Links 1/31/2026 | naked capitalism

The Pursuit of Mastery Big Think Gray wolves are hunting sea otters and no one knows how Science Daily (Kevin W) Social media is boosting mental health disorders and suicidal thoughts among teens, particularly in girls The Conversation Genes influence human lifespan far more than thought, new study suggests STAT COVID-19/Pandemics 📉25% LOWER ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY! […]

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Japan’s banking giant Nomura tightens crypto risk controls as market setbacks hit European operations

Nomura Holdings, Japan’s largest investment bank and brokerage firm, has stepped up risk management in its crypto business following losses in Europe linked in part to digital asset market setbacks. CFO Hiroyuki Moriuchi made the comments during a Friday conference call, noting the measures are intended to limit short-term swings in earnings. Despite reducing exposure […]

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I predicted Bitcoin falling to $49k this year and January delivered some very concerning red flags

My $49k Bitcoin bear thesis, a January check-in, the plumbing is flashing while price bleeds I wrote my medium-term $49,000 bear thesis in late November with one simple idea, Bitcoin still moves in cycles, and the next real “this is the low” moment tends to arrive when miner economics and flows line up at the […]

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What Tom Lee’s Worried About in 2026

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Don’t tell me your opinion, show me your portfolio [Members]

Wealth warning: This is not financial advice. It’s one man’s mildly obsessive system for herding family wealth across multiple wrappers, generations, and episodes of the long-running saga ‘Finumus Predicts Poorly’. Your tax situation, access to financial products, and tolerance for faff will differ. Possibly dramatically. The Finumus Family Office (me, hunched over a spreadsheet like […]

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Texas’ largest pension fund boosts stake in Bitcoin treasury Strategy

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), the state’s largest public pension fund, has increased its holdings in Strategy (MSTR), the Bitcoin treasury giant. According to a new SEC filing, by the end of Q4 2025, the Austin-based pension fund held 80,844 MSTR shares worth over $12 million, up from 73,446 shares in the previous […]

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Banks to lose up to $500B by 2028 as Fidelity’s digital dollar launches on Ethereum with freeze powers

Fidelity announced the launch of a stablecoin on the Ethereum mainnet, positioning the token as a compliance-wrapped settlement dollar distributed through the firm’s brokerage, custody, and wealth management channels. The move lands amid what looks like a stablecoin sprawl, as estimates suggest 59 new major stablecoins launched in 2025 alone, per third-party tracker Stablewatch. This […]

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