Bitcoin rises, Ether, XRP advance as Trump orders halt to strikes on Iran

Bitcoin jumped after President Donald Trump said he had instructed the Department of War to postpone planned military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. The order was... Read more »

Hawkish Fed and sticky inflation send risk assets sliding

The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates parked at 3.5%-3.75% this week, and the market responded with all the enthusiasm of someone finding out their flight got canceled. Risk assets across... Read more »

Oil relief and steady inflation give risk assets a breather

The International Energy Agency just announced its largest coordinated oil release in history, and crypto markets responded with something they haven’t shown much of lately: mild optimism. Bitcoin held steady near $71K... Read more »

Oil chaos sends crypto and equities in opposite directions

For nearly a decade, the prevailing wisdom has been that crypto trades in lockstep with risk assets. Stocks go down, Bitcoin goes down. Simple enough. Monday’s session just threw a wrench into... Read more »

Oil jitters and macro headwinds weigh on crypto markets as fear index hits extreme lows

When oil prices sneeze, risk assets catch pneumonia. Crypto is currently reaching for the tissues. Prediction market Polymarket now shows a record 73% probability that US oil prices will breach $90 per... Read more »

Korean stock market plunges 12% in historic one-day crash

South Korea’s KOSPI plunged 12% on Wednesday in its largest single-day drop on record, wiping out roughly $625 billion in market value as geopolitical tensions and margin calls triggered a broad market... Read more »

Compass Mining, Synota Redirect Bitcoin Hashrate to Fund Energy and Healthcare Initiatives

Compass Mining has partnered with Synota’s “Impact Mining” initiative to redirect a portion of bitcoin mining revenue toward subsidizing energy costs for healthcare and education projects in underserved Nigerian communities. Compass Mining’s... Read more »

Trump urges Fed to lower rates, but strong jobs data makes a cut in June less likely

Key Takeaways President Trump is urging the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates despite strong employment data. The Federal Reserve is unlikely to lower rates in June due to stable hiring activity.... Read more »