CME raised margin requirements on precious-metal futures for the second time in one week after violent price swings ripped through gold and silver trading. The decision came after sharp rallies flipped into fast selloffs, forcing traders to manage far larger daily risk. The higher collateral applies to futures tied to gold, silver, platinum, and palladium,
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said on Thursday that Bulgaria joining the euro area shows Europe can still act together during global pressure. Christine spoke in celebration of the euro officially entering circulation in Bulgaria, making the country the 21st European Union member to use the single unit after a formal vote
Snowball Money, a platform that transforms wallet addresses into simple, recognizable identities, has declared its strategic partnership with CheersLand, a leading player in the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) and real-world asset (RWA) sectors. The hidden aim behind this partnership is to bring a transparent and verifiable human-readable onchain identity by merging identity reputation and
Developers on Hedera can now query ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1400 data in real time on the network. Hgraph’s indexer provides wallet balances, transfer history, and NFT metadata via GraphQL. Hgraph has launched a dedicated ERC Token Data Indexer for Hedera, making it easier for developers to build on Hedera’s EVM with live ERC analytics. The
Deri Protocol, a well-known decentralized derivatives exchange, has announced the removal of support for key networks. The move occurs after community voting to sunset support for zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM, and Manta Network. As per Deri Protocol’s official social X announcement, the platform is doing this because of the consistently lower activity. Hence, the consumers
Despite rejecting cryptocurrencies during his first term, President Donald Trump’s return has been marked by a far warmer rhetoric toward the industry and, indeed, by crypto wallet activity associated with the President, according to on-chain data. Data reviewed by Finbold from blockchain analytics firm Arkham reveal that the crypto holdings associated with a public wallet
Yield-bearing stablecoins became one of the major trends in the past year. Stablecoin vaults produced over $250M in passive income for the past year. In 2025, yield-bearing stablecoins expanded their influence. Vaults produced over $250M in passive income at various levels of risk. Crypto investors switched to yield vaults as an indirect exposure to risk,
Bitcoin started 2026 stuck near $88,000, extending weeks of sideways trading. While price action looks stagnant, on-chain data suggests the market may be quietly shifting beneath the surface. Three indicators from CryptoQuant point to easing sell pressure, even as macro uncertainty continues to cap upside momentum. Long-Term Holders Show Signs of Accumulation Bitcoin’s price has
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December 2025 policy meeting show officials paying close attention to a risk that rarely drives headlines but can rattle markets quickly: whether the financial system could quietly run short of cash even if interest rates barely move. Released on Dec. 30, the minutes from the Dec. 9–10 Federal Open
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index data, leading figures in the cryptocurrency sector experienced significant losses in their wealth in 2025. The report noted that the “flash crash” seen in the crypto market in October played a decisive role in these losses. Accordingly, Michael Saylor’s net worth decreased by $2.6 billion in the last 12 months,