An Australian man from the state of Queensland has forfeited Bitcoin, a waterfront mansion and a Mercedes-Benz car after Australian Federal Police claimed the assets

US House panel approve Trump tax cut bill, setting up a possible vote on passage this week Note, this isn’t the vote, that’s yet to

Centrist Victory in Romania: A Democratic Signal Amid Europe’s Rightward Drift Global News Update – Romania Presidential Runoff Independent centrist and Bucharest mayor Dikurser Dan

Japan finance minister Kato: Japan not facing problem procuring funds from market via debt issuance If Japan loses market trust in its finances, it may

China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesman: We need to recognize that the internal driving force for investment growth is ‘obviously insufficient’ We need to

China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesman: Ability of foreign trade enterprises to develop market has increased, have strong adjustment capabilities during trade friction and

Bitcoin has notched its highest-ever weekly close as crypto market momentum continues and the cryptocurrency is again nearing its all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) has closed

China new home prices for April 2025 0.0% m/m change (Reuters calculation) prior also 0.0% -4.0% y/y (Reuters calculation) prior -4.5% Poor figures again for

Chinese economic activity data for April 2025 is mixed. The beat for industrial production is welcome. Its not as strong as the March results, but

Comments from an official at China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Productivity demand grew steadily employment situation generally stable economy grew steadily in face of

International environment now still complex and severe, domestic cyclical and structural contradictions are intertwined But there are many favorable conditions for sustained economic recovery Although

Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has reportedly been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, amid Blum confirming he is

A US-Japan trade deal is not at all imminent. There are still strong sticking points, such as Ishiba’s reluctance to accept Trump’s tariffs on Japanese

Japan’s Agriculture Ministry has suspended imports of poultry meat from Brazil’s Montenegro City following bird flu outbreak has suspended imports of live poultry from state

Rightmove property website data for UK house asking prices, May 2025: +0.6% m/m prior +1.4% +1.2% y/y prior +1.3% The average price has moved to

Goldman Sachs Research expects the US dollar to weaken as trade tensions, policy uncertainty, and slowing GDP growth weigh on investor confidence and foreign demand

Key points: Bitcoin’s rally to $105,980 has traders predicting new all-time highs this week. Traders lift their end-of-year Bitcoin price targets to $200,000 based on

New Zealand services PMI, the BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index, for April 2025, 48.5 down from March’s 49.1 well below the average of 53.0 over

New Zealand first quarter 2025 producer price index PPI Input +2.9% q/q prior -0.9% PPI Output +2.1% prior –0.1% — Stats NZ summary: The largest

I posted the early rate indications here: Monday open levels, indicative FX prices, 19 May 2025 It was a busy weekend for news: The weekend

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Attorneys for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm filed a motion asking the court to reconsider the motion to dismiss the case due to the prosecution

Good morning, afternoon or evening to all ForexLive traders and welcome to the start of the new FX week. Indicative rates, a little change from

Official results from half of polling stations showed Dan with around 50.5% of votes Exit polls published right after voting ended had him at 54-55%

Biden will be reviewing treatment options. We wish him well. Statement from Biden’s office: Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding

Earlier post on this here: Eyes on Euro politics – Romania centrist Dan appears on course to win Romanian presidency Update now: Dan ahead with

US Treasury Secretary Bessent spoke with CNN on Sunday. He was forthright with his threat to foreign countries that Trump’s tariff will jump back a

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said he rejected pressure from a European Union (EU) country to censor political content on the social media platform ahead of

Crypto industry executives are beefing up personal security and demanding more bodyguard services in response to a recent string of kidnapping and ransom attempts worldwide

The weekend started off with a bang as the US credit rating was downgraded by Moody’s late in the day. That will start things on

Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and CTPO of Gateway.fm Every couple of weeks, it seems another layer 2 rolls out, much to the chagrin of

Key points: Ether price rose 3% to $2,550 on May 18, triggering $22 million in short ETH liquidations. A bull flag on the chart suggests

Key points: Bitcoin is convincing traders that an upside breakout is around the corner, with all-time highs in sight. One target demands $116,000 next week,

Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would

Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving someone posing as a Coinbase

United Kingdom crypto companies will need to collect and report data from every customer trade and transfer beginning Jan. 1, 2026 as part of a

Australian Prime Minister Albanese responded to questions from media, the Australian Financial Review (gated) , on Saturday. will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in

The UK Times (gated) interview with Prime Minister Starmer. From the report (bolding is mine): The prime minister is expected to ­announce broad plans for

Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder

Public internet infrastructure is the critical speed and performance constraint on high-throughput blockchain networks, according to Austin Federa, co-founder and CEO of DoubleZero, a project

Moody’s credit rating agency downgraded the credit rating of the United States government from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rising national debt as the primary

