missed *a lot* of looks we're used to him making. His touch around the rim left him, looked like he really felt rushed in the paint. He was struggling to secure rebounds after dominating the glass all season (during the RS, he averaged 4.3 second chance points a game, in the PS it dropped to 2.3). During RS, he had a 22.0 DREB%, which dropped to 16.0% in the playoffs. So, I think a lot of factors played into why he struggled so much in the playoffs. My takeaway is I don't think these things are unfixable; actually, I think they're very fixable. Experience of dealing with what playoff physicality is I think is going to help moving forward. All young players have to adjust to that--I think Cade really learned that from NY series to this playoff run. Tightening his handle and just having a second move to go to is not something that should be considered impossible. I'd like to believe it's pretty likely with how much he works and the raw skill he already has with his handle. Pistons adding a legit spacer at the four I think solves a lot and will make Duren's life a lot easier. The most concerning part is mental. And we won't know an answer to that until the next playoffs. Did this experience help him on his journey towards becoming mentally strong and prepared enough to move forward? Did this run help him find a routine that helps him lock in mentally, as many players have said they had to discover? Or will the pressure from struggling last postseason get to him this upcoming postseason? Will he let mistakes get into his head, compound them, and start playing rashly? I don't think the second option will be the case, but no one will know until the next postseason. Honestly, I'm more concerned and critical of his defense in the playoffs (which at times was pretty good and at other times was an incredible struggle), but that would require its own thread. My ending thoughts: I still very much believe in Duren. This playoff run showed he has areas he must sharpen up and learn from, but at 22 that shouldn't be a shocker. He is incredibly talented and made a large jump during the RS. The PS posed challenges he didn't quite have answers to yet. But another run of experience, another offseason of training, and another year older should lead him down a good path. I am fully supportive of paying Duren and extending him. I am not at close to 50 million dollars. 35-40 million is where I think they'll settle on, and I'm fine with that. But, he's gotta learn from these playoffs! Every offseason he's gotten better, I don't have a reason to believe Jalen Duren won't learn and improve again this summer. He's only 22.show more