Pricing partly reflects global factors. Not all market pricing focused on UK. I am more concerned about supply side. Exchange rates haven’t gone as theory

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 90 bps (86% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 66 bps (74% probability of rate cut at

Inflation seen at 2.2% in 2025 vs 2.1% seen three months ago. 2026 inflation forecast at 2.0% vs 1.9%. Growth seen at 0.9% in 2025

Domestic sight deposits CHF 439.7 bn vs CHF 438.4 bn prior There’s not much change in overall Swiss sight deposits in the past week. And

Rapid FX fluctuation not desirable for economy. Want FX to stabilise as much as possible. The surging yen is not something that the Japanese are

There is still no shelter for the dollar in trading this week and we’re starting to see another big level come into play for USD/JPY.

Crypto law firm Burwick Law has called out Solana-based non-fungible token platform Metaplex’s plan to sweep unclaimed Solana (SOL) into its treasury instead of returning

US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January, as crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend. The

A planned settlement between the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and crypto exchange KuCoin will likely be delayed after a policy shift at the CFTC

A US judge has granted Binance’s motion to transfer a case involving allegations it facilitated money laundering to the Southern District of Florida due to

Bitcoin (BTC) traders see a BTC price reversal already beginning as classic resistance stops bulls in their tracks.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView 200-day moving average

The trade talks between the US and Japan were the first real test of Trump’s appetite to strike a compromise in this tariffs war. In

We are back to business after the Easter holidays and the playbook hasn’t changed in the markets with US assets getting sold and gold rallying

German DAX futures -0.8% French CAC 40 futures -0.4% UK FTSE futures -0.6% If you’re just coming back from the Easter break, there’s not much

The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has reversed its decision to freeze 542 million PLAY tokens in a court battle between two companies tied to the

With each passing day that Trump’s tariffs stay in place, we’re descending further into chaos. Japan was supposed to be the easiest of battles to

Crypto markets avoided the fallout caused by US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which saw the US stock market

If you’re looking to try and get a feel of the broader market anxiety, look no further than Treasuries. Long-end yields are starting to rise

Mantra founder and CEO John Patrick Mullin has started unstaking 150 million of his Mantra (OM) tokens in preparation for sending them to a burn

China’s automobile exports data for Q1 2025 via China Passenger Car Association secretary general Cui Dongshu: 1.54 million units +16% y/y For March 2025: 570,000

Key takeaways Staking Solana allows you to earn passive income through staking rewards while participating in network governance. There is no minimum requirement for staking

Indian crypto exchange WazirX, which was hacked for $234 million last July, says it is on track to restart its operations pending a May 13

Federal Reserve speakers Tuesday include Jefferson, Harker, Kashkari, Barkin, and Kugler Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden speaks on Tuesdau – monetary policy Wall

This is not surprising, and out for a few hours. Just noting it now. The SEC announced Monday that Paul Atkins has officially become its

A governance token for the Reserve Protocol stablecoin, launched by a firm previously advised by sworn-in SEC Chair Paul Atkins, has surged over 13% after

Republican member of Congress Rep. Frank Lucas is the chair of the confressional Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity. Axios

Update: April 22 at 12:35am UTC: This story has been updated to include more details of Paul Atkins being sworn in as the SEC’s chair.

Japan’s economy minister Akazawa says he shares PM Ishiba’s stance that agriculture will not be compromised to protect auto industry in U.S. tariff talks. ***

In response to the Trump administration’s recent tariff hikes, U.S. importers are increasingly utilizing bonded warehouses to mitigate financial strain. These facilities allow companies to

ICYMI, the Financial Times carried a report on the holiday Monday, in brief: China’s state-backed funds are pulling back from investing in the funds of

South Korea will implement smaller tax cuts on oil products from May finance ministry announcement tax breaks will be extended until the end of June

Shanghai has introduced the world’s first “Gold ATM”. Its attracting strong interest from residents looking to sell gold amid record-high prices. The ATM weighs, verifies,

Tesla offers five-year zero interest financing on refreshed Model Y in China. TSLA Q1 earnings due tomorrow: Big Tesla Tuesday coming up – Q1 2025

This is via Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, Mark Zandi: The Trump administration’s policies are set to severely diminish the economy, not only for the

Japan’s finance authorities are to ask banks to help support financing at small companies affected by US tariffs Statement from Japanese finance minister Kato via

New Zealand March trade balance NZD 970mn surplus prior +392mn Annual Trade Balance NZD -6.13bn prior -6.63bn Exports in March 7.59bn NZD vs. prior 6.61bn

