Renowned market analyst Benjamin Cowen, in his latest video, discussed US labor market data and its potential impact on the stock market and Bitcoin. Cowen stated that the labor market currently appears resilient, but investors should exercise caution during the summer months. Cowen stated that the latest data showed the unemployment rate remained stable at
Traditional finance firms are expanding into crypto prediction markets as event-based contracts draw deeper liquidity. Chainalysis said inflows have risen sharply since September 2024, supported by retail traders, market makers, and institutions. Key Takeaways: Traditional firms are expanding their presence as crypto prediction markets attract deeper liquidity. Retail activity helped draw market makers, institutions, and
The financial market has witnessed another massive leveraged trade gone wrong. A trader betting heavily against the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 now faces more than $1.9 million in unrealized losses. The situation became even more dramatic after the trader deposited another $1 million $USDC to avoid liquidation. The move immediately sparked discussions across crypto
As the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector continues to evolve, cross-chain infrastructure and real-world asset (RWA) integrations promise to be on board more users. Driven by a desire to enhance liquidity for newly utility-seeking tokens, Nabox Wallet has implemented ShareX ($SHARE) into its in-house swap interface. The integration was viewed as a major development by the
Jack Mallers, the founder and CEO of the Bitcoin payment app Strike, has dismissed concerns that Wall Street’s growing involvement in the Bitcoin market poses a threat to the cryptocurrency’s foundational principles. In a recent podcast interview, Mallers argued that if Bitcoin could be undermined by institutional participation, it was never truly designed to succeed
Tydro, a lending protocol operating within the Ink ecosystem, has confirmed it will resume market operations on May 10 following a scheduled Chainlink oracle upgrade. The upgrade’s timelock is set to expire at 11:52 p.m. UTC on May 9, with the market expected to be unpaused shortly after, around 12:00 a.m. UTC on May 10.
JPMorgan AI spending has been reclassified from discretionary innovation to core infrastructure, placing it alongside data centers and cybersecurity in the bank’s budget. JPMorgan has reclassified JPMorgan AI investment as core infrastructure, treating its $2bn annual budget as non-negotiable as cybersecurity. The world’s largest bank has moved its AI spending out of the discretionary innovation
Coinbase Global Inc. disclosed on May 7 that it acquired an additional 1,103 Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2025, increasing its corporate treasury holdings to 16,492 $BTC. The update was included in the company’s quarterly earnings report released after the U.S. stock market closed. Steady Accumulation Continues The latest purchase brings Coinbase’s total Bitcoin
Think of it like a water balloon. Squeeze one side, the other side bulges. That, in essence, is what Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman told attendees at the Hoover Institution on May 8: a decade of post-crisis banking rules has squeezed corporate lending out of regulated banks and into the hands of
Goldman Sachs has delayed its Federal Reserve rate cut forecast by one quarter. The bank now expects the first cut in December 2026 and the second in March 2027. Energy cost passthrough is keeping core PCE inflation closer to 3% than the Fed’s 2% target, pushing back the timeline for any policy easing. April’s nonfarm