UK Banks Make History With First Interbank Transactions Using Tokenized Deposits
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US weighs overseas push for dollar-backed stablecoins: Bloomberg
The reported initiative could involve private-sector companies and several US agencies as Washington looks to expand the international use of dollar-backed stablecoins.
Hormuz Workarounds Keep Gulf Oil Flowing—at a Steep Cost
Operation Epic Fury began on February 28 and has since pushed the global maritime system into a new phase of sustained disruption. The disruption is no longer limited to isolated vessel attacks or temporary route change…
Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance
Washington is looking to leverage stablecoins to cement the U.S. dollar’s stature as the premier global reserve currency.
Natural Gas breaks $3.02: Live levels
Key price levels for natural gas start with support near $3.12 and resistance at this week’s high of $3.33. A six-day low of $3.15 was reached on Thursday, which attracted buyers and led to a bounce back into a three-da…
Crypto ETF Expansion: How to Understand Fund Flow Signals Beyond Catcrs
Whenever news of inflows into crypto ETFs appears, a familiar discussion often emerges in the market: is a new round of market momentum about to begin? For users following Catcrs, this type of information is certainly w…
Indonesian Rupiah faces pressure amid fiscal concerns
Strong US manufacturing data boosts expectations for an October Fed rate hike to 69.7%.
Asia energy stocks rise as oil rebounds on renewed Iran supply fears
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
Asian currencies mixed as dollar holds two-month high, yen stays near lows
Chinese authorities have done well to keep USD/CNY under control in 2025. We expect the same again for 2026. Asian high-yielders have had a bad year, but if one of them is to recover, we would expect it to be the Indian…
Asian stock markets trade mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Asian stock markets reflect a mixed performance on Thursday ahead of the meeting between United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day.
14X Altseason Soon? 100 Billion AI Agents Could Trigger Crypto’s First Real Bull Market
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Euro weakens below 1.1400 as Fed rate hike expectations reinforce US Dollar strength
The EUR/USD pair loses ground to near 1.1380 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The major pair extends its downside as hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) boost the US Dollar (USD) against t…
$15B In Bitcoin Options Expire Friday As Analyst Eyes $100,000
Roughly $15 billion in Bitcoin options expire Friday at 4:00 AM ET on Deribit, with bulls firmly in control. About $4.7 billion in positions sit between $50,000 and $85,000, while 98% of sell options are set to expire w…
Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 30-Year High At 3.055%
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield surged to 3.055%, its highest level in three decades. Higher yields raise borrowing costs, add pressure on Japan’s heavily indebted government, and make cheap yen-funded trades less…
Bitcoin Drops to $84K as Bond Yields Hit 5.11%: What Next?
Bitcoin is down 2% in the day, trading at around $84K following geopolitical and macroeconomic events.
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7489 vs. 6.7468 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7489 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7468 and 6.7184 Reuters estimate.
An AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM Says
An artificial intelligence agent built by OpenAI broke into an Australian government website in June, gaining unauthorized access to both public and non-public files, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Wednesday, …
Gold flat lines below $4,300 as Fed hike bets cap upside ahead of Trump-Xi meet
Gold (XAU/USD) remains depressed below the $4,300 mark, trading near a one-week low set earlier this Thursday as traders await a crucial meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. …
XRP Price Prediction For September 24
XRP was trading at $1.50 on Thursday, down 4.5% over 24 hours and up 15.6% over the past week, as a technical analyst who had forecast a deeper decline earlier this year revised his outlook following Bitcoin’s recent st…
‘It’s Go Time’: CFTC To Write Crypto Rules Without Congress After CLARITY Act Fails
The CFTC says it will move forward with clear crypto market rules on its own, despite the CLARITY Act failing to pass. “The agencies have a ton of existing statutory authority. The President was prepared for it, we’re p…
Gold steadies after selloff as oil, strong U.S. data lift Fed hike bets
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Kalshi says CFTC hasn’t contacted it over ‘unusual’ $5B trading activity
Kalshi said nearly $5 billion in similarly sized Ether perpetual trades reflected its liquidity incentive programs and rejected allegations that the activity was wash trading.
US Explores Plan to Boost Dollar Stablecoins Worldwide
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Meta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About How
Meta's new personal AI agent, Muse, read a tech columnist's private iMessages without his permission, then gave him a false explanation for how it knew what was inside them.