Day: April 15, 2026

On Monday, the preferred shares STRC from MicroStrategy showed a record trading volume — $1.1 billion in one day. The company confirmed this surge, noting that the figure increased by 46.5% compared to the previous high. The sharp rise immediately caught the market’s attention. Traders are now trying to figure out what is behind this…

Bitcoin has once again reached an important milestone, but the market is not discussing it as actively as the price itself. There are about 105,000 blocks left until the next halving, which means the network has already passed the midpoint of the current four-year cycle that began after the reward reduction in April 2024. The…

On Monday, oil once again dropped below $100 per barrel. Although prices jumped above $104 during the day, they failed to hold at that level. The market shifted after signals from China. Defense Minister Dong Jun indicated that Chinese ships would continue to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and that U.S. restrictions would not…

The market received an unexpected signal from the regulator. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has effectively opened the space for DeFi interfaces to operate without a broker license, provided certain conditions are met. The reaction was immediate. Major assets moved upward. SEC Gives Space for DeFi This concerns so-called ‘user interfaces’—frontends, wallets, and browser…

Foundry Digital captured nearly a third of Zcash’s hashrate in a month. The launch of the new pool shifted the balance of power in the network and reduced the concentration of power with a single player. The company stated that its pool already controls 29.2% of the network’s computing power. This became possible through cooperation…

The Federal Reserve left key policy parameters unchanged. The decision was unanimous and reflects the regulator’s cautious approach amid mixed economic signals. The Fed published the minutes of its discount rate meetings for February and March. All 12 regional banks supported keeping the rate at 3.75%. The Regulator Maintains a Pause At the joint meeting…

Polygon Labs is launching its own liquid staking token, sPOL. The project aims to bring more than 3.6 billion staked POL into DeFi, most of which is still not used in the network’s economy. This is the first native LST from the Polygon team. And it is immediately backed by liquidity. The Liquid Staking Market…

The conflict in the Middle East has moved beyond oil. The risks now affect transportation, trade, and inflation, changing the behavior of global markets. In the first weeks, the market watched oil. Now the picture is broader. The price per barrel has dropped below $90, and bitcoin is holding its position and rising amid geopolitical…

For a long time, stablecoins were seen as a tool just for traders. Useful, but almost invisible. They served as a way to quickly enter and exit volatile assets without dealing with fiat. Essentially, it was just an intermediate liquidity layer, not an independent tool. Now, this view is outdated. Stablecoins are gradually becoming one…

The crypto market in the third week of April 2026 will see a new wave of token unlocks totaling more than $221 million. Major projects including Connex (CONX), Arbitrum (ARB), and deBridge (DBR) will release previously locked tokens over the next seven days. Such unlocks can increase short-term volatility and impact price movement. Below, we…

Crypto.com will co-host a UFC tournament, which will take place on June 14 right on the grounds of the White House. The event is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the USA and, according to the organizers, will have the largest bonus pool for fighters in the history of the sport. The exchange will allocate…