Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption

Bitcoin Magazine On Bitcoin Privacy: More U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Less New York Attorney General Follow Frank on X. On Monday, Deputy Attorney General (DAG)

The major US stock indices are closing solidly higher and with the best gains the 2024. The final numbers are showing: Dow industrial average rose

US stocks close at higher with major indices having their best week in 2024 Gold has its best week since since the March 2023 Crude

The Lomond School in Scotland will accept Bitcoin (BTC) tuition payments beginning in the Autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the

Draft legislation in the US Senate threatens to hit data centers serving blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models with fees if they exceed federal emissions

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin Policy Institute Launch “The Bitcoin Policy Hour” to Explore Global Finance, Policy and Monetary Trends New Show Release – “The

The Synthetix protocol’s native stablecoin, Synthetix USD (sUSD), fell to its lowest value in five years, extending a months-long struggle to maintain its $1 peg.

Over the past decade, issuance of Tether’s USDt (USDT) has consistently mirrored Bitcoin (BTC) price cycles, with mints often clustering around bull runs and burns

Jack Dorsey, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and former Twitter CEO, is encouraging Signal Messenger to integrate Bitcoin for peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, a move that could shift

What is GHIBLI memecoin? Ghiblification (GHIBLI) is a memecoin built on the Solana blockchain. It draws inspiration from the Ghibli-styled ChatGPT-generated images, which are influenced

Bitcoin (BTC) risks becoming part of a “classic bull trap” when the US-China trade war takes its next step, analysis warns. In its latest bulletin

Tokenized gold trading volume surged to a two-year high this week, topping $1 billion as investors pivoted toward safe-haven assets amid global uncertainty triggered by

United Kingdom regulators are increasingly concerned about the impact of stablecoins and the broader crypto industry on the country’s financial system and monetary stability. During

Key takeaways AI tools like ChatGPT can help both experienced and new crypto investors track portfolios with ease, freeing up time for other investment activities

Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has secured its third license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, further expanding its regulatory footprint across

Bitcoin wasn’t supposed to just sit still. When Satoshi Nakamoto released the white paper in 2008, it wasn’t a blueprint for digital gold; it was

Bitcoin Magazine Senate Confirms Pro Bitcoin Paul Atkins As SEC Chair The U.S. Senate has confirmed Paul Atkins as the new Chair of the Securities

Cosmos, a blockchain network aiming to become the “internet of blockchains,” has launched Eureka, an interoperability layer designed to link its inter-blockchain communication (IBC) protocol

American stock exchange Nasdaq has filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade shares of the VanEck

Why are people protesting against Elon Musk? Elon Musk, once celebrated as a tech visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX, has faced growing backlash due to

Bitcoin Magazine Israel’s New Study Shows 51% of Public is Interested in Adopting CBDC (Digital Shekel) – Is That So? On April 1st, at the

The largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies produced nearly $800 million worth of Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting continued growth across the

Escalating trade tensions and renewed uncertainty in global markets are driving investors toward alternative assets, including Bitcoin and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), as concerns mount

Standard Chartered and cryptocurrency exchange OKX are piloting a new program allowing institutions to use crypto assets and tokenized money market funds (MMFs) as collateral.

Bitcoin Magazine India’s Leading Bitcoin And Crypto Exchange Unocoin Integrates Lightning Unocoin, one of India’s longest-standing bitcoin and crypto exchanges, has announced the successful integration

The crypto industry has welcomed the confirmation of American businessman and former US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as chair of the agency. Atkins’

Opinion by: Roman Cyganov, founder and CEO of Antix In the fall of 2023, Hollywood writers took a stand against AI’s encroachment on their craft.

