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Bitcoin $BTC$92,121.34 climbed 1% Monday afternoon Hong Kong time as President Donald Trump’s escalating feud with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell rattled investors, sending both U.S. stock futures and the dollar index lower. Bitcoin rose to $92,000 but stayed inside last week’s price range of $89,000 to $95,000, per CoinDesk data. Nasdaq futures dropped 0.8%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%, and the dollar index slipped to 99.00 from Friday’s 99.26 peak. $BTC usually moves with the Nasdaq, but not this time, hinting at safe haven demand for the cryptocurrency – people wanting it as a “hideout” amid the escalating Trump-Powell…

Washington erupted in political crossfire Friday after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The ruling triggered sharp partisan reactions and exposed a widening divide over trade, executive power, and the country’s economic future. Partisan Firestorm Erupts as Lawmakers Clash Over Trade, Power, and $150 Billion in Tariffs In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) when he imposed broad “reciprocal” tariffs in 2025 without clear authorization from Congress. The ruling invalidates most of those global duties, marking a major…

Traders briefly faced technical friction today as the kraken websocket experienced a short-lived connectivity disruption on the exchange’s live data infrastructure. Kraken websocket API connectivity incident timeline Fix deployment and monitoring phase Impact on traders and API integrations Operational takeaway Kraken websocket API connectivity incident timeline The incident centered on the Kraken API infrastructure, specifically the Websocket connectivity layer. According to the official incident page, users began encountering websocket connection errors when attempting to connect to the streaming interface. The first public update was posted at 11:29 UTC on Feb 24, 2026, when the team confirmed they were investigating an…

Crypto investment firm Paradigm argues that policymakers are unfairly grouping Bitcoin mining with AI data centers. According to the firm’s recent analysis, the two industries use electricity in very different ways. Paradigm explains that Bitcoin miners act as flexible grid users. They respond to price signals and can quickly reduce power use during peak demand. In contrast, AI data centers run nonstop and place steady pressure on power grids. Flexible Energy Use vs. Constant Demand Bitcoin mining operations adjust their activity based on electricity prices. When prices rise or demand increases, miners can shut down machines within minutes. This helps…

San Francisco, CA – $NEAR is launching Near.com, a new crypto wallet and consumer app that aims to make blockchain technology feel as simple as using a traditional finance app, while positioning itself at the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence (AI). Polosukhin previously co-authored the paper that introduced the transformer model, the architecture underpinning modern AI systems like ChatGPT and many other large language models, and has increasingly focused on how blockchain infrastructure can support the next wave of AI-driven applications. “We are entering the world where AI is becoming our interface to compute,” Polosukhin said during the presentation.…

The DeFi market just witnessed a powerful shift. The Mantle TVL surge pushed total value locked beyond $450 million within a week of its Aave integration. This sharp rise grabbed attention across the Layer 2 ecosystem. Investors quickly responded as fresh liquidity flooded into the network. DeFi users constantly chase yield, stability, and trusted protocols. Mantle delivered all three by partnering with Aave, one of the most respected lending platforms. The Mantle TVL surge reflects strong confidence from both retail and institutional participants. Capital rarely moves this fast without conviction. The numbers tell a compelling story. Within days of the…

The Ethereum price correction gives a bearish breakdown below the support of inverted pendant pattern to bolster a prolonged downtrend. Ethereum accumulator addresses show a rare decline in their realized price trend. The downsloping slope of exponential moving averages (20, 50, 100, and 200) indication the path to least resistance is down, $ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization showed low volatility trading on Thursday, with its price wavering around $1,934. The daily chart displayed a neutral candle formation as Ethereum price reacted to the broader market uncertainty as Bitcoin drifted lower to $66,000. However, the top altcoin faces…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission is considering a rule that would cap corporate cryptocurrency investments at 5% of a company’s equity capital, according to local media reports, as the country moves toward easing its long-standing restrictions on institutional crypto trading. Seoul Economic Daily reported that the FSC has drafted trading guidelines for listed companies and professional investors, with a final version expected as early as January or February. Actual corporate trading could begin later this year, the report said. Under the proposal, eligible firms would be allowed to allocate up to 5% of equity capital per year to digital assets,…

Regulators in Europe have escalated their focus on online prediction platforms, with a new polymarket ban in the Netherlands highlighting the sector’s mounting legal risks. Dutch regulator orders Polymarket to exit the market Prediction markets face mounting global regulatory pressure Business expansion continues despite legal headwinds Are prediction markets gambling or financial instruments? Dutch regulatory culture and its implications for crypto-linked markets Informational value versus gambling classification Dutch regulator orders Polymarket to exit the market The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has issued a penalty order against Adventure One QSS Inc., operator of the Polymarket platform, for providing what it calls…

Cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay has introduced a non-custodial financial layer that gives AI agents access to wallets, funds, and the ability to transact autonomously, the company said on Tuesday. MoonPay Agents, as the new service is called, requires a user to verify and fund their agent’s wallet through MoonPay, and thereafter the agent can take over, trading, swapping, and moving money on its own. While AI agents are primed and ready to trade, allocate capital and execute strategies, they are constrained inasmuch as they can’t participate in the economy without access to money, Moonpay said in an emailed press release.…