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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) gains 6.3% as index rises

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 2.5% from Thursday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

Oil Tanker Market’s Key Rate Thrown Into Chaos With Hormuz Shut

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown a vital part of the shipping market into chaos.

Nexstar Plans $5.1 Billion Bond Sale for Tegna Deal, Lowers Loan

Nexstar Media Group Inc. plans to sell $5.12 billion of bonds to help fund the acquisition of fellow TV-station owner …

ECB Asks Banks How Iran War Is Impacting Clients, Operations

The European Central Bank is asking lenders about fallout from the Iran war on their operations and clients, according to …

Iran War’s Energy Shock Puts Some Major IMF Borrowers at Risk

Conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves across the developing world, raising the prospect that emerging economies will turn …

Bowman Still Projecting Three Interest-Rate Cuts Before Year-End

The Federal Reserve’s top bank cop still supports three interest-rate cuts in 2026 and said she expects strong economic growth …

Fed’s Waller Cautious On Oil, May Advocate for Rate Cuts Later

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller Friday said he is cautious about how surging oil prices on the back of the …

Coinbase introduces stock perpetual futures contracts for non-U.S. customers

The contracts trade 24/7, are cash-settled in USDC and allow for up to 10-times leverage on single-stock contracts and 20-times …

Iran war volatility is driving oil trading boom on Hyperliquid, says JPMorgan

Round-the-clock oil trading on Hyperliquid is drawing investors beyond crypto as geopolitical shocks expose gaps in traditional markets, the bank …

UK regulator to probe collapsed mortgage lender MFS

Investigation follows failure of Mayfair-based lender and linked companies owned by founder Paresh Raja

Meta, Alphabet Join Credit-Risk Index as AI Hedging Demand Soars

Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. joining an index of high-grade firms’ credit default swaps is another sign …

Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA

Agency’s head Fatih Birol says recovery of oil and gasfields in Gulf region could take more than six months