Why Bitcoin in 2025–2026 has been moving more on Fed policy and Trump headlines than on halving narratives. A look at four episodes — from Kevin Warsh’s nomination to tariff shocks and the March FOMC — and what it means if you trade crypto as macro risk, not folklore.
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EUR/USD Option Expiries to Watch at the May 29 New York 10am Cut
Two EUR/USD option expiries at 1.1600 and 1.1650 are on the radar for the May 29 New York 10am cut. While lacking strong technical significance, they may cap price action as markets await a potential US-Iran deal announcement and navigate month-end flows....
Brad Garlinghouse Declares Crypto's Political Opponents Have Been Crushed
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has declared that the so-called "Anti-Crypto Army" has been defeated "by the courts" and "by the voters," while Senator Elizabeth Warren continues to push back, recently demanding OCC details on Ripple's national trust charter approval....
NEAR Eyes Golden Cross Formation While DOGE Weakens and XRP Teeters on Key Support
NEAR Protocol is approaching a potential golden cross as its 50-day MA closes in on the 200-day MA, while Dogecoin slips below key moving averages and XRP teeters on critical horizontal support near $1.28–$1.30....
Ripple's David Schwartz Dismisses $293 Billion Bitcoin Lawsuit as Legally Flawed
Ripple's David Schwartz has dismissed a sweeping $286 billion Bitcoin lawsuit as legally flawed, calling the jurisdictional logic "comically bad." Filed by a pseudonymous New York man targeting over 39,000 dormant wallets, the case has drawn widespread skepticism from crypto industry figures....
iOS 27 Leaks Reveal a Completely Rebuilt Siri Powered by Google Gemini
Leaked renders of iOS 27 reveal a completely rebuilt Siri featuring a standalone chatbot app, Dynamic Island integration, and a multi-provider AI menu. The revamped assistant will run on Google Gemini technology, with Apple paying roughly $1 billion a year for the license....
New AI System Anticipates User Questions Before They're Asked
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tencent have developed ProAct, an AI agent that uses idle time between conversations to predict and prepare for user needs before they are explicitly requested, reportedly reducing conversation turns by 14.8% in benchmark testing....
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Germany Regional CPI Data on Tap: What to Expect From Today's Inflation Readings
Germany's regional CPI readings are due today, with national preliminary figures expected at 1200 GMT. Annual headline inflation is forecast to hold near 2.9% in May, close to the highest level since December 2023, while core inflation remains relatively contained at 2.3%....
German Import Prices Rise Again in April Amid Ongoing Middle East Tensions
German import prices rose 1.2% month-on-month in April, exceeding expectations, with the annual rate hitting 5.3% — the highest since January 2023 — driven largely by surging energy costs and higher prices for intermediate goods amid ongoing Middle East tensions....
France's Q1 GDP Revised Down to -0.1%, Raising Recession Fears
France's Q1 GDP was revised down to -0.1% from a preliminary reading of 0.0%, reversing prior growth and raising fears of a technical recession as stagflation concerns mount....
French Inflation Hits 15-Month High in May as Energy Prices Surge
French CPI rose 2.4% year-on-year in May, reaching its highest level since February 2024, driven by a sharp swing in energy prices from -8.0% to +16.8% annually. Services inflation also edged higher, raising stagflation concerns for both the French economy and ECB policy....
Japan's Top Government Spokesman Flags Deep Concern Over Speculative Yen Moves
Japan's chief cabinet secretary expressed "extreme concern" over speculative yen moves, stopping short of commenting on FX levels or intervention, while reiterating the government's stance to take appropriate action — as USD/JPY hovers above 159.00....
VanEck Launches First U.S. Spot BNB ETF as Altcoin Fund Lineup Keeps Growing
VanEck has launched the VanEck BNB ETF (VBNB), the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product offering direct exposure to BNB. The physically backed fund expands a rapidly growing roster of altcoin ETFs approved under the new regulatory environment....
Bessent Calls on Congress to Fast-Track Crypto Market Clarity Legislation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called on Congress to swiftly pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing the U.S. must become the global home for crypto. The bill passed the House in July 2025 but faces an uncertain path through the Senate....
NEAR Eyes Golden Cross Formation While DOGE Weakens and XRP Teeters on Key Support
NEAR Protocol is approaching a potential golden cross as its 50-day MA closes in on the 200-day MA, while Dogecoin slips below key moving averages and XRP teeters on critical horizontal support near $1.28–$1.30....
Kalshi Files Federal Lawsuit to Block Minnesota's Prediction Market Felony Law
Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Minnesota's new law that classifies prediction market operations as a felony, siding with the Trump administration, which had already sued the state through the DOJ and CFTC....
Sui Blockchain Suffers Multi-Hour Outage Again, Months After Previous Network Halt
Sui's layer-1 blockchain suffered another multi-hour network outage on Thursday, just five months after a similar January incident. Engineers identified the issue and began rolling out a fix to validators, while the SUI token dropped 5.4% amid the disruption....
Anthropic Reaches Near-Trillion-Dollar Valuation After $65 Billion Series H Round
Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H funding round at a $965 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI's last disclosed figure. The company reported annualized revenue exceeding $47 billion, driven by enterprise adoption of its Claude AI models....
ElevenLabs and Stability AI Release New AI Music Tools in Challenge to Suno's Dominance
ElevenLabs has launched Music v2 and Stability AI has released Stable Audio 3.0, both emphasizing licensed training data as they compete with AI music leader Suno, which holds a $2.45 billion valuation and roughly 100 million users....