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
Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is open, and the Strait of Hormuz Traffic Normalization market jumped to 50% YES for normalization by April 30, up sharply from prior levels. Market reaction Iran’s announcement has traders betting on normalized traffic through the Strait by the end of April. The 50% price represents a substantial jump,
The SEC Division of Trading and Markets published a staff statement, telling certain wallet-linked crypto trading apps they can operate without a broker-dealer license – for now – as long as they function as neutral software and stay out of the business of actually moving your money. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is
In Trump news today, President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a social media post that escalated a days-long public feud with the first American pope, who has repeatedly condemned the US-Israel war on Iran and called Trump’s pre-strike threat to wipe out Iranian civilization “truly
The UN Security Council will convene following Ukraine’s request to address Russian shelling and civilian casualties. The odds of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire by June 30 are at 9.5% YES, down from 10% a week ago. Traders remain skeptical of any diplomatic progress from the upcoming UN meeting. The April 30 ceasefire market sits at 1.7%
RAVE has now entered the top 20 alts by marked cap after its mind-blowing rally. Bitcoin surged beyond $78,000 yesterday for the first time since early February, but was stopped there and now sits about two grand below its local peak. The altcoins posted impressive gains as well yesterday, but most have erased them
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, agreed to acquire Bitnomial, the first US crypto derivatives platform to hold all three CFTC licenses simultaneously, for up to $550 million in cash and stock, in a deal that values Payward at $20 billion and is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Summary Bitnomial is
Pakistan’s military, led by Chief Asim Munir, is mediating between the US and Iran and preparing for direct talks in Islamabad. The market on Trump agreeing to Iranian demands in April is at 51.5% YES, up from 28% a week ago. Market reaction The Trump agreeing to Iranian Oil sanction relief in April market moved
USOIL dumped by double digits within minutes after the announcement. US President Trump, alongside Iran’s foreign minister, announced a major de-escalation yesterday on the war front, indicating that the Strait of Hormuz will finally be reopened. The statement had a major impact on almost all financial markets, especially oil, given the Strait’s significance. USOIL,
HBAR price prediction improved Friday as Hedera gained 1.4% and Stellar’s XLM added 1.5% to top the CoinDesk 20 performance update, placing the index at 2,125.52, up 0.3% from Thursday’s close, with just 9 of 20 assets trading higher as Bitcoin approached the $76,000 resistance level that has capped every major rally attempt in 2026.