Bloomberg have the info on China considering trade talks. China Commerce Ministry says the US has taken the initiative to convey to China that the

Crypto exchange Kraken has completed its acquisition of the futures trading platform NinjaTrader and reported its first quarter revenues jumped 19% year-on-year to $471.7 million.

Japan March unemployment rate 2.5% expected 2.4%, prior 2.4% Jobs to applicant ratio 1.26 expected 1.25, prior 1.24 This is the big news from Japan

Politico with the report that might have an impact on the US labour market in the weeks and months to come. Trump’s admin asked the

Japan economy minister Akazawa said that FX was not discussed. Negotiation lasted for 130 minutes Able to have thorough discussions Again requested review of tariffs

South Korea April CPI more to come South Korea April consumer price index +2.1% y/y (Reuters poll +2.0%) +0.1% m/m is better, the slowest since

Despite reports in February suggesting that 2 million pro-crypto voters could decide the outcome of this week’s Australian Federal Election, crypto has barely rated a

Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Announces Major Growth & Expansion Plans for 2025 Following $210M Raise Blockstream, a leader in Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, has shared a new

Animoca Brands is looking at trends in real-world tokenized assets, AI projects, and the gaming sector to invest in and develop, according to Omar Elissar,

That headline is via Reuters, recapping the bombshell remark from Kato earlier. Kato made the comments while appearing on a television program. Kato is Japan’s

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Reports $5.8 Billion Year-to-Date Bitcoin Gain, Doubles Capital Plan to $84 Billion Today, Strategy delivered its Q1 2025 earnings report, announcing a

U.S. Vice President Vance: Russia’s war in Ukraine is not going to end any time soon. up to the Russians and Ukrainians now that each

New Zealand March 2025 Building Permits +9.6% m/m +0.8% prior and +15.9% y/y This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has released its financials for the first quarter of 2025, disclosing nearly $120 billion

Key takeaways: Despite weak US manufacturing data, Federal Reserve liquidity plans and strong corporate earnings keep equities and crypto afloat. The total crypto market capitalization

Bitcoin Magazine Relai Launches Bitcoin-Backed Loans in Partnership with Sygnum Bank Swiss-based Bitcoin startup Relai has announced a strategic partnership with Sygnum Bank to launch

A Texas member of the US House of Representatives has proposed that government officials consider installing cryptocurrency ATMs in federal buildings across the country. In

Analysts at Macquarie say that even if Trump reverses all his tariffs the US dollar is unlikely to fully recover all of its recent losses.

Japan finance minister Kato is couching his comments in terms of “FX’ but we all know he is talking about JPY. Did not discuss with

Michael Saylot’s tech firm Strategy has earned shareholders a Bitcoin yield of 13.7% in the year-to-date, the company said in its May 1 earnings report.

Avraham Eisenberg was sentenced to more than four years in prison on child pornography charges, unrelated to his role in the 2022 exploit that drained

Key takeaways: Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by August or September of this year if BTC breaks above the parabolic slope pattern. Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped

Cryptocurrency can accelerate artificial intelligence adoption by helping AI startups onboard users, according to Polygon’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. “You can use crypto incentives and disincentives

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There is not much on the data agenda likely to move major FX rates around too much upon release. This snapshot from the ForexLive economic

Amazon (AMZN) reported Q1 2025 results after the close that beat Wall Street expectations on both the top and bottom lines, led by strong performance

Other earnings after the close showed: Motorola Solutions (MSI): MIXED EPS: $3.18 vs. $3.01 → BEAT Revenue: $2.5B vs. $2.52B → MISS Reddit (RDDT): BEAT

Hassett on tariffs: I’m sure there will be news by the end of the day US April ISM manufacturing 48.7 vs 48.0 expected US initial

Retail investors are running out of time to accumulate Bitcoin as institutional adoption accelerates, according to Sergej Kunz, co-founder of exchange aggregator 1inch. Bitcoin (BTC)

Apple announced EPS and revenues that th modestly beat expectations: Revenue: $95.36 billion vs. estimate: $94.59 billion → BEAT vs. Q2 2024: $90.75 billion →

A new report says that Europe is arguing that when services are considered that the trade deficit with the US is only €50 billion and

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, addressed criticism over the company’s decision not to seek registration under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)

It’s the May Day holiday in much of the world today and it’s generally a great month for workers getting in paid in US dollars.

