Hantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics

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Binance Research said a cluster of Bitcoin on-chain indicators is pointing toward tighter available supply and reduced sell pressure, with exchange balances falling to a six-year low as roughly 500,000 BTC have left trading venues since the COVID-era peak. In a May 17 thread, the research arm of Binance argued that four metrics now point in the same direction: long-term holders remain dominant, speculative activity is subdued, exchange supply has declined, and short-term holders are only beginning to rebuild unrealized profits. The combined readout, according to Binance Research, suggests that Bitcoin’s market structure has shifted away from forced selling and toward a more supply-constrained setup. “Four on-chain signals point to the same conclusion: supply is tightening and sell pressure is exhausted,” Binance Research wrote. Why Bitcoin Sell Pressure May Be Fading Fast The first signal centers on Bitcoin supply dormancy. Binance Research said nearly 60% of BTC supply has not moved i

The post WHO Director Rejects Alex Jones’ Claims Hantavirus Is ‘COVID 2.0’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday directly responded to far-right commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ claims that the United Nations agency was manufacturing propaganda about the Hantavirus. The WHO director said no hantavirus deaths have been recorded since May 2. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Ghebreyesus, directly addressing Jones’ claim that WHO has launched “COVID 2.0,” said in a post on X that there is no “rollout” or “hype” around the recent ship-based Hantavirus outbreak and added “there are only 10 confirmed cases globally, and no deaths have been recorded since May 2.” Jones claimed in an episode of his show earlier this week that health officials would try to fraudulently report hantavirus cases, saying, “They did it before, they’re clearly doing it again” before alleging the fraudu

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The post Americans All Negative For Hantavirus, French Patient Critically Ill (Live Updates) appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tuesday, May 11, 2026Dr. Stephen Kornfeld speaks to CNN from a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he confirms he is the American patient reported to have tested positive for the hantavirus but says he “feels wonderful” and is not experiencing symptoms. Spanish officials confirm that after testing positive once for hantavirus, the American now known to be Kornfield has since tested negative twice for the disease, meaning no Americans are among the nine confirmed cases of the illness. A French patient confirmed to have the hantavirus is now critically ill with life-threatening heart and lung problems, a doctor at her Paris hospital confirms. A symptomatic passenger who returned to America after disembarking the MV Honduis, and is being cared for in Atlanta, tests negative for hantavirus, according to the Department

The post How Will a Hantavirus Pandemic Scenario Impact Global Economies in 2026? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Hantavirus is making global headlines in 2026. The outbreak appears contained, but the worst-case question still hangs over already fragile markets. With war, sticky inflation, and an oil shock already in play, the macro setup looks quite different from what it did six years ago. Why Markets Are Watching The Hantavirus As of May 8, 2026, the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has resulted in eight reported cases, including three deaths, two confirmed and one probable, according to the World Health Organization. The BBC reported that today, Spain has begun evacuating passengers from the cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US govt says NO quarantine required for 17 Americans on hantavirus-stricken cruise. As of Saturday, a CDC official said, “We are not quarantining anybody,”

The post American Hantavirus Patient Tests Negative (Live Updates) appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tuesday, May 11, 2026The only American passenger thought to have the hantavirus thanks to a positive lab sample taken while they were still aboard the MV Hondius tests negative for the second time, according to Spanish officials (Health and Human Services has not offered an update on the patient). A Spanish passenger who was evacuated from the MV Hondius tests positive for hantavirus, according the Spanish Health Ministry, and is experiencing a “low-grade fever and mild respiratory symptoms,” World Health Organization Director Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus says there’s “no sign we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak,” but noted the “situation could change” in the coming weeks if more cases are reported. Twelve staff members at a Dutch hospital are quarantined after blood and urine samples collected from a hantavirus patient were mishandled, according to Reuters, and they’ll stay isola

The heightened focus on hantavirus underscores the importance of monitoring zoonotic diseases and their potential for human transmission. The post Polymarket prices 79% chance of confirmed hantavirus case by May 15 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.