Crypto prices are rebounding from their worst weekend levels in early U.S. trading on Monday alongside a sizable bounce in U.S. equity indices. Roughly one hour into the session, the Nasdaq is down just 0.1% after futures at one point overnight had indicated a plunge of more than 2%. The S&P 500 and DJIA are
While a potential conflict between the US and Iran has been discussed for a long time, US President Donald Trump gave final approval to the operation against Iran on the 28th. At this point, as the US launched a full-scale military operation against Iran over the weekend, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made new statements
Hong Kong and Shanghai authorities have agreed to deepen cooperation on using blockchain technology to streamline trade finance and cargo documentation, under a new partnership announced Monday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau (SDB) and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain (NTICBC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to
Crypto investment products recorded their first weekly inflows since January last week, snapping a five-week outflow streak of around $4 billion. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted $1 billion in inflows last week, led by $882 million into Bitcoin (BTC) funds, according to a Monday report from CoinShares. “From a macro standpoint, it is difficult to
Sony Bank said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with stablecoin issuer JPYC Inc. to study whether the Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC can be connected more directly to the bank’s deposit rails. In a statement Monday, the companies said they will study real-time account transfers that would allow users to purchase JPYC instantly from
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 1907.12, up 0.3% (+5.99) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Eight of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+12.4%) and SOL (+2.1%). Laggards: DOT (-7.3%) and BCH
ProCap Financial (BRR), the first publicly traded agentic finance firm, has purchased 450 bitcoin $BTC$65,948.26, increasing its total holdings to 5,457 $BTC. The acquisition makes ProCap the 19th largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, while lowering the company’s average cost basis per coin. Chairman and CEO Anthony Pompliano said the company is executing a dual
Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, expanded its position last week by acquiring 3,015 $BTC for approximately $204.1 million, or an average price of $67,700 each. Bitcoin is trading at $66,000 on Monday morning, with MSTR shares flat in early action. To fund the buys, Strategy raised roughly $229.9 million
Story Highlights World War III fears rise as U.S., Israel and Iran conflict continues escalating rapidly across region. UK, France and Germany support U.S., while Russia and China criticize the strikes strongly. Bitcoin drops sharply to $63,000 as investors shift toward safer haven assets. Fears of World War III are rising as the U.S., Israel,
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