The US dollar is broadly and aggressively weaker today. That’s pushed USD/CAD through the 1.40 level for the first time since late November. More broadly,

After the big short-squeeze and relief rally yesterday, the bears are using it as an opportunity to exit positions. It’s a disappointing result and comes

A US budget that includes an extension of Trump’s tax cuts is moving forward by the slimmest of margins in a 216-214 vote. There is

There is some positive news coming out of Europe today with the EU’s Sefcovic revealing that he spoke with Commerce Sec Lutnick and that counter-tariffs

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the January 15, 2015 break of the EUR/CHF floor and all the drama around that. But in

The US dollar index (DXY) is having is worst day since November 2022. The price is down 1.81% on the day and at the lowest

Bitcoin (BTC) price failed to hold its weekly open gains on April 10 as US stocks ignored positive inflation data. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Crypto startup Meanwhile has raised $40 million to scale its Bitcoin-denominated life insurance business, targeting so-called “inflation-prone economies” where policyholders may seek alternatives to traditional

What a brutal day for stocks. The S&P 500 briefly traded down by 5.1% but has trimmed that to 4.8%. A 7% decline in the

I would imagine that if they abolish the tariffs, there will be a flood of Chinese EVs into the EU that would swamp German carmakers.

Bitcoin Magazine Global Nonprofits Form Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance to Advance Civil Liberties and Aid Today, twelve of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations

Bitcoin Magazine How Semler Scientific (SMLR) Escaped the Zombie Zone with a Bitcoin Treasury Strategy In a recent interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Eric Semler, Chairman

For the second day in a row we got a good auction at the long end with a 2.6 bps stop through today after a

Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States may be able to start staking a portion of their tokens as soon as May, according to

I haven’t seen the stock market Says they will work out something for both the US and China The first deal on tariffs is very

Prior was -307.0B Last March was -237.0B Year to date FY 25 deficit at $1.307 trillion compared to $1.065 trillion a year earlier March customs

Users of the Atomic and Exodus wallets are being targeted by threat actors uploading malicious software packages to online coding repositories to steal crypto private

Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform,

Bitcoin Magazine Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad On Bitcoin And Digital Asset Privacy While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo this past weekend, I was afforded

The US dollar is in the midst of its worst day since 2022 today and it’s not because today’s CPI report was a tad soft.

Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these

Bitcoin Magazine Ross Ulbricht To Speak At Bitcoin 2025 It’s happening! Everything we’ve fought for and more; Ross Ulbricht is free and he is coming

He loves to talk: The bar for a Fed policy change is now pretty high Fed should keep all options on the table Current tariffs

Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework,

Yesterday was seen as something of a crisis averted for the bond market but the vigilantes are back today. Even a strong 30-year auction with

Here is report from Charlie Gasparino at Fox Business: Sources: Trump Administrative is moving toward a possible delisting of Chinese public co shares on US

Good morning, afternoon and evening all. Its Friday where I am, what a week! Any charts, technical analysis, trade ideas, thoughts, views, ForexLive traders would

Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a

There was some heavy selling after the open that accelerated until a bottom at 12:30 pm ET. The Nasdaq came perilously close to a 7%

The data from New Zealand would usually be of interest but soooooooooo much has happened since March this data point is stale. This article was

Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro flagging deals with those three countries. He has lost the confidence of Elon Musk. This article was written by Eamonn

The Financial Times with the report. Its gated but Reuters provided the gist of it. The remarks are from: EU could tax big tech if

Politico with the report on Trump shifting the deckchairs. Trade team moves: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent now at the helm Peter Navarro relegated to the

US equity close: Bad, but not as bad as it could have been Economic calendar in Asia Friday, April 11, 2025, a very light one

ICYMI: The European Union and China have begun negotiations on the abolition of EU tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars European Commission has said

Bloomberg (gated) convey the info from S&P: Large US companies filed bankruptcy at the fastest rate in 15 years through the first three months of

Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the

North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying “digital assets” be

EU leaders plan to travel to China for a meeting with Chinese President Xi in July South China Morning Post with the info. Earlier: EU

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities,

The next generation of cryptocurrency projects must embrace a more collaborative approach to compete with major centralized tech companies entering the Web3 space, according to

Lawmakers in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies backed an investigation into President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) cryptocurrency scandal. According to an April

The early days of the Trump administration saw a flurry of activity that could give the crypto industry an idea of forthcoming crypto regulations, namely

Thailand is beefing up measures to combat online crimes involving digital assets by passing new amendments to several national laws. Thailand’s cabinet on April 8

Bitcoin Magazine How to Communicate a Corporate Bitcoin Strategy to Shareholders For companies exploring or actively executing a corporate Bitcoin strategy, success isn’t just about

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has partnered with Mastercard to issue crypto debit cards across the United Kingdom and Europe, the company announced on April 8. The

As more institutions explore blockchain-based finance, some industry leaders say tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) may surpass $30 trillion by the 2030s. Others are casting doubt

Swiss cryptocurrency fintech Taurus has launched an interbank network that is purpose-built for regulated institutions involved in digital asset operations. On April 9, Taurus said

Core, a proof-of-stake blockchain built on Bitcoin, has surpassed $260 million in dual-staked assets as institutional interest in Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow.

