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General Crypto April 17, 2026

Good News Friday: Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire, Wall Street Surges

The good news today, across multiple fronts: Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire on April 16, the stock market hit all-time highs for the third time this week, all six major US banks beat Q1 estimates, and Bitcoin crossed $75,000 as Wall Street institutions launched spot ETF products and opened direct crypto trading […]

by Vladimir Popescu 11 min read

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General Crypto March 18, 2026

The Clean 16: Every Crypto Asset the SEC Just Declared a Commodity

Markets March 10, 2026

U.S. Debt Hits 100% of GDP as Fiscal Crisis Warnings Intensify

Policy March 5, 2026

IRS Refund Delays 2026: Why Refunds Are Late and “Where’s My Refund” Isn’t Updating

Policy March 18, 2026

SEC Declares XRP a Digital Commodity and Admits a Decade of Crypto Failure

Business March 9, 2026

China Generates 40% More Power Than the US and EU, Ditching Oil

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Markets April 17, 2026

Singapore Gulf Bank Launches USDC Mint on Solana as Network Crosses $1 Trillion

Markets April 17, 2026

XRP at $1.43 as Standard Chartered Sets $8 Target and Analysts Eye $28

Markets April 17, 2026

Iran Is Going After a Second Strait and Europe Has Six Weeks of Jet Fuel Left

Bitcoin April 17, 2026

Charles Schwab Just Put Bitcoin in Front of 39 Million Americans

Markets April 16, 2026

XRP Prediction 2026: Eyes on $2.19 As Price Stays in Range

Markets April 16, 2026

Silver Is in Its Sixth Deficit Year and the 2026 Gap Just Got 15% Bigger

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Bitcoin April 17, 2026

Charles Schwab Just Put Bitcoin in Front of 39 Million Americans

Charles Schwab has started rolling out Bitcoin trading. It is giving millions of its clients direct access to crypto for the first time. The launch began on April 16 and will expand in phases over the coming weeks. With nearly 39 million active brokerage accounts and over $12.22 trillion in client assets, the scale of […]

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Bitcoin April 16, 2026

BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Are All Buying Bitcoin This Week

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Bitcoin April 14, 2026

You Can Now Trade IBIT and 43 Other Stocks on Bybit Using BTC or ETH

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Bitcoin April 14, 2026

Bitcoin Wipes $200M in Shorts and Breaks $75K Despite Iran Blockade

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Bitcoin April 13, 2026

Strategy Buys $1B in Bitcoin as ETF Inflows Top $800M

by Sahana Kiran 2 min read

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Business April 15, 2026

Nike Stock Rises as Tim Cook, CEO Elliott Hill Buy Shares Near Lows

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets April 14, 2026

SNDK Stock Joins Nasdaq-100 & CoreWeave Lands Anthropic & Meta in AI Push

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets April 7, 2026

Tesla Faces 60% Downside Call From JPMorgan as ARK Buys More Shares

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets April 7, 2026

Gold Prices Dip as Trading Volume Overtakes Major Assets

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets

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Markets April 17, 2026

XRP at $1.43 as Standard Chartered Sets $8 Target and Analysts Eye $28

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets April 17, 2026

Iran Is Going After a Second Strait and Europe Has Six Weeks of Jet Fuel Left

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets April 17, 2026

Singapore Gulf Bank Launches USDC Mint on Solana as Network Crosses $1 Trillion

The Solana network has been seeing steady growth in usage this year, but a new move from Singapore Gulf Bank adds a different layer to that trend. As stablecoin adoption expands, parts of traditional banking are beginning to connect more directly with blockchain systems. The shift is still early, but it’s happening alongside a noticeable […]

by Sahana Kiran 2 min read

General Crypto April 17, 2026

Good News Friday: Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire, Wall Street Surges

Bitcoin April 17, 2026

Charles Schwab Just Put Bitcoin in Front of 39 Million Americans

Markets April 16, 2026

XRP Prediction 2026: Eyes on $2.19 As Price Stays in Range

Markets April 16, 2026

Silver Is in Its Sixth Deficit Year and the 2026 Gap Just Got 15% Bigger

Bitcoin April 16, 2026

BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Are All Buying Bitcoin This Week

Markets April 16, 2026

The S&P 500 Just Hit a Record High in the Middle of an Active War

Markets April 15, 2026

Kyobo Life Insurance Taps Ripple for Tokenized Bonds in South Korea’s Crypto Trading Boom

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Business April 7, 2026

Anthropic Hits $30B as Google–Broadcom Deal Powers AI Boom and Bubble Debate

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Business April 3, 2026

Medvi Is the AI Startup With 2 Employees and $1.8B in Sales Beating Hims & Hers

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Business April 15, 2026

Nike Stock Rises as Tim Cook, CEO Elliott Hill Buy Shares Near Lows

Nike stock moved slightly higher in after-hours trading this week. This followed insider purchases by two of the firm’s senior figures. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who sits on Nike’s board, and Nike Inc CEO Elliot Hill both bought shares within days of each other. The purchases come at a time when the stock has been […]

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Business April 3, 2026

SpaceX IPO Targets $2T While Anthropic Drops $400M on Biotech the Same Day

Business April 2, 2026

Nike Stock Crashes 15% in Brutal Selloff, Among Worst in Decades

Bitcoin April 2, 2026

OCC Crypto Rule Is Live and Citadel, Schwab Are Already Filing for a Bank

Business April 1, 2026

OpenAI Raises $122B at $852B Valuation as Oracle Cuts Jobs to Fund AI

Business March 31, 2026

SpaceX IPO Could Shut Out Robinhood as Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade Takes Control

Business March 28, 2026