Consensus estimate +130K Estimate range +25K to +195K March was +228K Private consensus +125K versus +209K prior Unemployment rate consensus estimate 4.1519% Prior unrounded unemployment

Trump on Truth Social: ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of

Bitcoin Magazine How Bitcoin Mining Can Energize Real Estate IntroductionReal estate is an energy-intensive industry. During construction, significant energy resources are required for operating heavy

Pres. Trump says that anyone who takes oil from Iran cannot do business with the US. Oil has ticked up on the headline but is

Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will suspend trading of Movement Labs’ native token effective May 15. The decision was shared in a May 1

Bank of America highlights that EUR positioning is broadly long, but notes Real Money investors are still underexposed, leaving room for further upside—particularly as equity

Bitcoin Magazine SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: BRYAN JOHNSON CONFIRMED FOR BITCOIN CONFERENCE 2025 The speaker lineup continues to expand at Bitcoin 2025 with the addition of renowned

It’s an impressive day for the US dollar as the Dollar Index breaks above 100 with a broad bid. The chart here looks like something

Pres. Trump is speaking and says: He just received an update from congressional leaders on the tax bill Things are moving right on schedule Taxes

A group of developers within the Ethereum ecosystem, operating independently of the Ethereum Foundation, have announced Ethereum R1 — a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for

Bitcoin Magazine ERIC & DONALD TRUMP JR TO SPEAK AT BITCOIN CONFERENCE 2025! The speaker lineup for Bitcoin 2025 continues to grow as two high-profile

All three documents were signed General partnership overseeing the group located in Delaware 50% of royalties will come from new natural resource projects in Ukraine

Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according

The first report about Waltz came out a few hours ago and now CBS is reporting that he’s out along with deputy Alex Wong. The

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt from I Am Not Your Bruh: Parenting in a Changing World Parenting is hard work. Sound parenting, the philosophy we explore

Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3% on May 1 as a new month saw shorts struggle to keep price pinned.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin pressures shorts

Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at Stillmark The Bybit hack resulted in the largest loss of funds to cyber hackers by a cryptocurrency exchange

‘Buy America’ is the theme as the market anticipates some kind of trade deal to be announced later today. That’s led to strong US dollar

Love it or leave it, New York State has been a force in crypto regulation. Ten years ago, the state created the United States’ first

EV sales down 39% Hybrids up 29.6% ICE up 17.5% This is an interesting number because it shows that the race to beat the tariffs

Prior was 46.3 This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Prelim was 50.7 Prior was 50.2 Panelists noted an increased apprehension in product markets, mainly around the future direction of US trade policy Business confidence

Major European cryptocurrency investment firm 21Shares has filed for a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, marking another step in its expansion

Prior was 50.7 Prices paid 69.8 vs 70.3 expected Employment 46.5 vs 44.7 prior — New orders 47.2 vs 45.2 prior Production vs 48.3 prior

Ethereum developers are working to improve blockchain interoperability with two new token standards: ERC-7930 and ERC-7828. “There’s no standard way for wallets, apps, or protocols

Prior month 0.7% revised to 0.6% Construction spending -0.5% vs 0.2% estimate Details from the Census Bureau: Total Construction March 2025 spending: $2,196.1B, down -0.5%

Manufacturers are at the heart of the trade war and today’s ISM survey of the industry gave the market some solace: Orders aren’t collapsing. Combine

The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin (BTC) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and

Amid the intensifying global race to tokenize real-world assets, the market is still too nascent for institutional adoption, according to Chris Yin, the co-founder and

The market appears to be coming around to the idea that the US economy is fine, or at least that it was fine before April.

Prior was 241K Continuing claims 1.916m vs 1.864m exp Note that all the claims appeared to be from New York State, which argues this was

Hopeful for progress with China on trade. We are very close to making progress with China. Have hard offers from more than 20 countries. Trump

This is it? Are they going to unveil the first trade deal or at least the details? If that’s the case, make sure to follow

Bitcoin Magazine Morgan Stanley Plans To Offer Bitcoin And Crypto Trading To E-Trade Clients Bloomberg reports that the Wall Street giant is in the early

This was an interesting tease from Hassett on tariff deals: If you’d like the person in the middle of all that is Jamieson Greer and

Banking giant Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to list cryptocurrencies on its E*Trade investment brokerage and trading platform. According to a May 1 Bloomberg report, the

Need to see de-escalation with China on tariffs. China needs to rebalance. If US, China can rebalance together, that would be a big deal. Tariffs

Deal will allow Trump to negotiate with Russia on a stronger basis It can show Russia that there is no daylight between US and Ukraine

Bitcoin Magazine The Rise of Europe’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company In the United States, Strategy proved the Bitcoin treasury model. In Asia, Metaplanet took the

Bessent sounds like he got a good whipping before coming out with his remarks today. But if the idea is to try and convince that

We expect to see GDP revised. GDP decline may have been due to inventory stocking of imports. US households consumption is strong. 2 year yields

The 105,441 job cuts last month is 63% higher compared to the same month last year. That brings the year-to-date total to 602,493 layoffs now,

What is a Google subpoena scam? The Google subpoena scam is a type of phishing attack where fraudsters impersonate Google to create a false sense

BOJ press conference: USD/JPY extends gains as Ueda delivers more dovish messaging BOJ governor Ueda: Uncertainty stemming from trade policies have heightened sharply BOJ governor

MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, has signed a landmark $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with United Arab

The near 3% drop today sees oil poised for a potential decline of over 10% this week with not much reprieve in sight. The previous

The crude oil market experienced a rough month due to Trump’s aggressive tariffs announcement on April 2 that made the market to expect lower demand

Key takeaways: Bitcoin holds $95,000 as Fed rate cut odds rise to 60% for June 18 as US economy slumps. Breaking $95,000 could push BTC

Trump tariffs to have ‘tremendously adverse’ impact on the US economy. They ‘hobble’ companies that rely on critical minerals supplies from China. About 40% of

Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX will be tapping a US President Donald Trump-related stablecoin to settle its $2 billion investment into Binance, the world’s largest

Crypto exchange MEXC has announced a $300 million ecosystem development fund aimed at supporting Web3 projects over the next five years. The initiative, unveiled at

Fragmentation and complicated user experience remain two of the most significant obstacles to cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption, according to a new industry report. Most users now

Why do Ethereum upgrades matter? Ethereum upgrades are essential to scale, secure and evolve the network without compromising its decentralized foundation. Ethereum still stands as

Prior 65.48k; revised to 65.09k Net consumer credit £0.9 billion vs £1.2 billion expected Prior £1.3 billion After a decrease of £1.0 billion in February,

The stock market bottomed a week after the April 2 announcement when President Trump paused the reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on April 9. That

Manufacturing PMI 45.4 vs 44.0 prelim Prior 44.9 Key details: New orders and employment all decrease. Input cost inflation at 28-month high. Comment: Rob Dobson,

It is mostly tech shares leading the charge though with Nasdaq futures marked up by 1.4% currently. The late rebound yesterday was certainly intriguing but

Decentralized stablecoin platform Ethena has partnered with The Open Network (TON) to make its stablecoins available to Telegram’s user base of over one billion people.

Metaplanet — a Japanese company focused on accumulating Bitcoin — announced it will launch a United States-based subsidiary. In a May 1 X post, Metaplanet

Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of Kernel DAO The restaking narrative has moved fast — from side conversations in validator circles to the

Key points: Bitcoin traders wait for signals of US economic policy loosening as data forces the Federal Reserve into a corner. Recession is more likely

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 100 bps (91% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 64 bps (86% probability of rate cut at

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lashed out at The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), calling the publication’s latest report “an EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS,” after

Crypto losses spiked by 1,163% over April, with the lion’s share of lost crypto coming from a single heist of an elderly US individual’s wallet,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s crypto-tied digital identity project World, formerly Worldcoin, has made its US debut in six cities.  The project, which aims to verify

In the European session we don’t have much on the agenda given that it’s a holiday in Europe and therefore we should have a quiet

Key takeaways: Strategy’s stock rose 32% in April, its biggest monthly gain since November. Speculation is building that Strategy will announce a major capital raise

In the bigger picture, the pair is seeing a neat double-bottom bounce off the 140.00 mark. And the jump higher today sees the pair now

London markets will be open for trading though but the other major hubs in Europe are all closed in observance of Labor Day. As such,

North Carolina’s House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing the state’s treasurer to invest public funds in approved cryptocurrencies, which will now head to

The first decentralized finance (DeFi) company to launch a user-friendly suite of products on Bitcoin will “win the entire market” of the blockchain’s 300 million

South Korea April 2025 exports +3.7% vs. expected -2.0% and prior 3.0% imports -2.7% vsl expected -7.0%, prior +2.3% trade surplus of $4.88 billion, slightly

Key takeaways: Traders remain cautious about ETH’s price action, but optimistic sentiment is beginning to return. The May 7, Ethereum Pectra upgrade could boost investor

Key points: Solana held the $140 support level for a week, a first in more than two months, highlighting traders’ growing confidence. SOL futures open

Japan Jibun Bank PMI Manufacturing April 2025 Final prior 48.4, preliminary 48.5 From the report: Commenting on the latest survey results, Annabel Fiddes, Economics Associate

Trading platform Robinhood has still managed to beat Wall Street estimates as its first-quarter revenues fell and its crypto trading volume cooled from a record

China is out for a 5-day holiday, beginning today, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Markets are closed. There will be no PBOC CNY reference rate setting

Australian terms of trade data for Q1 2025 AUD barely changed. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Key takeaways: XRP ETF approval odds rise to 85% following a SEC leadership change. Analysts predict XRP could rise to new all-time highs again in

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stern warning to Iran over its support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have been targeting Red Sea shipping in

About one in four crypto tokens launched since 2021 have failed in the first quarter of this year amid a crypto market downturn and token

The news broke earlier that Tesla is replacing Elon Musk as CEO: Tesla board begins quiet search for possible Musk successor – more on this

Nearly 30 crypto advocate groups led by the lobby group the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for clear