Gold price to a record above USD3430. I’ve posted mutiple times on the drivers, including:’ central banks buying as the reliability of the US and

A member of the House of Representatives has proposed legislation aimed at stopping investors from using the US territory of Puerto Rico as a crypto

South Korean March 2025 PPI +1.3% y/y prior +1.5% 0.0% m/m prior 0.0% also *** Unlike the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the price

Astra Fintech, a global blockchain payments provider, has launched a $100 million fund to support the Solana ecosystem’s growth throughout Asia, according to an April

Coinbase has listed futures contracts for the XRP token on its US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency platform said on April 21. The contracts are overseen

Trump: There is virtually no inflation Trump highlights ‘good meetings’ on tariffs and Iran Fed’s Goolsbee: We’ve got short-run inflation expectations up but not long-term

This morning I was saddened by the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis was a man of love, of inclusion, of welcoming. That shepherding was

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The major US stock indice are closing the day with declines close to 2.5% to start the new trading week. Dow Industrial average fell -971.82

It’s a fairly light data calendar for the session ahead, eyes on the news once again in this headline-driven market. What will Trump tweet today?

A group of investors has filed a class-action lawsuit against decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Meteora, alleging the firm was involved in manipulating the launch and market

ARK Invest has added exposure to staked Solana (SOL) to the portfolios of two of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the asset manager said in a

The US dollar was battered right from the open today but in the last few hours it staged something of a bounce. It recovered around

Shares of Nvidia are down 5.4% today and the Nasdaq is down 3%. One of the drivers is a Wells Fargo note that’s doing the

More than 70 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are slated for review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year. According to Bloomberg analyst

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Tax Strategies for a Runaway Fiscal Train Lyn Alden, author of Broken Money, has made a strong case for fiscal dominance—the idea that government

This is a poor start to the week as the S&P 500 is down an ugly 3.3% and has seen virtually zero bounces today. If

ANZ highlights that safe-haven flows are increasingly favoring the euro amid U.S. trade policy turmoil, with the options market signaling aggressive upside positioning. The EUR/USD

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt From The Satoshi Papers: Self-Sovereignty and Political Philosophy This story does not end well. Without principled political renewal stemming from the

It’s another ugly day in the market today and tariffs are the main reason why. We haven’t heard anything that would lead us to believe

Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino reports: Japanese negotiators are complaining that the problem with the trade negotiations with the White House, what’s delaying concrete progress and

Upexi, a brand owner that specializes in supply chain management, is diversifying into the cryptocurrency sector. On April 21, the company announced a $100 million

Trump today wrote that he stands behind Hagseth but maybe not if this story is correct. There could be pressure from Congress on this one.

Bitcoin (BTC) doubled down on its divergence from stocks at the April 21 Wall Street open as US trade war tensions escalated. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source:

New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration

The thing about losing the ‘Trump put’ is that it’s hard to win back. There was a time what the market would rally on this

The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time

This was a funny tweet from Trump late yesterday in light of the $100 rally in gold today to a record high but it underscores

A little-known VOXEL trading pair on cryptocurrency exchange Bitget suddenly clocked over $12 billion in volume on April 20, dwarfing the metrics of the same

Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price reaching its highest level in over three weeks, traders on Bitfinex reduced their leveraged long (bullish) positions on margin contracts by

Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by

There is an article doing the rounds in a source that I’m not sure is reputable but it says Nvidia is having a serious issue

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Buys $555 Million Worth of Additional Bitcoin Strategy has acquired an additional 6,556 bitcoin for $555.8 million, according to a Form 8-K

Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Surges to $88,000 as Institutional Demand and Gold Rally Fuel Momentum Bitcoin’s price continued its upward trajectory today, rising $3,735 (4.42%),

Major US stock indices are set a low below. Nvidia shares are back below the 100 level as concerns about global trade heighten anxiety. Shares

From Russia’s Putin: Fighting resumes after Easter truce Russia has a positive attitude to any peace initiatives, expects Kyiv to have the same attitude Ukraine

For what it is worth, the US leading index for March fell -0.7% versus -0.5%. Prior month -0.2% versus -0.3% “The US LEI for March

Pres. Trump is posting about “Too Late” Powell, calling for a cut from the Fed as there is virtually No Inflation. Yesterday, Trump posted on

Scammers are once again capitalizing on the popularity of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, with fake tokens once again emerging as part of potential

Fox Business Gasparino is saying Elon Musk will give guidance on when he will leave DOGE during the testing earnings call on Tuesday after the

El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is working with the computer chip giant Nvidia to implement artificial

