Futures related to U.S. stocks ticked up in pre-market trading on Thursday, after the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh records in the previous session, as investors weighed signs of easing tensions between Washington and Tehran and awaited a fresh round of earnings and economic data.

Sentiment was supported by growing hopes of a possible diplomatic breakthrough after President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Wednesday that the Iran conflict was “very close to over” and that Tehran was eager to strike a deal.

A White House official also told CNBC that a second round of U.S.-Iran talks was under discussion, though no date has been set.

Meanwhile,…

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Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) co-CEO Richard Teng said Wednesday that the platform’s gold perpetual trading volume now rivals that of several national commodity exchanges.

TradFi Perps Thrive On Crypto Exchanges

Teng drew on Binance’s own research, which highlighted the “rapid” growth of perpetual futures on cryptocurrency exchanges for traditional assets such as stocks, gold, and silver.

Note that these are leveraged contracts, not physical ownership or spot trading.

Binance Leading The Market?

The report recognized Binance as the market leader with 41% share. Notably, CoinGecko data showed Binance led with $46 billion in total perpetual trading volume over the last 24 hours.

A chart embedded…

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Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) founder Justin Sun criticized a new governance proposal by Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on Wednesday, deeming it a “power consolidation and property expropriation operation.”

Details Of Proposal

The proposal’s terms include a 2-year cliff and a 3-year linear vest for all 45.24 billion WLFI tokens held by advisors, institutions, partners, founders and team members. This means that tokens will begin to unlock in year 2 and will be fully distributed by year 5.

Upon passage, 10% of this allocation, up to 4.52 billion, will be burned and permanently removed from the token supply.

Early supporters, meanwhile, will have a shorter vesting schedule,…

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Leading cryptocurrencies remained stable, while stocks hit record highs on Wednesday as President Donald Trump declared the Iran war is nearing an end.

Crypto Market Holds Steady

Bitcoin hovered around $74,000 for most of the day before surging to $75,000 in late trading. Trading activity remained on the lower side. Ethereum also wobbled in the $2,300 zone, while XRP and Dogecoin traded in the green.

Over $210 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, predominantly in short positions, according to Coinglass data.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures held steady over the last 24 hours, while retail and whale derivative sentiment continued to be bearish.

“Extreme Fear” sentiment prevailed in the…

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Bitcoin is holding $74,000 as markets await the upcoming Clarity Act roundtable.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 106,868 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $212.62 million.       

SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $411.5 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $53 million.

In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Siren, DeXe and Chiliz.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Crypto trader Jelle advised waiting for confirmation before entering positions, either through a clear price setup or a strong RSI higher low. His view: avoid forcing trades and let the market provide a signal.

Titan of Crypto noted that momentum…

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Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, would not just bring a new policy outlook to the central bank. He brings a background of immense personal wealth.

His 69-page disclosure lists personal assets ranging from at least $192 million to roughly $226 million, while his wife, Jane Lauder, an Estée Lauder heiress, is estimated to be worth about $1.9 billion.

Immense Power, Opaque Holdings

If confirmed, Warsh would be among the richest Fed leaders in history. However, his wealth is not the core ethical problem. The issue is that major parts of his portfolio are opaque. His disclosure lists more than $100 million in funds that withhold…

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• BAVA stock is trading in a tight range. Where are BAVA shares going?

The fund aims to combine price exposure with yield generation, as Bitwise stakes its AVAX holdings through its in-house on-chain division to capture an estimated 5.4% annual reward rate.

Bitwise is positioning Avalanche as a key institutional blockchain, citing its growing adoption across enterprise, government and tokenization use cases. The network already supports initiatives ranging from FIFA’s digital collectibles platform to state-backed stablecoin experiments and asset tokenization efforts from major asset managers, signaling broader real-world traction for the ecosystem.

Key Features of the Bitwise…

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