NOTE: MY BAD. i HAD THIS WRITTEN BUT DIDN’T REALISE I HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUBLISH THIS EARLIER. APOLOGIES. — Australia Trade Balance for March 2025:

Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged, as widely expected – Tesla sales fell nearly 60% in April in France Tesla board begins quiet search for

Key takeaways: Galaxy Digital plans to begin trading on the Nasdaq on May 16, pending shareholder and Nasdaq approval. Nasdaq-listed crypto firms posted strong gains

Via BNP Paribas analysts, looking for a stronger euro still: “If European investors agree with our view that there could be a rotation out of

Australia S&P Global PMI Manufacturing April 2025, final 51.7 prior 52.1 the flash was 51.7 also This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

The U.S. Senate narrowly rejects bipartisan measure to block Trump tariffs. This was a symbolic slap-on-the-wrist thng. The House would not have passed the bill.

UK business confidence improved to its highest level since September 2023, according to the latest Institute of Directors (IoD) syrvey The IoD’s confidence index rose

Key takeaways: Bitcoin bulls are attacking the $95,000 level again after today’s brief US GDP-induced sell-off. Traders are semi-agnostic to negative US economic data as

Bloomberg Intelligence has boosted its estimated odds of US regulators approving a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) in 2025 to 90%, according to an April 30

United States trade representative Jamieson Greer: initial trade deals to be announced in weeks, not months says he is meeting with Japan, Saudi Arabia, and

United States trade representative Jamieson Greer admits there are no official talks with China on trade. We all know this, but Trump keeps making misleading

Bitcoin Magazine Global X Debuts Three New ETFs on Cboe Canada, Including Bitcoin-Focused Income Funds Global X Investments Canada Inc. has introduced three new ETFs

Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao took the stage at Token2049 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he told the audience that

The crypto industry has seen a significant shift toward regulatory compliance since its early days, according to James Smith, co-founder of Elliptic, a crypto compliance

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Covenants: OP_VAULT (BIP 345) This is the fourth article in a series deep diving into individual covenant proposals that have reached a

Bloomberg with the news snippet EU to present new trade proposals to US negotiators next week Bloomberg is gated, but the gist of it is

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao wants to provide free education for up to a billion children worldwide with his Giggle Academy venture, he told an

Key takeaways: Ether price printed a rare monthly Dragonfly doji candlestick, which is often seen before major ETH bull market cycles. ETH is retesting its

US Q1 advance GDP -0.3% vs +0.3% expected ADP April US employment +62K vs +115K expected US March PCE core +2.6% y/y vs +2.6% expected

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock’s Mitchnick: “Flows Are Back in a Big Way” as Bitcoin ETFs Shift to Institutional Hands Today at the Token2049 conference in Dubai,

US Dollar-pegged stablecoins are on track to reach an aggregate market capitalization of approximately $2 trillion by 2028, according to the United States Department of

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed an amicus brief in the country’s Supreme Court in support of a taxpayer fighting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bitcoin Magazine The Bitcoin Space Race: Why the U.S. Risks Falling Behind Its Rivals The Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: A Sovereign Financial Weapon In Episode 4

US & Ukraine have signed the closely watched minerals deal – Bloomberg cite a person familiar with the matter. This article was written by Eamonn

Trump speaking: After a certain amount of time there will be a tariff wall for pharmaceutical companies interest rates should go down he should reduce

U.S. Treasury announces agreement to establish United States-Ukraine reconstruction investment fund United States and Ukraine signed an agreement on Wednesday to establish United States-Ukraine reconstruction

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is scheduled to report its Q1 2025 earnings after the market closes today, Wednesday, April 30.​ Earnings Expectations Earnings Per Share

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Tether plans to launch a stablecoin product in the United States as soon as this year, the stablecoin issuer’s CEO, Paul Ardoino, said in an

Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2025 Earnings (USD): Adjusted EPS: $3.46 (BEAT; expected $3.22) Revenue: $70.1 billion (BEAT; expected $68.41 billion) Segment breakdown: Cloud revenue: $42.4 billion

What could’ve been a horrible month for major indices is ending up mixed. For the trading month, the: Dow industrial average still fell -3.18% However,

Meta announced better-than-expected earnings and revenues: EPS $6.43 versus $5.21 estimate. Revenues $42.31B versus $41.36B estimate Advertising revenue $41.39 billion versus $40.55 billion Guide 2Q

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price increased by sixfold each time its age increased by 40%. If the pattern holds, Bitcoin could rally to $351,046 in 2025.

It was a wild month for stock as they were battered in the first week of the month after ‘Liberation Day’ and fell to the

The WSJ reports comments from Senator Lindsay Graham: Says he has 60 co-sponsors of bill to put secondary sanctions on Russian oil Predicts that number

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has reportedly bid up to $5 billion in an effort to acquire stablecoin issuer Circle, but the offer was rejected. According

Key takeaways: ETH price has underperformed its peers during the current bull market, but gas sponsorship could lure developers and traders back to the network.