Gold is now up $75 on the day to a fresh record just above $3400. The monthly chart is harrowing as it goes parabolic. Here

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, one of the world’s largest publicly listed corporate Bitcoin holders, added another major purchase to its growing portfolio as the cryptocurrency trades

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov expressed concerns over a growing threat to private messaging in France and other European Union countries, warning that Telegram would rather

Major cryptocurrency firms, including stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto custodian BitGo, are reportedly considering applying for bank charters or licenses. According to an April 21

What are gold-backed stablecoins, and how do they work? Gold-backed stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to physical gold reserves and designed to maintain a stable

The US dollar weakness is getting serious. It’s a holiday in much of the trading world today but the dollar selling had been steady until

It’s a holiday in much of the world and it will be one of mourning for many as Pope Francis died today. The 88-year old

Investors seeking Bitcoin exposure may be running out of time to purchase below a six-figure price, as US Treasury buybacks may signal the next leg

Some weekend posts from Charlie Gasparino at Fox Business stirred optimism that the US and Japan might be close to a trade deal but more

Crypto casinos generated more than $81 billion in revenue in 2024, even as regulators in key jurisdictions continued to block access to the platforms, according

The US dollar had 99 problems last week but rising bond yields weren’t one. That’s changed so far this week as US 30-year yields have

The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit organization developing the Ethereum ecosystem, is shifting its focus to user experience and layer-1 scaling challenges following its March leadership

XRP (XRP) has dropped nearly 40% since hitting its multi-year high of $3.40 three months ago. Still, its ability to hold above key technical support

Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the

Bitcoin (BTC) is eyeing new April highs as macro instability suddenly delivers a tailwind for BTC price performance. Bitcoin is on the way up, nearing

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase. Metaplanet acquired 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.2 million

Crypto, stocks and bonds: Are they the same? When you dive into investing, you’ll find three frequently utilized investment options: Crypto is the risky thrill-seeker’s

Crypto exchange Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou says more than two-thirds of the digital assets stolen from the platform in February by North Korea’s

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick has threatened SNX stakers with “the stick” if they don’t take up a newly launched staking mechanism to help fix the

The number of addresses holding more than a thousand Bitcoin has surged in April as whales continue to accumulate.  More than 60 new wallets holding

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says users sending “please” and “thank you” messages to ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars. “Tens of

The Solana network briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value of their respective native tokens, SOL and ETH, sparking debate over whether it is actually

Ethereum-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform Blocksquare has partnered with a Florida-based real estate company to offer fractional ownership in a pipeline of US commercial

A doomsday-themed Solana NFT project is looking to sell 100,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to buy a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Rutland, England. Dead Bruv,

Bitcoin prices appear to be breaking out of an extended period of consolidation as the asset climbs to its highest level since late March.  Bitcoin

Just after the weekly FX open, US President Trump wrote on Truth Social about non-tariff barriers. He wrote: NON-TARIFF CHEATING: 1. Currency Manipulation2. VATs which

It’s thin liquidity today in markets but it’s non-stop selling all the same. The euro is now up 116 pips the day to 1.1508 and

The chart of gold tells the story. It’s a slow-motion loss of confidence from Inauguration Day until Liberation Day. Afterwards, it’s a fast-motion loss of

Welcome to the new week, same as the old week. The US dollar is struggling once again today, as it’s done for most of this

Five years ago today marked one of the all time crazy days in the commodity futures markets. The May 2020 WTI contract started the day

The US dollar is on the backfoot as the new week gets under way. The market had priced in some hope of progress on trade

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by Strategy and said that more than 13,000 institutions now have direct exposure to

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen roughly 1% for the week, indicating a balance between supply and demand. Analysts expect a quiet easter weekend but are divided

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget discovered “abnormal trading activity” on the VOXEL/USDT perpetual futures contract on April 20, between 8:00 to 8:30 UST, and paused accounts that

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed

Opinion by: Henry Duckworth, founder and CEO of AgriDex We all need and buy it. Food is a common, universal ground across the planet. It

Bitcoin (BTC) tapped 3-day lows into the April 20 weekly close as analysis warned of a fresh liquidity grab next.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Analysis

Bitcoin holders are celebrating one year since the 2024 Bitcoin halving by praising BTC’s resilience amid a global trade war and suggesting an accelerated market

Opinion by: Alon Muroch, founder of SSV Labs Even though Ethereum remains a leader in terms of total value locked (TVL), things aren’t looking great.

