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Cryptocurrency market data and analytics provider Kaiko has acquired Cometh, a European decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure company that holds a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The deal, announced today, integrates Cometh’s blockchain engineering and regulatory compliance capabilities directly into Kaiko’s existing infrastructure, signaling a strategic push into regulated on-chain capital markets. Strategic rationale behind the acquisition Kaiko, headquartered in Paris, has long been a key provider of market data for digital assets, serving institutional clients such as asset managers, banks, and exchanges. By acquiring Cometh, which is also based in Europe,…

Bitcoin’s jump back above $70,000 on Monday morning came with unusual clarity. The move started when Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held “very good and productive conversations” on a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities in the Middle East, and that planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure would be delayed for five days. Within seconds, global markets repriced. Oil tumbled more than 10%, U.S. stock futures jumped more than 2%, European equities reversed sharp early losses, and Bitcoin sprinted from the upper $67,000s back through $70,000. Kobeissi estimates the…

Amazon has confirmed a new $5 billion investment in Anthropic this Monday to deepen its ties with the startup behind the Claude artificial intelligence models, as demand for AI infrastructure continues to rise. According to a recent report, the latest funding builds on the $8 billion Amazon had already committed to Anthropic. Under the expanded agreement, the company could invest up to an additional $20 billion, depending on the startup meeting specific commercial milestones, bringing the total potential investment to $25 billion. As part of the deal, Anthropic has agreed to spend more than $100 billion over the next decade…

A prominent cryptocurrency whale, known for a profitable trade on ApeCoin ($APE), has opened a significant leveraged long position on Lido DAO ($LDO). According to data from on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain, the investor entered a 5x leveraged long position worth approximately $3.72 million, representing 8.69 million $LDO tokens. From $APE Windfall to $LDO Wager This same whale previously made headlines by securing a roughly $2.27 million profit in a single day from trading $APE. That success has now been followed by a high-conviction bet on $LDO, though it is not without risk. The investor previously recorded a loss of approximately…

Kalshi has launched a demo environment for leveraged trading via a margin trading API that appears to be hidden from public navigation, as first reported by Ingame, but the demo only covers crypto perpetual futures and not the event contracts that built the platform. With real-life margin trades “coming soon,” the scope of the initial rollout suggests Kalshi’s leveraged trading product may not include sports or political markets at launch. Key Takeaways: Margin trading demo accessible via docs. kalshi.com/margin shows crypto perpetuals only; event contracts excluded at initial scope. Production endpoints are “coming soon,” with users required to contact Kalshi…

Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin ($USDC), has officially launched support for the stablecoin and its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Stellar ($XLM) blockchain. The integration, announced on March 26, 2025, marks a significant expansion of $USDC’s multi-chain presence and brings Circle’s native interoperability infrastructure to one of the oldest and most widely used payment-focused networks. What this means for Stellar and $USDC users The addition of $USDC on Stellar allows users to transact with the second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin directly on the network, which has historically prioritized fast, low-cost cross-border payments. More importantly, the activation of CCTP enables…

Bond markets, not oil alone, may decide Bitcoin’s fate this week The market is still treating oil as the center of the current macro shock. Market conditions after this weekend point somewhere else. Oil is the spark, bond markets are the channel, and Bitcoin is trading inside that channel as the week begins. That is the setup now facing investors. The geopolitical shock still carries weight. Crude can reshape inflation expectations, complicate central-bank decisions, and hit risk sentiment in a single move. The bigger issue, however, is what that energy shock is doing to sovereign debt markets at a moment…

As is known, the term of current FED chairman Jerome Powell expires in May. US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Powell as FED chairman. Kevin Warsh, who is expected to become the next FED chairman, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee today. In his testimony, Warsh stated that the current economic environment still reflects the effects of past monetary policies. He also identified the cost of living as the most pressing issue. He added that if confirmed as FED chairman, he would strive for a comprehensive policy overhaul. Warsh stressed that the central bank needs fundamental policy…

The $USDAI project, represented by the $CHIP token, has executed a buyback of 338,806,273 $CHIP tokens, equivalent to 3.39% of the total supply, as announced on its official X account. This latest repurchase brings the cumulative buyback volume to 3.71% of the total supply, signaling a continued effort to reduce circulating tokens. Buyback Details and Tokenomics Impact Token buybacks are a mechanism used by cryptocurrency projects to reduce the total circulating supply, potentially increasing scarcity. For $USDAI, this strategy aims to support token value over the long term by decreasing the number of tokens available on the open market. The…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is marking the one-year anniversary of its $XRP futures suite with a significant milestone. It has reported nearly $63 billion in notional volume since the product’s launch. The world’s largest financial derivatives exchange has stressed that the alternative asset enjoys “undeniable momentum.” By the numbers According to official exchange data collected through May 15, the CME’s first year of $XRP futures trading generated massive institutional engagement. This product has logged $62.87 billion in notional volume, with the total number of traded contracts surpassing 1.3 million. The average daily volume currently stands at $238 million. Expanding…