The Trump Iran deal under negotiation includes a proposal to unfreeze $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Tehran surrendering its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, CNN reported, according to two US officials and two additional sources briefed on the talks, placing Trump on the verge of the very kind of financial concession to
B.AI, a new-generation digital financial infrastructure specifically built for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent era, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Biconomy, a modular blockchain infrastructure protocol designed to simplify Web3 user experiences. The basic purpose of this history-making collaboration is to enhance security infrastructure for AI along with its global accessibility. B.AI has shared
Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto holding up better than U.S. tech — at least intraday. U.S. equities opened the week on the back foot, with Gate’s TradFi desk reporting that the Nasdaq fell roughly 1%, the S&P 500 dropped nearly 0.6% and
The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 3.1% in its April update. The new figure is 0.2 percentage points lower than its January estimate and reflects weaker momentum in the world economy. The IMF said the downgrade is tied largely to disruption from the ongoing Middle East conflict. It added
Renowned cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen, in his new analysis evaluating Bitcoin’s recent rise, stated that the market is at a critical juncture. Cowen noted that Bitcoin has climbed to the “bear market resistance band” (21-week EMA) levels, emphasizing that this region will be decisive for the market’s direction. Bitcoin’s price pulled back from $78,361, coming
BEIJING, China – The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has maintained its key benchmark lending rates unchanged for the eleventh consecutive month, signaling continued monetary policy stability amid global economic uncertainty. This decision keeps the one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) at 3.0% and the five-year LPR at 3.5%, marking the longest period of rate stability
TOKYO, Japan – The Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin, JPYC, has successfully raised 2.8 billion yen, equivalent to $18.1 million, in a pivotal Series B funding round. This substantial capital injection signals strong investor confidence in Japan’s regulated digital currency sector. Consequently, the company plans to aggressively expand its ecosystem across both traditional finance and the emerging
Discovering the Stars with Unbreakable Data: Introducing SkyMapper L1 Astronomers have always chased the stars, but now a new tool is making sure their discoveries can’t be questioned. is changing how we record and verify telescope data. This innovative system, called SkyMapper L1, uses the fast Avalanche blockchain to create secure, real-time records of what
Tether has taken an 8.2% stake in Antalpha, making the stablecoin issuer one of the company’s largest shareholders following its May 2025 initial public offering (IPO), according to a Monday filing. The Schedule 13D filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that Tether now holds 1.95 million shares through related entities, with Giancarlo
A discussion has erupted on social media between leading ETF experts Nate Geraci and Eric Balchunas regarding Vanguard’s stance on crypto ETFs. With assets under management (AUM) exceeding $9 trillion, second only to BlackRock, the company is the gold standard of conservatism and low costs. In the meantime, the total net assets of spot Bitcoin