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The S&P 500 has become a pure geopolitical barometer as the Iran war collides with a sharp spike in oil prices, putting the index’s 2026 rally under serious pressure. Futures tied to the S&P 500 fell about 2% in early Tuesday trading as fresh US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation pushed worries about a prolonged conflict and supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz to the forefront. This comes after the S&P 500 already dropped 0.5% to 6,860.71 on Monday when Brent crude surged more than 6% to 76.76 USD a barrel and the VIX volatility index hit its highest level…

Singapore Gulf Bank launches Virtual Accounts to automate enterprise collections and treasury cash management operations. COBO and POBO features allow structured account identifiers for payers, invoices, and business units tracking. Fly Wing Technologies adopts SGB Virtual Accounts for crypto off-ramp and operational payment settlement needs. Singapore Gulf Bank has launched a new Virtual Accounts service for businesses to manage payments more easily. The system helps companies collect money, track payments, and match records in real time. Meanwhile, this makes payment work faster and reduces delays caused by manual processing. Singapore Virtual Accounts Service Goes Live According to the February 7…

Startale App, created by the Startale Group, has become the first app to be officially connected to Kyo Finance to allow it to offer a convenient experience of swapping assets directionally on its platform. Now users can effortlessly exchange a vast range of digital assets for Startale USD (USDSC), the native currency in the Soneium ecosystem. Startale App, by @StartaleGroup has integrated with @kyofinance to power seamless swaps on their app.Users can swap a wide range of assets into Startale USD (USDSC), powered by Kyo Finance — available now on Soneium.A glimpse of supported assets: USDSC, USDT0, $USDT, $USDC.e,… pic.twitter.com/CAlVNVUSgE…

Harvard University endowment’s decision to trim its bitcoin BTC$67,035.11 holdings while adding exposure to ether (ETH) has raised a familiar question: Is the endowment making a bet on Ethereum over Bitcoin, or simply adjusting risk? The answer may be less dramatic than it appears and potentially bullish for the sector. Michael Markov, co-founder and chairman of Markov Processes International, who studies university endowments, said crypto is likely the most volatile part of Harvard’s public markets portfolio. In the fourth quarter of 2025, price swings in both bitcoin and ether surged, with both assets losing around 25% of their value. These…

Open interest for the major prediction markets broke above $1B for the first time. Increased market liquidity tracks a growing number of users, as well as new contenders to compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. Open interest on all prediction markets climbed above $1B for the first time. Polymarket remained the leader based on some activity metrics, but overall prediction market usage also shows the effect of newer platforms. Open interest on prediction platforms broke above $1B, showing a higher baseline of activity compared to the brief 2024 peak. | Source: DeFi Llama Based on DeFi Llama data, open interest rose…

TL;DR: The hybrid verification system combines artificial intelligence with human validation to ensure global geographic coverage and scalability. The Core Team plans to offer its identity solution as a Software as a Service (SaaS) for other Web3 projects and traditional businesses. New security measures, such as fingerprint verification, are being integrated to protect the data integrity of Pioneers. The latest Pi Network KYC updates mark a significant step forward in the mobile mining ecosystem. Project co-founder Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis explained that the system was created to solve identity challenges in Web3, preventing users from having to pay expensive external fees…

Arkham Research has published a report to reveal that the Bitmine crypto treasury company, spearheaded by analyst and investor Tom Lee, has acquired yet another large Ethereum batch to add to its $ETH holdings. Arkham stressed that the company did it despite the overall unrealized loss of several billion dollars on the $ETH it owns. Bitmine buys $102 million in $ETH Over the past week, the treasury company acquired $102.05 million worth of Ethereum. Arkham stressed that Bitmine how holds $8.97 billion Ethereum in total. This is an impressive amount and is more than 3.7% of the total Ethereum supply…

Federal Reserve official Neel Kashkari, in his remarks on monetary policy, conveyed a message of determination in the fight against inflation. Kashkari stated that the Fed needs to reach its 2% inflation target, adding that caution is warranted in the current economic outlook. While noting that the labor market is in good shape, Kashkari said more data is needed to determine what course of action should be taken regarding interest rates this year. Referring to the recent increase in geopolitical risks, Kashkari said that a war with Iran could have an impact on monetary policy. However, he noted that it…

Shiba Inu posted a strong weekend recovery as on-chain data highlighted a major exchange wallet shift during a volatile market phase. The move unfolded while broader crypto sentiment stayed locked in extreme fear. Despite that backdrop, $SHIB showed relative resilience compared to other meme coins. Traders are now watching whether the exchange activity reflects a short-term structural adjustment or routine balance management. OKX Wallet Transfer Coincides With $SHIB Price Recovery On-chain data from Arkham showed that 20,841,045,129 $SHIB tokens were transferred from OKX’s hot wallet into the exchange’s cold storage. The transaction removed tokens worth about $132,130 from active circulation.…

EtherMail will launch Moltmail, an email and wallet infrastructure for AI agents. The platform will enable agents to create an email address linked to a crypto wallet, without requiring human approval or extra email verifications. EtherMail will add a Moltmail feature, enabling AI agents to directly launch their own email and connect it to a wallet. The tool arrives just as the agentic internet is taking off. The toolkit builds on the popularity of Moltbook, which already hosts 2.8M agents. Brace for impact! Email is about to evolve… Once again! 📧 + 💰 + 🤖 Testing the final version right…