Tag: Markets

Prosecutors seek over 6 years prison for Mango Markets exploiter

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US federal prosecutors have asked a district judge to sentence Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, the crypto user convicted of the $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets in 2022, to at least six and a half years behind bars. Ahead of Eisenberg’s May 1 sentencing hearing, US prosecutors are petitioning US District Judge Arun Subramanian for Eisenberg to face between 78 and 97 months in prison, according to an April 22 filing in a New York district court. Prosecutors argue it’s an appropriate sentence for Eisenberg’s April 2024 conviction…

Blockchain prediction markets offer new hope for scientific validation

Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, PhD, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research Institute Decentralized prediction markets are gaining ground in the scientific world, offering an intriguing answer to the field’s ongoing reproducibility crisis. While a notable share of research findings fail to replicate in independent tests, supporters believe market-driven forecasting can speed up identifying robust studies. Detractors remain cautious, worried that introducing financial wagers could compromise the measured, peer-reviewed process that has guided academic inquiry for centuries. The debate hinges on whether blockchain-based forecasting will elevate or destabilize scientific…

US Bitcoin ETFs clock biggest inflows since January as crypto markets gain

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US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January, as crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend. The 11 Bitcoin (BTC)-tracking funds saw a joint net inflow of $381.3 million on April 21, largely carried by a $116.1 million inflow into the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), according to CoinGlass data. It’s the largest inflow day for the ETFs since the funds had a $588.1 million joint net inflow on Jan. 30, days after Bitcoin hit a peak and was trading with a…

Markets tumble as Trump slams Fed, stokes tariff tensions

U.S. stocks fell across the board Monday after former President Donald Trump intensified attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and cast fresh uncertainty on trade policy, unnerving investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 971 points, or 2.48%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each lost over 2.36% and 2.55%, respectively. The sell-off was led by steep losses in tech, with Tesla and Nvidia down 7% and 6%, and Amazon, AMD, and Meta each falling around 4%. In a Truth Social post, Trump referred to Powell…

Crypto adoption will be driven by high-growth markets, with or without the US

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Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the door to institutional adoption, liquidity is increasing, and regulatory clarity is beginning to take shape under a more crypto-aligned administration. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission referencing blockchain hit an all-time high in February 2025, signaling a broader shift in how seriously the technology is being taken at the highest levels. This momentum is good for the industry. US-based crypto companies have spent nearly…

Slovenia Proposes 25% Crypto Tax That Could Redefine EU Markets

Slovenia has proposed a 25% tax on crypto profits and derivatives, signaling a seismic shift toward uniform digital asset regulation. Slovenia Targets Crypto Profits With Brutal 25% Tax Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance released a draft bill Thursday in Ljubljana proposing a 25% tax on profits from crypto asset disposals, opening the measure to public discussion […] Source CryptoX Portal

Firing Jerome Powell will crash financial markets — Sen. Elizabeth Warren

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US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash. During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said the President does not have the legal authority to remove Powell from his position. Moreover, removing Powell would weaken the financial infrastructure of the US, Warren added: “If Chairman Powell can be fired by the President of the United States, it will crash the markets.…

Dow drops over 500 points as UnitedHealth tanks, Fed tensions weigh on markets

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday as steep losses in UnitedHealth pulled the Dow lower.  Investors digested ongoing trade tensions and signals from the Federal Reserve that interest rate cuts may not be imminent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, or roughly 500 points, largely due to a 23% plunge in UnitedHealth shares after the company slashed its full-year profit forecast. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, buoyed by gains in select sectors, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged down about 0.13%. Nvidia fell for a second day after the…

Bitcoin Stumbles but Recovers as Powell’s Comments Rattle Markets

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The cryptocurrency whipsawed right after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivered a damning indictment of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a Wednesday speech. BTC Shakes Off Early Losses Despite Powell’s Dire Speech Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told attendees at a Wednesday Economic Club of Chicago event that “the level of the tariff increases announced […] Original