Monstream

Fires when Y Combinator, a16z speedrun, Sequoia Arc, Neo, South Park Commons or Entrepreneur First open applications or announce a deadline.

Fires when a notable artwork is reported stolen, or a stolen one is recovered — museums, churches and private collections.

Fires when a single artwork sells for $50 million or more, at auction or in a reported private sale.

Fires when a fusion experiment reports scientific energy gain above 1, confirmed by the lab or in a peer-reviewed paper.

Fires when a top venture firm closes a new fund of $500M or more — the money that will be looking for founders over the next years.

Fires when Ethereum mainnet has a serious incident: finality is lost, a client bug splits the chain, or a critical vulnerability needs an emergency upgrade.

Fires when core developers set the mainnet date for the next Ethereum network upgrade and the Ethereum Foundation announces it.

Fires when a top stablecoin — USDT, USDC, USDS, USDe or another over $1B — trades more than 2% off its peg for a sustained period.

Fires when a DeFi protocol or bridge loses $10 million or more to an exploit, confirmed by the team or a security firm.

Fires when the US, the EU or the UK announces a new package of sanctions against a country, or sanctions on a major company.

Fires when a national government collapses, a head of government resigns or loses a confidence vote, or an early election is called.

Fires when a world record is set in athletics, swimming or cycling and ratified or confirmed by the governing body.

Fires when a club confirms a transfer worth €80 million or more.

Fires when a web3 startup raises $50M or more in a single equity or strategic round.

Fires when a practical attack is published against a NIST-standardised post-quantum algorithm — ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA or FN-DSA — not just a side channel in one implementation.