Michael James, the head of institutional business development at Douro Labs — the company that developed the Pyth high-speed blockchain oracle network — told Cointelegraph

South Africa’s Garden Route, famed for its lush forests, expansive beaches and charming towns, has become a testbed for Bitcoin adoption. From Mossel Bay to

The recent decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to accept a luxurious Boeing 747-8 airplane valued at approximately $400 million from Qatar has ignited significant

Opinion by: Merlin Egalite, co-founder at Morpho Labs Fintechs in the front, decentralized finance (DeFi) in the back: the DeFi Mullet. Today’s fintech companies offer

Bitcoin’s next explosive move could send the asset to $250,000 by the end of 2025, according to Scott Melker, a crypto analyst and host of

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has held discussions with Everstake, one of the largest non-custodial staking providers globally, to explore clearer regulatory definitions

A man from Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has been arrested in connection with an FBI-led investigation into a global cryptocurrency fraud operation

Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has hinted at establishing a city-level Bitcoin reserve in a cryptic post following his meeting with two of El Salvador’s

Paraguayan law enforcement has deported three individuals and arrested another for attempting to steal crypto miners at a facility near the country’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam.

Key takeaways: Traders expect a Bitcoin price pullback to $90,000, but a bull flag could break out to new highs if profit taking near the

Crypto entrepreneurs and their families in France will receive enhanced security measures amid a recent rise in crypto-related kidnappings in the country, Politico reported. According

Tokenization could open new opportunities for retail investors to access traditionally restricted asset classes, according to Johann Kerbrat, senior vice president and general manager of

At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the

Bitcoin Magazine Nostr In 2025 Is A Lot Like Bitcoin In 2012 I recently sat down with Vitor Pomplona, creator of Nostr client Amethyst, to

The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite

The US government is in the middle of discussing a generational tax cut and Moody’s just voted. The ratings agency downgraded the full faith and

The S&P 500 started off the week on a positive note as US-China tariffs were slashed. The buying never really stopped as the index climbed

UMich May prelim consumer sentiment 50.8 vs 53.4 expected US April housing starts 1.361m vs 1.365m expected US April import prices +0.1% vs -0.4% expected

Key takeaways: The total altcoin market cap (excluding ETH) gained $126 billion in Q2, fueling speculation of an altseason. The altcoin market cap, excluding Ether

Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield opportunities backed by real-world assets, or

Christy Goldsmith Romero of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will step down on May 31, leaving three seats open at the financial regulator.

The big week for stock markets on the US-China climb-down is continuing late on Friday. The S&P 500 has edged to a fresh session high

Monday (May 19) Markets closed for Victoria Day – nothing scheduled. Tuesday (May 20) – CPI day GoC bill auctions: 3-mth C$17.6 bln, 6-mth C$6.2

A federal judge has sentenced Eric Council Jr., one of the individuals responsible for posting a fake message announcing regulatory approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded

Zach Witkoff, one of the co-founders of the Donald Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has rebuffed efforts by US lawmakers to investigate

Key takeaways: Bitfinex margin longs fell 18%, despite Bitcoin price rising 24% in 30 days. $6.8 billion in long positions far outweight the current $25

The FT reports that the US and EU have begun trade talks after recently exchanging negotiating documents that touch on tariffs, digital trade and investment.

Galaxy Digital shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange May 16, completing a years-long process that CEO Mike Novogratz called unfair and infuriating, CNBC

Credit Agricole warns that EUR/USD has rallied too far, too fast, leaving it exposed to multiple downside risks. With market optimism running ahead of fundamentals,

News broke on May 15 that Coinbase was the target of a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user

Shares of AI cloud computing company CoreWeave (CRWV) surged on May 16 after chip giant Nvidia revealed a large ownership stake, signaling growing corporate and

It’s a light week on the economic calendar with the S&P PMIs as the only real market movers. I expect more ‘wait-and-see’ from the Fed

Key points: A Bitcoin price close above $105,000 could accelerate momentum and trigger a rally to $130,000. Ether continues to gain strength, which is being

Shares of Basel Medical Group are down around 15% after the healthcare company announced plans to buy $1 billion in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. 

