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ETHGas [$GWEI] extended its decline as weakening Ethereum network activity continued to pressure sentiment across the market. The token dropped 13.68% over the past 24 hours and traded near $0.148 at press time. Ethereum gas fees fell to just 0.10 Gwei across transaction speeds, reflecting one of the weakest demand environments in recent years. As a result, $GWEI’s utility as a proxy for network usage appeared increasingly constrained. Trading activity, however, moved in the opposite direction. Daily volume climbed 44.26% to $13.8 million, pushing the volume-to-market-cap ratio to 5.32%. This surge in turnover suggested traders actively repositioned during the sell-off…

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh ended his first FOMC meeting without changing interest rates. The FOMC statement said officials voted 12-0 to keep the federal funds target range at 3.50% to 3.75%. The Fed said economic activity was expanding at a solid pace, while inflation remained above its 2% target. It also said some price pressure came from supply shocks and energy costs. The statement added that the committee “will deliver price stability.” Tone shifts from Powell era Warsh’s first press conference drew attention because his style differed from Jerome Powell’s more direct communication approach. According to the New…

Tron Inc. acquired 152,162 additional $TRX tokens last Friday. The purchase was made at an average price of $0.3286 per token. Total corporate $TRX holdings now exceed 693 million. Tron Inc., the Nasdaq-listed treasury company focused on the Tron network, has strengthened its market position. This recent acquisition highlights the company’s ongoing commitment to its native digital asset. Justin Sun, its founder, confirmed that the accumulation campaign is far from over. Keep going https://t.co/YbElYW03cT — H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 (@justinsuntron) April 24, 2026 This purchase, valued at approximately $50,000, increases the company’s $TRX reserves to historic levels. At the…

Wealthsimple has secured approval to offer roughly 4,000 prediction market contracts in Canada, expanding retail access to event-based trading through a new partnership with Kalshi. According to Wealthsimple, the company plans to launch a standalone prediction markets platform called Wealthsimple Predict this summer, giving Canadian investors access to thousands of contracts listed by Kalshi across categories such as financial markets, economic data, and climate-related events. Prediction markets are coming to Canada.For the first time, millions of Canadians will be able to trade what’s next through Wealthsimple. pic.twitter.com/UemU39GOhQ — Kalshi (@Kalshi) June 18, 2026 The rollout follows authorization from the Canadian…

Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance. According to Balchunas, IBIT has attracted approximately $4.2 billion in net inflows during this period, while GLD has experienced $9 billion in net outflows. The resulting $13 billion capital flow divergence highlights a notable rotation in institutional allocation patterns between traditional safe-haven assets and digital asset exposure. Institutional capital rotation favors digital stores of value The performance gap between IBIT and GLD reflects…

Ethereum is testing the $1,850 area after a sharp rebound from recent lows. A clean reclaim could send $ETH toward $2,000-$2,050, while rejection may put sellers back in control. Ethereum is extending its rebound after a sharp move from recent lows, but the rally is now approaching a major resistance zone. According to More Crypto Online, the $ETH/USD 30-minute chart shows Ethereum pushing into a key Fibonacci area after completing a short-term Elliott Wave advance. The main upside zone sits between $1,823 and $2,047, where several retracement levels and a descending trendline could test buyer strength. $ETH/USD 30-Minute Chart. Source:…

Artificial intelligence has become one of the biggest forces driving stocks higher. The S&P 500 continues to hit record highs, fueled by investor excitement around AI and massive spending by the world’s largest technology companies. But a growing number of investors are asking a difficult question: What happens if the AI boom fails to deliver? Why Some Investors See Bubble Risks Market commentator Danny recently warned that the S&P 500 may be more fragile than many investors realize. According to him, investors think they are buying a diversified index. In reality, they are becoming increasingly dependent on a handful of…

DeFi heavyweights urge the SEC to turn its temporary “non‑custodial UI” safe harbor into binding broker rules that shield neutral infrastructure from creeping regulation. Humanity Foundation has effectively put more than 100 investors on the clock. By April 26 at 09:00 UTC, they must pick one of two poison pills: accept a lengthened vest with the cliff pushed to September 25, 2026 and then drip out linearly over 12 quarters, or take a 3:10 discounted immediate unlock that replaces 16,666,666 $H with 5,000,000 $H to be fully released on June 25, 2026. Trix Ventures, an early backer, didn’t wait. In…

The government of Ireland is taking aim at digital assets used in money laundering and terrorism financing as moves to implement industry standards “relating to the acceptance of crypto-related activities as a source of funds” by the second half of 2027 as part of its policy priorities. In part of its implementation plan following a national risk assessment released on Thursday, the Irish department of finance said crypto assets presented “very significant” risks related to money laundering and terrorism financing. The government’s 2026 report was the first time in seven years that Ireland released a risk assessment related to digital…

TL;DR HIVE’s BUZZ HPC has closed a three-year sovereign AI GPU cloud contract valued at about $220 million. The deal brings together Bell AI Fabric, Cohere, Hypertec and BUZZ HPC around Canadian AI compute infrastructure. HIVE says the contract is expected to add about $70 million in annual recurring revenue once fully deployed. The move shows how public Bitcoin miners are leaning further into AI and high-performance computing as mining economics become more competitive. Bitcoin Miner Leans Further Into AI Compute HIVE Digital Technologies has moved deeper into the artificial intelligence infrastructure market after its BUZZ HPC subsidiary closed a…