Canadian retail investors now have a third option on their spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) menu, but one analyst says it may not be as big of a deal. Canada Debuts Inaugural Batch of Solana ETFs Four investment managers launched spot solana ( SOL) ETFs on Wednesday after Canada’s largest regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission … Read more
As of April 18th, the Fear and Greed Index for cryptocurrencies stands at 33, reflecting a slight increase from 30 the previous day, according to Alternative Data. This index, which gauges market sentiment, continues to suggest a prevailing atmosphere of fear among traders and investors. The Fear and Greed Index operates on a scale from … Read more
Solana led Q1 with 52% DEX volume, but Ethereum reclaimed dominance through deeper economic activity. Despite price drops, Ethereum holds $203B in app capital — nearly 10x Solana’s, proving lasting value. In the fast-moving world of crypto, January 2025 saw Solana [SOL] sprint ahead, fueled by a memecoin frenzy that captured over half of all … Read more
NZD/USD hovers near the five-month high of 0.5979, reached on Thursday. Investors remain focused on US trade policy developments, particularly due to New Zealand’s significant export relationship with China. The NZD stays rangebound as expectations of further monetary easing by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. NZD/USD is trading subdued around 0.5970 during Friday’s Asian … Read more
Etherlink, the Tezos-powered, EVM-compatible Layer 2 scaling solution, is seeing a wave of adoption and DeFi momentum just weeks after exiting beta and completing its major Calypso upgrade in March. With over $18 million in total value locked (TVL)—a 12x jump from early February—Etherlink’s ecosystem is rapidly maturing. The growth is fueled by a highly … Read more
There is a notable divergence in Bitcoin investor behavior between the US and Korean markets. Amid heightened global uncertainty, which is fueled by escalating US-China trade tensions, Bitcoin has experienced a sharp correction, though recent signs point to stabilization. Interestingly, the Coinbase Premium, a metric that reflects the price difference of Bitcoin on Coinbase versus … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns that global tensions, tariffs, and wars are reshaping the world order, with the West no longer holding its former influence. She highlights the U.S.-China power struggle and Putin’s ambitions as key disruptors, calling for the EU to take an active role in shaping the new global landscape. … Read more
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 … Read more
Crypto research firm Galaxy Research has made a proposal to adjust the voting system that decides the outcome of future Solana inflation following the failure to come to a consensus in a previous vote. On April 17, Galaxy introduced a Solana proposal called “Multiple Election Stake-Weight Aggregation” (MESA) to reduce the inflation rate of its … Read more
SEC hosts crypto custody roundtable on April 25, 2025. Kraken, Anchorage Digital, and Exodus leaders to participate. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed the panelists for its upcoming crypto custody roundtable. The discussion is the third in a series by the SEC’s Crypto Task Force that will take place on April 25, … Read more