The headliners for earnings after the close today are Meta and Microsoft and whatever they deliver on earnings will be critical for those stocks and

After months of volatility and extreme fear, crypto markets turned a positive corner in the second half of April, highlighting the industry’s big sentiment shift. 

Microsoft (MSFT) is set to release its fiscal Q3 2025 earnings after the market closes today, Wednesday, April 30. Expectations are for: Earnings per share

The WSJ reports that Republicans are looking at a proposal that the Biden administration had floated: Limiting the deductibility of corporate salaries above $1m. The

Says Carney will come to the White House within the next week That’s tentatively a good sign. USD/CAD is at the lows of the day,

Key Takeaways: US GDP shrank -0.3% in Q1, far below +0.3% forecasts, sparking recession fears. Bitcoin faces selling pressure with its spot volume delta dropping

Standard Chartered forecasts Bitcoin (BTC) will reach a fresh all-time high around USD 120,000 in Q2 2025, driven by strategic shifts in global capital flows

This is just crossing now, it should be good for risk assets. Yuyuantantian is a Chinese social media account affiliated with China Central Television (CCTV).

Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of

Key points: Bitcoin’s 7-day volatility is the lowest in 563 days, signaling an impending range expansion. Bitcoin’s breakout above $95,000 could swiftly take it to

Key points:  US GDP shrank in Q1, raising recession alarms while also prompting calls for Fed rate cuts. Bitcoin dropped to $92,910 as GDP figures

Asset manager Grayscale launched the Grayscale Bitcoin Adopters exchange-traded fund (ETF), an investment vehicle that tracks companies employing a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury, or holding strategy.

ECBs Makhlouf is speaking and says: Price risks less clear in he medium term than the near. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, said most European countries were moving “nowhere” in terms of the adoption of digital currencies.

It’s a choppy day in the foreign exchange market, which isn’t unusual at month-end, particularly in a very volatile month. The US dollar had been

Does not want China’s products unless they are fair Fairness with China includes IP I want China to do well, I want every country to

From Reuters: Saudi officials in recent weeks have briefed allies and industry exports, telling they the Kingdom can sustain a prolonged period of low oil

There were rumors yesterday that India was close to the finish line and that makes sense because deals can be passed without parliament there but

Treasury Secretary Bessent says Pres. Trump has created negotiating leverage On the verge of becoming an AI superpower The IRS revenue is up One way

Major European indices are closing with results. In Germany today, a slew of economic data needed a mixed picture. Preliminary figures from Destatis showed that

Bitcoin Magazine Semler Scientific Buys Additional $15.7 Million Worth of Bitcoin Semler Scientific (NASDAQ: SMLR) announced Monday that it purchased 165 bitcoins between April 25

Prior was +244K Gasoline -4003K vs -1031K expected Distillates +937K vs -1566K expected Private inventories from the API late yesterday: Crude +3760K Gasoline -3140K Distillates

April 2025 witnessed crypto markets rocked by more tariffs at the direction of US President Donald Trump — controversial policies that could have influenced the

“I Do as the President Says”: Musk’s Edgy Pulse Check on Federal Employees In a moment dripping with Muskian wit at President Trump’s live Cabinet

Bitcoin Magazine Arizona House Passes Bitcoin Reserve Bill, Now Goes To Governor’s Desk For Final Signature Arizona has taken yet another huge step toward potentially

Opinion by: Fraser Edwards, co-founder and CEO, Cheqd Brutal honesty has its place, especially when confronting discomfort, so here’s one that can’t be sweetened with

The comments from the Visa conference call regarding the consumer and the global macroeconomy were really something. They highlight that consumers are employed and that,

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released another update on what he believes the future of the network should entail. In an April 30 post on blockchain-based

Chinese artificial intelligence development company DeepSeek has released a new open-weight large language model (LLM). DeepSeek uploaded its newest model, Prover V2, to the hosting

Core PCE (excluding food & energy): Prior was +2.8% (revised to +3.0%) Core m/m +0.0% vs +0.1% exp Unrounded core PCE +0.028% vs +0.38% m/m

Gold is back to flat today after falling earlier. The market is now pricing in 131 bps in Fed easing in the coming year, up

Prior month +2.0% Pending home sales 6.1 vs 1.0% estimate Year-over-year, pending transactions -0.6%. Index 76.5 vs 72.1 last month Mortgage rates fell by around

The US and Ukraine ran into last-minute hurdles on Wednesday as they were on the verge of signing a framework minerals deal, according to the

First negative quarter in three years Final Q4 GDP was 2.4% annualized Final Q3 reading was +2.8% annualized Consumer spending: +1.8% vs +4.0% prior (some

Key takeaways: Macro Chain Index issues first buy signal since 2022, hinting at a new Bitcoin bull run. RSI crossover on the MCI aligns with

