Investors looking at the Federal Reserve after the latest jobs data got a rough answer on Friday. The labor market is getting weaker, inflation is still above the Fed’s 2% target, and officials now have less room to sound comfortable. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February. Economists had […]

Oil went crazy this week. That is the story. U.S. crude posted the biggest weekly gain in the history of its futures contract, while U.S. stocks dropped hard as traders dealt with war risk, weaker jobs data, and a growing threat to global fuel supply. By Friday, West Texas Intermediate closed at $90.90 a barrel […]

Robinhood took a hit on Friday when Venture Fund I fell 11% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The closed-end fund, which trades under RVI, was pitched as a way for retail investors to get exposure to private companies that usually stay out of reach until very late. Robinhood […]

The total deaths caused by LLMs have risen to 23 after a Florida man took his own life to reunite with his 'artificial intelligence wife.'

The government of Kazakhstan is ready to begin acquiring cryptocurrencies and related stocks in a few weeks’ time, the country’s monetary authority unveiled. Some $350 million has already been earmarked for that purpose, and the plan is to eventually double the funds devoted to building a national reserve of digital assets. Central bank aims for […]

Pancakeswap (CAKE) dropped 4% on Friday as Curve Finance (CRV) publicly accused the decentralized exchange (DEX) of copying its code without permission, citing license violation.

The US-Israel war in Iran is putting Toyota, Hyundai, and Chinese car brands under pressure in some of the most important auto markets in the Middle East. A note from Bernstein on Friday says these foreign brands face the biggest risk among non-domestic automakers as the conflict with Iran spreads across trade, shipping, and energy […]

Pakistan’s parliament has passed the Virtual Assets Act, 2026, which is the most comprehensive legal framework on digital assets put together in the country. The Act also establishes the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and gives it the mandate to license, regulate, and supervise all cryptocurrency service providers operating in the country. PVARA stated […]

President Donald Trump is rejecting any diplomatic settlement, the world’s energy markets are in disarray, and shipping lanes that transport one-fifth of the world’s gas and oil have essentially closed after just one week of the U.S.-Israeli military assault against Iran. Trump made his position clear Friday in a social media post, saying there would […]

HypurrFi, a lending market on Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM supporting both pooled and isolated markets, has exposed a rounding vulnerability within the Aave V3 core code prior to 3.5, putting a hold on XAUTO and UBTC markets to ensure the safety of user funds.  The news comes in as Aave Labs published a detailed report on the […]

SoftBank is seeking a bridge loan of up to $40 billion to fund most of its planned investment in OpenAI, according to claims from Bloomberg. If completed, it would be the biggest borrowing in dollars in the company’s history. The proposed loan would run for about 12 months, and four lenders, including JPMorgan, are reportedly […]

Crude oil was the fastest-growing futures market on Hyperliquid, as HIP-3 made up over 30% of the overall perpetual futures volume.

Binance pushed back hard against a February 24 letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal, saying the claims tied to Iran, money laundering, and platform compliance were “false, misleading, and politically driven.” In its very long response letter released on Friday, Binance said it respected the work of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, but vows that […]

Base is one of the most actively growing L2 chains for stablecoin transfers. In January, the supply of USDC on Base reached a new record.

Kazakhstan's central bank plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves into crypto-related investments, focusing on digital asset infrastructure firms and index funds rather than direct crypto purchases.

Elon Musk has spent the last 48 hours roasting and taking jabs at Amodei as the Anthropic CEO goes through what the xAI founder mocked as groveling after a public standoff with the Department of War.  Elon Musk, who has the reputation of a “world-class troll,” has not held back. He’s so far reposted clips […]

Justin Sun said the SEC has agreed to drop all claims against him, the Tron Foundation, and the BitTorrent Foundation after a $10 million settlement, bringing an end to a case that had hung over one of crypto’s best-known founders since 2023. In a post on X, Justin said, “I am very pleased to confirm […]

After taking a slight hit last weekend following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Bitcoin (BTC) showed strength in the first few days of the week, charging above $73,000, while US spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted about $1.14 billion in net inflows across three days.

China’s Tesla BYD saw its sales crash by 41.1% last month, while January and February’s combined sales fell about 36% from the same period last year. That drop stood out even more because several other Chinese EV brands did better over the same stretch. Leapmotor sold 60,126 vehicles in January and February, up 19% year […]

Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire host of the All In Podcast, has committed to giving a critic’s daughters free rides through college, and his recent rhetoric about equities tokenization and Bitcoin may give some insight into how he plans to approach future investments. Chamath made the philanthropic commitment after what appears to be a private and […]

Dogecoin (DOGE) declines for the second consecutive day, trading above $0.090 at the time of writing on Friday. The meme coin peaked at a weekly high of $0.104 on Wednesday but has since been overwhelmed by volatility amid risk-off sentiment driven by the United States (US)-Israel-Iran war.

Coinbase recently faced fines totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, as a shareholder filed a lawsuit against the business and its top officials, claiming CEO Brian Armstrong and a number of board members of deceiving customers and using insider information to cash out company stock. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court […]

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the unemployment rate came in at 4.4%. The total number of unemployed people stood at 7.6 million, with both figures showing little change during the month. The report also noted annual population adjustments in the household survey estimates, […]

After the US and Israel struck Iran, the consensus among most experts was for Bitcoin and the crypto market to see another round of sharp declines. Well, it didn’t happen.

Matt Hougan says the traditional altcoin season, where nearly all cryptocurrencies rise together, may be over.

As we enter the seventh day of the US/Israel – Iran conflict that has now spiralled into a broader regional conflict, energy supply, and more specifically, the price of oil is back in focus. On March 5, Iran struck a U.S. oil tanker close to Kuwait and Bahrain’s largest oil refinery, BAPCO, was also targeted. […]

Ripple (XRP) is trading sideways in a range, with support at $1.25 and resistance at $1.67 at the time of writing on Friday, as investors navigate growing uncertainty amid the war in the Middle East.

In this post: Crypto exchange platform KuCoin has unveiled an incentive program offering a 1 million USDT reward pool. The program aims to reward traders who hold positions in newly listed futures contracts, valuing time instead of speed. KuCoin, a crypto exchange based in Seychelles, has launched a rewards program called “Trade New Futures & […]

Pi Network (PI) trades around $0.2000 at press time on Friday, extending gains for the fifth consecutive day, totaling roughly 20% up so far this week. The steady recovery is supported by rising retail demand, as evidenced by massive withdrawals from Centralized Exchanges (CEXs).

The cryptocurrency market remains largely stable despite the raging war in the Middle East. Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing $71,000 at the time of writing on Friday, while Ethereum (ETH) holds above the immediate $2,000 support. Ripple (XRP) is steady above $1.40.