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Iranian officials are calling the Lebanon ceasefire a victory for Hezbollah and the Axis of Resistance. The market for an Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by April 30, 2026 now sits at 94% YES, up from 45% a week ago. The ceasefire news hit short-term markets hardest. The April 30 market surged 13 points after the announcement. The June 30 market is at 96.6% YES, meaning traders price the truce as lasting well past the near term. The Israel suspension of Lebanon offensive by April 30, 2026 market is at 96.2% YES, up from 87% just a day ago. Traders are…

Ted Hisokawa Apr 17, 2026 13:39 Cardano sits at a critical inflection point with bullish retail positioning clashing against bearish momentum signals. The $0.245-$0.28 range will determine if ADA breaks free or revisits $0.24 sup… ADA’s Technical Reality Check Cardano is trading in no-man’s land at $0.26, dancing right at the upper Bollinger Band with a %B reading of 1.01 – essentially kissing resistance. The RSI at 55.27 shows buyers aren’t exhausted, but they’re not exactly rushing in either. What’s concerning is the MACD histogram sitting flat at zero while the main MACD line remains negative at -0.0016, suggesting momentum…

Circle is accused of failing to freeze exploit-linked transfers. Approximately $230 million in stolen funds was routed through Circle’s USDC. Drift plans $147.5 million recovery backed by future revenue. Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is facing a class action lawsuit over its alleged failure to stop the movement of stolen funds linked to the Drift Protocol exploit. The lawsuit, filed by Drift investor Joshua McCollum at the US district court in Massachusetts on behalf of over 100 impacted users, centres on whether the company had both the ability and the obligation to intervene as the exploit…

Flow Capital Partners is planning to tokenize its private credit fund through Singapore-based DigiFT, Bloomberg reported Friday, as the Hong Kong credit manager looks to tap blockchain-based distribution for its next capital raise.According to the report, Flow Capital plans to bring its $150 million private credit fund on the blockchain through Singapore-based tokenization platform DigiFT by the end of April, seeking to raise an additional $30 million in tokenized shares by the end of 2026, Jacky Tian, chief investment officer of Flow Capital, said.The $30 million raise is part of the company’s plans to expand the size of the fund…

Crypto exchange Kraken’s parent company has agreed to acquire digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial for up to $550 million, in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the firm at $20 billion, Payward said in a press release exclusively shared with CoinDesk.Bitnomial, founded over a decade ago, is the first crypto-native platform to secure all three licenses required to operate a full-stack derivatives business domestically. It has approvals to operate a designated contract market, a derivatives clearing organization and a futures commission merchant. The acquisition effectively shortcuts years of regulatory buildout for Payward as it expands its U.S. footprint.“The shape of a…

Bitcoin (BTC) price is trading above $74,000, recovering sharply after weeks of geopolitical pressure tied to escalating Iran-US hostilities that had pinned the asset in a stubborn $73,000–$74,000 resistance band. The analytical question is no longer whether Bitcoin can reclaim that level – it is whether a rebound occurring against a backdrop of unresolved Middle East tensions reflects durable structural demand or a tactical short squeeze that still lacks confirmation from patient capital. DISCOVER: Best Meme Coins to Buy in Q2 Cross-Asset Transmission: Risk-On Snapback Absorbs the Geopolitical Premium The macro transmission mechanism here is a classic risk-on rotation rather…

A rogue wallet app slipped through Apple’s review process and quietly stole millions. Here’s what happened — and why it matters more than most people realize.There’s something deeply ironic about this story. Our own Apple app submission has been sitting in review limbo for months. Apple won’t approve it because we’re a “crypto” app — even though we’re essentially a media site that writes guides and news. Apparently, that’s too risky.Meanwhile, a fake Ledger wallet app made it onto the App Store with no problem. It drained $9.5 million from real people in under a week.Make that make sense.What Actually…

In brief Deutsche Börse has acquired a $200 million stake in Kraken’s parent company, valuing the crypto exchange at $13.3 billion. The deal deepens a partnership spanning FX, custody, settlement, and tokenized assets. An expert said the investment points to a wave of TradFi consolidation around crypto incumbents, with compliance increasingly becoming a competitive advantage. Deutsche Börse AG’s $200 million bet on crypto exchange Kraken could change how traditional financial institutions stake their claim in digital assets, according to one expert.The Frankfurt stock exchange operator has acquired a 1.5% fully diluted stake in Payward Inc., Kraken’s parent company, in a…

Digital assets are gradually becoming a part of everyday finance and enterprise operations in many ways. The cryptocurrency market has a total capitalization of almost $3 trillion, which clearly indicates how digital assets have gained traction. Even with the growing use of digital assets, the emphasis on digital asset compliance will increase in 2026. As a matter of fact, regulators will expect digital assets to follow the same compliance guidelines as the ones for banks and established financial firms. In the digital asset landscape, ensuring compliance is more than just a legal necessity and plays a major role in boosting…

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today launched CFD Copy Trading, expanding access to traditional financial markets and allowing users to automatically follow professional traders across forex, commodities, and indices directly from the Bitget platform. The launch follows strong growth in Bitget’s CFD business, which recently surpassed $6 billion in single-day trading volume as users responded to heightened volatility across global markets. Recent price movements in gold, oil, major currency pairs, and equity indices have drawn increased participation from crypto-native traders seeking broader market exposure as macro conditions become more interconnected. While that growth has largely been driven by…