Oil prices are surging again because the market is still nervous about supply moving through the Strait of Hormuz, even after prices dropped earlier this morning. The route is too important to ignore. Before the war, about 20% of global petroleum consumption was exported through that narrow waterway. Now traffic there has been badly disrupted […]

Meta has acquired Moltbook, the viral social network built exclusively for artificial intelligence agents. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition brings Moltbook’s co-founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), the unit overseen by former Scale AI CEO, Alexander Wang. The pair is expected to begin at MSL […]

Ripple’s XRP-linked exchange-traded funds are bagging the fresh capital despite a sharp decline in the market. Data shows that XRP ETFs have recorded more than $1.4 billion in net inflows since their launch in November 2025. The inflows have continued even as XRP has fallen sharply from recent highs. This shows a resilient investor demand […]

Nvidia and Thinking Machines Lab said they have signed a multiyear partnership that will bring at least one gigawatt of next-generation Nvidia Vera Rubin systems to the startup’s AI work. The companies said the systems will be used for frontier model training and for platforms built to deliver customizable AI at scale. They said deployment […]

Solana Floor will relaunch less than three weeks after announcing its shutdown. The Solana data and news service was acquired by the Jito Foundation.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded horizontally on average over the past week amid heightened geopolitical tensions, rising about 2% to hover near $69,987 on Tuesday?.

Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco warned Tuesday that the war America and Israel started with Iran could hit global prices hard as oil and gas supply across the Gulf comes under extreme pressure. The warning came as Rapidan Energy said the conflict has caused the biggest supply disruption in the history of the oil market. […]

Speaking at the American Bankers Association summit in Washington, US Senator from Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks, spoke bluntly to a room full of community bankers, warning them that the CLARITY Act will likely make everyone “a little bit unhappy.”  The warning comes as the CFTC and SEC have officially announced a collaboration that will eliminate the […]

A malicious npm package disguised as a legitimate AI tool to install the virally popular OpenClaw, but designed to steal system passwords and crypto wallets, has been identified by cybersecurity researchers.  Following the discovery of this malware, experts are now pushing for a new trust infrastructure that will keep the intentions of users provable while […]

A couple living near the French capital has become the latest target in a spate of brazen attacks on cryptocurrency owners in France. The victims were assaulted by masked men in their home and held hostage until they transferred a massive amount of Bitcoin to their captors. Another crypto kidnapping shakes France The couple, in […]

X Money will start its early launch in April, offering integrated payments within the X platform. The early adoption public launch was confirmed by Elon Musk in an X post.

Google is bringing AI agents into the Pentagon for a workforce that numbers about 3 million people, giving civilian and military staff new tools to handle routine work on unclassified networks. The rollout centers on Gemini agents, which can carry out jobs on a user’s behalf after being told what to do. That means people […]

The largest prediction market platform in the world, Polymarket, has partnered with data companies Palantir Technologies and TWG AI to develop a system that would identify suspicious activity and cheating in sports betting markets. Vergence, an AI engine created by Palantir and TWG AI last year, will serve as the cornerstone of the new monitoring […]

All manner of crypto crime has found its way into Thailand. On one hand, money laundering is at an all-time high; on the other hand, scammers are running insider trading scams on the street. News from Bangkok reports that Thai crypto platform operators have frozen more than 10,000 accounts suspected of being used to launder […]

Commentators in the crypto sector have drawn attention to a disturbing difference in the rhetoric of District Judge Hon. Katherine Failla, the presiding judge in the Uniswap and Tornado Cash cases, as prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) motioned for the retrial of Roman Storm, one of the developers behind the now […]

Hyperliquid, in an official announcement, has informed users of its latest market position on trade. According to the team, “Portfolio margin will transition from pre-alpha to alpha phase on the next network upgrade.” As per the announcement, Hyperliquid aims to cater to traders who want to make larger trades without having to lock up as […]

The BPI is considering filing a lawsuit against the OCC for its crypto national charters.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has announced that it has connected Crypto.com to its NYFIX order routing network. This will be NYFIX’s first cryptocurrency integration in Asia. The connection will enable professional traders to route cryptocurrency orders through the same Financial Information eXchange (FIX) infrastructure they use for equities and fixed income.  The partnership is expected to […]

$30. That’s how much the price of oil moved in a single day yesterday, opening the day at around $85 to reach a high of $115 before crashing back to $85 within hours. This move was one of the most volatile swings in crude since 2020. The violent move came as President Donald Trump signaled […]

Ethereum’s developer community is currently debating on how to implement native account abstraction (AA) as planning for the upcoming Hegota hard fork continues. Several proposals have emerged in recent weeks, with EIP-8141, known as “Frame Transactions,” gaining attention. The proposal has been formally introduced as a possible main feature of the upgrade. Following the discussion, […]

Gen Z investors are flocking to crypto, focusing on prediction markets and meme launchpads, making risky bets to offset a feeling of being left out financially.

Donald Trump’s new cybersecurity strategy lists cryptocurrencies and blockchain as technologies the U.S. must protect.

Ripple (XRP) shows subtle upside strength, trading above $1.40 at the time of writing on Tuesday. The remittance token is rising alongside the broader cryptocurrency market, as reflected by Bitcoin (BTC) reclaiming $70,000 as immediate support and Ethereum (ETH) holding above $2,000.

As markets responded to President Donald Trump’s remarks regarding the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict and mounting fears over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices plummeted sharply on Tuesday, falling as much as 10% during intraday trading. Trump said the U.S. military was on an “excursion” in Iran rather than a prolonged war, easing fears […]

The cryptocurrency market is regaining strength at the time of writing on Tuesday, after United States (US) President Donald Trump said the Iran war could be over soon.

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $71,000 as of Tuesday, after finding support around the key level from the previous day.

Fuel prices are surging across the European Union amid an ongoing war in the Middle East that is disrupting energy supplies to the Old Continent and global markets. The crisis has led to calls to ease sanctions on Russia, just as the EU prepares to slap additional restrictions on Russian imports. Putin says Moscow is […]

Perpetual futures trading is shifting to DEXs, making up over 10% of CEX volumes.

Trump says he won’t sign any bills until the SAVE Act passes.

Pi Network (PI) is up 2% at press time on Tuesday, extending Monday’s 3% gains. Data shows a surge in social buzz around the Pi Network, aligning with more than 25% gains so far in March. However, the large deposits on the exchanges increase the risk of profit-taking among investors.