Morning Bid: Big Tech swoons as Q1s lurk, Nvidia decimated

finance.yahoo.com A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The so-called 'Magnificent 7' of U.S. megacap tech stocks has retreated sharply as first-quarter earnings…

US Dollar Sell-off Incoming? Currency Holders Reduce Positions in USD

watcher.guru The US dollar rose to 106.80 in the DXY index this month delivering handsome profits to currency investors. The USD is the top-performing asset in the forex market this year…

Crypto Industry Faces New Threat: Section 702 US Surveillance Bill Passed

bitcoinist.com The US Senate has voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a move that has sparked widespread debate and concern among civil…

Mango Markets Hacker Found Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison: Reuters

cryptonews.com The Mango Markets hacker, Avraham Eisenberg, was found guilty on Thursday in a Manhattan federal court for orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the theft of approximately…

HashKey Exchange Suspends Binance Deposits and Withdrawals Citing Policy Adjustments

cryptonews.com HashKey Exchange, a licensed exchange based in Hong Kong, has announced the temporary suspension of digital asset deposits and withdrawals to and from Binance. In a Friday…

Huge Bond Wagers Make Some Hedge Funds Too-Big-To-Fail, IMF Warns

zerohedge.com Huge Bond Wagers Make Some Hedge Funds Too-Big-To-Fail, IMF Warns Who could have seen this coming? btw this is where the next really big crash will start…

‘It Can Be Said With Confidence the SEC Is Investigating Ethereum’: Consensys’ Bill Hughes Talks Crypto Law

coindesk.com I think they are. It’s hard because the policy space is pretty confusing. The subject matter is pretty confusing. Many people they need to talk to just don't care one way or…

US Senators Introduce Stablecoin Regulatory Framework, While Warren Wants Restrictions

cryptopotato.com On April 17, the two pro-crypto Senators introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act. The bill “solves key policy challenges that have lingered around previous…

The Justice Department wants to cut down on corporate misbehavior by offering leniency to wrongdoers

aol.com The Justice Department is piloting a new program meant to entice employees or other individuals involved in unlawful corporate behavior to report it in exchange for…

The Justice Department wants to cut down on corporate misbehavior by offering wrongdoers leniency

fortune.com The Justice Department is piloting a new program meant to entice employees or other individuals involved in unlawful corporate behavior to report it in exchange for…

Mango Markets Hacker Avraham Eisenberg’s Trial Heads To Jury

coingape.com It appears that the fate of crypto trader Avraham Eisenberg, who was involved in Mango Markets $110 million attack, now lies in the hands of twelve New York jurors. Avraham…

Comparing Apples to MNGOs: Government Actions Against Avi Eisenberg Show How Poorly Digital Assets Are Classified in US

unchainedcrypto.com A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attorney walks into a courtroom in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and asks her colleagues at the Commodity Futures…

Rights, Reason, Revolution: In DC at the Bitcoin Policy Summit

bitcoinmagazine.com In the whirlwind of April 2024, with Bitcoin ETFs dominating headlines and halving celebration planning in full swing, the Bitcoin Policy Summit emerged as a pivotal moment…

A Gold Smackdown Reversal on Friday, Rebound Today, What’s Going On?

mishtalk.com I saw a lot of charges of manipulation by shorts on Friday. Let’s look at the claims and today’s rebound. Thoughts for the week ahead. Friday’s #volatility in #gold #silver…

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Probe CFTC Chair About Alleged Ties With Sam Bankman-Fried

dailyhodl.com Two United States Senators are want answers from the Chair of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over his connections to the disgraced founder of FTX, Sam…

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Demand CFTC Chair Rostin Benham Explain Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried

cryptonews.com United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) have demanded that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Benham disclose…

Senators probe CFTC chair’s ties with Sam Bankman-Fried

cryptobriefing.com Senators Warren (D, Massachusetts) and Grassley (R, Iowa) have intensified their scrutiny of CFTC Chair Behnam’s relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted former…

Another Extension: CySEC Suspends FTX EU’s License until September

financemagnates.com The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has yet again extended the suspension of the license of FTX (EU) Ltd, the locally regulated subsidiary of the…

Senators Grill CFTC Boss on Sketchy Links to FTX’s Fallen Star Sam Bankman-Fried

financemagnates.com Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Grassley demand a full accounting of the interactions between Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam and Sam…

Goldman Sachs Forecasts AI Growth As Q1 Results Beat Expectations

coingape.com Financial Giant Goldman Sachs reported an upbeat result for the first quarter of 2024, beating estimates. But the most important note in the results was the firm’s…