Prior month 0.4% Canada GDP for February -0.2% versus expectations of 0.0% Goods producing industries -0.6% versus +1.1% last month last month Services producing industries

Will continue to sell $42 billion in 10s The line in the refunding statement about ‘keeping auction sizes steady for at least the next several

Cryptocurrency hackers stole more than $90 million in April, dealing another blow to the industry’s mainstream reputation despite ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity. Hackers made

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Mantra has called for industry-wide cooperation to reduce investor risks in the aftermath of its OM token crash. On April 30,

Crypto was born from an open-source ethos, where code was shared publicly, accessible for review and shaped by community contributions. Transparency and verifiability are foundational

Trump is washing his hands of the stock market. This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will

The US personal income and consumption report is due at 10 am and the GDP report offers some insights into what is coming. The first

An elderly US individual is reportedly the victim of a devastating $330 million Bitcoin heist, now ranked as the fifth-largest crypto hack in history. The

Key points: Bitcoin consolidates after upside momentum stalls, but traders are confident that upside breakout will result. Major risk-asset volatility is expected as US macro

US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 25 April -4.2% vs -12.7% prior Reminder: Trump will speak at an “Investing in America” event at 16:00 ET/20:00 GMT

Bloomberg writes “The draft agreement, which envisages creating a joint fund to manage Ukraine’s investment projects, has been finalized and may be signed as soon

Vanar Chain, a layer-1 blockchain network, has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered compression and data authentication layer designed to address the industry’s longstanding issue with

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) plans to launch a new blockchain network to support its non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, the organization announced on

Prior +2.3% HICP m/m +0.5% vs +0.4% expected Prior +0.4% Core CPI Y/Y 2.9% vs 2.6% prior A touch above expectations but nothing that will

Prior was +155K This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Prior -12.7% Market index 223.7 vs 233.5 prior Purchase index 146.6 vs 153.4 prior Refinance index 649.0 vs 673.6 prior 30-year mortgage rate 6.89% vs

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Eyes New All-Time Highs: A Deep Dive into the Bullish Outlook for 2025 This article is based on research and analysis originally

Bloomberg reports that companies from defence, tech, healthcare and consumer products industries as well as investment funds have been invited to attend and have their

Bitcoin is showing signs of maturity as a global financial asset, with price volatility dropping to its lowest level in more than 500 days, according

The other German state releases around the same time: Hesse CPI +2.3% vs +2.4% y/y prior Brandenburg CPI +2.2% vs +2.3% y/y prior Saxony CPI

Prior -0.2% GPD Q1 Y/Y -0.2% vs -0.2% prior The agency notes “The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of

Prior +0.1% GDP Y/Y +0.6% vs +0.4% y/y expected Prior +0.6% The agency notes “The first quarter of 2025 has had one working day less

Prior -10.7 As mentioned for the Swiss KOF Index previously, the consumer and business sentiment indicators are not surprising at all given the uncertainty around

Key takeaways Set up your Pi Wallet and secure it with a 24-word seed phrase before transferring your coins. KYC is often required on both

China needs to adapt to changing situations. Urges measures to stabilize employment, markets and expectations. China to adjust economic plan based on global change. To

Understanding inflation and the need for hedges Bitcoin’s supply-and-demand dynamics, in addition to growing institutional adoption, position it as a potential hedge against inflation in

Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with Onafriq, Africa’s largest payments gateway, to reduce the high cost of cross-border payments across the continent using USDC. According

Prior +0.2% GDP Q1 Y/Y +1.2% vs +1.1% expected Prior +1.2% Economists expected an improvement due to tariff-driven frontloading after companies and consumers in the

Prior +2.1% This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

Prior 103.9 (revised to 103.2) No surprise here as business confidence got hit all over the world after the April 2 announcement. You can see

French Finance Minister Lombard says he discussed idea of reciprocal zero tariffs with Scott Bessent, and Bessent told him this was not unrealistic. This would

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and son of US President Donald Trump, has delivered a warning to global banks regarding cryptocurrency

Prior 26k Unemployment rate 6.3% vs 6.3% expected Prior 6.3% This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

Prior 0.0% The average house price in the UK is seen easing a little to £270,752, with Nationwide noting that the market is “likely to

Prior +0.3% The bulk of the decline owes to energy prices. If you strip that out, import prices were only seen down 0.3% on the

Prior +0.8%; revised to +0.2% German retail sales fell back in March and that follows a more negative revision to the February numbers as well.