Update April 9, 1:38 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include the latest developments on US import tariffs. The global trade war may

Blockchain may soon earn itself a role in New York State’s voting processes and procedures. New York Assemblymember Clyde Vanel introduced Bill A07716 on April

The European Central Bank is intensifying its warnings over stablecoin adoption, with one of its top officials calling for a digital euro to curb the

Bitcoin Magazine Bull Bitcoin: The Cypherpunk Bitcoin Exchange  Proving that custodial, centralized, altcoin casinos are not the only way to succeed in this industry, the

Bitcoin Magazine Why Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Fix The Broken Fiat System Trump’s ‘America First’ platform, which he built his successful campaign around, promised to reconfigure

Binance is launching a new “reward-bearing margin asset” LDUSDt, which the company says is not a stablecoin. According to an April 9 announcement, LDUSDt can

Opinion by: Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch Institutional players have been closely watching decentralized finance’s growth. Creating secure and compliant DeFi platforms is the only

Bitcoin (BTC) price made a swift move to $78,300 at the April 9 Wall Street open as “herd-like” price action in equities markets continued to

Alphabets Picai says they plan to invest around $75 billion in total in 2025 cap ex. That is giving the stock market a boost. The

The House will hold a vote at 3:30 p.m. on a “rule,” a procedure to advance legislation, which includes the budget blueprint If the rule

Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -3.5% German DAX -3.2% France CAC -3.2% UK FTSE 100 -3.0% Spain IBEX -2.0% Italy’s FTSE MIB -2.6%

US mortgage rates have risen to 7%. That is up 40 basis points in the last few trading days. There will be no relief in

As markets reel from geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Bitcoin has shown relative resilience during events like Trump’s recent tariff bombshells, according to Blockstream CEO

From Richmond Fed Pres. Barkin: Watching consumers most closely, as big as part of economy. Worry if close to a moment where consumers decide to

United States securities laws are not flexible enough to account for digital assets, as evidenced by the parade of crypto-native companies that have tried and

Beware, the US treasury is to auction off $39 billion of 10 year notes at the top of the hour. There is concern of international

Bitcoin Magazine Pakistan to Use Surplus Electricity for Bitcoin Mining and AI Data Centers: Report Pakistan will channel part of its surplus electricity into powering

See NBC is reporting that the trump administration is backing off Nvidia’s H20 chip crackdown. The decent comes after a meeting with Pres. Trump and

High yield 4.435% WI level at the time of the auction 4.465% Tail -3.0 bps vs six-month average of -0.2 basis points Bid to cover

Here we go. Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to

Risky assets remain volatile as trade war tension between the United States and China keeps investors on the edge. A minor positive is that Bitcoin

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has struggled to stay on message and appeared to be rattled after the ‘reciprocal but not reciprocal’ tariffs were announced by

Bitcoin Magazine The U.S.’s Tariff War With China Is Good For Bitcoin Mining Follow Frank on X. Today, China announced that it will increase tariffs

Everyone else down to 10% but China to 125%. From Trump: Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets,

United States President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” and lowered the tariff rate to 10% on countries that do not retaliate

Prediction marketplace Kalshi has started taking Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in a bid to onboard more crypto-native users. The company that lets users bet on events

Bitcoin’s (BTC) futures market reflects a possible price cooldown after the cryptocurrency’s multiple weeks of correction. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that the BTC-USDT futures leverage

Highlights of the FOMC Minutes Growing concern about inflation persistence amid trade policy uncertainty Majority of participants noted outlook for real GDP growth weaker than

A common refrain in markets — and here — was that tariffs couldn’t last because they were insane and would lead to a certain recession.