Senators Probe CFTC Chair Over Links to FTX Founder Bankman-Fried

coingape.com U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have issued a formal request for information from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair…

Senators demand detailed accounting of CFTC’s interactions with SBF

cryptoslate.com US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley have formally requested a detailed accounting of all interactions between Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair…

Lawmakers demand information on CFTC chair’s relationship with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

theblock.co Sen. Warren and Sen. Grassley are asking for information about CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam's relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, particularly their correspondence in the…

Elizabeth Warren Presses CFTC Chair Over His Discussions With Sam Bankman-Fried

tftc.io U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Grassley have intensified their efforts to scrutinize the relationship between Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman…

Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

coindesk.com The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, but lawmakers…

Cotton Slips Lower into Friday Close

barchart.com Cotton futures were down 17 to 75 points in most contracts on Friday’s close. Crude oil backed off the early strength to close with gains of just 44 cents. The US dollar…

Smell Ethereum’s cooking: What ETH has in common with pro wrestling

blockworks.co ETH monetary policy is just like WWE The fighting in pro wrestling is largely fake and the outcomes are mostly pre-determined. But much of the appeal for fans is that they,…

SEC Postpones Decision on NYSE Bitcoin Options Trading Proposal

bitcoinnews.com The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States has hit the brakes on a crucial decision regarding the introduction of options trading for spot Bitcoin…

The $63 Million Exploit

decrypt.co BTC consolidates around $70k, funding still low. ETFs see $418m inflow as GBTC outflow tiny. BTC set to have record 7th-straight green month. AI coins soar, FET hits ATH…

Voyager Digital Shows Intent with $474M Recovery Fund

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Voyager Digital Shows Intent with $474M Recovery Fund Voyager Digital is making significant headway in its post-bankruptcy bid to repay creditors. As part of its…

Voyager Digital Rallies $484 Million in Recovery Efforts, Aims for Rapid Creditor Repayment

beincrypto.com Voyager Digital, once ensnared in bankruptcy, has achieved a significant breakthrough in its recovery efforts. The company has amassed $484.35 million through settlements,…

US dollar surges to new 34-year high vs yen after hotter-than-expected inflation data

investing.com The dollar rose across the board on Wednesday, soaring against the Japanese yen to its highest since mid-1990, after U.S. inflation rose more than expected in March, pushing…

Understanding the hold-up on spot bitcoin ETF options approval

blockworks.co The Securities and Exchange Commission is not ready to approve options for spot bitcoin ETFs — a move some say is questionable even considering that multiple regulators are…

Stablecoin Regulation Coming This Week: Here’s What Traders Can Expect

coinpedia.org Elena is an expert in technical analysis and risk management in cryptocurrency market. She has 10+year experience in writing - accordingly she is avid journalists with a…

Ethereum ETF Hopes Fade as SEC's Crypto Crackdown Dashes Approval Expectations

decrypt.co Feeling bullish about a spot Ethereum ETF? Think again. According to issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is unlikely to approve a…

US Senators Gillibrand and Lummis Set to Unveil a New Stablecoin Legislation

beincrypto.com Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are poised to introduce groundbreaking legislation on stablecoins. The bill’s success could herald a new era…

US Has No Authority to Prosecute DeFi Trades, Says Lawyer for Mango Markets Hacker

decrypt.co In a fiery exchange of opening statements today before a Manhattan jury, federal prosecutors squared off against lawyers for Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto trader accused of…

Bitcoin has soared 400% since FTX collapsed. Here’s why creditors are still unhappy

dlnews.com John J. Ray III, who is managing the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, had more choice words for its disgraced founder, Sam Bankman-Fried Creditors are expected to get some of…

Coinbase's Base Jump on Bankless

bankless.com has rallied 28% off its Tuesday local lows, marching upwards to hit a new cycle high this morning! What bullish catalysts have pumped COIN? Onchain activity on Coinbase’s…

NY Federal Court to Commerce Trial against Mango Markets Exploiter in $116M Theft Case

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker NY Federal Court to Commerce Trial against Mango Markets Exploiter in $116M Theft Case A court in New York is gearing up to commence trial against Mango Markets…

BitMEX Co-Founder to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Price Manipulation Scheme

cryptonews.com Ben Delo, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, will face a class-action lawsuit brought forth by exchange users, a United States federal judge has ruled. Judge…

Mango Markets Mayhem: Avraham Eisenberg Faces Trial Over $100 Million Exploit

beincrypto.com Avraham Eisenberg, accused of draining over $100 million from the Mango Markets decentralized exchange (DEX), will face his criminal trial this week. A New York federal…