⚡️📊 NEW - A Cornell study of 25,880 people in 25 countries confirms that Bitcoin is adopted most widely in places where the traditional financial system functions the least effectively. In El Salvador, 72.1% of respondents say they have owned Bitcoin at some point. In Venezuela, the figure is 44.4%, and in Nigeria, 44.3%. These are also countries where monetary instability, financial restrictions, or limited access to banking services drive some users to seek alternatives. The study also shows that 46.7% of people familiar with Bitcoin believe it increases their financial freedom—a figure that rises to 79.4% among those who currently own it. In Nigeria, 75.8% of respondents familiar with Bitcoin share this view, compared to only 29.5% in the United States. The study suggests that in countries where the banking and monetary systems function properly, Bitcoin is often still perceived as a speculative asset.

⚡️🤡🇺🇸 NEW - Trump: I'm a high-IQ person, among the highest IQs anywhere in the world.

⚡️👀 END OF DAY - We live in a black mirror episode "Introducing Higgsfield AI Influencer. Create your own AI influencer and bring them into any trend."

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - License suspensions for using a cell phone while driving now apply to ALL OF FRANCE.

⚡️🎮 GAMING - RuneScape just announced a massive revival.

⚡️🎮 GAMING - Path of Exile 2 game director reacts to a fan saying the art team deserves a raise

⚡️🔥🇫🇷 NEW - Students across France are protesting poor classroom conditions, staff shortages and a below-inflation education budget increase, with tens of thousands joining nationwide demonstrations

⚡️💬 FLASH - In which IT sector are there the most job opportunities, and in which one will AI have a hard time replacing human workers? I need your opinions and resources to help me learn more. Cybersecurity? Network administrator? DevOps? Incident manager? Cloud engineer? Let's forget about the profession of developer, which, as far as I'm concerned, is already dead.

⚡️🇵🇸🇮🇱 ALERT - An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City apartment killed at least five Palestinians and severely wounded six others, medical staff said. The building was struck without warning while residents were asleep, causing damage across multiple floors as rescue crews searched for people under the rubble.

⚡️🔥🇫🇷 NEW - France is on fire. From high school protests to street fires... France is ablaze! A revolution fueled by student anger is sweeping the country in response to the collapse of the education system: schools set on fire, violent clashes with police, and more than 300 officers injured. The figures are shocking: ▪️ Nearly 2,000 arrests in 24 hours ▪️ Hundreds of high schools and universities paralyzed and closed

⚡️👀 NEW - The MIT Media Lab's snack machine now accepts Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network.

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - France protests: Over 1,000 schools hit, 2,000 students detained, 305 police injured – and it's still escalating

⚡️💬 NEW - CryptoQuant CEO says the bottom is in for Bitcoin and expects a "3-5x from the lows" this bull cycle

⚡️💬 NEW - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: If you love eating, going to Korea is the perfect place. Not to mention drinking. I’ve only been kissed in the mouth by a man in Korea. It was a Samsung employee, Jay.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Donald Trump reportedly spent hours in the Oval Office seeking advice from… Grok about his presidency. According to TIME, during a private meeting with Musk in December 2025, Trump reportedly questioned Grok about his presidency, his legacy, and several geopolitical issues. In particular, he reportedly asked what would happen if the United States captured Nicolás Maduro. Grok reportedly replied that many Venezuelans would celebrate his downfall. Maduro was captured the following month, and TIME reports that Trump emerged from the encounter particularly impressed by the tool. The use of AI has since expanded throughout the federal government. On September 29, 2026, Trump launched America_Gov, a platform designed to enable Americans to get answers and access public services more easily through artificial intelligence systems. The White House presents the site as a single point of entry capable of responding in natural language and directing citizens to federal services.

⚡️🇬🇷👮‍♂️ NEW - They promised to double your money in just 50 days using cryptocurrencies. Greek police have dismantled a network that allegedly recruited at least 10,000 people. According to authorities, the group used an investment platform promising very high returns with little or no risk. Investors were also encouraged to recruit new participants in exchange for commissions, a mechanism typical of a pyramid scheme. Approximately $8 million is believed to have passed through the platform. Seventeen people have been arrested, and nine others are named in the case. During the raids, police say they seized 295,090 euros, 32 cell phones, 21 laptops, 15 tablets, and numerous storage devices.

⚡️💬 FLASH - I’m going to be honest and share my thoughts on the Nostr ecosystem, specifically the apps I’ve tried. @Damus : 6/10. It lets me see all my notifications, but overall, I don’t like the user interface or the font used. @YakiHonne : 5/10. It lets me read secure private messages, but the app is generally slow, which ruins the user experience. You have to tap twice to like a post, and the name needs to be changed—I think it’s very poorly chosen. @primal : 7/10. This is the app I use the most—it's the fastest—but its development is very slow: you have to wait nearly a year before you can add GIFs. Plus, adding the "Read" category to the bottom bar is pointless: in two years, I've never read a single "read." @Nostrich : 4/10. The design is gorgeous. But the app is still just a prototype—or even unusable. It's IMPOSSIBLE to delete the wallet, and the app is extremely slow. @Nostur : 4/10. I can't find anything good about it. Overall, it's inferior in every way, and I don't like the ergonomics. @Jumble : 8/10. This is the best web app: I can split the screen in half and keep track of my notifications while scrolling through my news feed. It's really too bad there isn't a mobile app. @Coracle : 2/10. I haven't used that interface since 2024–2025. I hated the color scheme and the interface. @Amethyst : ?/10. Unfortunately, I can't comment on this because I've never tried it. The app is available exclusively on Android. I encourage all of you to keep up the good work and listen to user feedback. Now, with Claude and cie, I think we’ll see some great things in the future.

⚡️👀 WATCH - Bitcoin has officially flipped gold in yearly performance, now up 66% against gold since March.

⚡️😡 Flash in the @Nostrich app settings, trying to find the "Delete Wallet" feature—since this morning

⚡️💬 FLASH - My first impressions of the @Nostrich app: the first 10 minutes were incredible—I felt like I was using the most beautiful and user-friendly app in the entire Nostr ecosystem. But that was just an illusion: several network bugs, massive latency, and—MOST OF ALL—the inability to delete my wallet really got on my nerves first thing in the morning. That’s my first impression—I hope I can DELETE this damn randomly generated wallet.