Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has had a strong run this month, its stock climbing more than 26% as one of the market’s best-performing equities. The rally has also outpaced the broader S&P 500, keeping Google at the center of investor attention. Now, further momentum is building ahead of Alphabet’s upcoming earnings report on April 29. Investors
Traders on Polymarket are generating outsized returns by betting on daily temperature outcomes in cities worldwide, making weather prediction markets one of the platform’s fastest-growing segments. Notably, the opportunity has attracted both human traders and automated strategies, which capitalize on gaps between forecast models and market pricing. In one instance, on-chain data indicates that one
United States President Donald Trump executed 175 financial transactions in March 2026, trades that mainly involved purchases. According to his periodic transaction report filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on April 20, 2026, the activity recorded only 11 sales, with transactions centered on fixed-income securities, particularly bonds. The 26 largest transactions fell in
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 2106.81, down 0.8% (-17.25) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Three of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+1.0%) and CRO (+0.8%). Laggards: XLM (-3.4%) and NEAR (-2.9%).
Cryptocurrency investment products continued their run of inflows last week as Bitcoin traded at its highest levels since early February. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $1.2 billion in inflows last week, marking their fourth week of consecutive gains, CoinShares reported Monday. The inflow streak is the largest so far this year, as the four-week total
Bitcoin is heading into a rare macro window where the first reaction may age fast. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conclude its April meeting on April 29, with the FOMC decision and press conference landing that afternoon. The next morning, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release the first quarter GDP
Cross-border B2B stablecoin payments have been projected to reach $5 trillion by 2035, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report published on April 27 has estimated that the total cross-border B2B stablecoin transaction value will climb from $13.4 billion in 2026, with enterprise payments expected to dominate usage over the next decade.
Markets are leaving April with a plethora of macro events to watch. Four major central banks, the Bank of Japan, U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England, all set interest-rate policy this week. Layered on top is a slate of U.S. data including first-quarter GDP and March PCE inflation alongside earnings from
Folks, the quantum trade is already on Wall Street’s screen, but the boys can’t seem to agree on when this potential tool of doom actually becomes useful. Though to be fair, Goldman Sachs (GS) once looked early in the race. I mean, just three years ago, the bank hired a small group of scientists and
The crypto startup fundraising has witnessed substantial growth throughout the past week. In this respect, the total crypto venture fundraising has gained a total $53.6M mark across 12 rounds. As per the data from CryptoRank, BetHog, KAIO, and Hata have become the leading crypto startups in terms of fundraising. Additionally, Cluster, 3F, RealGo, and ILITY