Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) overall downward trajectory in 2026, which saw the blue-chip chipmaker’s stock decline 6.07% to $177.39 year-to-date (YTD), has, by press time, done little to dampen Wall Street optimism for the equity. Nvidia stock price YTD chart. Source: Google Indeed, on April 2, analyst Fang Boon Foo of DBS reiterated his previous ‘Buy’
Japanese and South Korean equities advanced on Friday after a late rebound on Wall Street, as traders bet that tensions in the Iran war may be edging closer to a managed outcome. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.4%, while South Korea’s Kospi climbed 2.7%, following a turnaround in the S&P 500, which erased a 1.5% intraday
Stablecoin monthly transaction volume reached $7.2 trillion in February 2026, overtaking the Automated Clearing House ($ACH) network’s $6.8 trillion for the first time. The $ACH is an electronic payment network in the United States that enables transfers directly between bank accounts. It has become the most widely used infrastructure for handling electronic money movement across
A Claude-powered trading bot has managed to turn $1 into $3.3 million on the crypto-based prediction market Polymarket since August 2025. Used by an account named sovereign2013, the bot relied on a strategy that revolved around arbitrage sports bets at a rapid pace. Its biggest bet by amount won was on a college basketball game,
After months of continuous growth, the RWA sector is showing its first signs of a slowdown. Distributed asset value sits at $27.49 billion with only 1.74% growth over the past 30 days. Stablecoins even recorded a slight decline. RWA Growth is Dying Out Current data from RWA.xyz shows the following picture: Distributed Asset Value: $27.49
With a 23.8% decline to close at $66,619 on March 31, Bitcoin finished the first three months of 2026 with its biggest quarterly loss since 2018. The primary cause can be summed up in one word: outflows. The decline marked a clear departure from the bullish streak that had characterized most of the preceding year.
Diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire between the US and Iran have reached an impasse. According to The Wall Street Journal, no progress has been made in the ongoing negotiations, and the current round of talks is considered a “dead end.” The deadlock in the process stems from the messages Iran has conveyed to the
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1909.43, up 0.7% (+12.64) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+5.8%) and AVAX (+3.6%). Laggards: BTC (+0.0%) and XLM (+0.0%).
The latest data released on the US labor market indicated that the strong performance of the economy continues. According to data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, non-farm employment increased by 178,000 people in February, significantly exceeding the market expectation of 65,000. During the same period, the unemployment rate also remained below expectations.