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CFTC staff clarify expectations on using crypto as collateral

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjAwMzctN2NkNS03N2I5LWJmNGUtYTJjMGFhOTI2MTM3.jpg" alt="CFTC staff clarify expectations on using crypto as collateral" class="type:primaryImage">The Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff has provided answers to frequently asked questions about the agency’s expectations around a crypto collateral pilot.

Brazil's finance minister shelves crypto tax policy due to election: Report

The South American country will hold its presidential election in October 2026, and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for re-election.

The stock market actually doesn’t care as much about oil prices as you think

Predicting the S&P 500’s direction based on oil moves is an empty bet.

Annuities in 401(k) plans aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

Emergency expenses are eating up a lot of retirees’ money.

You could be killing your retirement by neglecting your IRA

Without auto-investment options, savers can get overwhelmed and become paralyzed.

SEC crypto guidance puts the 'final nail' in the Gensler era: Analyst

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDExN2MtNjIxMC03N2I2LTk3NzUtMTE4M2YwMjM1NTU3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="SEC crypto guidance puts the 'final nail' in the Gensler era: Analyst" class="type:primaryImage">The SEC's digital asset market taxonomy, which classifies most cryptocurrencies and tokens as non-securities, is a major step for US regulators.

Financial advisers used to say no to bitcoin. Now they’re saying maybe — but with a catch.

Crypto-curious clients are forcing wealth managers to rethink their opposition. Many use a 5% rule to manage the risk.

Bitcoin options signal fear even as BTC ETF outflows remain relatively low

Bitcoin ETF outflows are too small to signal a bearish pivot from traders, but worsening US macroeconomic conditions and high oil prices keep BTC traders on the hedge.

Ethereum eyes 25% rally as richest ETH whales return to 'profitable state'

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDEwYTYtZjZlYy03MWM0LWFiNDktZDNlZmEyYzAyMTBhLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ethereum eyes 25% rally as richest ETH whales return to 'profitable state'" class="type:primaryImage">ETH price could climb toward $2,750 by June and above $3,200 by September if the historical whale-profit signal plays out again.

Hong Kong retiree loses $840K in triple ‘crypto expert’ scam

Hong Kong police say a 66-year-old retiree was duped three times in six months by self-styled “crypto investment experts,” as scammers promised easy gains and help to recover losses.

Jensen Huang once said there was ‘no evidence’ Nvidia chips were getting diverted to China. The scandal at Super Micro suggests otherwise.

Experts say the case highlights how the industry appears to not have taken the issue of chip smuggling seriously.

Americans are about to get a crash course in the global economy: Higher prices are coming for pineapples, plastic, chocolate and berries

Rising costs for fertilizer, feed, packaging and shipping are going to seep into the prices that people see on grocery shelves, experts say.

Retirees, steel yourselves: Global crises might rattle the markets, but they don’t have to ruin your retirement

The economic shock from the Iran conflict can take on outsize importance for those close to or in retirement

Financial markets are responding to the Iran conflict in unexpected ways — leaving some investors puzzled

Gold, often a haven during times of stress, has been falling. Meanwhile, stocks are down, but not as much as many expected.

Bitcoin mining difficulty falls 7.7% as miner pressure persists

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty just logged its second sizeable cut of 2026, easing conditions for remaining miners as competition from artificial intelligence data centers rises.

Here’s the exact oil price that would tip the U.S. into a recession — and we’re getting closer as the Iran conflict drags on

A bulletproof U.S. economy has shot past a series of shocks since the 2020 pandemic and grown for five straight years, but soaring oil prices tied to the Iran war have emerged as a potential trigger for recession.

Software stocks are in bargain territory — and that’s reviving an age-old debate

Valuations have come way down for software stocks — but just how cheap they really are depends on your view of a sizable hidden expense.

‘I’m completely gobsmacked’: My elderly brother has a reverse mortgage, but has run out of money. Do I help?

“My husband and I are both retired and have saved for years — we simply can’t afford to take on his financial situation.”

Early Ethereum whale rebuilds stack with $19.5M in ETH buys

Early Ethereum whale thomasg.eth is rebuilding his position with $19.5 million in ETH purchases this week, as BitMine’s Tom Lee calls for the end of “crypto winter.”

Dormant BTC wallet wakes up after 14 years with 11,000x paper profit

While it isn’t clear whether the trader will offload the $148 million worth of Bitcoin, whales have been partially blamed for causing considerable sell-side pressure in recent months.