As the Iran war rages on, yields on US Treasuries – the market’s measure of borrowing costs – have risen to multi-month highs, pricing in delayed Fed rate cuts and higher inflation expectations. The question is at what point the financial market, which underpins global finance, begins to cause problems for both the government and […]
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The company that built decentralized finance (DeFi) powerhouse Balancer is shutting down. Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli announced on Tuesday that Balancer Labs, the corporate entity that incubated and funded the decentralized exchange protocol, will shut down. The decision comes about five months after a v2 exploit in November 2025 that drained about $110 million in
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Bitcoin’s mining concentration problem just surfaced on the blockchain itself, triggering a small “reorg”. At the center of the story is Foundry USA, the largest bitcoin mining pool, representing a group of miners who combine their computing power to verify transactions, mine blocks and split the rewards in BTC. On the blockchain, there are many
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Monday’s cease-fire trading lasted about 18 hours. Bitcoin rose 3.1% to $70,352 on Tuesday morning, recovering from a weekend dip below $68,000, with ether (ETH), solana’s SOL, dogecoin and xrp rising between 2-4%. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow the US military access to King Fahd Air
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Crypto industry insiders got their first look at the revised market structure bill in the Senate, and the opening impression was that the language on the stablecoin dividend allowed was far too narrow and unclear, according to a person familiar with the current draft. The new language, announced Friday by Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom
With just over a week left in March, bitcoin is narrowly on track to avoid a historic losing streak. The asset is up about 2% on the month and holds over $68,000. However, a late pullback would see bitcoin close six consecutive months in the red, matching the longest negative streak on record, last seen
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Bitcoin BTC$70,915.07 held on to gains on Monday after an early rise above $70,000, but the fate of the rally now depends on what’s next between the US and Iran. The move followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a five-day pause in strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, citing “productive” diplomatic talks. Iranian officials denied
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) The Iran war has single-handedly soured the macro environment for risk-takers in the financial markets, and some participants are betting it could end soon. Onchain data tracked by Polymarket tracker PolymarketHistory shows that 10 wallets sprung to life on Sunday, betting a cumulative $160,000 on a
The Solana Foundation is making a new proposition for large institutions: privacy as a customizable feature, not a trade-off. In a report released Monday by the foundation, “Privacy at Solana: A full-spectrum approach to the modern business“ the organization argued that the next phase of crypto adoption will depend less on transparency alone and more
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A new venture capital firm focused on prediction markets is launching with backing from Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour, Bloomberg reported. The firm, called 5c(c) Capital (named after a section of the Commodity Exchange Act that regulates prediction markets) may be the first venture fund built specifically
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