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What appeared to be a down day in crypto markets has turned positive after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told his cabinet to start negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. This came after NBC News reported that President Trump had requested Netanyahu scale back bombing in Lebanon as it threatened Monday’s announced ceasefire.Bitcoin quickly rose about 3% as the news hit, now trading at $72,300, up 2% over the past 24 hours. U.S. stocks also reversed modest early losses, with the Nasdaq now ahead 0.65%. Having surged to nearly $103 per barrel earlier in the day, WTI…
April 9th, 2026 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Enhanced Labs Inc, a company focused on building DeFi solutions that package sophisticated options and derivatives strategies into very easily-accessible products for users, has successfully closed a $1,000,000 strategic pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Maximum Frequency Ventures with participation from GSR, Selini, Flowdesk, and other angel investors. The team has highlighted that this is a strategic pre-seed round, with the composition of its investor base being intentional, prioritising strategic alignment. These investors have targeted expertise in trading infrastructure, market-making, institutional distribution, and more. According to the announcement article , Enhanced’s…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Most Binance whales are currently betting on a rally for the Shiba Inu price, providing a bullish outlook for the meme coin. This comes as the crypto market looks to recover amid easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the two-week ceasefire. Most Binance Whales Are Betting On A Shiba Inu Price Rally Binance data show that top traders on the exchange with the largest margin balances are going long on the meme coin, with 63% betting on a Shiba Inu price rally. Meanwhile, only 37%…
In today’s newsletter, Joshua de Vos from CoinDesk breaks down cryptos performance in the first quarter, highlighting shifting institutional demand and new regulatory clarity setting the stage for Q2.- Sarah MortonQ1 2026 Digital Asset ReviewDigital assets closed Q1 2026 under meaningful pressure, extending a downturn that began in late 2025. As presented in CoinDesk’s latest “Quarterly Review and Outlook,” the quarter was shaped by escalating geopolitical tensions, a cautious Federal Reserve, and institutional flows that turned sharply negative before partially recovering into month-end.Q1 in reviewThe CoinDesk 20 Index declined 27.4% to 1,952, while bitcoin fell 22.1% to $68,228; its second-largest…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a WSJ op-ed, calling crypto regulation a national security priority. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went public. Not through a press briefing, not through a staff statement. A full Wall Street Journal op-ed, published April 8, with his name on it. The message was direct: Congress must pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Now. Not eventually. “Economic security is national security,” Bessent wrote. He tied the two together deliberately, framing crypto regulation as something well beyond a financial industry debate. What Bessent Actually Said, and…
World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by the Trump family, has executed a series of transactions through decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Dolomite that raises questions about insider access, circular token economics, and concentrated risk to other depositors.Onchain records analyzed by CoinDesk, sourced from Etherscan, Arkham and publicly accessible wallet data, show the sequence began on Feb. 8, when WLFI’s treasury deposited 14 million USD1, its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, into Dolomite as collateral and borrowed 11.4 million USDC against it. Minutes later, 11.45 million USDC moved to a Coinbase Prime deposit address, per Arkham. Two days later, 12.5 million…
Crypto analyst Cupra has revealed that Bitcoin has printed a historical aggressive recovery setup, signaling that a rally to the upside may be on the horizon. The analyst predicted that BTC could rally to a new all-time high (ATH) of $150,000 as the next bull phase approaches. Bitcoin Prints One of the Most Aggressive Setups In Years In an X post, Cupra stated that Bitcoin has just printed one of the most aggressive recovery setups that the market has seen in years. He noted that such a setup played out in 2019 after months of “pain,” which then led to…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure U.S. regulators are urging a court to stop Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against crypto prediction‑market platform Kalshi. Another Battle Over Crypto Prediction Markets In a filing from yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Justice Department (DOJ) commended a federal court to stop Arizona from using its gambling laws against crypto prediction‑market platform Kalshi. The agencies are asking for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt Arizona’s criminal case and gambling‑law enforcement. Related Reading: Bitcoin Creator Exposed? New Investigation Points At…
A coordinated attack on Hyperliquid left HLP down $1.5M as Fartcoin crashed 26% after a 57% rally, tied to the same team behind XPL’s April 3 collapse. Fartcoin had been climbing for three straight days. A 57% surge pushed it to a high of $0.252 by April 9, drawing in bulls chasing momentum. Then 7:00 a.m. hit. The token dropped more than 20% in five minutes flat. By the time it bottomed below $0.18, the crash had wiped out most of what the rally built. The total decline landed above 26%, and the damage did not stop at the spot…
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1982.06, down 0.6% (-12.51) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.One of 20 assets is trading higher.Leaders: ICP (+1.5%) and BTC (+0.0%).Laggards: AAVE (-3.6%) and XLM (-2.7%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally. Digital Currency Market Dynamics:#Bitcoin #BTC #trades #flat #index #declines