Dogecoin holders worldwide celebrate “Dogeday” on April 20, as the memecoin’s community awaits upcoming deadlines for Dogecoin-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. Dogeday marks the unofficial

Jan3 CEO Samson Mow says that Bitcoin dominance hasn’t yet exhausted its upside trajectory after analyzing how altcoin prices would stack up against Bitcoin if

The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) push to isolate crypto markets and its controversial recommendations on DeFi and stablecoins is “dangerous” for the entire financial

Financial educator, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and investor Robert Kiyosaki recently forecasted a $1 million Bitcoin (BTC) price by 2035 as the US

Charles Schwab Corp CEO Rick Wurster is reportedly eyeing an April 2026 launch window to provide spot Bitcoin (BTC) trading services to Schwab clients. According

Trump’s team has been touting progress towards a deal with Japan and market participants have been watching closely for the contours, as it will offer

Brandon Ferrick, general counsel at Douro Labs, said that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) openness to public input on crypto policy and their roundtable

Whales and institutions are increasing their Bitcoin holdings ahead of Easter, as market analysts predict a weekend with less volatility after two weeks of heightened

Opinion by: Jin Kwon, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Saga Crypto has come a long way in boosting transaction throughput. New layer 1s (L1s)

XRP (XRP) has bounced nearly 30% after a four-month low of $1.61 amid rising tariff tensions. However, the rebound may be short-lived as technical patterns

Bitcoin (BTC) faces “unprecedented” US dollar correlation as new BTC price research gives a $75,000 floor. In one of his latest analyses on April 18, network

The growing adoption of cryptocurrencies may pose risks to the traditional financial system and exacerbate wealth inequality, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Web3 and blockchain-focused investment fund ABCDE is halting new investments, but the $400 million fund remains committed to supporting its existing projects. In an April

The creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak, has apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that controversially played on Base’s tagline, “Base

What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes placed on imported goods by a government or a supranational union. Occasionally, tariffs can be applied to exports as

Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says that US President Donald Trump shouldn’t follow through on his recent threat to fire the head of the US Federal

Macroeconomist Lyn Alden expects Bitcoin to finish 2025 higher than its current price of around $85,000, though she says it would have been much higher

The Good Friday holiday ensured it would be a quieter day than most this year but it wasn’t exactly quiet in the FX market. There

US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in

United States asset manager Canary Capital has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Tron blockchain network’s native token, TRX (TRX), regulatory filings

An Aptos community member submitted a proposal on April 18 to slash staking rewards for the network’s native token, Aptos (APT), by nearly 50% The

Tokenized stocks are on track to exceed $1 trillion in market capitalization in the coming years as adoption accelerates, two industry executives said at the

Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders further exposure to global currency

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight range for a few days, but a minor positive is that the bulls have kept the price

TRUMP tokenholders face steep losses as the first vesting unlock goes live on April 18, releasing 40 million tokens, worth roughly $309 million, into circulation

The US Federal Reserve under Jerome Powell has developed a reputation for dragging its feet on implementing important policy changes. However, a top central banker

On April 7, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) posted a rare spike to 60, a level seen as a barometer of extreme market fear and

Bitcoin Magazine Spar Supermarket in Switzerland Starts Accepting Bitcoin SPAR has begun accepting Bitcoin payments at its Zug, Switzerland location, marking another milestone in Switzerland’s

Crypto investor sentiment took another significant hit this week after Mantra’s OM token collapsed by over 90% within hours on Sunday, April 13, triggering knee-jerk

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot: The Great Consensus Cleanup While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo earlier this month I was able to sit

Federal prosecutors said they will continue pursuing their case against Braden John Karony, the former CEO of crypto firm SafeMoon, despite the US Justice Department

We will take a pass if parties make it difficult to end war in Ukraine but hopes it doesn’t come to that He doesn’t want

Bitcoin’s spot price could take a hit after the US Federal Reserve reported some of the worst manufacturing data in recent history, according to several

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Covenants: TXHASH And CHECKTXHASHVERIFY(BIP 346) This is the third article in a series deep diving into individual covenant proposals that have reached

Bitcoin’s (BTC) richest traders and investors are increasingly bullish on BTC despite facing downside risks from unfavorable macroeconomic factors, the latest onchain data suggests. Bitcoin

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is planning a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, alleging the company is selling unregistered securities to residents of the US

Opinion by: Axel Schorn and Dr. Duc Au Traditional stocks, bonds and commodities markets have long benefited from well-established standards governing the flow of information

South Korea kicked off 2025 with political chaos, regulatory heat and a crypto market finally brought to heel — or at least forced to grow

