Oil tops $100 and drags everything down with it
Brent crude has broken back above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly two months as escalating attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea deepen concerns that the Middle East supply
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Tokenized cows just backed a farm loan on Brazil's stock exchange
A Brazilian first for real-world asset tokenization Ten dairy cows on a farm in Paraná, Brazil, have made blockchain history. The animals became the first tokenized livestock ever used as col
Why Mirae Asset Bought a Crypto Exchange Instead of a Bank Deal
Mirae Asset now owns 97.15% of Korbit and has renamed it DigitalX, removing the bank-partnership dependency that shapes every other Korean exchange. Chairman Park Hyeon-joo’s internal letter
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X Account Hacked To Promote Fake VLAD Token
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised Thursday and used to promote a fake meme coin that briefly reached a market capitalization near $10 million. The deleted post presented Vl
Japanese Yen Stalls Near Multi-Decade Low as Tokyo CPI Data Fails to Provide Clear Direction
BitcoinWorld Japanese Yen Stalls Near Multi-Decade Low as Tokyo CPI Data Fails to Provide Clear Direction The Japanese yen remained flat against the US dollar on Friday, hovering near its wea
British Pound Rebounds Above 1.3300 as Markets Await UK Retail Sales Data
BitcoinWorld British Pound Rebounds Above 1.3300 as Markets Await UK Retail Sales Data The British Pound (GBP) staged a recovery against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, climbing back above th
Over $112 Million in Crypto Futures Liquidated as Longs Take Heavy Losses
BitcoinWorld Over $112 Million in Crypto Futures Liquidated as Longs Take Heavy Losses The crypto perpetual futures market saw a significant wave of liquidations over the past 24 hours, with
Japan’s Katayama Signals Readiness to Act on Currency Swings as Yen Volatility Persists
BitcoinWorld Japan’s Katayama Signals Readiness to Act on Currency Swings as Yen Volatility Persists Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Katayama stated on Wednesday that authorities are prepa
Farage Donor George Cottrell Linked to $8.8M Polymarket Deposit for Trump Election Bets
BitcoinWorld Farage Donor George Cottrell Linked to $8.8M Polymarket Deposit for Trump Election Bets A donor to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been linked to a massive $8.8 million deposit
Crude Oil Prices: WTI Jumps 6% as Middle East Tensions Lift Brent Above $100
Crude oil prices rose sharply on Thursday in global trading as renewed fighting in the Middle East increased concern over global supply routes. West Texas Intermediate gained 6.2% and settled
MoonPay adds Discover card support, expanding US crypto payment options
MoonPay has announced the integration of Discover cards into its platform, allowing US clients to buy or sell cryptocurrencies using not only Visa and Mastercard but now also Discover. This m
Korea Exchange Briefly Halts Program Selling After KOSPI Falls 5%
The Korea Exchange briefly halted program selling after the benchmark KOSPI index dropped roughly 5%, activating a market safeguard designed to slow disorderly trading during a sharp decline.