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HSBC reiterated its expectation that the Fed will keep interest rates stable for the next two years. The bank announced that the Fed kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% at its March meeting and indicated a “wait-and-see” approach in its decision statement. According to HSBC, persistent inflationary pressures and rising geopolitical risks continue to create uncertainty in the Fed’s monetary policy outlook. The sharp rise in energy prices, in particular, is cited as increasing inflation risks, while risks to the labor market have somewhat decreased. The bank maintains its view that, under current conditions, the Fed will not…

RippleX engineer Mayukha Vadari has addressed developer concerns as $XRP Ledger sees an overhaul of the fundamentals of its repository. Currently, XRPL core developers have been hard at work rebuilding the fundamentals of the repository. Six focus areas currently being worked on were outlined, including telemetry, nomenclature, type safety, refactor, logging and documentation. In this light, an $XRP user asked if there is an ETA (expected timeline) when much of the refactoring in core is expected to slow down the daily update of patches. Right now the focus is on stabilization and bug fixing, which means feedback will be slower…

According to a new report published by Binance Research, the global cryptocurrency market experienced limited growth in March 2026, despite the uncertainties created by US-Iran tensions. While the total market capitalization increased by 1.8%, Bitcoin and Ethereum in particular showed stronger performance compared to traditional assets. According to the report, in the 32 days since the start of the Iranian conflict, Bitcoin rose by approximately 1%, while Ethereum increased by 6%. During the same period, the S&P 500 lost 8% of its value, the SOXX semiconductor index fell by 12%, and the EEM emerging markets index dropped by 13%. The…

A new debate about Ethereum has emerged in the crypto community, as members now argue whether $ETH can run the entire financial system. The discussion has caught the attention of pro-crypto lawyer Bill Morgan as well as members of the $XRP community who have long advocated the $XRP’s use case within global banking systems. Finance Expert Says All Banks Will “Go To Ethereum” Raoul Pal, co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, a US-based financial media company, has sparked widespread reactions in the crypto community after recently commenting on Ethereum’s potential role in the global banking system. Morgan, reacting to Pal’s…

Bitfarms shareholders have signed off on a sweeping corporate shift that relocates the company to the United States and repositions it as an infrastructure play for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). Bitfarms Shareholders Approve Delaware Shift and KEEL Ticker Transition The vote, held March 20, delivered a near-clean sweep, with about 99.3% of ballots cast in favor of the plan to redomicile from Canada to Delaware and adopt the new name, Keel Infrastructure. The margin cleared the required two-thirds threshold with room to spare, signaling broad investor alignment behind management’s direction. If final approvals land as expected, the…

A Cardano DRep, dori, has come out boldly in defense of the privacy-focused chain Midnight ($NIGHT) and to counter negative sentiments about it. In a community post on X, dori maintained that Midnight is neither hurting Cardano ($ADA) nor competing with it. Cardano DRep says Midnight is partner chain Dori’s message to the Cardano community comes as some believe that Charles Hoskinson has turned attention to $NIGHT and left $ADA to suffer. However, dori argues that Midnight is not meant to replace or compete with Cardano but serve as a “partner chain.” In its role as a partner chain, Midnight…

Ethereum opened at $2,375.12 on Thursday April 23, 2026, rising 2% from Wednesday’s open as Bitcoin led a broad morning rally past $78,000, though $ETH pulled back to $2,316.88 by 7:10 a.m. ET as traders remained cautious over the lack of progress in Iran peace talks and continued US naval activity near the Strait of Hormuz. Ethereum opened at $2,375.12 on Thursday and quickly retraced, settling near $2,316.88 by early morning as Bitcoin’s own rally above $78,000 proved difficult to sustain. Yahoo Finance confirmed $ETH was up 2% from Wednesday’s opening price, though the reversal pattern was consistent with the…

The Circle has sharply increased its stablecoin activity on Solana. Over the past month, the company minted more than $10.25 billion worth of USD Coin ($USDC) on the network. The latest mint added another $250 million. This comes after several days where daily issuance reached as high as $750 million. This steady flow of new $USDC shows rising demand. It also points to growing activity across the Solana ecosystem. A Month of Consistent Minting On-chain data shows a clear pattern. Circle has been minting $USDC in large amounts almost every day. In just four days, the company issued $3 billion.…

Bitcoin price started a decent increase above the $68,000 zone. $BTC is now showing positive signs and might gain further if it clears $69,250. Bitcoin gained pace for a move above the $67,500 and $68,000 levels. The price is trading above $68,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $67,650 on the hourly chart of the $BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $69,250 and $69,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Gains Traction Bitcoin price managed to climb higher above…

An XRPL validator says $XRP addresses some of the concerns recently raised by the IMF regarding the adoption of tokenized finance. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently shared a note on tokenization and blockchain technology, stressing that while the idea shows promise, it could also bring risks to the global financial system. Reacting to this, Vet, a vocal validator on the $XRP Ledger, argued that XRPL already solves some of the issues the IMF pointed out. Key Points The IMF stated that tokenization enables instant settlement, automation, and real-time liquidity, fundamentally transforming how financial systems operate. However, it also warned…