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Iran’s currency has fallen to its weakest level on record, extending a prolonged depreciation trend that has developed alongside intensified U.S. economic measures. Data tracking the rial’s open market exchange...

Bitcoin closed April 2026 with a 12.07% monthly gain, its strongest performance of the year and a reversal of earlier losses. The move follows a volatile first quarter, where January...

SBI Holdings has announced plans to acquire crypto exchange Bitbank Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary. The company confirmed on May 1, 2026, that it has begun discussions on a capital...

Bitcoin critic and gold advocate Peter Schiff did not hold back Thursday. President Trump has assured Americans that gas prices will drop sharply once the Iran war ends. Schiff’s response...

Ripple’s CTO emeritus, David Schwartz, has poured cold water on the popular prediction that XRP could one day reach a $10,000 price. With XRP currently trading around $1.37 and holding...

Elon Musk was sitting in an Oakland courthouse on Wednesday, testifying in his lawsuit against OpenAI, when a question about cryptocurrency produced one of the trial’s most quoted lines. “Some...

Bitcoin’s position relative to Alphabet Inc. is drawing renewed attention as the second quarter approaches its close, with market data showing a wide valuation gap despite concurrent gains in both...

The United States Senate passed a unanimous resolution Thursday banning its members and staff from trading on prediction markets, responding to a series of insider trading scandals that have put...

At a recent AMA session during a BNB Chain event in Hong Kong, Yi He made a bold prediction, saying Bitcoin will eventually replace and surpass Gold as the world’s...

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI has brought the company’s past fundraising plans into court. Testimony in Oakland tied the dispute to a proposed 2018 crypto fundraising idea.  Musk aimed much...

Blockchain platform Arkham data shows fund movements tied to KyberSwap exploiter Andean Medjedovic. Wallets linked to the case have now sent a total of $24.88 million through Tornado Cash. The...

U.S. President Donald Trump has shifted toward a prolonged economic confrontation with Iran, directing aides to prepare for an extended blockade that targets Tehran’s oil lifelines and financial reserves. The...

Crypto markets are currently sending mixed signals, with prices struggling to find direction while economic indicators point in different directions. On X, analyst Dan Gambardello said, “Crypto is oversold and...

Bitcoin continues to struggle below the $80,000 threshold, as persistent selling pressure and weak liquidity block a decisive breakout. Despite a modest rebound from recent lows, the market lacks the...

Meta Platforms shares fell sharply after the company’s Q1 earnings report, with $META dropping more than 10% on the day. The Kobeissi Letter reported that the move put Meta on...

Japan intervened in the foreign-exchange market to support the yen, sending the currency up as much as 3% intraday, according to traders and local media. The yen strengthened to 155.57...

Spain became Europe’s leading retail market for Circle’s EURC stablecoin in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from digital banking platform Brighty. The report showed that Spanish users...

U.S. initial jobless claims fell last week, indicating continued stability in the labor market despite geopolitical tensions. The Labor Department reported 189,000 new claims for the week ending April 25....

North Korean hackers stole approximately $577 million in the first four months of 2026, accounting for 76% of all crypto-hack value from just two attacks. On April 1, they drained...

TRON price action continues to show signs of recovery as liquidity conditions strengthen and network activity expands, with TRX trading in the $0.33 range following an upward move. The trend...

PayPal has adjusted its operations, making Venmo a standalone business unit and instituting payment services and crypto as one of the company’s three core segments. PayPal’s Strategic Reorganization According to...

On April 30, 2026, Wasabi Protocol suffered a major exploit that drained more than $5 million across Ethereum (ETH), Base, Berachain, and Blast. Security firms Blockaid, CertiK, and PeckShield confirmed...

Australia moved a step closer to its vision of a high-level account-to-account (A2A) payments system with the release of a draft report for industry stakeholder feedback. According to reports, the...

XRP is experiencing its second-highest bullish sentiment across social media in the past two years, according to Santiment Intelligence, the analytics platform for on-chain, social, and reputation data for digital...

A global crackdown on cryptocurrency scam centers has led to at least 276 arrests and federal charges in San Diego. The Department of Justice announced the action on April 29,...