Alongside the milestone, stablecoin issuance also expanded, pushing the total supply on Ethereum to about $180 billion during the quarter. Ethereum recorded a major on-chain milestone in the first quarter of 2026 across its base layer activity. Data from Artemis shows the network processed over 200 million transactions, its highest quarterly total on record.
Supreme Court news broke Friday as sources close to both justices confirmed to CBS News that neither Justice Samuel Alito nor Justice Clarence Thomas plans to retire this year, ending months of speculation that Trump might be able to lock in a fourth Supreme Court appointment before the November midterms. Summary Alito, 76, has already
Iran’s leadership declared a strategic defeat of the US despite ongoing military setbacks. The market for Gulf State military action against Iran by April 30 sits at 6% YES, up from 4% yesterday. Iran’s claims come alongside a breakdown in ceasefire negotiations. The market for UK military action against Iran is static at 0.7% YES.
Hackers drained Grinex wallets and moved funds through SunSwap into TRX before consolidating assets into a single TRON address. Grinex, a sanctioned crypto exchange serving Russian businesses and individual users, said it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack that resulted in the theft of funds worth more than 1 billion rubles from its users’
The pace of crypto hacks is at an all-time high, with $450 million lost across 45 protocols in two weeks. Bitcoin’s prediction market for price above $60K on April 19 sits at 99.9% YES, unchanged from 24 hours ago. Market reaction The recent hacks, including a $280 million exploit on Drift, have not moved Bitcoin’s
Meanwhile, the underlying asset surged to a multi-week peak of its own before it was rejected at $1.50. After weeks of dwindling performance, no-inflow days, and investor uncertainty, the spot ETFs tracking the popular cross-border token saw impressive inflows over the past five trading days. This coincided with the de-escalation of tensions in the
Circle launched CPN Managed Payments on April 8, a fully managed stablecoin settlement solution that makes the Circle Payments Network accessible to banks, payment service providers, and fintechs without requiring them to manage digital assets, custody infrastructure, or blockchain operations directly. Summary Partners interact entirely in fiat while Circle manages the complete digital asset lifecycle
The war in Iran and recent Democratic electoral victories are putting pressure on oil markets. The contract for WTI Crude Oil hitting $160 in April sits at 1.4% YES, unchanged from 24 hours ago. Market reaction The conflict in Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a large share of global oil transit.
XRP is trading around $1.43 as Bitcoin’s breakout above its descending channel lifts broader market sentiment. The altcoin has staged a slight recovery from the recent low, but continues to lag meaningfully behind BTC’s move. This has been a persistent theme throughout this correction that shows no signs of reversing yet. Ripple Price Analysis: The
BitGo announced that AndX USA LLC has launched its US crypto exchange 2026 entry on top of BitGo’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, giving the global digital asset platform nationwide operations across all 50 states under an OCC-regulated custody framework backed by $250 million in insurance coverage. Summary AndX, a New York-headquartered AI-native Web3 financial platform that already