Bitcoin Magazine What Bitcoin Indicators Predict for Q3 2025? Bitcoin’s 2025 journey hasn’t delivered the explosive bull market surge many expected. After peaking above $100,000,

Bloomberg reports that “the US presented allies with proposals to enable a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, including an outline of terms to end

Early cypherpunk Adam Back, cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin white paper, suggested that quantum computing pressure will likely reveal whether the blockchain’s pseudonymous

As gold prices break new highs, many Bitcoiners are seeking ways to get exposure to the precious metal, but have been met with some hurdles

Will step up counter-cyclical adjustment. Will strive to stabilise employment, foreign trade. Will boost consumption, domestic demand. Will encourage companies to actively stabilise employment. Will

Bitcoin Magazine How Bitcoin Offers a Speed Advantage for Driving Shareholder Value Bitcoin is the first instantiation of digitally scarce capital—allowing companies to raise, deploy,

China’s top legislature to meet on 27-30 April this month Japan Government: Economy recovering moderately but sees uncertainty from US trade policy ECB’s Muller: Near-term

Bitcoin (BTC) speculators may spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on

Blockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem.  On April 18, Astar Network announced that it has

Economy recovering moderately but sees uncertainty from US trade policy. Sees downside risks to economic outlook increasing due to the US trade policies. Cuts view

Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm HashKey Capital announced the launch of an XRP fund, with plans to convert it into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in

The hacker behind the $7.5 million KiloEx exploit returned $5.5 million worth of cryptocurrency four days after the attack. Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx suspended platform

TL;DR This guide shows you how to set up and use a crypto hardware wallet, using the Trezor Safe 3 as an example. You’ll learn

Global grocery giant Spar has rolled out Bitcoin-based payments in Switzerland, marking another step in the growing adoption of cryptocurrency for everyday transactions. A Spar

The main agenda this time around is to continue reviewing draft private sector promotion law. For some context, the draft was released for public consultations

Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum. In

Near-term growth outlook is more challenging. Rate cut supported by energy price drop and tariffs. Rates no longer a constraint on economic activity. ECB’s key

Bitcoinlib, explained Bitcoinlib is an open-source Python library designed to make Bitcoin development easier.  Think of it as a toolbox for programmers who want to

Today it’s Good Friday and the markets are closed. The calendar is empty. The FX market is open but given the holiday, it will likely

The Synthetix protocol’s native stablecoin, Synthetix USD (SUSD), has slipped further away from its US dollar peg, reaching new all-time lows under $0.70.  However, the

There has been a 66% year-on-year decrease in the number of crypto rug pulls this year compared to 2024, but recent data shows the size

Inflation risk from trade tensions seems weak and could even be downward. Inflationary risk from a few weeks ago has gone. We are ready to

We need to determine whether it’s possible to end the war in Ukraine. Talking about a matter of days to make that clear. If not

American film producer, record executive and art collector David Geffen has hit back at crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun in a countersuit disputing ownership claims over

Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li says he was targeted by a highly sophisticated phishing attack on Zoom that used live recordings of familiar people in

Bitcoin’s relatively stable price movements despite macroeconomic uncertainty is likely due to resilient spot Bitcoin ETF holders and Michael Saylor’s firm continuing to buy aggressively,

If there’s one thing that we’ve learnt from Trump over the years, it is that he loves to talk up a big game no matter

Yemeni citizens are increasingly using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to bank themselves amid US sanctions aimed at the Houthi group, which they have deemed a

Crypto research firm Galaxy Research has made a proposal to adjust the voting system that decides the outcome of future Solana inflation following the failure

The IDC is just out with some smartphone stats: China smartphone shipments up 3.3% in Q1 (solid sign of growth) Huawei China sales +10% Apple

One of Arizona’s crypto reserve bills has been passed by the House and is now one successful vote away from heading to the governor’s desk

Slovenia’s Finance Ministry is considering a possible 25% tax on crypto trading profits for residents in the country under a new draft law now open

The theme of dollar selling has been a major one since Trump ramped up the trade war and it’s continuing so far on Friday in

Japan’s guidelines in managing its foreign reserves is to avoid causing volatility in markets Hard to say how US long-term interest rates would move as

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a constitutional law authorizing the launch of a central bank digital currency pilot project while also giving the “digital

The April 28 Canadian election is closing in and Liberal Mark Carney has built a considerable lead in the polls. He’s out with some comments

Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized market cap reached a new all-time high of $872 billion, but data from Glassnode reflects investors’ lack of enthusiasm at BTC’s current

Bloomberg writes about the late-day buying in Chinese stocks this week, noting particularly strong bids in the final 20 minutes of trading in ETFs favored

Prior was 3.0% y/y Headline CPI 3.6% vs 3.7% prior Ex fresh food and energy 2.9% vs 2.6% prior CPI excluding food vs +1.5% prior

From the USTR release: Actions designed to restore US shipbuilding while mitigating disruptions Vessel ownders and operators of China would be assessed port fees starting

ECB cuts key rates by 25 bps in April monetary policy decision, as expected ECB sources report: Decision to cut interest rates was unanimous ECB

Cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1 after reports alleged the firm was used to launder funds from a Bybit hack.

