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Key Insights Cardano trades in a tight range between $0.23 support and $0.27 resistance, reflecting reduced volatility and cautious sentiment among traders. Open interest’s decline to $433 million signals fading participation, with traders closing positions instead of building new exposure i

Hut 8 replaced its Coinbase Credit arrangement with a new $200 million, 364-day bitcoin-backed facility from FalconX, cutting debt costs by 200 basis points, according to the announcement. New Facility Details The facility is structured as a 364-day bitcoin-backed loan for $200 million. The arran

South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit has partnered with Optimism to build GIWA Chain, a new Ethereum Layer 2 using the OP tech stack, according to an announcement on Monday. GIWA Chain is the first chain to launch on the Self-Managed tier of OP Enterprise, meaning Upbit will run the chain

Turkey's central bank maintained its tight monetary policy in April 2026 despite persistent inflation and slowing economic activity, keeping its main interest rate at 37 percent to defend the lira and restrict credit, according to the bank's latest policy decision. The central bank has limited lira

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital has expanded its child protection rule for electronic systems, PP Tunas, to cover ecommerce, fintech, banks, search engines, and other digital services likely to be used by children, according to ministry official Mediodecci Lustarini. The rule

Tetra Trust has launched CADD, a new stablecoin backed by Shopify and National Bank of Canada among other supporters, designed to enable 24/7 cross-border settlement and real-time institutional transactions. The digital currency targets institutional users seeking to replace legacy batch settlement

Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) announced on April 4 that the country's combined oil and gas production in March reached 5.531 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, marking a historical record. The production surge reflects both operational expansion and

HSBC Holdings disclosed on May 5 that it intends to maintain its common equity tier one (CET1) ratio mid-term target range at 14% to 14.5%, according to the bank's first quarter 2026 earnings report. The group stated it is adequately prepared to address changes and uncertainties in the global

The UAE banking system faces mounting pressure as the monetary base (M0) declined by AED74.6 billion ($20.3 billion), or 8.2 percent, by March 30, 2026, following the US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28, according to an Oxford Economics report. Rising interbank lending rates and large-s

Grab announced it will adjust its Indonesia business following President Prabowo Subianto's government decision to cap ride-hailing commissions at 8%, down from approximately 20%, according to Bloomberg. The change is expected to primarily affect the company's two-wheel motorbike services in its

Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court on May 1 seeking to lift a court-ordered freeze on roughly $73 million in ether recovered from the April 18 Kelp DAO exploit, arguing that temporary possession of stolen assets does not equate to ownership. The motion challenges restrictions preven

Milky Mist Dairy Food, an India-based dairy products maker, raised approximately 4.8 billion rupees (US$50.8 million) in a pre-IPO funding round led by Jongsong Investments, an indirect unit of Temasek Holdings. The round combines new share issuance and promoter share sales ahead of the company's

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has closed a $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial. The deal grants Payward a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack in the U.S., according to the announcement. CFTC Derivatives Regulatory Status The transaction provides Payward with c

Australian data center operator Nextdc announced on May 5 that it secured A$1.8 billion, or about US$1.29 billion, in new senior debt facilities, according to Reuters. The funding will support capital spending linked to recent customer contract wins and ongoing data center developments. This debt r

Amplicity, a Singapore-based energy startup, closed a US$1 million seed round on March 31, according to the company. The round added Engie and strategic angel investors to the company's cap table. Amplicity aims to help businesses earn revenue from backup batteries through power market services,

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has filed a lawsuit alleging $25 million in crypto custody fraud against Etana and the firm's CEO, according to the complaint. The allegations center on claims that client funds were misused, commingled, and concealed as part of a "Ponzi-like" s

Pinterest reported first-quarter results that beat analyst estimates on May 23, 2024, with revenue rising 18% year on year and shares climbing 17% following the earnings announcement and raised second-quarter guidance, according to CNBC. Financial Performance Revenue reached US$855 million

Major U.S. banking trade groups said on Monday that a proposed legislative fix to stablecoin rewards "falls short" of protecting deposits from flight to crypto platforms, according to a joint statement from the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, Financ