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Investors appear skeptical as Trump touts new plan to partially reopen Strait of Hormuz
Investors appeared skeptical Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will work to “free” neutral shipping that’s been stranded in the Persian Gulf since the start of the war with Iran.
Strategy takes Bitcoin buying breather ahead of Q1 earnings report
Michael Saylor signaled a “pause” on BTC buying ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report, with Wall Street expecting a loss for Q1.
OPEC+ announces modest boost in oil production. But here’s why it’s a mostly symbolic move.
In a largely symbolic move, the OPEC+ nations announced Sunday that they would slightly increase crude production in June, as the war with Iran continues to stifle the world’s supply of oil.
Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K
Bitcoin canceled out the week's earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.
The market is riding high on an AI spending boom — but what could crack this rally?
Earnings have dazzled in Q1, but continued upward revisions to 2026 outlooks have been highly concentrated.
S&P 500 profits haven’t been this rich in at least 15 years — but there’s more to the story
Three Big Tech companies have had an outsize impact on first-quarter profit performance.
Americans distrust crypto, AI as industry super PACs flood midterms, poll finds
A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether candidates backed by industry super PACs could face voter backlash.
Iran’s largest crypto exchange founded by sons of family tied to supreme leaders: Reuters
Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the powerful Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders.
New York forces Uphold to pay $5M over fraudulent crypto investment scheme
New York AG Letitia James secured a $5 million settlement from Uphold for promoting CredEarn, a crypto savings product that misled users about its risks.
Crypto industry will be ‘just fine’ if CLARITY Act doesn’t pass: Chris Perkins
The efforts of the SEC and CFTC chairmen indicate that the crypto industry will not suffer without the CLARITY Act, according to crypto executive Chris Perkins.
Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April
Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data.
US CISA adds ‘insane’ Linux Copy Fail flaw to watch list
Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.
Wallets seized by OFAC may not be Iranian; other state actors instead: Analyst
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that wallets the US targeted as part of Operation Economic Fury were linked to Tehran, but analysis of the wallets' characteristics suggests otherwise.
‘We’re all worried the honey pot will run dry’: Does the U.S. government borrow from my Social Security to fund federal programs?
There are many suggestions floating around Washington D.C. on how to fix the program’s imminent funding issues.
Spirit Airlines made this critical mistake that drove its demise
Spirit has canceled all future flights and is immediately shutting down.
These 3 companies are keeping the lights on for AI’s energy demand — and cashing in
The headlines focus on apps, but the big money is flowing to agentic AI’s boring industrial backbone.
Become a ‘lazy’ millionaire: This one habit can add a 20% bonus to your retirement
The S&P 500 just banked its best month since 2020 — but to keep those gains, stop celebrating and focus long-term.
A16z sides with CFTC against states seeking to ban prediction markets
Venture capital firm a16z argues that state crackdowns on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket conflict with federal law and hurt market access for ordinary users.
Google is now a glorified venture-capital fund thanks to its SpaceX and Anthropic stakes
Google’s early investments in SpaceX and Anthropic look like some of the “most successful venture bets any public company has ever made,” one expert says.
How this Japanese toilet maker became an unlikely AI winner
Toto is “aiming to achieve a toilet that never needs cleaning.” It’s also supplying electrostatic chucks — a semiconductor-manufacturing component critical to the memory-chip boom.