Cryptocurrency markets fell as two significant macroeconomic developments occurred simultaneously. The first was the Fed’s decision, and the second was US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and his signaling of a new wave of military attacks. Bitcoin and Altcoins Fall! In fact, the Fed, in Jerome Powell’s
Ouch. That is how Holger Zschaeptiz, one of the most widely followed macro commentators on X, reacted after the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury note (government bond) rose to 5% early today, hitting the highest since July 2025. This level has been tested only twice over the past two decades. His reaction also sums
Stablecoin transfer volume hit a record $4.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, an a16z crypto report said this week, as Wall Street started pricing the sector as a structural risk to the credit-card networks that have run global payments for half a century. “Stablecoin volume hit ~$4.5T in Q1 2026,” a16z crypto’s research
The Birb Nest has declared a new collaboration with the RocketX Exchange, which is a major move towards privacy and efficiency in decentralized finance. The partnership presents a hybrid model that integrates any centralised and decentralised exchange features where users are non-custodial. 🚨 PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨 We’re welcoming @RocketXexchange as our brand partner – a hybrid
The paperwork that SpaceX submitted to the SEC for its upcoming IPO reportedly contains the provisions for a deal that will assure Elon Musk has unchallenged control over the firm even after its mega trillion-dollar public listing. The report by Reuters claims that the X IPO deal contains provisions that validate only Elon Musk’s vote
$BNB Chain has surpassed 150,000 on-chain AI agent deployments as of April 2026, a 43,750% increase since January, while Binance simultaneously launched its Agentic Wallet, a keyless wallet allowing AI bots to trade and transfer tokens on behalf of its 250 million users without accessing their primary accounts. $BNB Chain became the leading blockchain for
TitanRWA, a notable Web3 entity for RWA tokenization, has partnered with GXChain, a decentralized public chain. The partnership focuses on utilizing cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure for advancement in decentralized application (dApp) development. As TitanRWA mentioned in its official X announcement, the development is a crucial step toward increasing Web3 cost-efficiency and accessibility. So, the move has
CNBC host Jim Cramer has warned that retail trading behemoth Robinhood is still plagued by its reputation as a haven for dopamine-fueled speculation. The critical commentary arrives on the heels of the company’s stock tumbling by roughly 8% following the company’s disappointing Q1 report, which showed a rather dramatic plunge in revenue. “Gunslingers all over
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta all report Q1 2026 AI earnings after the close on April 29, with crypto traders tracking whether their combined $600 billion in planned 2026 AI capital expenditure is translating into commensurate revenue and cloud growth. AI earnings season reaches its most concentrated single session on April 29 when Amazon, Alphabet,
The shares of Twenty One Capital (XXI), the bitcoin-focused firm, are up over 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after majority shareholder Tether Investments proposed a merger with Strike and Elektron Energy. Tether Investment, the independent investment arm of the stablecoin issuer, said it intends to vote its shares in favor of combining XXI with