OpenAI was reportedly in talks to buy Anysphere, the company that produces the Cursor AI coding assistant, before entering into talks with rival company WindSurf.

Ethena Labs, the developer of the USDe synthetic dollar (USDe), and financial technology company Securitize, released a preliminary roadmap for their upcoming Converge network, a

As Powell said yesterday, the US federal budget deficit isn’t a hiring problem and it’s not even a discretionary spending problem, it’s an entitlement and

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, announced a $55 million investment in LayerZero, a Web3 company that runs a crosschain messaging protocol. The investment

The latest US initial jobless claims data came at 215,000, below the estimated expectation of 225,000, on April 17. The dip in jobless claims indicated

Trump: China has reached out a number of times We’re talking to China I don’t want to go higher on China tariffs Says he wants

Prime brokerage Hidden Road, which was recently acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion, has secured a broker-dealer license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

It was a four-day week in the US stock market but the momentum from last week’s huge rebound didn’t last. The peak of the week

US stock markets looked good 90 minutes ago but it’s all fallen apart. The S&P 500 is poised to close flat and the Nasdaq is

US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of being too slow to cut interest rates and escalating

Key points:  Monetary stimulus in China and Europe increases investors’ focus on Bitcoin price. The US Federal Reserve is under political pressure to cut rates,

Q1 revenue $10.54B vs $10.51B expected Q1 EPS $6.61 vs $5.71 exp Reiterates revenue forecast of $43.5-$44.5B Sees Q2 EPS $7.03 Shares are trading at

If you missed it, about two hours ago, Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino was out with this report: If the current trajectory of the negotiations remain,

The price of gold surged to a new all-time high of $3,357 per ounce on April 17, igniting speculation on whether Bitcoin (BTC) would follow.

Huaxia Fund is set to launch staking services on its Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), making it the second in Hong Kong. OSL Digital Services (OSL)

The worst-case scenario for the US economy at the moment — and this is something Powell hinted at yesterday — is a covid-style halt in

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a body authorized by the US state to issue a stablecoin, has suggested that it may clarify its language to

Bitcoin Magazine How Do We Protect Bitcoin From Quantum Computers? Not With A Joke Recently, Project Eleven (a quantum computing research group) announced a 1

Barry Silbert, the CEO of Digital Currency Group, said he would have secured higher investment gains by just holding the Bitcoin that he invested in

Generally in a bear market you see selling into a long weekend on heightened risks for bad news. A good example was during the 2023

This could be heading down a dark path. If Trump turfs the Fed Chairman and/or enough Governors to make a difference, then selling the dollar

Positive comments on trade from Pres. Trump as given the stock little bit of a boost to the upside. The S&P index is now up

Oil rigs +1 to 481 Nat. Gas +1 to 98 Total rigs +2 to 585. Crude oil is trading up $1.63 for 2.59% and $64.09.

Over the past year, most altcoins have struggled to keep up with Bitcoin, but one project is breaking away from the pack: XRP. While other

The US treasury will auction off 2, 5 and 7 year notes next week, along with traditional bill auctions. Below is the schedule. April 21

Treasury Secretary Bessent is reportedly to meet Italy’s economic minister on Tuesday at the G20 summit. Trump is expected to meet with Italy’s prime minister

Bitcoin Magazine Binance Advising Multiple Governments On Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Financial Times reports that bitcoin and crypto exchange Binance is advising several countries on creating

Algorithmic trading strategies in crypto Algorithmic trading has become a go-to for many traders as it lets you automate trades based on specific rules —

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Privacy Legalized? Tornado Cash and Samourai Cases Suggest Uncertainty Remains Last week, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche sent a memo to

Bitcoin mining company Bit Digital has acquired an industrial building in Madison, North Carolina, upping the ante in a business diversification strategy that includes strategic

Bitcoin Magazine Corporate Bitcoin Holdings Hit Record High in Q1 2025 as Public Companies Accelerate Accumulation Public Companies Now Hold Over 688K BTC, Signaling Record

Citibank sees gold prices rallying to $3500 over the next three months. The previous estimate was $3000 with the average of $3250 during Q2 2025.

