US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair. US trade deficit soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff effort, as the shortfall with the European Union swelled. US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the US and decertify all new planes made in that country until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp.
In the past 24 hours, over $1.5 billion in liquidations swept through the cryptocurrency market, with the total market capitalization declining by 6.24%. Bitcoin accounted for nearly half of the total liquidations.
Sygnum raises over 750 BTC for its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund, which posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4, according to Sygnum.
Universal Digital launches USDU, the first UAE-registered US dollar stablecoin, under the UAE central bank's Payment Token Services Regulation.
Bybit to launch "My Bank" retail accounts with personal IBANs in February, offering instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers, and crypto trading under users' own names.
Solana's validator count drops 68% since 2023 due to rising node costs and zero-fee competition squeezing small operators offline.
21Shares launches Europe's first Jito staked Solana ETP, offering exchange-traded exposure to JitoSOL with embedded staking rewards.
