Iran Reinstates Currency Subsidies Amid Turmoil
Iran reinstates currency subsidies for essential goods amid economic turmoil, potentially impacting global oil prices and influencing Bank of Japan’s rate decisions. #Update #Economy
Crypto News
General category for all types of news related to the cryptocurrency world.
Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Ghostwriting Allegations
Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws request for a new trial, citing belief that Judge Lewis Kaplan won’t provide a fair hearing. #Update #Legal
Stablecoins Surge Amid Venezuela’s Economic Shift
@TRMLabs reports a Q1 2026 shift to $USDT, boosting Venezuela’s volume to $17.9B; 90.2% of Binance P2P listings feature USDT-VES pairs. #Update #Crypto $USDT
Traders Drive 3% Accuracy in Prediction Markets
A study reveals only 3% of traders on @Polymarket drive price accuracy, with informed traders outperforming the crowd; implications for insider trading rules remain. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
Yen Depreciation Concerns: BOJ Holds Rates
The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain interest rates at 0.75%, with negligible market movement for rate changes post-April, focusing on potential forex interventions. #Update #Finance
Tencent Hy3 AI Model Launches Efficiently
Tencent launched its Hy3 AI model, improving coding benchmarks by 40% and available on Tencent Cloud for $0.18 per million input tokens. #Update #AI
Federal Reserve Holds Rates at 3.75%
CME Fedwatch indicates a 99% chance of the Federal Reserve holding rates at 3.75% for the April 29 FOMC meeting. #Update #Finance
Oil Exports Surge: Iran Bypasses Sanctions
Iran exports 4.6M barrels of oil, bypassing US sanctions; Polymarket crude oil contract drops to 0.9% YES for record highs by April 30. #Update #Energy
Google DeepMind AI Revolutionizes Coachella Experience
Coachella partnered with @DeepMind to test AI tools at the 2026 festival, including 3D live show environments, a stage-planning app, and a mobile game. #Update #AI
Polymarket Reveals 3.14 Percent Accuracy Boost
Researchers from London Business School and Yale found only 3.14% of @Polymarket accounts are skilled, driving price discovery; CFTC filed insider trading complaint on April 23, 2026. #Breaking #Legal
Oil Prices Surge Amid Hormuz Closure
Iran conflict disrupts oil supply, creating an 11M barrels/day shortfall; crude oil market predicts no all-time high by April 30. #Update #Energy
SpaceX Allegedly Used as $1B Loan Tool
Elon Musk reportedly borrowed $500 million from @SpaceX at favorable rates, raising investor transparency concerns ahead of its 2026 IPO valued at over $1.75 trillion. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Crypto Traders Cut 33% Spending Amid Market Struggles
The recent CEX.IO survey reveals that 36% of crypto traders cut everyday spending due to market conditions, with 10% making significant sacrifices; 79% plan to hold or increase positions. #Update #Crypto $BTC
ChatGPT Surpasses Doctors in Clinical Tasks
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free AI tool for U.S. medical professionals, outperforming human doctors in certain tasks per OpenAI’s benchmark. #Update #Tech