It’s not clear what the tariff rates are on Mexico and Canada now along with whether USMCA-compliant goods continue to trade tariff free, along with

USD/JPY is back to where it was in the hours after the ‘Liberation Day’ announcement in a huge turn. The yen is dropping hard on

Legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair launched a tokenized sticker collection on Telegram on April 9, becoming the latest celebrity to launch a tokenized social project.

The White House told reporters from CBN and CNBC that the new 10% tariff applied to Mexico and Canada — the US’s second and third-largest

XRP (XRP) price is up 13% on the day, trading above the $2 level after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all reciprocal

A deal could be struck with struck with China People were getting a little bit afraid about tariffs Trump says he pulled back on many

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The White House initially told the CBC and CNBC that the 10% tariff rate also applied to Mexico and Canada. In that case, it would

There is a huge squeeze on shorts at the moment and a rush back into equities. Note though that a 10% rate is still problematic

The Dollar Index (DXY) dipping below 100 has historically aligned with Bitcoin (BTC) bull runs, delivering gains of over 500% during the last two instances.

Bitcoin Magazine Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Open Source Tools to Simplify Bitcoin Treasury Management Block announced it has released a new open source toolkit designed

Inflation data from China features today, for March 2025. wholesale level deflation to continue consumer inflation expect y/y, deflation m/m This snapshot from the ForexLive

The Pres. Trump announcement that there would be a 90 day tariff pause for some countries sent the “pressured” stock market sharply to the upside

Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on all but China Trump: China wants to make a deal, they just don’t know how to go

Mounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph.  Since US President

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp rebound after US President Donald Trump announced a pause on tariffs for non-retaliating countries, reigniting bullish momentum and raising hopes

Trump’s weakness and total lack of credibility in the market will have repercussions for the next 45 months. We’ll continue to monitor his comments and

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Luxon to visit the UK this month. He’ll engage in trade talks with UK PM Starmer. I need a newer pic

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for multiple spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a move that may broaden the

Aave’s tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol’s governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul,

US equities and crypto markets shifted dramatically on April 9 after  US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his reciprocal tariffs, except for

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was released from prison custody on April 9, the Bureau of Prison (BOP) officials confirmed to Cointelegraph. According to crypto developer

At a minute past midnight, US Eastern time, on Wednesday (ie in just a few hours) I’ve little doubt that the new country-specific tariffs will

Markets in Chaos: Navigating the Tariff Storm with Logic, Patience, and Perspective “Things are rarely as bad — or as good — as most people

Analysts at Bank of Montreal warn that the latest escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions is pushing markets further from any near-term resolution, increasing the likelihood

Trump administration has moved to restore some terminated foreign aid programs. Reuters with the info, citing “six sources familiar with the matter”. In brief: moved

Fitch downgrades six Chinese banks to A (from A+) Outlook Stable The six banks are: China Development Bank (CDB), The Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm),

South Korea has announced emergency measures to support its auto industry in response to a 25% U.S. tariff on imported vehicles and parts, effective Thursday.

Goldman Sachs Continued tariff escalation between US and China presents a downside risk to our current 2025 full-year real GDP forecast of 4.5% Also points

RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, has introduced a push-based oracle on MegaETH to tackle latency issues that challenge the efficiency of onchain trading. According to

Cboe BZX Exchange has asked United States regulators for clearance to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by Sui (SUI), the native token of the

Trump touts call with South Korea’s Acting President, says he’s waiting for China call Trump still hasn’t signed document for additional 50% tariffs on China

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao: Why Mempools Are Important For Censorship Resistance While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston over the weekend

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Partners with Mastercard to Bring Bitcoin Payments to Over 150 Million Merchants Mastercard has announced a landmark partnership with Kraken to enable

Analysis by Fitch Ratings suggests that while the United States’ latest tariff measures could provide a short-term boost to government revenue and help narrow the

Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United

Here is a chart from Greg Daco at Panthenon and I think it’s telling: If you go back to the start of Trump’s term, tariff

more to come Via oilprice.com: Expectations I had seen centred on: Headline crude +1.4mn barrels Distillates +0.3 mn bbls Gasoline -1.5 mn — This data

Bitcoin (BTC) has a new $70,000 reversal target as a leading indicator sets new bull market lows. In X analysis on April 7, popular trader

