Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, with higher rates for major trading partners, including 34% on China and 20% on the EU. 'Risk' was slammed lower, with yen and gold benefitting. EUR/USD trade under 1.0820 and has now recovered to above 1.0910 as I post. This is only going…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX reportedly hired former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to advise it over the federal probe that resulted in the firm pleading guilty to several violations and agreeing to pay $505 million in fines and penalties. Cuomo, a New York-registered attorney, advised OKX on legal issues stemming from the probe sometime after August…

The New Zealand dollar is barely moved on the data - the impacts on the currency are mainly coming from Trump tariff developments. We get the next lot of tariffs at 4pm US Eastern time on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. …

Billionaire backs case brought by Coinbase client whose data was surrendered to authorities

Reports that Bessent told lawmakers today that tomorrow’s tariffs are a “cap” the amounts announced tomorrow are the highest the tariffs will go counties could then take steps to bring the tariffs down US Treasury Secretary Bessent …

Bitcoin Magazine Bill That Authorizes Texas Comptroller To Invest $250 Million Into Bitcoin Moves To Committee Today, H.B. 4258, which authorizes the state’s comptroller to invest up to $250 million in bitcoin has been referred to the state’s Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, which is Texas’ version of the United States federal government’s DOGE.…

Today in crypto, Ethereum's revenue from blob storage sinks to its lowest level of 2025, Binance halts select Tether (USDt) spot trading pairs in the European Economic Area, and a new privacy tool launches on Ethereum, promising private transactions while filtering out malicious actors. Ethereum's weekly blob fees hit 2025 lows The Ethereum network’s main…

The US major indices close mixed but are down for the month of March/down for the year Fed's Barkin: Its going to take a while before we get clarity on tariff impact. Fed's Williams: Its early days in figuring out impact of tariffs Crude oil settles at $71.48 Trump: Yeman's Iran backed Houthis have been…

Far-right leader vows to contest verdict that jeopardises her ambitions to run for French presidency in 2027

Fox with the info, citing two administration sources familiar with the tariff discussions: Trump is still deciding which plan he will take for reciprocal tariffs. Sources say he has been presented with “multiple” tariff plans. Say also that Trump will likely not make the decision on which plan he takes until right before April…