Die Benzinpreise steigen in ganz Europa. In Frankreich hat der Preis für 95-Oktan-Benzin jetzt €1,97 pro Liter erreicht, was den höchsten Stand seit Juli 2022 markiert.
🔔 Today's key events feature an address by Donald Trump regarding Iran at 21:00 ET. Throughout the day, Australia, Japan, China, and various European nations will release their March Manufacturing PMI data. In the US, the ADP Nonfarm Employment report will be issued at 15:15 MSK, followed by retail sales data at 15:30 MSK. Additionally, the Russian Ministry of Finance will hold auctions for OFZ placements, while SPB Exchange will restrict trading on T-Technologies in anticipation of an upcoming stock split.
Circle under fire after $285 million Drift hack over inaction to freeze stolen USDC
Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization carries legal risks.
Here's what 'cracking' bitcoin in 9 minutes by quantum computers actually means
Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million bitcoin are more exposed than the rest.
Developers are working to improve Bitcoin’s security features to address possible quantum threats, and a test network has been launched to assess potential upgrades. In 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto mentioned that as quantum technology advances gradually, Bitcoin would have enough time to adjust.
🇺🇸 CFTC Chair Michael Selig says, “Current financial systems are outdated, and blockchain networks are exactly what we need to bring it into the 21st century.”
🚨 Ledger CTO suspects $280M Drift Protocol hack linked to North Korea threat actors.
🚨 Arthur Hayes questions whether native multisig on Solana could have prevented the Drift hack.
🚨 U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose for a fifth straight week to 6.46%, the highest since September 2025.
⚡️ Circle just announced cirBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token with onchain-verifiable reserves built to move seamlessly across DeFi.
🇨🇦 Canada's new stablecoin framework will require issuers to maintain 1:1 reserves, register with the Bank of Canada, and offer at-par redemption.
🔥 Elon Musk's SpaceX is targeting a valuation of more than $2 trillion for its upcoming IPO, which would make it bigger than all but five companies in the S&P 500, per Bloomberg.
🚨 Tether is making a final push to close a fundraising round at a $500 billion valuation, per The Information.
🚨 The IMF released a note on tokenized finance, highlighting its potential to transform banking, capital markets, and payments.
🔥 BIG: $ETH Elon Musk's SpaceX is targeting a valuation of more than $2 trillion for its upcoming IPO, which would make it bigger than all but five companies in the S&P 500, per Bloomberg. #ETH #Ethereum #ETHETFS
⚠️✴️ According to experts at CryptoQuant, a genuine bottom for BTC requires a "bloodbath" among long-term holders, which has yet to take place. They also warn that another decline in the market is still a possibility.
🔹 BitMine, established by Tom Lee of Fundstrat, purchased an extra 71,179 $ETH ETH last week. The company now possesses a total of 4.73 million ETH, which accounts for approximately 3.9% of the overall supply. #ETH #Ethereum
$XRP Ripple Treasury puts XRP and RLUSD inside corporate finance for the first time
The treasury management system, built on Ripple's 2025 acquisition of GTreasury, lets CFOs view and manage digital assets alongside fiat in a single dashboard without separate custody or wallet infrastructure. #xrp #Xrp🔥🔥 #Ripple
$BTC The bitcoin treasury boom is unwinding as some companies and governments sell holdings
Falling prices and prolonged consolidation are pushing public firms and sovereign holders to liquidate bitcoin reserves to shore up balance sheets.#BTC
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump tells aides he's willing to end Iran war without reopening Strait of Hormuz, per WSJ.
🚨 Google research shows a quantum computer could crack Bitcoin's private keys in just 9 mins, 1 min short of Bitcoin's average block time.
🚨 Goldman Sachs raises gold target to $5,400/oz by end-2026.
⚡️ Elon Musk on quantum computing says, it could one day recover lost crypto wallet passwords.
🔥 CZ says crypto can adapt to quantum threats via post-quantum upgrades, no need to panic.
🚨 UBS CEO says keeping a good dose of cash in your portfolio is not a bad idea at present.
🚨 S&P 500 jumps ~2.5% as Iran signals willingness to end the war with guarantees, adding roughly $1.4T in market value.
🚨 Oracle has begun mass layoffs, notifying thousands of employees via a 6 a.m. email that their roles were eliminated effective immediately
🇺🇸 Trump to address the nation on the Iran war at 9PM ET Wednesday per White House Press Secretary Leavitt.
🇺🇸 New Hampshire's Bitcoin-backed municipal bond scores a Ba2 rating from Moody's, marking an unprecedented first in public finance, per Bloomberg.
🔥 Brent crude oil closed March 2026 with a 60% monthly gain, its largest since the futures contract launched in 1988, per The Kobeissi Letter.
🇦🇪 The UAE is preparing to join the US and allies in forcibly reopening the Strait of Hormuz and is pushing for a UN Security Council resolution to authorize it, WSJ reports.
🚨 Foreign central banks have sold US Treasury holdings to their lowest level since 2012 amid the Iran War, per Financial Times.