With US President Donald Trump imposing 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, Beijing is responding by letting the yuan weaken against the dollar — a move

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Bitcoin Magazine Support The Victims Of The Myanmar Earthquake With Bitcoin Follow Frank on X. On March 28, 2025, one of the most severe earthquakes

I posted a couple of previews of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decision due today: RBNZ Shadow Board recommends a rate cut this week

Asset manager BlackRock is partnering with Anchorage Digital for crypto custody services, a move aimed at addressing the rising demand for digital assets from retail

Bitcoin Magazine How to Watch OPNEXT on Bitcoin Magazine’s Livestream We’re less than a week away from OPNEXT, the tech-focused, scaling conference from Blockspace Media. 

White House economic advisor Steve Miran delivered a notable speech yesterday that aimed to outline grievances around the dollar at the center of the global

The gains in US stock markets early today were based on hopes of a delay in tariffs or at least a delay in the 50%

Ether (ETH), the native token of Ethereum, is showing signs of bullish exhaustion after a steep 65% decline over the past three months. The pace

A short time ago, CNBC’s Eamonn Javers reported — citing the White House — that Trump still hasn’t signed an executive order that would put

Aavegotchi, a non-fungible token (NFT) protocol focused on Web3 gaming, has opted to abandon blockchain network Polygon and “go all-in” on Base, an Ethereum layer-2

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo and Voltage Partner to Launch Instant Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network BitGo and Voltage have announced a new partnership aimed at transforming

Billionaire Ken Griffin, who has a net worth of $42 billion and was the fifth-largest individual donor in the 2024 election cycle isn’t happy. He

US Treasury yields are going up when they should be going down. Tariffs are obviously a big concern but the Senate also adopted a budget

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 5.6% over the past seven days, closing three daily candles below the $80,000 support for the first time since Nov.

Major U.S. stock indices have slipped to new session lows, giving back large gains seen earlier in the day. NASDAQ is currently up 63 points

White House Press Secretary Levitt says tariffs on China have not gone into effect yet. The 104% cumulative tariffs on China will go into effect

Bank of England Lombardellli is on the wires saying: Tariffs are likely to depress activity. CPI impact of tariffs will depend on other countries action.

It’s another day of wild headlines. After the mainstream media ripped on twitter and the markets reporting that it was pushing fake headlines, it was

The US treasury auctioned off $58 billion of the 3year notes: High yield 3.784% WI level at the time of the auction 3.76%. Tail versus

The US threatened additional 50% tariffs today and this looks like China’s response. Today, Trump appeared to plead for a phone call from Beijing to

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: “The President met with his trade team this morning, and he directed them to have tailor made trade deals

I highlighted the fall into the opening gap earlier today and now it’s entirely closed. The index was down by 0.5% at the lows a

Bitcoin’s surprise rebound to $81,180 — which was influenced by fake news regarding a pause on US tariffs — has all but evaporated following White

Bitcoin (BTC) danced around $80,000 at the April 8 Wall Street open as US stock markets staged a fresh recovery, but unresolved tensions between China

Bitcoin Magazine US Justice Dept Disbands Bitcoin And Crypto Enforcement Unit In a major shift in federal oversight of bitcoin and crypto, the U.S. Department

USTR Greer: Costs from tariffs often rarely get down to the consumer. I don’t trust economists predictions of tariff inflation because there was no inflation

Chicago Fed Pres. Goolsbee: Tariffs are much worse than what we have been modeling Fed has to take the longer view, not like the stock

Binance is planning to delist 14 tokens from its platform on April 16 in a move designed to purge low-quality projects that do not adhere

Bitcoin Magazine From Coal To Crypto: Why I’m In On Bitcoin America is the envy of the world, underpinned by our unparalleled economic power, and

White House press secretary Levitt says: 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon Eastern time because China has not removed its retaliation The 104%

Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni Will be in Washington on April 17 to discuss tariffs with Pres. Trump. Italy’s government plans to use €14 billion in

Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in

Greer is testifying in Congress today: Vietnam understands that it is a major target of Trump tariff action We are trying to work very quickly

Axios’ Barak Ravid posts: Netanyahu said in a video distributed by his office that a nuclear agreement with Iran would be acceptable to him only

Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs  When CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability.

Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a “defining moment” for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the

The S&P 500 was up 4% at the high but that’s been pared to 2.0% as the index falls into the opening gap. With this

German Economic Institute has some credibility on forecasts but I wouldn’t say this cut is surprising. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often praised for offering around-the-clock trading access, but that constant availability may have contributed to a steep sell-off over the

We are prioritizing Japan and South Korea on tariff talks This comment from Hasset on Fox News suggests that they will impose the reciprocal tariffs

Prior was 55.3 Non-seasonally adjusted index 55.6 vs 53.6 prior This is a poor economic indicator but I suspect it captures the mood among manufacturers

Dubai’s real estate and crypto regulatory authorities have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding digital asset adoption in the real estate sector. On April

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has announced the launch of a new Bitcoin futures derivative product. According to an April 7 announcement, Cboe plans

Goldman Sachs has pivoted its stance on the US dollar, now expecting the first-quarter weakness to not only persist but intensify throughout the year. As

In each of the past three years, the US dollar peaked at 7.37 against the yuan, or just below that. That level has now given

JPMorgan is leaning outside consensus and now sees the ECB lowering rates at each of the next four meetings, which would get them to 1.50%

In my first post of the week, I warned about the potential for Treasury yields to rise: The spot I’m watching is bonds. US 10-year

Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road in one of the largest mergers in the cryptocurrency industry to date.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). NCET’s disbandment was noted in a four-page memo by

No Binance listing for Pi Despite massive community support and over 2 million votes pushing for a Binance listing, Pi Network’s native token remains unlisted

Trump talks about South Korea here but the tell could be in China: I just had a great call with the Acting President of South

A maximal extractable value (MEV) bot lost about $180,000 in Ether after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its access control systems.  On April 8,

US Bessent: Tariff negotiations are the result of massive inbound calls, not markets As markets stabilise, so do the rate cuts expectations UK’s Reeves: Our

Global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures may come to an end with a potential deal with China as investors

Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the industry.  Crypto data and analytics

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Global growth prospects have deteriorated massively. At the upcoming meeting we will make responsible decisions. Europe must stand closer together. Monetary policy in Europe will

Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Blockstream CEO

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 96 bps (61% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 77 bps (93% probability of rate cut at

Our first priority is not to create more trade barriers, but to reduce them. Nothing is off the table on tariffs. I will be meeting

Tariff negotiations are the result of massive inbound calls, not markets. On VAT tax with Europe everything is on the table. Trump will be personally

One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee. The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes

Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot Bitcoin ETF

Prior was 100.7 This shouldn’t be surprising given what has happened recently. NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg says: “the implementation of new policy priorities has

von der Leyen says that she stressed on “a negotiated resolution to the current situation, emphasising the need to avoid further escalation”. The “current situation”

The dollar is down today, giving back some of the gains from yesterday as broader markets are seeing a bit more of a calmer mood

UBS adds that Germany will likely be the most impacted from US tariffs while France is to be the least affected even amid a global

At the beginning of the year, the consensus on Wall Street was for a 12.3% gain in the S&P 500 in 2025. These price targets

Economists as Citi previously said that the tariffs could knock China overall exports by over 15% in 2025, before taking into account measures from Beijing

25 bps rate cut needed in April. US tariff announcement warrants more accomodative monetary policy. We need to move to a less restrictive policy stance.

The latest is this one from Morgan Stanley as they cut their 2025 US GDP growth forecast to 0.8%, down from 1.5% previously. They add

The market expects the ECB to cut by 25 bps at the upcoming meeting and deliver at least two more rate cuts by the end

Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKG Stablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast,

Eurostoxx +1.0% Germany DAX +0.8% France CAC 40 +1.3% UK FTSE +1.3% Spain IBEX +0.1% Italy FTSE MIB +1.2% The drop yesterday wasn’t as brutal

China’s response to America’s sweeping trade tariffs could result in capital flight to Bitcoin and crypto, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes. “If not the

Today we have even less data releases than yesterday with just the US NFIB Small Business Optimism Index on the agenda. The market is not

If US wants to talk, it should show attitude for equality and respect If US insists on a trade war, China will fight until the

Trump escalated the trade war further yesterday threatening additional 50% tariffs on China effective tomorrow if they don’t back off from the recent retaliatory tariffs.

