Lighter is up 44% this week.
The native token of @Lighter_xyz, the zero-knowledge perpetual exchange on Ethereum, is up 44% over the past seven days as fresh product momentum draws renewed attention to the protocol. Stoc
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Arthur Hayes Dumps HYPE and NEAR Despite Recent Bullish Calls
Arthur Hayes exited HYPE and NEAR, citing growing macroeconomic risks. Upcoming AI IPOs could divert liquidity away from cryptocurrency markets. Investors criticized Hayes after reversing bul
Crude Markets Retreat Following Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Agreement
TLDR Crude markets retreated Thursday, with Brent declining approximately 1.3–1.5% and WTI falling more than 1%, ending a three-day winning streak A ceasefire arrangement between Israel and L
Shiba Inu vs Dogecoin: Who Leads the Memecoin Race in 2026?
TLDR; DOGE trades at $0.089 with a $15.14B market cap and over $1.29B in daily trading volume as of June 4. SHIB’s Shibarium is set to receive a Fully Homomorphic Encryption upgrade from Zama
PayPay Strikes $839M Deal to Take Control of T&D Financial Life Insurance
Key Highlights PayPay Corporation is purchasing a controlling 70.2% interest in T&D Financial Life Insurance from parent company T&D Holdings for roughly ¥134.34 billion ($839.2 million) in a
Nigeria loan market: 90% of borrowers earn under ₦200,000/month – report
Nigeria’s formal loan market has a portrait problem. The borrower that lenders have historically built their products, pricing, and growth projections around, the upwardly mobile professional
Dow Jones Futures Edge Higher as Middle East Optimism Offsets Tech Weakness
BitcoinWorld Dow Jones Futures Edge Higher as Middle East Optimism Offsets Tech Weakness Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked higher in early trading Tuesday, as cautious optimism over
Cardano Founder Just Warned More ADA Projects Will Die
Another tough day for Cardano. TapTools, the primary blockchain analytics hub for the ecosystem, announced it will shut down within two weeks. Then Charles Hoskinson spoke. He did not sugarco
Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Dip Following Record-Breaking $84.75B AI Funding Round
Key Highlights Google’s parent company completed an $84.75 billion equity financing round — marking the biggest AI-linked capital raise in market history The final amount exceeded the origina
Chainlink Reserve Nears 4M LINK After Fresh Accumulation
Chainlink's strategic token reserve added 475,930 $LINK during May, worth more than $4.4 million at current prices. Total holdings now stand at 3.91 million LINK, putting the fund within reac
Plume Airdrop Season 2 Opens 3-Month Window: How to Claim Your Share?
Plume Airdrop Claim Guide: Date, Eligibility and How Much You Can Earn The claim portal just went live. Millions of tokens are now up for grabs — but not everyone's celebrating. Some users wa
Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Settlement With Polygon
Always-On Settlement Beyond Banking Hours Mastercard has announced a significant expansion of its settlement infrastructure, bringing card settlement to nights, weekends and public holidays t