The stalling of key stablecoin legislation in the United States Senate was a minor setback, and the bill will pass in the coming weeks, said

Bitcoin Magazine Steak ‘n Shake Now Accepting Bitcoin via Lightning Network Across U.S. Locations Steak ‘n Shake has officially launched Bitcoin payments via the Lightning

Someone the Federal Reserve system employs 26,000 people. That seems like an awful lot of people to manager currency, process checks and supervise. I think

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, predicts Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $200,000 by the end of 2025 due to a supply shock from heightened

Total rigs down 2 to 576. It’s the third consecutive weekly drop in rigs. The oil market is in flux at the moment as OPEC

The opportunity to buy 30-year Treasuries yielding 5% briefly presented itself this week for the fourth time this year. All the other attempts were quickly

While a temporary truce between the U.S. and China has offered some relief to markets, BofA maintains a bearish outlook on the dollar. The recent

The vote failed in the Budget Committee, 16-21. There is a strong belief in markets that they will twist the right arms in order to

Closing changes on the day: German DAX, +0.2% France’s CAC +0.3% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.6% Spain’s Ibex +0.8% Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.4% On the week:

Bitcoin Magazine Heritage Distilling Now Accepts Bitcoin and Will Hold It as a Company Asset Yesterday, Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASK), a leading

Ripple’s legal chief said a US court’s rejection of a proposed XRP settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not pose a threat

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase. Designed to unify crypto regulation

As cryptocurrency gains in popularity and price, some criminals are taking to violent measures to steal funds from high-profile crypto holders. Jameson Lopp’s GitHub repository,

The US dollar is bid across the board at the moment as yields rebound from earlier lows. US 2-year yields were at 3.92% earlier today

Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses

Key points: Bitcoin refuses to budge from a narrow range as traders consider the likely breakout direction. Price discovery is keenly awaited, but downside predictions

S&P 500 futures are up 0.2% today as today is the monthly equity and single-stock options expiration. Those who bought on April 7 are certainly

Key takeaways: XRP price is forming a bullish V-shaped recovery pattern targeting $3.40. A 53% surge in open interest to $5.06 billion signals bullish sentiment.

Bitcoin Magazine Is a Bitcoin Supercycle Imminent? Bitcoin is surging in 2025, igniting speculation about a historic Bitcoin supercycle. After a volatile start to the

Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than on Ethereum. Drake said it

Each side will set out its vision for a future ceasefire, in detail From what I understand, Russia asked for Ukraine unconquered territory so the

This was out earlier but it’s an important development: The FT reports that Japan is holding out for a better deal with the US, including

Prior was 52.2 Current conditions 57.6 vs 59.6 expected Expectations 46.5 vs 48.0 expected 1-year inflation 7.3% vs 6.5% prior 5-year inflation 4.6% vs 4.4%

Why did Fantom reinvent itself as Sonic? Fantom was one of the pioneers of the directed acyclic graph (DAG) design for distributed ledgers. It featured

Bitcoin Magazine Nakamoto to Headline Bitcoin 2025 as Title Sponsor Nakamoto Holdings Inc. has been announced as the title sponsor of the Bitcoin 2025 Conference,

March factory orders revised to +3.4% from +4.3% Ex transport to -0.4% from -0.2% Nondefense capital goods orders ex air -0.2% vs +0.1% The amount

Luxury watchmaker Top Win has rebranded to AsiaStrategy and is adopting a Bitcoin accumulation strategy. In a May 16 announcement, AsiaStrategy said it is partnering

Today we get the May’s University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report. You would expect inflation expectations to ease given the recent positive developments on the

Maybe? Talks seemed to wrap up too quickly for anything substantive though. We’ll wait to hear more. This article was written by Adam Button at

Prior was -0.1% (revised to -0.4%) Export prices m/m +0.1%% vs -0.5% expected Prior was 0.0% (revised to +0.1%) Import prices y/y +0.1% vs +0.9%

Prior month 1.324M Building permits 1.412M vs 1.450M expected Prior permits 1.467M Yesterday’s NAHB home builder sentiment reading matched the worst since 2022 and this

Key takeaways: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway earned $250 million from its complete exit from crypto-friendly Nubank. The decision to divest didn’t appear to be performance-based—Nu

A new Eric Trump-themed memecoin launched on Solana’s memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, rose more than 6,200% in the past 24 hours, raising red flags among blockchain

Switzerland is not a currency manipulator. We have only acted to dampen the overvaluation of the Franc which threatened price stability. Currency market interventions are

Update May 16, 11:24 am UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Ran Goldi, senior vice president of payments and network at

Mainland China, one of the world’s most restrictive countries toward cryptocurrency, may be inching closer to adoption as a locally operating brand announced a Bitcoin

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Headlines: Trump says US officials will send letters out soon to countries for trade deals US-China trade truce should be extended, says Global Times South

Fed: 56 bps (92% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 52 bps (91% probability of rate cut at the upcoming meeting) BoE:

Ukraine is meanwhile not too happy about said demand, saying that it is a sign that Russia is undermining peace efforts by putting forward demands

Central banks are experimenting with smart contracts to implement monetary policy in tokenized environments, signaling a growing interest in integrating blockchain technology into traditional finance

Well, that’s a long enough delay. The talks were supposed to begin at around 0900 GMT. But earlier, Russia’s Medinsky had talks on the side

Bringing student loans onchain would increase the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) by more than four times, supercharging the industry, according to

In seasonally adjusted terms, the trade balance was €27.9 billion on the month. This comes as exports were seen up 2.9% while imports were up

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price consolidates as resistance at $105,000 prevents a rally to new all-time highs. Traders are slightly bearish, but historical data suggests a

When you look at rising interest rates, you need to distinguish what is the driver behind it because it can change the market outcomes. When

Emphasised importance of auto, steel sectors during talks with Greer Has set up formal negotiation framework with the US Next ministerial-level meeting expected to be

What is Tether AI? Tether AI is an open-source, decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) platform launched by Tether, the company behind the Tether USDt (USDT) stablecoin.

