The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to announce its April interest rate decision tomorrow. Markets are pricing in a 100% chance that rates stay unchanged at 3.5%–3.75%, making the actual decision almost a formality. But the biggest catalyst is tomorrow’s Jerome Powell’s last speech and every word will carry extra weight. Fed Likely to Hold
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 wave of on‑chain credit. Stablecoins have quietly become core financial plumbing and pushed on-chain finance
Rayls, a blockchain network for banks, has partnered with LayerZero, an omnichain interoperability entity. The partnership aims to connect infrastructure that permits the streamlined movement of OFT-standard tokens and digital assets across linked blockchains. As Rayls disclosed in its official X announcement, integrating LayerZero’s technology bolsters interoperability while also guaranteeing the flow of capital and
Ethereum’s layer 2 ecosystem has moved into a new phase. Rollups now handle more daily transactions than the Ethereum mainnet, turning the network’s long-running scaling strategy into a measurable reality rather than a roadmap promise. That milestone has settled the throughput argument, yet it has opened a harder economic debate. Activity has shifted upward, mainnet
Galaxy Digital will post Q1 results before opening hours on Tuesday. The investment company will give a lagging indicator of the overall crypto market performance. Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) is expected to post weakened results in Q1, with negative earnings per share. Q1 was a challenging period for crypto markets, with multiple indicators softening further.
A second corporate accumulator of cryptocurrency is starting to look a lot like the first. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, bought 101,901 ether ($ETH) worth roughly $234 million last week. That’s close to the regular weekly purchases from Strategy (MSTR), the Michael Saylor-led bitcoin digital treasury company, as
Quack AI, an artificial intelligence (AI-Powered) blockchain protocol acting as a universal governance layer for Web3, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Mantle, a high-performance, modular Ethereum Layer 2(L2) scaling solution for lower fees and high-speed transactions. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to facilitate fast, secure, and institution-ready seamless gasless stablecoin payments. Quack
At Paris Blockchain Week, Anodos CEO Panos Mekras shared a strong view on how the $XRP Ledger is evolving beyond institutions and moving toward everyday users. The discussion focused on the idea that the next phase of crypto adoption is not just about banks, but individuals taking control of financial services directly. From Banking Crisis
Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority has greenlit the launch of a shekel-pegged stablecoin by the virtual exchange exchange Bits of Gold. In a Monday notice, the Israeli regulator said that it had granted approval of the BILS stablecoin after a two-year pilot program of the stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. Source: LinkedIn According