Israel has urged the United States to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure within 24 hours, a move designed to break a diplomatic stalemate and ratchet up pressure on Tehran. Joint strikes by the US and Israel on Iran commenced on February 28, 2026. Israel subsequently claimed on March 10 that it possessed the capability to destroy…
ONDO and JUP have stolen the show from the top 100 alts today. Bitcoin’s price slide below $80,000 didn’t last long, as the asset reclaimed that level yesterday following US President Trump’s announcement of a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Many altcoins have produced a lot more impressive gains today, led by ONDO,…
Kalshi’s valuation has hit $22bn after a $1bn Series F led by Coatue, doubling its worth in just five months. Summary Kalshi raised $1bn in a Series F round led by Coatue at a $22bn valuation, doubling the $11bn it achieved just five months ago. Institutional trading volume on the platform surged 800% in six…
The US labor market just delivered its second consecutive month of solid job gains, with nonfarm payrolls growing by 115,000 positions in April 2026. That nearly doubled what economists had penciled in. The unemployment rate held firm at 4.3%. A year ago, the monthly jobs number was basically a rounding error. The 2025 average came…
Many analysts have noted in the past few weeks that XRP is close to a break out. Yet, every attempt has been halted so far. In February, XRP tried to break out after the early-month calamity but was stopped at $1.65. A month later, the bears stepped up even before that when the asset…
SIREN price surged 22% on Binance perpetuals on May 8, hitting $1.2965 before a sharp 4H reversal warned of seller resistance. Summary SIREN’s Binance perpetual contract rose 22.82% on May 8, touching a session high of $1.2965 on volume of 139.23M tokens. The 4H spot chart on MEXC printed a long upper wick at $1.2207…
The Federal Reserve Board has released its latest Financial Stability Report, a semi-annual deep dive into the health of the US financial system. The headline finding: the system is under more pressure than usual, with global risks stacking up, a balance sheet that’s grown to roughly 21% of nominal GDP, and stress test projections that…
XRP’s speculative momentum appears to be fading, according to Glassnode. Activity on the Ripple (XRP) network has dropped sharply since late 2024, according to the latest findings by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. In fact, new XRP addresses fell from around 18,000 per day in December 2024 to 2,700 per day currently, which represents an…
Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Summary Kraken parent Payward filed a second amended complaint in Colorado federal court accusing Etana Custody and CEO Dion Russell of misappropriating over $25m in client funds. The complaint alleges Etana commingled custodial assets with operating funds, made risky bets…
UBS Group acquired 551,121 additional shares of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) in a purchase valued at approximately $98 million. That brings UBS’s total MSTR position to 6.31 million shares, worth roughly $1.12 billion at current prices. A pattern, not a one-off Back in February, UBS scooped up 3.23 million shares in a single move, boosting its…
