Hana Bank makes $670M Upbit parent bet as Korea crypto shifts
Hana Bank will buy 2.28 million shares in Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, from Kakao Investments for about 1.003 trillion won, or nearly $670 million. Summary Hana Bank’s Dunamu stake gives it direct exposure to South Korea’s largest crypto…
Israel strikes Lebanon, ceasefire extension prospects dim
## Market Snapshot In the “Israel Ceasefire Extension” market, the May 16 sub-market is currently priced at 51.0% YES, down from 65% 24 hours ago. The “Israel Airspace Closure” market is priced at 29.0% YES, a slight increase from 28%…
3 AIs Reveal What Might Trigger a Big Revival
“SHIB often benefits from sector-wide speculative flows rather than needing its own news first,” Perplexity stated. It was late 2021 when the self-proclaimed Dogecoin killer shocked the crypto world with a massive price surge, pushing its market capitalization above…
Cerebras IPO nearly doubles on Nasdaq debut
Cerebras IPO shares nearly doubled on their first day of trading, opening at $350 after pricing at $185 per share on Wednesday evening. Summary Cerebras raised $5.55 billion at $185 per share and opened Thursday at $350, the largest US…
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…
Is Ripple (XRP) About to Drop to $0.70 Before Breaking Multi-Year Resistance?
Getting from the current price of around $1.43 to the base zone would mean a drop of anywhere between 35% and 50%. A closely watched analyst has argued that XRP may drop to $0.70-$0.90. However, this is not a…
Malta’s Gaming Shield Faces Second EU Legal Setback in a Week
Key Takeaways: AG Emiliou found Malta’s Bill 55 incompatible with the EU’s Brussels I bis Regulation on April 23. Malta’s iGaming sector accounts for 10.1% of the national economy per MGA’s 2024 report. Emiliou said Maltese gaming licenses are, in…
BNB Chain Leads All Blockchains for AI Agents
BNB Chain has officially become the leading blockchain network for autonomous AI agents, with more than 150,000 on-chain deployments as of April 20, a 43,750% increase from the fewer than 400 agents that existed across all blockchains at the start…
Middle East conflict impacts ECB rate expectations, Bitcoin price remains stable
The ongoing Middle East conflict, now affecting global growth forecasts, weighs on ECB interest rate and Bitcoin price markets. ECB April 30 meeting odds for a 50+ bps decrease reflect increased uncertainty, while Bitcoin’s price market sits at 0% YES…
UAE Announces Shift Toward AI Government Model in the Next Two Years
Key Takeaways: UAE PM Al Maktoum announced a major pivot to run 50% of government operations on Agentic AI. Expanding on its April 2025 AI legislative rollout, the UAE will train all workers to master AI. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed…
Stratosphere and Strategic Investors Acquire 70% Stake in Potion Alpha
Miami, United States, 25th April 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Miami, United States, April 25th, 2026] Potion Alpha, one of the largest trading communities in crypto with over 110,000 members, has announced a full-scale relaunch under new leadership and…
Congress Advances AI Chip Export Bills
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23 that would give Congress direct oversight authority over US AI chip exports to China and other adversaries, in a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s handling of advanced…
Singapore Police and Crypto Exchanges Launch Joint Operation Against Scam-Linked Accounts
Key Takeaways: Singapore Police Force expanded crypto crackdown on scam-related crypto activity. Coinbase, Gemini, Upbit, and Coinhako among the firms that backed enforcement action. Chainalysis and TRM Labs tools helped detect victims and reduce scam losses. Singapore Crypto Crackdown Targets…
IDF reports Hezbollah ceasefire violations amid rising Lebanon tensions
The IDF has reported ceasefire violations by Hezbollah, continuing to target Hezbollah positions and warning Lebanese civilians against returning south. The market for an Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by June 30 sits at 100% YES. The ceasefire markets for both…
Aave Mobilizes DeFi Giants to Contain $292M KelpDAO Fallout
Aave founder has also backed the effort with a personal ETH pledge. In the aftermath of the April 18 exploit that left KelpDAO’s rsETH with a significant backing shortfall, Aave’s service providers have taken the lead in organizing a…