The outlet says that: “The window for mutually beneficial cooperation should extend far beyond a mere 90-day period. Hopefully, the US side will build on

Prior +1.9% HICP +2.0% vs +2.1% y/y prelim Prior +2.1% Slight delay in the release by the source. A concern here is that core annual

Key points: New Bitcoin price targets leverage interplay with gold to deliver $200,000 and higher this year. Bitcoin price cycles remain in focus as part

We are going to be very fair We reached a fantastic deal with the UK, and we reached another with China Not exactly the main

Economic growth may be 1% or 0.5% this year. Expect slower growth but recession isn’t in my outlook. May have to push against inflation pressures

South Korea’s trade chief Ahn Duk-geun adds that he requested again for a waiver from US tariff measures at the APEC conference. But he’s not

Eurostoxx +0.3% Germany DAX +0.5% France CAC 40 +0.3% UK FTSE +0.3% Spain IBEX +0.3% Italy FTSE MIB +0.2% Most indices in Europe will be

Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform Starknet has reached a decentralization milestone laid out by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and is now the largest zero-knowledge rollup-based network

From the previous trade embargo, it’s basically a complete reversal in circumstances now. Customers and businesses are all piling in orders during this 90-day rush

Blockchain gaming user activity dipped and funding slowed in April, but the overall ecosystem is healthier and maturing, according to blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. User

The change in forecast basically just speaks to the change in sentiment. Just last week, it was all still doom and gloom. So, yeah. In

German DAX futures +0.1% UK FTSE futures +0.1% This follows from the modest gains yesterday, with US stocks also performing decently outside of tech shares.

In the European session, we don’t have much other than a couple of low tier releases that won’t influence market expectations at all. In the

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has blamed an “unauthorized modification” to the Grok chatbot’s response, causing it to generate responses mentioning political and racial

Another 12 people have been charged for their involvement in a $263 million crypto crime spree that stole 4,100 Bitcoin from a Genesis creditor last

Jason Guthrie, head of product at asset manager WisdomTree, says he’s optimistic despite a noticeable lack of hype that typically comes along with a crypto

Aims for US businesses to assist in promoting US-China relations Just a casual exchange of pleasantries with both sides still awaiting more serious talks on

Putin’s Absence Raises Prospect of New Sanctions – Oil Traders Stay Alert Vladimir Putin’s recent absence from scheduled peace talks in Turkey, intended to address

The Pacific US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has passed a bill allowing its small constituent island of Tinian to launch a stablecoin, overriding

Federal Reserve speakers Friday include Barkin and Daly RBNZ 2 year inflation expectations 2.29% (prior was 2.06%) Banxico Governor Victoria Rodriguez says inflation and economy

Coinbase stock dipped after news broke of a cyberattack that exposed customer data and an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission investigation over misstated user numbers

Méliuz’s executive chairman says his fintech firm has become Brazil’s first publicly-traded Bitcoin treasury company following shareholder approval, with the firm also announcing it bought

The US has told Vietnam that Vietnam’s trade deficit is unsustainable a major concern amid tariff talks Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh This article

South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance monthly economic report, the Green Book. economy is facing “increasing” downward pressure due largely to a slowdown in

US federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with their case against Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm, but will drop a small part of their indictment after

Japan economy minister Akazawa remarks after the poor economic data earlier from Japan: Improvements in job, income conditions likely to underpin moderate economic recovery Must

Deepfake-assisted hackers are now targeting US federal and state officials by masquerading as senior US officials in a latest brazen phishing campaign to steal sensitive

JP Morgan analysts expect Bitcoin to outperform gold for the rest of the year. Citing: “debasement trade” where investors buy gold and Bitcoin as a

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), which oversees the state’s retirement funds, unloaded its shares in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) during the

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed with Mexican President Sheinbaum the imperative to strengthen their respective economies against future shocks according to a prime minister’s

Even before Trump’s tariff war hit in full Japan’s economy shrunk: Japan Q1 GDp -0.2% q/q (expected -0.1%) While everyone around the globe was cranking

Japan finmin Kato: Convinced that Bessent is a reliable counterpart able to have constructive dialogue, will continue to closely coordinate with him Reaffirmed with Bessent

Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports jumped 12.4% in April compared to a year earlier, far exceeding expectations and marking a sharp acceleration from March’s 5.4% rise.

BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). April comes in at 53.9 up from 53.2 in March fourth month in a row showing expansion

Japan finance minister Kato will discuss FX with Bessent in line with points agreed in prior talks FX should be determined by market excessive FX

The Financial Times is gated, but in brief: Trump administration plans to put a number of Chinese chipmaking companies on an export blacklist (the “entity

Japanese economic growth data for Q1 2025 (January – March) This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

A piece in today’s Australian Financial Review on Australia not joining in on Trump’s trade attack on China. Trade Minister Don Farrell spoke in an

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal addressed some of the concerns raised by US lawmakers and industry leaders around President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures, and

Global foreign exchange and payments platforms are lobbying hard against stablecoins, which stand to significantly disrupt their business models, investor Kevin O’Leary said during a

Equity markets seem to have shaken off the risk, Jamie Dimon with a caution, ICYMI. Dimon says a U.S. recession is still a live risk.

Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a 41% year-over-year drop in revenue to $70.1 million for the first quarter of 2025, the Bitcoin miner said on May

US April retail sales +0.1% vs 0.0% expected US April PPI +2.4% vs +2.5% expected US initial jobless claims 229K versus 229K estimate Philadelphia Fed

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Magazine Launches “The Bitcoin for Corporations Show” Hosted by Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company Bitcoin Magazine is proud to

Asset tokenization is set to accelerate the movement of capital across traditional markets, according to Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov. Speaking with Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025

Key takeaway: Bitcoin’s struggles to overtake the $105,000 level as US macroeconomic headwinds remain a challenge. Steady inflows from institutional investors and the strength of

Bitcoin Magazine DDC Enterprise Announces Bitcoin Reserve Strategy, Targets 5,000 BTC Within 36 Months DDC Enterprise Ltd., a China- and U.S.-based consumer brand and e-commerce

Japan, US to resume tariff talks after G7 summit as Akazawa plans Washington visit Japan and the United States are preparing for a third round

Bitcoin Magazine Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Reveals $408 Million Investment In BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, disclosed a $408.5 million

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Faulkender spoke in an interview with Bloomberg TV: not concerned about persistent increases in prices expects inflation will return to target

There is an ongoing race across the world for Bitcoin accumulation, according to Eric Trump, the second-eldest son of US President Donald Trump. Speaking at

The WSJ is reporting that Meta has delayed the release of its flagship large language model, Llama 4 “Behemoth,” citing internal concerns about its performance

Good morning, afternoon and evening all, welcome to Friday! Any charts, technical analysis, trade ideas, thoughts, views, ForexLive traders would like to share and discuss

Stablecoin regulation is “the next catalyst” for the crypto industry and could lead to unprecedented “appetite from institutional investors,” according to Ash Pampati, head of

More than two-and-a-half years after filing for bankruptcy, cryptocurrency exchange FTX is moving forward with repaying users who have not had access to their funds.

The price of crude oil move down $1.53 or 2.42% settling at $61.62. Contributing to the downward bias includes: Potential U.S.–Iran nuclear deal: May lead

Bitcoin Magazine Flash Launches Flash 2.0 to Simplify Bitcoin Payments for Businesses Worldwide Flash, a Bitcoin payment platform, has officially launched Flash 2.0, its latest

Key Takeaways: Solana formed a megaphone chart pattern with a potential $210 price target. Solana’s ecosystem growth highlights renewed investor interest with a $4 billion

George Saravelos is Global Head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank is out with a striking note today, highlighting the problems with the US dollar,

Gold is up $40 today to $3219 in an impressive $110 intraday turnaround after falling as low as $3120 in Asia-Pacific trade. There is a

Bitcoin Magazine Coinsilium Raises £1.25M to Launch Bitcoin Treasury Strategy, Opens Retail Offer Coinsilium Group Limited, which became the first blockchain firm to IPO in

Bitcoin Magazine FTX to Begin $5 Billion Creditor Payouts Starting May 30 FTX Recovery Trust announced that they will begin distributions of more than $5

Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows dropped over 90% from $3 billion to $228 million in four weeks. While strong ETF inflows often drive Bitcoin

Freddie Mac 30 year mortgage rate for the current week rises to 6.81% from 6.76% U.S. housing data continue to paint a mixed picture. New‑home sales

Coinbase has reportedly fired a group of customer support agents following their alleged involvement in social engineering attacks on users. The contracted agents were based

The Qatar wealth fund plans to invest $500B in US over the next 10 years. This is according to Bloomberg. Earlier in the week, during

Bitcoin Magazine Creative Energy Priced In Sats: 12 Bitcoin Artists Preview Bitcoin 2025 Art Gallery and Auction Since 2019, the Bitcoin Conference Art Gallery has