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for Q2 remain unchanged at -2.2%. The gold import and export adjusted GDP also remains unchanged at -0.1%. In

Pres. Trump is saying that he is very confident on a trade deal with the EU. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

Freddie Mac is reporting that the US 30 year fixed-rate mortgage came in at 6.83% for the April 17 week. That is up from versus

Mantra’s OM token collapsed by more than 90% overnight, and the crypto world can’t agree on why. On April 13, OM’s price plummeted from over

Eliza Labs, the developer behind the AI agent framework ai16z, announced the launch of auto.fun, a new no-code platform allowing users to launch AI agents

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, is facing antitrust proceedings that could limit its ability to develop AI amid a field

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price failed another attempt at breaking above resistance at $86,000 on April 16 as  Fed Chair Jerome Powell dashed hopes of early rate

Cryptocurrency and equities markets entered a “new phase of the trade war, amid ongoing tariff escalations between the United States and China. Global trade war

Opinion by: Alexander Guseff, founder and CEO of Tectum Crypto companies have spent years pushing digital wallets and exchange apps, convinced they’ll bring financial inclusion

IMF’s Georgieva is on the wires saying: Real economies are functioning. Labor markets are quite strong We swee sharp increae in uncertainty, but fundamentals are

Bybit is shutting down more of its Web3 services after axing its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace earlier in April. According to an April 16 announcement,

Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), a Solana-based memecoin launched in October 2024, has soared over 370% from its yearly low, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) even as global trade tensions

The New York Times was out late yesterday with a report relevant to the Middle East and oil traders: Israeli officials had recently developed plans

The major indices are opening up mixed with the Dow industrial average down sharply while the NASDAQ and S&P index are rebounding after yesterday’s declines.

Trump: “Had a very productive call with the President of Mexico yesterday. Likewise, I met with the highest level Japanese Trade Representatives. It was a

Mantra’s recent token collapse highlights an issue within the crypto industry of fluctuating weekend liquidity levels creating additional downside volatility, which may have exacerbated the

Prior month 1.501M (revised to 1.494M) Building permits 1.482M vs 1.446M expected Prior month 1.459M These numbers are still within the range of the last

Prior was +12.5 Details: 6 month index: 6.9 vs 5.6 last month Capex index 6-month forward: 2.0 vs 13.4 last month Employment: 0.2 vs 19.7

Donald Trump wrote today that he likes ECB policy, how about Fed Chair Lagarde? For now, her job is European rate and we will hear

Prior week initial jobless claims 223K revised to 224K Initial jobless claims 215K vs 225K estimate 4-week moving average of initial jobless claims 220.75K vs

North Korean hackers linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit are reportedly targeting crypto developers using fake recruitment tests infected with malware.  Cybersecurity outlet The

Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon saw $1.26 billion in BTC unstaked from its platform, reducing the protocol’s total value locked by 32%.  On April 17, blockchain

Need to roll out policy measures at critical timing, act early and swiftly Should deliver policies precisely, enhance communications with markets Should guide formation of

As Polygon lays the groundwork for mainstream Web3 adoption in India by bringing blockchain access to over 450 million Reliance Jio users, it remains focused

Headlines: Dollar steadier as risk bounces a little ahead of European trading today Dow futures turn negative as UnitedHealth lowers annual profit forecast China maintains

As a reminder, we’ll have market closures in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, as well as the UK in the coming two business days. It is

First of all, I think all the talk about the Fed losing independence can be ignored. It’s not going to happen. The chances are so

The rate decision is going to be rather straightforward, with the ECB set to cut key policy rates by 25 bps today. So, is there

Putin had a long conversation with Trump’s envoy Witkoff about Ukraine. Now the United States is continuing with Europeans and Ukrainians. Unfortunately, so far we

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is involved in discussions on establishing strategic digital asset reserves with several countries, its CEO, Richard Teng, reportedly said. Binance has been

Powell is always too late and wrong. Fed should have lowered interest rates long ago. Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough. Trump has been criticising

Let’s dive straight into the calls (h/t @ MNI Markets). Deutsche Bank- 25 bps rate cut- “Even with the US tariff pause, the arguments now

UnitedHealth pulls the heaviest weight in the Dow and so them slashing earnings outlook for the year while reporting an earnings miss in Q1 is

The cryptocurrency market is still recycling old narratives, with few new trends yet to emerge and replace the dominant themes in the first quarter of

The markets move the most on surprises or fresh news because they price or reprice future expectations. On a daily basis, probably 99% of the

