Executive Summary Q1 2026 marked a breakout quarter for TradFi perpetual swaps. What began as a niche product — barely registering at 0.03% of total crypto margin derivatives volume in December 2025 — erupted into a $30.7 billion weekly volume market commanding 1.72% of all exchange-traded crypto derivatives. The catalyst was a convergence of structural…
Bittensor’s TAO crypto is trading at $334 after the successful completion of Covenant-72B – a 72.7-billion-parameter model trained across more than 70 anonymous, distributed nodes without a single data center or nine-figure budget behind it. The 90% rally TAO posted through March 2026 is not a narrative trade; it’s a direct market response to a…
Ethereum has been one of the most widely adopted blockchains since its launch in 2015, powering a large share of today’s decentralised applications and financial systems. Its introduction of smart contracts transformed how transactions and agreements are executed on-chain, making it the foundation of much of the Web3 ecosystem. However, with this growing usage comes…
The prop trading industry has spent the better part of a decade refining a model built around foreign exchange and contracts for difference: high leverage, tight spreads, rapid turnover. It has worked. Leading firms have collectively distributed over $1 billion in payouts to traders, according to industry estimates, with FTMO alone reporting $450 million over…
In brief Morgan Stanley has become the first major U.S. commercial bank to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF. MSBT drew $30.6 million in inflows on its debut Wednesday, with spot Bitcoin ETFs posting net outflows for a second straight day. At 0.14%, the fund charges the lowest expense ratio among Bitcoin ETFs. Morgan Stanley became…
Traders at JPMorgan Chase are laying out three scenarios for the US stock market that are tied to developments in the Middle East. Starting with a “status quo” scenario, JPMorgan’s trading desk says stocks would witness some stability in the short term if tensions de-escalate on a limited basis and vessels passing through the Strait…
Homepage > News > Business > APAC tops world digital wallet use; US sticks to cards, for now The Asia Pacific (APAC) region leads the world in digital wallet use, accounting for 77% of online spend ($2.7 trillion) and 63% of in-person spend ($6.3 trillion) in 2025. Meanwhile, the United States remains largely card-based, but…
Yield Farming gehört zu den innovativsten Strategien im Krypto-Sektor – und gleichzeitig zu den steuerlich kompliziertesten. Während Anleger ihre Coins in DeFi-Protokollen einsetzen, entstehen laufend neue Token, Gebühren und Transaktionen. Genau hier liegt das Problem: Viele Investoren unterschätzen die steuerlichen Konsequenzen oder interpretieren sie falsch. Mit der zunehmenden Regulierung und klareren Vorgaben durch das Bundesfinanzministerium…
Bitcoin broke above US$72,000, with chart structure pointing to a measured-move target of US$90,000. Binance recorded US$2.7 billion in taker buy orders within two hours of the US-Iran ceasefire announcement on April 8, lifting net taker volume to US$1.02 billion, its highest reading since March 17. Analysts say the bullish structure depends on US$70,000 holding…
Bitcoin Depot disclosed in an April 8 SEC filing that 50.9 BTC, worth approximately US$3.665 million, was stolen after hackers compromised internal IT systems and settlement-account credentials on March 23. The company said customer-facing platforms and user data were unaffected, with the breach confined to an internal hot wallet used for settlement between the operator…