US-Iran tensions keep Fed rate cuts unlikely in 2026 amid inflation concerns
## Market Snapshot In the gold price predictions market for May 2026, the likelihood of gold reaching $5,400 this month is currently priced at 1.4% YES, showing a decline from 2% in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Fed rate…
Starknet Rocks Bitcoin News With Private Wrapped BTC Launch
In Bitcoin news today, Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, 2026, a wrapped, BTC-backed asset that runs on Starknet’s Bitcoin Layer 2 network and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to shield your balances and transaction history from public view. The real question…
Bitcoin Rejected at $80K as Inflation Fears Outweigh CLARITY Act Progress: Weekly Recap
BTC’s Thursday price spike came to a painful end on Friday. The past week was quite eventful once again, with headlines spanning different sectors: from the highly anticipated meeting between US President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping to inflation…
empowering retail investors with automated trading
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. AI trading bots gain wider retail adoption as investors seek automation in volatile 2026 markets. Summary AI trading bots…
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…
New York, Illinois ban state staff from prediction markets
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order 60 on April 22, barring covered state officials and employees from using nonpublic information gained through their jobs to profit or avoid losses in prediction markets. Summary New York and Illinois barred…
Robinhood Fund Invests $75 Million in OpenAI
Key Takeaways: Robinhood invested $75 million in OpenAI, expanding retail access to private AI firms. RVI targets $10 trillion private market gap as U.S. public listings have fallen from 7,000 to 4,000. OpenAI stake signals more retail exposure to AI…
Lithic Enables Deterministic Control Over AI Execution in Smart Contracts
Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – April 23, 2026) – Lithosphere has advanced its AI-native smart contract capabilities through Lithic, introducing deterministic control mechanisms for AI execution within decentralized environments. The development enables intelligent processes to operate within defined boundaries, ensuring…
US and Israeli strikes damage Iran’s industrial sector, including Mobarakeh Steel
US and Israeli strikes have damaged Iran’s industrial sector, including the Mobarakeh Steel Company in Isfahan. The Polymarket contract on military action by Iran against Israel by April 30 sits at 100% YES. ## Market reaction The Iran striking Israel…
Etherealize Sees ETH at $250K in Long Run
In a move designed to capture institutional attention during one of the most volatile periods in recent cryptocurrency history, Etherealize, a specialized marketing and product organization supported by Vitalik Buterin, has released an updated version of its core investment thesis….
TRON vs. Arbitrum: Why Justin Sun Is Betting Big on a ‘Decentralized’ 2026
Justin Sun posted his words on X Monday night – “the most decentralized blockchain in the world is Tron” – and the timing was not accidental. Hours earlier, Arbitrum’s Security Council had used emergency powers to freeze 30,766 ETH, roughly…
South Korea BOK Governor Prioritizes Digital Won CBDC in First Policy Speech – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Shin Hyun-song, sworn in on April 21, 2026, made CBDC and deposit tokens the centerpiece of his inaugural address. Project Hangang Phase 2, now involving 9 banks, targets government subsidy use cases worth…
Kaspersky Flags 26 Fake Crypto Wallet Apps That Could Drain Your Funds
These fake iOS apps appear legitimate but redirect users to phishing pages, leading to malware installation and eventual theft of crypto assets. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has identified 26 fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet applications on Apple’s App Store that are designed…
April 2026 Worst Month for Crypto Hacks
Crypto protocols have lost more than $606 million to hacks and exploits in just the first 18 days of April 2026, making it the single worst month for theft in the industry since the $1.4 billion Bybit breach in February…
Circle, OSL Expand USDC Access as Asia Cross-Border Demand Grows
Key Takeaways: OSL Group expanded USDC access across trading, payments, and settlement. Circle strengthens regulated stablecoin rails for institutional liquidity in Asia. Eligible clients gain added utility as OSL deepens USDC-based services. OSL and Circle Expand USDC Access Stablecoin infrastructure…