The best-performing ETF in America isn’t in the crypto, AI, or any tech sector. It is, in fact, the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET), up 5,100% over the past year. After a renewed war in Iran, military conflict in the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, and logistical threats such as this week’s attack on
Tokenized stock transfers have climbed to $29.5 billion as new products extend market access, but Tessera PE founder Chan Ahn says investors could receive anything from direct share ownership to a contractual claim carrying no shareholder rights. Tessera PE founder Chan Ahn told crypto.news that similar marketing terms often conceal substantial differences in what token
Circle is offering $400 million in stock for Tazapay because a stablecoin can cross a blockchain in seconds and still fail as a payment if the recipient cannot receive usable local money. The proposed acquisition, announced Sept. 8, would bring a cross-border payments operator inside the company that issues $USDC. Circle said Tazapay connects to
India and Russia have begun working on a digital currency settlement mechanism for bilateral trade as their central banks examine how state-issued currencies could be used for cross-border payments. Sberbank Chief Executive Officer Herman Gref said the Bank of Russia and the Reserve Bank of India are working on the mechanism, with Russia’s largest lender
CoinShares stated that the latest US consumer price index (CPI) data was not supportive for Bitcoin, adding that the persistence of inflation could limit the upside potential of the cryptocurrency market in the short term. In an assessment shared by CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill, it was stated that headline inflation was generally in
TD Securities has significantly revised its Federal Reserve forecast following stronger-than-expected inflation data in the US. While the firm’s strategists previously predicted the Fed would keep interest rates stable for the remainder of 2026, they now expect a total of three rate hikes, beginning in September. In a research note, TD Securities strategists Oscar Munoz
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, made a significant jump in August, climbing from around $62,000 to over $80,000. While this rise increased expectations that July’s $58,000 level was the bottom for $BTC, the recent drop has reignited debates about whether $58,000 was the bottom of the current market cycle. According to a seasoned analyst, on-chain data
Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl says the latest U.S. inflation data could create a temporary setback for cryptocurrency markets. This is due to the growing likelihood of the US Federal Reserve opting for another rate hike. The August Consumer Price Index has revealed that inflation is hotter-than-expected. Headline CPI rose 0.4% month over month
Bitcoin trades nonstop, but a decade of data shows its volatility increasingly follows Wall Street’s clock. A recent study found that the nine hours from 13:00 to 21:59 UTC accounted for 50.6% of Bitcoin’s daily realized variance between 2022 and 2025, up from 38.4% in 2016-2018. Those hours represent just 37.5% of a full day,
Bitcoin is trading at $76,992.66, up 1.1% over 24 hours but roughly flat for the week, as experts weigh whether today’s CPI print could push price below $75,000 ahead of next week’s Clarity Act vote and Fed decision. Why CPI Matters Today Wednesday’s hotter-than-expected PPI reading triggered a brief selloff, with Bitcoin down about 1%,