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Apollo’s private-credit fund is the latest to not give some investors their money back

Apollo’s stock was down as one of its private-credit funds said it was honoring less than half of the redemption requests it received in the latest quarter.

It’s like the sun exploding: One Wall Street firm fears $200 oil — and says it’s not too late for investors to prepare

Citi sees oil prices reaching as high as $200 in a scenario where disruptions continue through the end of June.

Japan’s second-largest bank is considering a takeover of Jefferies

The potential move is a key part of the Tokyo-headquartered group’s intention to increase competition with Wall Street’s top investment banks, according to the FT.

Fed rate hikes may be up for debate — but credit conditions are already tighter

The uptick in borrowing costs can be traced to higher bond yields since the Iran conflict began in late February, but also to the large financing needs of the AI buildout

Hospice admissions are soaring — so is fraud and improper care. Medicare is cracking down.

Hospice care has grabbed the attention of the federal government, which is vowing to decertify companies that are overbilling, stealing identities or charging for services never provided.

ECB president explains to the world’s largest fund manager why the 2020s resemble the 1920s

Christine Lagarde is impatient with Howard Lutnick, short-termist European politicians and the slow pace at which Europe is adopting the digital euro

Zama integrates with Apex-backed T-REX for private tokenized assets

Cryptography startup Zama is plugging its privacy tech into T‑REX in a bid to let banks and asset managers trade sensitive assets on public blockchains without losing confidentiality.

Siren token slides 70% after analysts flag concentrated holdings

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDFmMGQtYmM5Yy03MzIzLWJmMWQtNjA3MGNhNmQ3YjlmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Siren token slides 70% after analysts flag concentrated holdings" class="type:primaryImage">Onchain analyst EmberCN warned that Siren’s rally may stem from one party cornering spot supply to profit via derivatives.

What happens to Bitcoin if US bond yields soar above 5%?

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDFhNjMtZGQ2Ny03NWJiLWE4MTctNDM2MjNkMmNhZTU2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="What happens to Bitcoin if US bond yields soar above 5%?" class="type:primaryImage">Past oil-war shocks lifted inflation and hurt risk appetite, which raises the risk of Bitcoin falling below $50,000 in 2026.

Bitcoin value ‘off the chart’ as BTC price metric hits record lows in 2026

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDFmNTUtYzUwMS03M2JjLWEwNjgtODA1NjQ4OTljODI1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin value ‘off the chart’ as BTC price metric hits record lows in 2026" class="type:primaryImage">Bitcoin Yardstick data confirmed a new record for BTC price "deep value" in February as miners battled the lowest price levels in 15 months.

ECB says stablecoins, tokenized deposits need central bank money to scale

ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said private digital money cannot scale Europe’s tokenized markets on its own, pointing to Pontes and broader legal reform as next steps.

Nasdaq, Talos target collateral bottleneck in institutional tokenization push

Nasdaq is wiring its collateral and surveillance systems into Talos’s institutional trading stack to target a $35 billion “trapped” collateral problem.

Aave DAO backs V4 mainnet plan in near-unanimous vote

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmQ3YTUtNTBjOS03NmMxLTk5MWUtMTRlMGM4NjAxMGFhLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Aave DAO backs V4 mainnet plan in near-unanimous vote" class="type:primaryImage">Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the proposal will move to a binding onchain vote to formalize V4’s deployment on Ethereum.

As mass adoption approaches, crypto has forgotten its roots

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmM2MjgtMjE4NS03NDVmLThkMTctNzM0NTFmYzE5MmIyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="As mass adoption approaches, crypto has forgotten its roots" class="type:primaryImage">Mass adoption risks crypto’s cypherpunk roots. Privacy as a permissionless foundation must reclaim DeFi from surveillance, TradFi and memecoin casinos.

SEC’s top enforcer clashed over Trump cases before quitting: Report

The SEC’s handling of cases involving Justin Sun and Elon Musk was among the factors that caused the agency’s top enforcement official to quit, according to sources.

Major Australian pension fund mulls crypto offerings amid growing demand

Hostplus is the third-largest super fund in Australia by members, with 2.2 million, and the fifth-largest by assets under management, with over $96 billion in assets.

Brent oil prices claw back losses to top $100 again after hours

Global oil prices edged higher in after-hours trading Monday to recoup portion of the nearly 11% lost during the regular session, as traders geared up for what’s likely to be another day driven by developments in the Iran conflict.

Balancer Labs shuts down 4 months after $100M+ exploit, protocol to continue

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjA5NjEtM2E2MC03OTdiLWFiZTAtYzllZjUxMjA1ZDE3.jpg" alt="Balancer Labs shuts down 4 months after $100M+ exploit, protocol to continue" class="type:primaryImage">Executives at Balancer Labs are now pushing for the protocol to be managed by the Balancer Foundation and Balancer’s DAO.

Kalshi joins Polymarket in sweeping user bans to head off insider trading

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjA4ZTUtNTk2Zi03NWE1LWJjOTMtYWExNjU1MTJiNTJm.jpg" alt="Kalshi joins Polymarket in sweeping user bans to head off insider trading" class="type:primaryImage">Kalshi and Polymarket have moved to restrict insider trading on the same day lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to ban popular sports event contracts.

Eyecare biotech jumps 19% after stablecoin-focused rebrand

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDFjZDktZjJhNS03YjFlLWJiYzYtODU1ZDk0NjYzNjI4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Eyecare biotech jumps 19% after stablecoin-focused rebrand" class="type:primaryImage">NovaBay Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2000 as a biopharmaceutical company developing eye care products and is now betting big on the Sky protocol and stablecoins.