Oil prices increased as tensions escalated between the US and Iran, with Iran threatening to retaliate against regional infrastructure if the US strikes its key facilities. US West Texas Intermediate futures rose 1.32% to $80.09 per barrel, while Brent futures gained 1.33% to $85.35 per barrel. Despite the threats, experts believe a limited agreement remains possible due to economic incentives on both sides, including Iran's access to frozen assets and export waivers. The situation remains volatile as diplomatic talks continue.
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, moved about $965,000 worth of BNB and BinanceLife tokens from a public wallet to his education project, Giggle Academy, on August 16. The wallet had become cluttered with unsolicited meme coins, causing confusion a...
XRP is trading around $1 while futures open interest and trading volumes increase, with traders on Binance and OKX holding heavily leveraged long positions. Despite this bullish positioning, social media sentiment toward XRP has turned the most negat...
Aether Catalyst Solutions, a company focused on reducing costs and improving automotive catalytic converter catalysts, announced the appointment of Benjamin Catalano to its board of directors. Catalano brings over 30 years of experience in corporate ...
In March 2026, JPMorgan Chase launched a program allowing institutional clients to pledge Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for U.S. dollar loans via its Kinexys platform, with custodians like Fidelity and Coinbase holding the assets. This marks a m...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted Bitcoin developers' work on Utreexo while outlining Ethereum's proposed hybrid scaling strategy combining UTXO-style state and dynamic state models. Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter proposed native ...
