BTCC Exchange Launches SpaceX Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures Trading and Celebrates with Tesla Cyberbeast Giveaway
April 17th, 2026 – Lodz, Poland BTCC, one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the official launch of...
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Oil Prices Crash as Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz
Key Takeaways: Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, crashing Brent futures 10% to $87.19 and easing future energy inflation. Trump...
XRP Holds Breakout as Global Macro Conditions Improve and Stronger Institutional Flows Support Further Upside
Key Takeaways: XRP held above breakout levels, signaling buyers still control the trend. Institutional flows and Rakuten support strengthened XRP’s...
Bitcoin Rips Higher as Hormuz Reopening Lifts Sentiment and Keeps Bulls in Control
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin pushes toward $78K as strong buying momentum drives continued upside. Chart confirms bullish breakout with higher highs...
Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage
Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test....
Singapore Gulf Bank Unveils Stablecoin Mint and Redeem Service for Institutional Clients
Key Takeaways: SGB launched 24/7 stablecoin minting on SGB Net to enable instant settlement for transactions over $100,000. To drive...
Goldman Sachs Says One Investment Theme Is Back After Market Rebound
Goldman Sachs says one major investment theme is reviving as the market stages a comeback. On a new episode of...
Bitcoin price quietly sets new 10-week high as trader sees $88K in weeks
Bitcoin (BTC) refreshed February highs on Friday as attention focused on the upcoming weekly close and a longer-term rally to...
Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance
Neo co-founder Da Hongfei has proposed a sweeping overhaul of the Neo Foundation after years of deadlock with co-founder Erik...
Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase
The frequency of kidnap and ransom attempts on prominent cryptocurrency executives has skyrocketed in recent years. Referred to, perhaps crudely,...
Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessel traffic for the remainder of...
Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale
Foundation, one of the better-known Ethereum-based non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces of the 2021 boom, is shutting down after the sale...
Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Tokenization does not automatically make hard-to-trade assets liquid, industry executives said at Paris Blockchain Week, pushing back on the idea...
Ethereum Foundation Exposes 100 North Korean Operatives Infiltrating Crypto Companies
Key Takeaways Six-month investigation identifies 100 North Korean agents working in cryptocurrency companies Ethereum Foundation-backed research exposes covert developer network...
Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela
Key Takeaways: Ecoanalitica proposes a stablecoin to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration. Surging adoption since 2025...