Key takeaways Approving staking for spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US may have a minimal impact on inflows unless Ether sees a sustained

Chinese markets will be closed from tomorrow (1 May) until Monday next week (5 May), in observance of Labor Day. However, that won’t halt any

The Open Network (TON) ecosystem participant Broxus has unveiled TON Factory, a new platform designed to accelerate the development and scalability of high-throughput applications like

In the European session, we have the French, German and Italian inflation figures, which shouldn’t sway the ECB from cutting in June unless we get

Prior +0.9% The agency notes “This new rise in prices should be explained by the increase in services prices, in particular transport, and food. Conversely,

Asset manager BlackRock has filed to create digital ledger technology shares from one of the firm’s money market funds, which will leverage blockchain technology to

Prior -0.1% French GDP is seen rebounding a little after contracting in Q4 last year. But a negative point to the report is that consumption

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed lawsuits against the non-fungible token marketplace NFT Stars and the blockchain gaming firm Kurosemi, which operates as Delysium, accusing

PayPal says the US Securities and Exchange Commission has abandoned its investigation into the payment giant’s US-dollar stablecoin. PayPal said in an April 29 regulatory

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control can’t restore or reimpose sanctions against the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, a US federal court

Key takeaways: Richard Byworth says Michael Saylor’s Strategy could ramp up its Bitcoin buys by acquiring cash-rich companies and converting their cash into Bitcoin. He

German inflation remains a bit of a sticking point for the ECB. But at this point, the central bank can be thankful for a softening

China will be on holidays from May 1 to May 5 (five days in total). This is to celebrate Labour Day. Markets will be closed

Trump will deliver ‘Investing in America’ remarks on Wednesday afternoon, US Eastern time Chinese markets closed tomorrow, Thursday, through to reopening on Tuesday next week

Trump will be speaking Wednesday: 11 am Cabinet meeting (1500 GMT) 4 pm ‘Investing in America’ remarks (2000 GMT) 8 pm NewsNation Cuomo Townhall: The

China Caixin Manufacturing PMI for April 2025 comes in lower than March but better than expected at 50.4 expected 49.9, prior 51.2 The details, though

Scammers are mailing physical letters to the owners of Ledger crypto hardware wallets asking them to validate their private seed phrases in a bid to

The euro has fallen out of bed. Apart from what has already been posted there is no obvious smoking gun. Chinese PMIs dropped, indicative of

Australia’s financial intelligence agency has told inactive registered crypto exchanges to withdraw their registrations or risk having them canceled over fears that the dormant firms

ANZ business survey, business confidence and activity both lower than in March. April 2 was when Trump announced his huge tariffs, though he did back

The previous month’s PMIs, March 2025, showed the fastest in a year ahead of US tariffs. The April results have fallen back, as was expected.

Inflation data from Australia for the January – March quarter and for March month, 2025. Headline inflation: +2.4% y/y expected 2.2%, prior 2.4% +0.9% q/q

Japan Industrial Production for March 2025, preliminary, -1.1% m/m expected -0.4%, prior 2.3% and -0.3% y/y prior +0.1% Industrial Production forecast 1 month ahead 1.3%

Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media conglomerate backed by US President Donald Trump, is considering integrating a crypto token and wallet into its

The Financial Times with the report on Trump’s top economic adviser Stephen Miran addressing investors last Friday. . FT is gated, but in brief: Some

Japan govt official on factory output: Environment surrounding production remains highly uncertain March motor vehicle production down 5.9%m/m due to lower exports, part supply disruption

People’s Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting

Toyota Motor and Alphabet’s Waymo have announced a new partnership to co-develop autonomous driving platforms and explore innovations in next-generation personally owned vehicles (POVs). Toyota

Key points: Weak labor and consumer data often precede Bitcoin rallies, leading some analysts to anticipate future economic stimulus programs. Job openings fell to 7.2

Bettors on prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are flipping bearish on the US economy. As of April 29, both platforms are predicting that the US

UK Lloyds Business Barometer for April 2025 comes in at a three month low of 39% prior 49% long-run average is 29% gauge of economic

NQ, ES and the other indices all opened lower. The above is a CFD reflecting ES. It had a decent rally on Tuesday, some give

The Bank of Italy identified Bitcoin and other digital assets as emerging risk factors in a recent report, citing concerns for both investors and the

John Paulson is billionaire hedge fund manager who leads his own firm, Paulson & Co. He likes gold a lot higher: near $5,000 an ounce

Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin is undervalued and the firm holds an optimistic mid-term outlook. The JOLTS report shows a sharp drop in

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly told Republican lawmakers that the chamber would address a bill on stablecoin regulation before the May 26 Memorial

Via twitter: — Expectations I had seen centred on: Headline crude +0.5mn barrels Distillates -1.7mn bbls Gasoline -1.2 mn This data point is from a

SMCI – which has been criticized for their accounting practices in recent past – preannounced their earnings estimates, and it is not good: Revenues $4.5

Trump congratulated PM Carney on his election win the two agreed on the importance of Canada & the US working together as independent, sovereign nations

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed deciding on whether to greenlight two proposed cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding Dogecoin and XRP, filings

Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius in a note late last week, htat he is not confident forecasting a level for the dollar: “I often

A court in India has ordered the encrypted email service Proton Mail blocked in the country for refusing to share information with authorities. In an

It’s a busy session ahead for data. China’s April PMIs are expected to fall back a little from March, both the official and the unofficial.