Prior -€6.54 billion; revised to -€6.49 billion The French trade deficit expanded slightly in February as exports were more or less flat while imports were

It looks like at least we’ve moved past peak fear for now but it doesn’t meant that the coast is clear. The storm clouds are

While crypto and stock markets are deep in the red this week, one memecoin is defying the trend and surging at the time of writing. 

A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax authority to respond

Asset manager Teucrium Investment Advisors is set to launch the first XRP-based exchange-traded fund in the US markets, a leveraged XRP (ETF) on the NYSE

S&P 500 futures +1.4% Nasdaq futures +1.1% Dow futures +1.7% While there is a suggestion that market players are holding out some optimism for Trump

Recent fake news that US President Donald Trump was considering a 90-day pause in tariffs shows the potential for a strong market rebound should a

Artificial intelligence and crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital has been given the nod from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the Nasdaq

Proposed U.S. shipping rules could disrupt trade and ports, industry warns – From April 17 Chinese stocks higher as state support lifts sentiment Deutsche Bank

The U.S. Trade Representative is expected to introduce steep fees—up to $1.5 million per port call—on vessels made in China or owned by carriers with

What a wild day in markets yesterday. It looked like we were bound for some pain early on in US trading before a fake headline

Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and romance scams, known

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a roundtable

Chinese equities opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of official support despite ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. State-owned investment firms have stepped up purchases of

China commerce ministry issued a statement on the US threat to escalate tariffs on ChinaThe US threatens to escalate tariffs on China, “which is a

Earlier: Recap – Chinese state firms pledge support for markets amid tariff-driven selloff The People’s Bank of China is pledging lending for the sovereign wealth

Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims. 

National Australia Bank business survey, March 2025. Survey was taken just before the recent tariff tensions This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright will visit the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for nearly two weeks, focusing on global energy stability, U.S. investment opportunities,

A crypto lawyer has sued the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency may know who created Bitcoin — compelling the department to share

Trump will undergo his annual physical exam on Friday “I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will nominate Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa to lead tariff negotiations with the United States, FNN reported Tuesday. In other tariff/Japan news,

Westpac/Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index for April 2025 -6% m/m to 90.1 prior +4% to 95.9 Under 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists. This article was

Nikkei update, bouncing after its huge drop: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Chinese state-owned firms on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up share purchases in a bid to stabilize plunging markets, following steep losses triggered by escalating

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is weighing a potential lawsuit against the Trump administration in a bid to block a new round of global tariffs

China’s state investment firm Chengtong Says will increase holdings in stocks and ETFs to safeguard market stability Says will continue to increase holdings in shares

Global business confidence plunged last week following Trump’s surprise tariff escalation and China’s swift retaliatory measures, according to Moody’s latest survey and reported by the

The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO), for Q1 of 2025 Business Confidence 19% prior 16% Capacity Utilization 90.5% prior 91.3% The data

U.S. 10-year Treasury futures fall another 10 ticks in wake of sharp reversal This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Sky news with the report: The chief executives of some of the world’s biggest banks have held private talks about the carnage in financial markets

A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and

Iran and the US are planning to meet in Oman on Saturday For what is described as “indirect talks” Iran says it’d be willing to

Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries collectively shed more than $4 billion in value after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a global market sell-off, data shows. 

White House: The report on a 90-day tariff pause is ‘fake news’ Trump promises new tariffs if China doesn’t withdraw its retaliatory tariffs Trump: We

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will not likely have any trade deals in place by April 9th thus will not avoid the retaliatory

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 26.62% decline from its $109,500 all-time high is en route to becoming the deepest drawdown of the current bull market cycle, according to

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing “signs of resilience” even as stocks and the broader cryptocurrency market plunge amid a global market sell-off after US President Donald

Good morning, afternoon and evening all. Any charts, technical analysis, trade ideas, thoughts, views, ForexLive traders would like to share and discuss with fellow ForexLive

I guess it depends on how you define progress Trade with European Union has to be fair and reciprocal EU will have to buy energy

