US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the Senate Banking Committee to hold a markup of the CLARITY Act and send it to President Trump’s desk. The op-ed marks Bessent’s most direct public push yet for the crypto market structure bill. Why Bessent Is Pressing Now The CLARITY Act passed the House in July 2025…
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BitMEX has released its Q1 2026 derivatives report, highlighting a sharp rise in trading activity for traditional finance perpetual swaps (TradFi Perps), driven by increased demand for tokenised commodities and equities. According to the report, TradFi perpetual swaps grew from 0.03% of total crypto derivatives volume in December 2025 to 1.72% by the end of…
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Gold (XAU/USD) price trades at $4,722 on April 9, down 3.32% from its April 8 high of $4,858 as a rebounding dollar created a short-term headwind. The pullback arrived after the US Dollar Index (DXY) bounced 0.65% from its $98.52 low, reviving the petrodollar effect that strengthens the dollar when oil prices recover. However, a…
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MEXC, one of the world leaders in zero‑fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of the industry-first VVIP system that went live on April 2, 2026. The system redefines VVIP access by moving beyond traditional asset-based eligibility toward a dynamic, multi-dimensional user value-based model. It gives every trader the opportunity to access elite privileges and…
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Brent crude futures dropped 19.24% on April 8 after the US-Iran ceasefire removed the war premium from oil price in a single session. Then violations, and a loaded threat from Trump, pulled it 8.45% back up. The whiplash created the widest two-day range since the conflict began in February. Meanwhile, a hidden bullish divergence on…
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BitMine’s chairman, Tom Lee, declared the stock market has bottomed and expects a rally back to all-time highs. Lee shared his outlook during a CNBC interview, arguing that recent price action and the de-escalation of the war signal support for a recovery. War Resilience Signals the Stock Market Bottom Lee pointed to described as a…
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Ethereum (ETH) price trades at $2,181 on April 9, sitting just 0.5% above a critical technical level while facing coordinated selling pressure from three directions. The Ethereum Foundation, spot ETF holders, and whales are all reducing exposure simultaneously. Meanwhile, two key moving averages on the daily chart are converging toward a bullish crossover. The combination…
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Stablecoins processed $28 trillion in real economic activity in 2025. A new Chainalysis report projects that number could reach $1.5 quadrillion by 2035. Two forces are driving the shift. Two macro catalysts — a historic wealth transfer and the mainstreaming of crypto payments — are set to reshape global finance. The Biggest Wealth Transfer in…
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Bitcoin briefly touched $72,700 on Wednesday as traders cheered a US-Iran ceasefire deal, only to retreat below $71,000 within hours as fresh Middle East violence shattered the optimism. The rally was real — but it didn’t last long enough to matter. Hormuz Still Blocked, Oil Bounces Back Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon yet,…
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Standard Chartered is planning to reabsorb the client-facing custody operations of Zodia Custody into the digital assets division of its Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB). The restructuring, which could be announced as early as this month, would leave Zodia operating only as a standalone Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for custody technology, according to Bloomberg sources familiar…
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