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US Treasury Secretary Bessent is speaking in an interview with Fox ‘News’: No trade deal is done until Trump announces it Trump needs to sign

Bitcoin Magazine Phoenix Group Amps Up Their Bitcoin Mining Power To a Global Capacity of Over 500 Megawatts On April 29, 2025, Phoenix Group announced, in

The S&P index rose for it 6th consecutive day. Yesterday the NASDAQ index snapped a five day went streak with a modest point. Over all

A slew of earnings have been released with mixed results. Starbucks was a disappointment. Snap is also lower in despite what seems to be a

US March advance goods trade balance -161.99BB vs -147.85B prior US April consumer confidence 86.0 vs 87.5 expected JOLTS March job openings 7.192M vs 7.480M

A notable detail from Howard Lutnick’s interview on CNBC today was that the US has a trade deal with one country ready to go —

Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital Assets’ report said that multiple Ethereum onchain metrics suggest ETH trades at a discount. The BTC/ETH market cap ratio is at

If auto makers can’t get parts we don’t want to penalize them There is great support for a tax deal Not at all worried about

Europe’s second-largest neobank, Bunq, is expanding into cryptocurrency, citing growing retail investor demand for digital assets worldwide. The Amsterdam-based neobank announced the launch of Bunq

“If there Is no progress, US will step back as mediators in this process” I pray this war ends but Russia is in an interesting

Key takeaways: Bitcoin tends to rally significantly when low leverage meets stronger-than-expected retail sales and hawkish Federal Reserve signals. In three separate 7-week periods, Bitcoin

Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange with 100 million users, has announced a partnership with Avalanche to support community initiatives across India, one of the fastest-growing areas

All of the deals will be incredibly smart and incredibly thoughtful If we cut our trade deficit in half, that’s 2 percentage points of GDP

The United States exchange Nasdaq has asked regulators for permission to list a 21Shares exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the popular memcoin Dogecoin, regulatory filings show. 

This isn’t a big surprise given the politics and reality in Europe, along with its clout. The US seems to be trying to use the

Bitcoin Magazine EXCLUSIVE: Bo Hines – Making America “The Global Bitcoin Superpower” In an exclusive interview, Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President’s Council of

Synopsis: Goldman Sachs has revised its USDCAD forecasts lower, citing stronger-than-expected Canadian data, a supportive fiscal policy stance, and diminished expectations for Bank of Canada

The United Kingdom’s Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, have proposed new crypto rules aimed at “support[ing] innovation while cracking down on fraudsters.”

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Steady At $95,000 As US Bitcoin ETFs See $591 Million Inflows US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $591.3 million in net inflows

Lutnick will also appear on CNBC at 2 pm ET Adjustments to auto tariffs are aimed at allowing domestic automakers time to growth US plants

Major European indices ended the session with mixed results. Italy’s FTSE MIB led the way, rising 1.09%, supported by strength in auto and banking stocks.

Goldman Sachs has lowered its USD/CAD forecasts, citing resilient Canadian data, a supportive fiscal policy stance, and reduced expectations for BoC easing. While Canada’s exposure

Prior was -11.3 Revenue index +3.8 vs +1.3 prior Employment -5.1 vs +2.2 prior Selling prices +8.4 vs +5.2 prior Capex +0.6 vs +7.4 prior

Cryptocurrency compliance firm Bitrace found that $649 billion worth of stablecoins flowed through addresses classified as high-risk in 2024, according to an April 29 report.Bitrace

Bitcoin Magazine The Bitcoin Race Has Washington’s Attention Bitcoin is no longer a speculative asset or a technological experiment—it is increasingly being recognized as a

Key points: Bitcoin’s most recently-moved supply segment is increasing as higher prices see an influx of “speculative capital.” “Hot supply” has doubled in just five

The US GDP report is due out tomorrow and the consensus is -0.3% but I suspect the market shifted to a worse number in light

Bitcoin Magazine El Salvador’s Ministry of Education To Launch Educational Bitcoin Curriculum For Young School Students  El Salvador is showing once again that it is

Opinion by: Felix Xu, co-founder of ARPA Network and Bella Protocol AI has been a dominant narrative since 2024, but users and companies still cannot

Prior was 4.7% y/y Monthly house price index +0.4% vs +0.4% expected Monthly home price indicators from the FHFA: +0.1% m/m vs +0.2% prior (revised

The Beijing city administration has announced a plan for local blockchain development and implementation over the next two years. According to an April 29 announcement,

The United States’ rejection of a central bank digital currency has not halted the progress of CBDCs globally, but their success has been questionable so