Author: James Wilson
Trump’s push for an extra $200 billion Iran war budget on top of record defense spending is forcing crypto markets to reprice geopolitical risk, debt, and the dollar in real time. Summary Coin Bureau says Trump is looking to Arab states to help fund an Iran war as the Pentagon lines up an extra $200B on top of a roughly $900B defense budget. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Pentagon will seek around $200B in supplemental Iran war funding, warning “it takes money to kill bad guys,” as total U.S. military outlays approach the $1T mark. Escalating war costs and…
Bitcoin trades in a tight mid‑$60k range beneath stacked moving‑average resistance, with extreme fear and weak momentum keeping any breakout on a short leash. Summary Bitcoin trades in a tight $66,037–$68,130 range, capped by layered moving average resistance. All major EMAs and SMAs sit above spot, with the 200‑day EMA near $85,095 reinforcing downside pressure. Momentum gauges remain neutral to weak, as sentiment hovers in “extreme fear” territory across crypto markets. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $66,597 on March 31, 2026, as the largest cryptocurrency by market value remained trapped in a narrow range and “technically constrained” beneath a wall of…
MiCA-licensed Tesseract has launched Dedicated Client Vaults, segregated smart-contract yield accounts built for institutions wary of pooled DeFi products. Summary Finnish MiCA-licensed crypto asset manager Tesseract has launched Dedicated Client Vaults for institutional and professional investors. Each vault is a segregated smart contract tied to a single client, letting institutions retain 100% ownership of vault tokens while meeting MiCA custody rules. CEO James Harris says pooled yield vaults like Morpho’s could be treated as collective investment schemes under MiCA, exposing users to unlicensed securities risk.esma. Finnish crypto asset manager Tesseract Investment Oy, one of the first firms to secure a…
Ant Group bought a 50.55% stake in Hong Kong broker Yau Choy Securities for about $360M, reshaping its board as it quietly positions for a local stablecoin license. Summary Ant Group bought a 50.55% stake in Hong Kong-listed Yau Choy Securities for about $360M, securing control of the “stablecoin concept” brokerage. The board has been overhauled, with senior Ant executives installed as directors as the fintech giant eyes Hong Kong’s new stablecoin licensing regime. The deal follows earlier reports that Ant planned to use a Hong Kong broker license to pursue virtual asset and stablecoin approvals in the city. Ant…
Circle minted about $750M USDC on Solana in 24 hours, adding major dollar liquidity as the chain’s DeFi, trading and institutional flows continue to accelerate. Summary Circle minted about $750M in new USDC on Solana in the past 24 hours, according to SolanaFloor and other Solana ecosystem trackers. The surge comes after a broader series of Solana-focused USDC mints, including a prior $750M issuance and a week where Circle minted $4.25B on Solana alone. The move lands as USDC’s total circulation climbs back toward record highs and on-chain data shows Solana driving much of the stablecoin’s recent growth. Circle has…
Slow Fog flags malicious axios releases pulling in plain-crypto-js malware, exposing crypto developers to cross-platform RATs and stolen credentials via npm. Blockchain security firm Slow Fog has issued an urgent security reminder after newly published [email protected] and [email protected] releases pulled in a malicious dependency, [email protected], turning one of JavaScript’s most widely used HTTP clients into a supply chain weapon against crypto developers. Axios sees more than 80 million weekly downloads on npm, meaning even a short-lived compromise can ripple across wallet backends, trading bots, exchanges and DeFi infrastructure built on Node.js. In its advisory, Slow Fog warned that “users who…
BNB price is trading close to $600, a major psychological support level for the token. Can bulls manage to defend it now that Binance has revealed a new prediction market feature within its self-custody wallet? Summary BNB price hovered near the $600 support as Binance launched a prediction market feature within its self-custody wallet via third-party platforms. The feature enables users to bet on real-world events and could boost BNB demand through potential staking-based utility mechanisms. Mixed technical indicators signal market indecision, with resistance at $625 and key downside support near $562.5. Binance, the leading crypto exchange in the world,…
Bitcoin price has formed support over $66,000 as investor hopes for an end to the ongoing U.S. and Iran conflict gained renewed momentum from Trump discussing a potential ceasefire, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Summary Bitcoin held near $66,000 as Trump’s reported push for a ceasefire in the U.S.–Iran conflict lifted sentiment despite ongoing geopolitical risks. Oil prices remained elevated amid the Strait of Hormuz blockade, driving capital into safe-haven assets and weighing on broader crypto demand. BTC faces near-term volatility, with a move above $70,000 needed to revive bullish momentum, while macro data and war developments…
More than 40 Democratic lawmakers have pressed U.S. regulators to step in as concerns mount over potential misuse of sensitive government information in prediction markets. Summary More than 40 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. regulators to issue guidance barring federal employees from using nonpublic information in prediction market trades. Lawmakers flagged multiple suspicious trades tied to geopolitical and political events, raising concerns around insider activity and national security risks. In a letter sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Government Ethics, the group pointed to “multiple incidents” that, in their view, have fueled speculation that federal employees…
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin’s parent company has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty in a settlement that claimed it operated an unregistered offshore commodities exchange. Summary KuCoin’s parent company agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle CFTC charges tied to operating an unregistered offshore commodities exchange. The firm resolved the case without admitting or denying the allegations, while avoiding profit disgorgement after cooperating with investigators. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a Monday announcement that KuCoin’s parent company, Peken Global Limited, has entered into a consent order, bringing all of the agency’s claims to a close. As…