Are stablecoins now the core plumbing of global finance?
Stablecoins have “quietly become core financial plumbing” and pushed on‑chain finance past a “point of no return,” according to a new a16z crypto framework that recasts programmable dollars as the base layer for a multi‑chain, banking‑as‑a‑service stack and a coming…
Pakistan urges diplomacy at UN amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
Pakistan called for diplomacy at the UN over the Strait of Hormuz crisis, and the market for US-Iran talks by May 31 now sits at 57.5% YES, down from 72% yesterday. The Iran Diplomatic Meetings market spiked 5 points to…
Who is Evan Tangeman: 22-Year-Old Gets 70 Months in $263M Crypto Laundering Case
Who is Evan Tangeman? The 22-year-old, of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced on April 24, 2026, to 70 months in federal prison for laundering $3.5M on behalf of a cybercriminal syndicate that stole more than $263M in cryptocurrency. He pleaded…
Toobit Rewards P2P Traders with 150,000 USDT, VIP Perks, and APR Boosts
Toobit is one of the most popular and award-winning international cryptocurrency exchanges. Today, it has announced a 150,000 USDT reward pool for its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading community. The event will start from April 27th and run through May 18th this…
Musk OpenAI Trial Begins in Court
Jury selection opened on April 27 in federal court in Oakland, California, in the civil trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over the company’s transformation from a nonprofit research lab into a for-profit enterprise worth approximately…
Iran strengthens Russia ties, complicating US peace talks
Iran’s foreign minister emphasized continued strategic relations with Russia after meeting with Putin, and the odds of a US-Iran permanent peace deal by April 30 have dropped to 2% YES, down from 10% yesterday. Iran’s closer relationship with Russia makes…
Russia Crypto Sanctions Set to be Tightened by the EU
In the latest Russia crypto news, the European Union has issued its 20th sanctions package against Russia, and this one hits the crypto sector in ways unlike anything that came before. Rather than blacklisting individual exchanges or wallets, the EU…
Why moving IP on-chain is right for the entertainment industry
Onchain IP turns static, illiquid rights into transparent, tradable assets, letting games like My Pet Hooligan convert fans from passive consumers into real economic stakeholders Summary Traditional IP is illiquid, opaque, and structurally misaligned with fans and creators. Putting IP…
German chancellor criticizes US-Iran talks, peace deal odds plummet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized US-Iran talks, and the Polymarket contract for a permanent peace deal by April 30, 2026, has collapsed to 1.8% YES. Merz’s remarks target US-Iran peace negotiations amid European frustration over disrupted energy markets. The April…
Strategy Eases Bitcoin Accumulation With 3,273 BTC Buy
Michael Saylor who recently hit 5 million followers on X hinted about this purchase yesterday on X. After completing a couple of massive BTC acquisitions for over $3.5 billion in total, the world’s largest corporate holder of the asset…
