Crypto

The popular altcoin, PI, has emerged as one of the top performers in the past couple of weeks. Bitcoin’s price dipped below $76,000 yesterday as the war uncertainty continues to build up, but has rebounded by over a grand since then, ahead of the FOMC meeting today. Most larger-cap alts are also slightly in…

Celsius founder Alexander Mashinsky has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that bars him from promoting asset-related products and ties a $10 million payment to a much larger suspended judgment. Summary FTC settlement has barred Alexander Mashinsky from promoting asset-related products and tied a $10 million payment to a $4.72 billion suspended…

Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an early review of licenses for eight Disney-owned ABC stations, following demands from President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after his April 23 joke about Melania. The market for Kimmel being fired or resigning by May 31 is at 5.5% YES, down…

Canada has moved to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency use by proposing a nationwide ban on crypto ATMs while advancing legislation to block digital asset donations in federal elections. Summary Canada has proposed a nationwide ban on crypto ATMs, with CBC News reporting they are widely used in fraud schemes. FINTRAC has identified crypto ATMs as…

Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The odds of the blockade being lifted by May 31 are at 50.5% YES, down from 58% yesterday and 82% a week ago. ## Market reaction The report knocked expectations of a quick resolution. With 32 days left until resolution,…

Bitcoin is trading around $76k as April draws to a close. It is sitting at one of the most technically loaded junctures of its entire corrective phase. After clawing back from the February low near $60k, BTC has quietly rebuilt momentum through the mid-$70ks, and with whale-sized spot accumulation now clustering at current levels, the…

President Trump told hundreds of top $TRUMP memecoin holders at a private April 25 event at Mar-a-Lago that the White House will not allow banks to block the CLARITY Act, pledging to sign the bill immediately and framing crypto market structure legislation as a national priority. Summary Trump delivered a direct warning to bankers at…

President Trump and Melania Trump have called for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired from ABC. The market for Kimmel’s firing or resignation by May 31 is at 5.5% YES, down from 8% twenty-four hours ago. The controversy stems from Kimmel’s recent monologue joking about Melania Trump. The FCC has reportedly begun reviewing Disney’s broadcast…

Recovered tokens will be sent to a DeFi United multisig wallet, redeemed for ETH, and used to cover the shortfall across affected markets. Aave has announced a recovery plan following an April 18 exploit that affected its liquidity markets and collateral positions on several chains. The update explains how DeFi United, a group of…