The slow adoption of stablecoins in Canada has some local crypto industry observers concerned that the country is falling behind. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)

CIBC is out with a note on today’s US retail sales report and they’re not impressed. They note the soft ‘control group’ reading and possible

The major US stock indices are recovering from Lowe’s. The S&P index is now down around -5 points or -0.08% at 5888. The low price

Bitcoin Magazine Neutron Powers Lightning Network Integration for Cobo, Expanding Bitcoin Infrastructure Across Asia Lightning Network infrastructure provider, Neutron, is now working with Cobo, a

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan Forecasts Bitcoin to Outperform Gold in Second Half of 2025 JPMorgan analysts reported that Bitcoin is likely to continue gaining ground at

The major European indices are closing the session with gains. The German DAX is closing at a new record high level of 23680.03. Spain’s Ibex

After the 2024 halving, Bitcoin mining entered its fifth epoch and block rewards were reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. This forced miners to

Prior was 40 Details: Single family 37 vs 45 prior Prospective buyers 23 vs 25 prior Sales expectations 42 vs 43 prior This matches the

A lag in Tether’s wallet blacklisting process allowed over $78 million in illicit funds to be moved before enforcement actions took effect, according to a

Prior month business inventories 0.2% Business inventories for March 0.1% vs 0.2% estimate Retail inventories ex-Autos 0.4% vs 0.1% last month Details from the Census

Wintermute, a London-based algorithmic crypto trading and market-making firm, has opened an office in New York as part of its expansion into the US. Wintermute

The toughest negotiation of all for the US administration is with the EU. I just don’t see any world where the EU can accept a

Understanding the 10-year Treasury yield: Definition and importance The 10-year Treasury yield is the interest rate that the US government pays to borrow money for

Opinion by: Jennifer Dodgson, co-founder of KIP Protocol and Eigenform AI The puppet show is ending. The Brookings Institution found that generative artificial intelligence may

A Bahrain-based, listed catering company with a $24.2 million market cap has adopted a Bitcoin treasury strategy in partnership with investment firm 10X Capital. According

Oil prices sank today after a report said Iran is ready to sign a nuclear deal if all economic sanctions are lifted. Trump added to

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price is retracing, but strong ETF inflows, high network activity and whale accumulation suggest BTC is on track to $140,000. Spot Bitcoin

Prior was -0.3% Manufacturing output -0.4% vs -0.2% prior Prior output +0.3% (revised to +0.4%) There is some major uncertainty on the industrial side of

Bitcoin’s (BTC) next evolution isn’t just about price. It’s about potential.  On this week’s episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth

Today’s US retail sales report was mostly positive news. The control group was the lone exception but that was on softer grocery store spending while

As more and more businesses are impacted by tariff volatility, some executives, like Ridhima Kahn, vice president of business development at Dapper Labs, are viewing

Stablecoin issuer Tether minted another 1 billion USDt tokens on Tron, pushing the network’s authorized USDT supply to surpass Ethereum’s. On May 15, blockchain data

There are so many conflicting signals on this war at the moment. It’s impossible to make sense of where it really stands. This article was

The takeaway from the earnings call today comes from these remarks by Doug McMillon. He warned that Walmart is planning to raise prices on some

The report notes that although the US is considering to revise the agreement, the Japanese camp is not anticipating such a change. As such, there

Cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are gaining recognition in the traditional finance (TradFi) space for their ability to streamline payments and increase efficiency in existing financial systems

Prominent short-seller Jim Chanos, once a vocal critic of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, revealed a new trading play that involves shorting shares of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy)

Key points: US treasuries and foreign capital “repatriation” make a recipe for $1 million BTC, says Arthur Hayes. Europeans face tightening capital controls, inviting a

Prior month was -26.4 Details: New Orders 7.5 vs -34.2 last month Shipments -13.0 versus -9.1 last month Unfilled orders 4.9 versus -1.1 last month

Prior was +1.5% Details: Ex-autos +0.1% vs +0.3% expected Prior ex autos +0.6% Ex autos and gas +0.2% vs +0.9% prior Control group -0.2% vs

Prior was +2.7% PPI -0.5% m/m vs +0.2% expected Ex food and energy +3.1% y/y vs +3.1% expected Ex food and energy -0.4% m/m vs

Highlights: Manufacturing activity fell for a third consecutive month in New York State. The prices paid index climbed for a fifth consecutive month. Employment was

Prior week 228K revised 229K Initial jobless claims 229M vs 229K estimate 4-week moving average initial jobless claims 230.5 vs 227.25K last week Continuing claims

Prior was +0.3% Manufacturing sales M/M -1.4% vs -1.9% expected Prior was +0.2% Sales increased in three of the seven subsectors. The largest increase came

Mobile-first blockchain Pi Network has launched a $100 million fund to invest in initiatives built on its infrastructure. According to a May 14 announcement, the