I’ll be posting the data as it hits. Out of habit, I guess. More importantly, I’ll be posting pertinent news as it hits. Data agenda

Bessent is US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says he has not seen a trade offer from Japan Expects Japan to get priority in negotiations because they

Crypto’s worst quarter since the FTX crisis has many investors worried about the end of the bull market, but according to an industry panel, Bitcoin

White House economic advisor Stephen Miran, who is also the Mar-a-Lago Accord proponent, is out with a speech on the role of the US in

The price of crude oil is settling at $60.70. That is down $1.29 or -2.08%. The zero price is the lowest since April 2021. Oil

Much of the optimism in markets today is based on the idea that Trump will suspend or delay some of the tariffs due for April

Bloomberg reports that the US administration is considering pushing the idea of an export tax credit to Congress. There is also talk of subsidies for

Ether (ETH) price dropped to $1,410 on April 7, marking its lowest level since March 2023. This sharp decline triggered liquidations of leveraged ETH futures

Japan needs to open up its country We will keep our great relationship with Japan We gave one shot at this Tariffs could be permanent

Netanyahu Bibi says they will eliminate the trade deficit with the US and will eliminate trade barriers Bibi says Israel’s actions could serve as a

The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued two directives specifying policies and deadlines for deploying AI tools that enhance public services, providing a

Proposes counter-tariffs on range of US imports at 25% in response to US steel documents 25% tariff to take place from May 16 These headlines

Global financial markets continued to tumble on April 7, as US equities dropped more than 3%, wiping more than $2 trillion in value on market

Diving into the chaos of global markets, Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone warns more turmoil could be on the way. In an exclusive interview

Bitcoin (BTC) made a sharp comeback and is trading near the $78,000 level. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization tumbled below the psychological support of

There is the idea circulating in MAGA media — and elevated by the President himself — that there is some grand-master plan around what Trump

Reuters reports on comments in written testimony submitted by the USTR: 50 countries have approached US Countries include Argentina, Israel and Vietnam That will be

Bitcoin Magazine Pro Crypto, Anti Privacy: Will Trump Free Samourai?  Last month, the Treasury lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash. In response, many rekindled their calls

Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been appointed as an adviser to Pakistan’s Crypto Council, a newly formed regulatory body tasked with overseeing the

Vietnam is an important barometer for the Trump administration right now. It’s been hit with a 10% tariff that will rise to 46% on Wednesday.

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt From The Satoshi Papers: A Nation of Individuals? It is the prospect of the sovereign individual that seems to most trouble

OPEC+ picked the worst-possible time to accelerate a return of barrels to the market and that pushed WTI as low as $58.95 today. The influential

Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says he worries that the White House actions are much more inflationary than the market expects. He also said he sees

USD/CNH has edged through the spike high on April 2, following the Liberation Day tariff announcement. China has plenty of fundamental backing now to let

Bitcoin (BTC) sought a relief rally into the April 7 Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded from a 4%+ loss. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source:

Well this is what happens in an emotional market. There were some major market moves on reports of a headline that Hassitt had said this:

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $75,000 on April 6, pressured by traditional markets as S&P 500 futures hit their lowest levels since January 2024. The initial

This is a a real mess. There was 5 minutes where a headline citing Hassitt was everywhere but it’s now clearly bunk. Some are saying

This won’t be good for sentiment. From Trump on Truth Social: Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting

Opinion by: Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet Here we go again: A top centralized crypto exchange (CEX) was hacked, this time likely

Metaplanet, a Japanese hotel manager turned Bitcoin treasury company, has fully repaid 2 billion yen ($13.5 million) worth of bonds ahead of schedule as it

Bitcoin holders are facing renewed pressure following US President Donald Trump’s trade tariff announcement, which sent shockwaves through global financial markets, including cryptocurrencies. However, with

The EU remains open to and strongly prefers talks but we will not wait endlessly So the EU is trying to negotiate on tariffs but

The S&P 500 is down 3.4% shortly after the open and trading back to January 2024 levels. It’s down more than 20% from the February

Here is the latest message on Truth Social: Countries from all over the World are talking to us. Tough but fair parameters are being set.

More than 90% of the voting creditors of the Indian crypto exchange WazirX voted in favor of the platform’s post-hack restructuring plan. According to an