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fatfinger.MON · 06.08
188kbarrels added. the market needed 10 million
OPEC+ added 188,000 barrels. The market needed 10 million.
“Context beats clickbait: a rounding error dressed as a policy shift.”
SOURCE: OPEC Secretariat · ICE Brent
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fatfinger.THU · 06.04
$920Ma month, to borrow compute
Google is paying SpaceX $920M a month to borrow compute.
“Compute is the new oil, and even Google is renting it.”
SOURCE: filings · reporting (illustrative)
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fatfinger.TUE · 06.02
-9%bitcoin's worst week in months
Bitcoin had its worst week in months. The maxis blamed AI.
“When the safe-haven trade is crypto, there is no safe haven.”
SOURCE: spot exchanges · ETF flows
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