No preparations for a Putin visit in the coming days Nothing has been agreed We do not know yet how negotiations will go (when asked

The USD got a boost across the board on Monday as the US-China tariff relief was a much better than expected news. The market started

Key takeaways: XRP forms a double top and rising wedge, signaling short-term downside risk toward $1.94. NUPL indicates traders are in denial, resembling past pre-crash

Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hit by a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user data, the

Headlines: US Bessent: We are going into a series of negotiations with China EU trade commissioner Šefčovič says will meet with Lutnick at OECD meeting

Ukraine is reportedly moving closer to adopting Bitcoin as a national reserve asset, a move that could bolster its financial resilience amid the ongoing war

Private credit marketplace Pareto has introduced a new synthetic dollar aimed at linking institutional investors with decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities — a move that highlights

WSJ’s Nick Timiraos shared on X the current forecasts for the US PCE price index due in a couple of weeks. The PCE price index

Prior +1.1% That’s an unexpected surge in euro area industrial output. The breakdown shows it comes amid a jump in capital goods in particular. The

Opinion by: Yat Siu, executive chairman and co-founder, Animoca Brands A discussion on digital property rights, copyright, intellectual property, the open metaverse, AI and value

Prior +0.1% That’s a marginal revision lower to the initial estimate but still reaffirms decent growth in the euro area economy in Q1. All of

Publicly traded company BTCS announced a $57.8 million financing agreement led by investment firm ATW Partners to purchase Ether as it expands its blockchain infrastructure

What is HTTP 402, and why does it matter? The web was not really built with payments in mind, especially not for autonomous agents or

Bitcoin has been on a great ride since Trump’s tariff pause announcement back on April 9. We’ve seen the same with the US stock market

The US government bond market is in the midst of a sell off 10-year yield rises to its highest in a month at 4.55% Other

We are going into a series of negotiations with China to prevent escalation again. We now have a mechanism with China counterparts. There’s nothing new

We expect that the negotiations will lead to a good result But would like to make it clear that we are prepared to act if

EU, US have agreed to intensify contact on trade talks Well, time’s a wasting. The meeting will only come around in the next three weeks

China always open to resolving economic, trade relations offline. Will release more information in due course. It starts looking more and more like Trump wasn’t

2025 global supply growth forecast seen at 1.6 mil bpd (up by 380k bpd) 2025 global demand growth forecast seen at 650k bpd for remainder

Key points: Bitcoin has a fight for both $100,000 and a $2 trillion market cap on its hands this month. Dips below six figures are

Several investors in a non-fungible token (NFT) project, Hashling NFT, have accused its founder of misappropriating millions of dollars in profits from the project and

The breakdown shows producer prices rising by 0.2% on the month while import prices were flat in April. Compared to the same month a year

We have a very busy day ahead on the data front. In the European session, there won’t be that much as we just get the

Prior +0.8% HICP +0.9% vs +0.8% y/y prelim Prior +0.9% Core annual inflation continues to hold steady at 1.3%, the same as in March and

We’re getting close to doing a deal with Iran. Iran has agreed to terms; we want them to succeed. We were losing Middle East due

With his visit to the Middle East, Trump is turning his attention to other geopolitical matters this week. For markets in general, all of this

That’s a much stronger promise than what was initially reported here. It will be interesting to see what Trump is offering back in return though.

Eurostoxx -0.6% Germany DAX -0.6% France CAC 40 -0.4% UK FTSE -0.5% Spain IBEX -0.2% Italy FTSE MIB -0.6% This comes as US futures are

Some criminal organizations are yet to receive the memo — crypto is traceable — and could explain the recent string of crypto-related kidnappings, says Chainalysis

A major Chinese darknet marketplace suspected of facilitating crypto scams and cybercrime has been shut down by the Telegram messaging service, upon which it operated.

The US Senate could pass a key bipartisan stablecoin bill as soon as next week after removing language targeting President Donald Trump and his family’s

Prior +0.1% The beat comes amid a stronger March monthly report here, hinting at a more solid showing by the UK economy in Q1. The

Prior +0.5% Services +0.4% vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.3% Industrial output -0.7% vs -0.5% m/m expected Prior +1.5%; revised to +1.7% Manufacturing output -0.8%

Prior -0.2% It’s a marginal decline in wholesale prices on the month but the overall reading remains elevated. Compared to the same month last year,

A Singapore High Court has ruled in favor of Sonic Labs’ motion to force the Multichain Foundation to wind up in an effort to recover

German DAX futures -0.4% UK FTSE futures -0.1% European indices closed lower yesterday and look to follow up on that with another sluggish showing today.