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 86 bps (84% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 79 bps (99% probability of rate cut at

Bitcoin (BTC) has a new gold-inspired $155,000 target, as analysis describes both assets as “remarkably impressive.” In a post on X on April 16, popular

It’s been a good day for crude oil yesterday as the market benefited from a couple of positive headlines. The first one came in the

Deeply concerned about US tariffs affecting Japan, world economy Impact could be felt via various routes such as trade and financial markets There’s a risk

After the strong risk rally triggered by Trump’s pause in reciprocal tariffs, most markets just went into consolidation awaiting new information. Bitcoin is one of

Maintaining normal communication with US counterparts China is open to negotiations on economic, trade areas Calls for US to stop threats and blackmail, to resolve

Eurostoxx -0.3% Germany DAX +0.1% France CAC 40 -0.5% UK FTSE -0.7% Spain IBEX -0.5% Italy FTSE MIB -0.4% The drop here offsets the gains

Prior CHF 4.80 billion; revised to CHF 4.74 billion The Swiss trade surplus expanded in March as exports were seen up 22.2% on the month

Prior -0.2% The decline owes in large part to a fall in energy prices (-2.8%). If you strip that out, German producer prices were actually

A US federal judge has agreed to pause a lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general and the crypto lobby group DeFi Education Fund against

The tone of Bitcoin-related social media posts has flipped to bullish according to crypto analytics platform Santiment, despite Bitcoin continuing to swing around $85,000. “Traders

German DAX futures -0.1% French CAC 40 futures -0.2% UK FTSE futures -0.4% There is a balance to be struck with European indices needing to

A Russian finance ministry official has reportedly said the country should be developing its own stablecoin after a recent freeze on wallets linked to the

The highlight in the European session will be the ECB rate decision, although it’s unlikely that the central bank will surprise the markets in any

Artificial intelligence startups received the lion’s share of venture capital investments across the globe in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from

The firm behind the Solana-based automated market maker (AMM) Raydium has launched its memecoin-making protocol, LaunchLab, which looks to compete with Pump.fun. The arrival of

But that’s the market over the past two weeks with respect to flows regarding Trump’s tariffs. There’s just a struggle of confidence in the dollar

Transaction costs on the Ethereum network have dropped to the lowest level in five years as the amount of activity on the blockchain is in

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda on what would make him hike rates rapidly The weaker yen today – U.S./Japan tariff talks steering clear of FX

While Trump may have hailed “big progress” in talks with Japan yesterday, the tone struck by Ryosei Akazawa wasn’t as optimistic. Japan’s economy minister is

Despite recent major developments in the crypto industry, the market has just posted its weakest Q1 performance in years — but a crypto analyst is

Trump will meet with Meloni (all times US Eastern time): greets her at midday with lunch to follow straight after meeting from 1.05 pm Be

China will announce an expansion plan for its service sector on Monday. It’ll be at a press conference attended by officals from the Ministry of

Crypto exchange Coinbase has distanced its blockchain network Base from a memecoin it shared that saw massive backlash after the token rapidly gained, then dropped

The founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service has warned his X followers of an “extremely sophisticated” phishing attack that can impersonate Google and

Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP is expected to raise around $175 million to $180 million by the end of June to build a

The yen declined against other G-10 and Asian currencies after reports confirmed that foreign exchange issues were not discussed in Wednesday’s U.S.-Japan tariff talks. Japan

Over the past 30 days, crypto market participants have bridged more than $120 million in liquidity to Solana (SOL) from other blockchains, signaling renewed confidence

Reuters reporting: Trump, in discussions with Japan, brought up increasing its burden on military front, Kyodo reports citing govt source Complicating the trade discussions a

Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has launched a competition to see just how much of a threat quantum computing currently poses to Bitcoin. Launching

Singapore Non-oil Domestic Exports (NODX) miss forecasts +5.4% y/y in March expected +14.1%, prior +7.6% Exports to Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and South

China foreign ministry, on U.S. tariffs: If the United States continues to play the tariff numbers game, China will pay no attention This article was

We didn’t get much, well none really, detail from the meeting: Japan economy minister Akazawa says agreed to hold a 2nd meeting with US this

Employment Change +32.2K expected +40K, prior -52.3K Full-Time Employment +15K prior -35.7K Part-Time Employment +17.2K prior -17K Unemployment Rate 4.1% expected 4.2%, prior 4.1% Participation

Trade balance data from Japan for March 2025 544.1bn JPY expected +485.3bn yen, prior +590.5bn Exports +3.9% expected +4.5%, prior +11.4% Exports to: US +3.1%