U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, the former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald that handles Tether’s finances in the U.S., has been questioned by Senate Democrats on reports that a trust tied to his children received a loan from Tether meant to help finance Lutnick’s divestiture of his company stake that went to his children. Senators
Bitcoin is pinned near $76,000 below $79,000 resistance as ETF outflows, Fed infighting, and record shorts sap risk appetite and keep volatility unnaturally muted. Summary Bitcoin trades near $76,000, capped by heavy resistance between $78,000 and $79,000 as spot ETF outflows stretch into a third straight day. Internal divisions at the Federal Reserve and expectations
TL;DR: We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the seventh cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF7). EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol developers to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s roadmap focused on the core properties that
Strategy CEO Phong Le and Blockstream CEO Adam Back appeared Wednesday on a panel moderated by Natalie Brunell, covering Bitcoin treasury strategy, tokenization, digital credit, and the enduring mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto. The conversation drew a picture of a financial system in transition, with Bitcoin at its center. Le opened with a striking observation about
Gemini’s Olympus unit won CFTC clearing license enabling in-house derivatives infrastructure for futures, options, perpetuals, and prediction markets. Summary License enables in-house clearing for futures, options, perpetual contracts and prediction markets Gemini received Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license from CFTC on April 30, 2026 Approval follows December 2025 Designated Contract Market (DCM) license for Gemini
Meta rolls out USDC stablecoin payouts for creators on Solana and Polygon networks, launching first in Colombia and the Philippines. Meta has stepped back into the stablecoin space. The tech giant now offers select creators the option to receive payouts in USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. According to an update on Meta’s website, the feature is
BingX marks eight years with its INFIN8 campaign, tying AI tools, TradFi access and gamified rewards into a more intelligent, user-driven trading ecosystem. Summary BingX has evolved from an accessibility-focused exchange to a 40 million–user, AI-native trading ecosystem spanning crypto, derivatives, copy trading and TradFi instruments. Its INFIN8 anniversary campaign runs April 27 to June
MegaETH’s MEGA token went live on Thursday after the Ethereum scaling project completed a seven-day launch countdown. Summary MegaETH launched MEGA after 10 ecosystem apps met the first KPI target. MEGA’s token model ties 53.3% of supply to performance-based rewards. USDM supply rose above $300 million during the MEGA token launch period. The token started
BTC pushed above $79K, breaking out of a two-month range and printing its highest levels since early February. The move didn’t come out of nowhere. Positioning had been building for weeks with institutional demand building through ETF inflows and large players consistently absorbing supply. As price broke higher fuelled by easing geopolitical tension, short positioning
Ethereum price fell 5% to nearly $2,200 on Thursday, as the asset remains in a downtrend for the fourth straight day. Now, a confirmed breakdown below a key ascending trendline positions it for more downside in the coming sessions. Summary Ethereum price drops 5% to near $2,200, extending losses for a fourth straight day after
