UK borrowing costs hit 18-year high as leadership uncertainty rattles gilt markets
The UK government’s cost of borrowing just hit a level that predates the euro as a physical currency. Thirty-year gilt yields touched 5.807% on May 13, the highest since 1998, while 10-year yields punched through 5.11%, a number the market…
KRWQ Expands to Solana in a Move That Could Boost Real-World Asset Activity
KRWQ token, a Korean won-denominated stablecoin, has announced its expansion to the Solana blockchain, positioning itself as a core settlement asset for Korean won liquidity on the network. The move follows KRWQ’s listing on EDX Markets in March and marks…
Cardano Whales Keep Buying as ADA Crashes 71% in 9 Months
ADA millionaires now hold over 25 billion tokens for the first time ever, according to Santiment’s latest findings. At $0.26, Cardano (ADA) continues to trade significantly below its previous market highs, but large holders of the 11th-largest crypto asset…
Leading cryptos to buy and hold for short-term gains before the next breakout
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. DOGEBALL joins top crypto watchlists as investors seek short-term breakout opportunities in 2026. Summary DOGEBALL combines payments, gaming, staking,…
Crypto Correlations Hit Record Highs as BTC-SOL Reaches 0.99
Ethereum emerged as the most connected asset, showing strong alignment with Cardano, Solana, and Dogecoin. Analytics platform DefiLlama has reported an elevated degree of price synchronization among leading cryptocurrencies. Over the past week, several major trading pairs showed correlation…
Bitcoin Pulls In $706M as Traders Abandon Short Positions in Massive Sentiment Shift
While Bitcoin dominated headlines, Solana and XRP investment products also recorded sharp increases in activity. Digital asset investment products posted inflows of $857.9 million, and extended six straight weeks of positive flows – the highest weekly figure since April…
Solana and Google Cloud Team Up for Stablecoin-Powered AI Agent Payments
Developers can link a Solana wallet to AI tools like Claude Code or Gemini and have an agent accessing paid APIs within one minute. The Solana Foundation has partnered with Google Cloud to launch Pay.sh, a platform that allows…
Wall Street Giant Morgan Stanley Enters Crypto Race With Pricing Edge: Report
Morgan Stanley is bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading to E*Trade clients soon. One of the world’s largest wealth management firms, Morgan Stanley, is all set to introduce cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform, which it acquired for $13…
Bitbank Launches 0.5% Crypto Rewards Credit Card
Key Takeaways: Bitbank and EPOS Card launched Japan’s 1st Visa credit card, allowing monthly installment payments using BTC. Bridging crypto and credit, the Visa card pays a 2,000 yen bonus and 0.5% rewards in bitcoin, ether, and astar. Looking forward,…
Will History Repeat and BTC Drop After Tomorrow’s FOMC Meeting?
Some of the price declines for BTC came even after the Fed actually lowered the interest rates. In what is expected to be one of the most eventful economic weeks of 2026, arguably the most notable event will take…
Senate crypto bill stalls as Tillis demands limits on White House crypto activity
Senator Thom Tillis has threatened to oppose the Senate’s crypto market structure bill unless ethics restrictions on White House crypto activity are added. Summary Senator Thom Tillis will oppose the Senate crypto bill if ethics limits on White House crypto…
B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi
Key Takeaways: B3 launches six Event Contracts on April 27, with bitcoin among three underlying assets. CMN Resolution 5,298 bans sports and political prediction derivatives starting May 4. ANATEL has blocked 28 prediction market platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi. Brazil…
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, impacting Anthropic ranking
Google has signed a classified AI deal with the Pentagon, according to The Information. The market for Anthropic having the third best AI model by April 30 has dropped 15% in expected movement following the news. The deal involves integrating…
IgniteTax: AI Platform for PH Tax Compliance Launched
IgniteTax AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed specifically for Philippine tax compliance, launched on April 16, 2026. The tool targets tax professionals, business owners, freelancers, educators, and students. The introduction of localized tax compliance tools coincides with the Bureau of…
Bitcoin price tests ascending channel top at $78K
Bitcoin is pressing the upper boundary of a two-month ascending channel near $77,500, with the 4H MACD histogram turning negative at the trendline and the FOMC meeting on April 28 and 29 serving as the next major catalyst. This article…
Chainalysis Maps Iran Stablecoin Pipeline Behind $344M USDT Freeze
Key Takeaways: $344M USDT freeze exposed a multi-step crypto pipeline across Iran-linked networks. Chainalysis traced wallet activity tied to the Central Bank of Iran network. Stablecoins remain central to Iran-linked networks using brokers, DeFi, and intermediaries. Iran-Linked Stablecoin Flows Come…
US and Iran clash at UN over Tehran’s nuclear non-proliferation role
The US and Iran clashed at the UN after Tehran was appointed to a nuclear non-proliferation role, and the odds of a US-Iran nuclear deal by April 30 have dropped to 1% YES, down from 7% yesterday. Market reaction The…
BIR to Explore Blockchain Analytics to Boost Tax Compliance
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) met to discuss the use of data and blockchain analytics regarding tax compliance among online sellers and emerging payment channels. The meeting involved BIR Commissioner Charlito Mendoza,…