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Digital asset company Bakkt completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) through an equity-based transaction as part of its bid to create a digital settlement layer. Bakkt CEO Akshay Naheta said on Thursday that the deal aims to combine Bakkt’s institutional infrastructure with DTR’s native artificial intelligence payments engine and stablecoin […]

## Market Snapshot In the “Iran Military Action” market, the probability of Iran striking Israel by April 30, 2026, is currently priced at 100% YES. The market remains consistent at this level with no observed changes. ## Key Takeaways – The security breach at the WHCA Dinner appears to highlight vulnerabilities that could be exploited

Welcome to this week’s publication of the Market’s Compass Crypto Sweet Sixteen Study #239. The Study tracks the technical condition of sixteen of the larger market cap cryptocurrencies. Every week the Studies will highlight the technical changes of the 16 cryptocurrencies that I track as well as highlights on noteworthy moves in individual Cryptocurrencies and

Hyperliquid, one of the most active decentralised exchanges, may add prediction markets to its platform. This move would put it in direct competition with Kalshi and Polymarket. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don’t!) The proposal, known as HIP-4, would let users trade outcome contracts on real-world events

Key Takeaways: Mezo and Anchorage Digital Bank launched Mezo Prime to provide bitcoin yield to corporate treasuries. Over 1,000,000 bitcoin currently sitting idle in custody can now access protocol yield without commingling. Bullish has deployed 250 BTC as the debut customer, signaling a shift in institutional treasury management. Bridging the Gap for Corporate Treasuries Bitcoin‑native

Key Takeaways: Visa offers five additional blockchains, including Polygon, Base, Arc, Canton, and Tempo, to the stablecoin settlement program The network is achieving a run rate of $7B annualized, more than 50% in a quarter Polygon is the largest chain in terms of USD stablecoin received and spent As the payments presented as stablecoins shift

Bitcoin (BTC) failed again to push back above the $80,000 level this week, a price point that has remained stubbornly resistant since early February. After struggling through the latest attempt to break higher, BTC retraced to around $75,400 on Wednesday. Bloomberg attributes part of this stagnation to a less visible but powerful force: positioning in

Protocol 22 has boosted the scalability of Pi Network ahead of smart contracts in May. Pi must break $0.190 to target $0.2045 and $0.220. Key support at $0.1832 remains crucial for bullish momentum. Pi Network (PI) token traded near $0.1893 on April 28 after gaining roughly 5.8% in 24 hours and more than 10% over

A Manhattan federal judge has denied FTX CEO and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, rejecting his claim that there is new evidence. Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw Bankman-Fried’s trial in 2023 and sentenced him to 25 years in prison in early 2024, wrote in an order on Tuesday that Bankman-Fried’s claim of

A tech stock selloff has raised concerns over AI investments, with reports indicating OpenAI missed key sales and user growth targets. NVIDIA’s chances of being the largest company by market cap on June 30 sit at 91.5% YES, down from 92% yesterday. Market reaction The June 30 market, now at 91.5% YES, reflects a slight