Kevin O’Leary urged the Trump administration to impose a 400% tariff on Chinese goods, arguing that the current 104% tariff is insufficient to compel China to follow trade rules. O’Leary said these statements prior to U.S. President Donald Trump pausing tariffs for 90 days on Wednesday afternoon. O’Leary Calls for Maximum Pressure on China Canadian […]
Bitcoin’s (BTC) futures market reflects a possible price cooldown after the cryptocurrency’s multiple weeks of correction. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that the BTC-USDT futures leverage ratio with respect to open interest (OI) has halved since peaking in early 2025. Bitcoin estimated futures leveraged ratio. Source: CryptoQuant This significant de-leveraging has occurred because of massive liquidations […]
Wall Street rebounded sharply on April 9 after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs, temporarily easing trade tensions. Bitcoin roared past the $82,000 range at 1:50 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. Trump’s Temporary Tariff Freeze Lifts Wall Street and Crypto The S&P 500 jumped over 7.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed […]
United States President Donald Trump has issued a 90-day pause for “reciprocal tariffs,” and lowered the tariff rate to 10% on countries that do not retaliate with counter-tariffs. However, the President also said he would increase the reciprocal tariff rate on China to 125% due to the country’s counter-tariffs against the US. Trump wrote in […]
Propelled by escalating trade tensions, gold prices advanced 3.56% against the U.S. dollar during the period spanning Trump’s tariff implementation and reciprocal duties imposed by China and the European Union on American exports. Meanwhile, silver mirrored this upward trajectory, registering a 2.08% gain in valuation. The World Continues to Fuel a Bullion Bonanza U.S. equities […]
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has started taking Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in a bid to onboard more crypto-native users. The company that lets users bet on events ranging from election outcomes to Rotten Tomatoes film ratings has seen a strong uptake among crypto traders, Kalshi told Cointelegraph on April 9. For instance, event contracts for betting on […]
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has started taking Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in a bid to onboard more crypto-native users. The company that lets users bet on events ranging from election outcomes to Rotten Tomatoes film ratings has seen a strong uptake among crypto traders, Kalshi told Cointelegraph on April 9. For instance, event contracts for betting on […]
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has started taking Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in a bid to onboard more crypto-native users. The company that lets users bet on events ranging from election outcomes to Rotten Tomatoes film ratings has seen a strong uptake among crypto traders, Kalshi told Cointelegraph on April 9. For instance, event contracts for betting on […]
Since the beginning of the year, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity has diminished significantly across multiple indicators. Although the outlook appeared encouraging early on, shifting macroeconomic pressures and market retracements have been central to the downturn. DeFi Protocols Stumble in 2025 Recent weeks have been particularly turbulent for crypto markets, following President Donald Trump’s imposition of […]
Risky assets remain volatile as trade war tension between the United States and China keeps investors on the edge. A minor positive is that Bitcoin (BTC) has avoided a sharp fall and is trading well above the crucial near-term support at $73,777. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said in a post on X that the PBOC […]
Let’s be honest—most governments still don’t know what to do with crypto. The U.S. is full of regulatory curveballs—though recent signals suggest that may be changing. In Europe, the rules are slightly better, but the pace is glacial. Meanwhile, Dubai has quietly—and quickly—become the place where crypto works. This isn’t hype. It’s a wake-up call. […]
United States securities laws are not flexible enough to account for digital assets, as evidenced by the parade of crypto-native companies that have tried and failed to get into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) good graces, Rodrigo Seira, special counsel to Cooley LLP, told a House Committee hearing on April 9. The hearing, titled […]