The meeting on the sidelines here is said to involve US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, and China’s trade envoy, Li Chenggang. This as both parties

Federal Reserve Chair Powell is speaking on Thursday How China will take over Taiwan. Without firing a shot. APEC sees trade policy volatility in April

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says his firm will continue to look for merger and acquisition opportunities after acquiring crypto derivatives platform Deribit. “We are always

US Democrat lawmakers have sent a letter to the US Treasury demanding access to suspicious activity reports (SARs) on several Trump-backed crypto projects as part

Trade representatives of APEC member economies are meeting today and tomorrow. To discuss multilateral trade and other cooperation agendas, including reforms of the World Trade

European law enforcement in January arrested 17 suspects of a “mafia crypto bank” who are said to have laundered over 21 million euros ($23.5 million)

This is not directly about financial markets, but it might be of interest. Much of the current discourse on Taiwan centres around one scenario: war.

Crypto and stock trading platform eToro has seen its share price gain nearly 30% during its debut on the Nasdaq after the company made a

Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflation Expectations in Australia, May 2025: 4.1% prior 4.2% Not a market mover. Still to come from Australia is jobs

Wow! Big jobs added number, >4* expected! The bulk of that full-time. This is going to fuel speculation of no Reserve Bank of Australia rate

The Australian April 2025 jobs data is here: Australia April 2025 unemployment rate 4.1% (vs. 4.1% expected) & Employment Change +89.0K 89,000 jobs were added,

Key takeaways: Google search data and app rankings show retail Bitcoin investor demand near 6-month lows. Retail investor interest typically peaks 1 week after BTC

Too many crypto startups are pricing themselves out of venture capital funding by chasing valuations far exceeding their revenues, according to Dan Tapeiro, the CEO

Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Bank Signs Partnership With Digital Asset Broker FalconX Digital asset broker FalconX has announced a strategic partnership with British multinational bank

NBC citing an unnamed Iranian official. ‘top advisor to the Supreme Leader’: Iran ready to eliminate its uranium reserves Ready to sign an agreement for

Key Takeaways: Dogecoin’s active addresses surged 528% to 469,477. DOGE’s futures open interest rose 70% to $1.65 billion, indicating strong speculative interest. On May 13,

The headline to this is here: Media reports that Iran is ready to sign an agreement for relief from sanctions More now, NBC report: Ali

New Zealand Food Price Index for April 2025 +0.8% m/m prior +0.5% +3.7% y/y prior +3.5% This data was out earlier. I didn’t post it

Citi have bumped up their 0-3 month price view to USD 60/bbl for Brent keeps Q2 and Q3 Brent averages at USD 62/bbl and USD

The Ethereum Foundation has launched a security initiative aimed at supporting the broader adoption of onchain technologies, according to a May 14 announcement. The effort

Key takeaways: A longer-term ETH price rally is dependent on SEC approval of in-kind ETF creation and staking to attract more investors. AI adoption and

Crypto founders headed to Washington, DC, to meet with lawmakers ahead of another expected vote on a stablecoin bill that initially failed in the Senate,

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While the Trump tariff war has entered a tentative ceasefire, China is not stepping back. China has announced a sweeping effort to enforce tighter export

At the close: Tech leads as US stocks climb again David Einhorn: There is no effort to reduce the deficit, buy gold Crude oil futures

Adrienne Harris, the head of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), said New York has an “outsized role to play” in the

Bitfarms clocked a first-quarter net loss of $36 million, widening from a $6 million loss in the same period a year earlier, as the Bitcoin

For at least the past 25 years, human traders have been anxious about being replaced by machines and yet — today — there are more

Bitcoin Magazine Japan’s ‘MicroStrategy’ Metaplanet Posts Record Quarter Numbers, Now Owns Over $700 Million Bitcoin Metaplanet Inc. widely recognized as Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury company,

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is on CNBC: There’s not even the beginning of a plan to do anything about the deficit until it’s a

It was more of a battle today but the bulls came out ahead. Newsflow was quiet today — one of the quietest days of the

The Moscow Times reports that Putin has no intention of meeting directly with Zelensky in Istanbul. This war has gone on for far too long

Key points: Bitcoin remains above $100,000, but buyers are struggling to sustain prices above $105,000. Strong altcoin performances suggest an altseason has started. Bitcoin (BTC)

The USDCAD moved lower in early trading today but found support near a familiar swing area between 1.38917 and 1.3904. Buyers leaned against that zone,

Goldman Sachs expects core retail sales to rise in April as consumers frontloaded purchases ahead of impending tariffs, while headline retail sales are likely to

VanEck has launched a new actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to invest in stocks and financial instruments offering exposure to the digital economy, the

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin & Crypto Will Be in Everyone’s 401(k), Says Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong isn’t just celebrating his company’s inclusion

Tanim Rasul, chief operating officer at Canadian crypto exchange NDAX, said Canada “got it wrong” categorizing stablecoins as securities in 2022, and the country needs