🚨 *JUST IN: 🇵🇰 Pakistan secures a fresh $1.32B IMF tranche*
The package includes *$1.1B* under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and *$220M* through the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)
With this latest inflow, total disbursements under both programs have now climbed to *$4.8B*
Pakistan’s central bank reserves are now expected to surpass *$17B* following the transfer $BTC CFTC&SECStrengthenOversightCollaborationOnPredictionMarkets#StrategyBTCSalesLimitedToDividends
A push to get the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to add Bitcoin to its reserves has fizzled out. The campaign needed 100,000 signatures to trigger a referendum, but it couldn’t reach that target—showing how tough it still is to turn “Bitcoin in national reserves” from a crypto idea into real-world policy.$BTC #BlackRockPlansMoneyMarketFundsforStablecoinUsers a16zCryptoSaysRWATops$30B
Stablecoins kept growing in April: the total market cap rose 1.6% and hit a new all‑time high of $321B. That makes it three straight months of expansion. Tether (USDT) is still the clear leader, sitting at about $190B, which is more than half of the entire stablecoin supply.
Binance Wallet is kicking off Season 3 of its “On-Chain Trade & Win” campaign, where users can compete for rewards from a $60,000 prize pool. $BNB #ADPPayrollsSurge #IranDealHormuzOpen
Binance says it’s removing several spot trading pairs and shutting down the related Trading Bot services as part of its regular marketplace review. The goal is to protect users and keep market quality high, especially by cutting pairs that suffer from low liquidity and weak trading volume.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has raised $2.2B for its new Crypto Fund 5, a sign that venture investors are warming back up to digital assets. The fund is meant to back crypto startups across multiple stages, and a16z plans to put that capital to work gradually over the next 10 years.
Arthur Hayes said at Conference 2026 that around 99% of altcoins could eventually go to zero, comparing that washout to the natural turnover you see in the S&P 500 over time. His point was that even if most projects fail, that wouldn’t mean crypto itself is finished—it would just be the market cycling out weaker assets.
BREAKING 🚨 🇺🇸 Donald Trump says the U.S. won’t send envoys to Pakistan for Iran peace talks, suggesting negotiations could happen over the phone instead, per WSJ Wall Street Journal A potential shift toward remote diplomacy — but a peace deal is still uncertain, not confirmed $BTC
Donald Trump: Law enforcement instructed us to leave the event He confirmed that the First Lady, Vice President, and all Cabinet members are safe and unharmed Trump added that he will address the situation in a press conference from the White House Briefing Room in 30 minutes$BTC
A Pakistani security source says Asim Munir told Donald Trump that the Strait of Hormuz blockade is disrupting ongoing talks. Trump reportedly said he would take the advice into consideration, according to Reuters #WhatNextForUSIranConflict #RAVEWildMoves $BTC
What strikes me most is how this plays into the bigger picture with the Middle East. Pakistan hosting the talks in Islamabad was supposed to be this neutral ground right? Neutral like Switzerland or something, but clearly that didn't pan out. I remember reading about the agenda nuclear stuff regional stability maybe even some economic carrots from the US side. But if Vance is right, Iran just flat out rejected it. Makes you wonder what their game is. Are they banking on Russia or China to back them up or is this pure defiance to rally the home crowd? Either way it's frustrating because it pushes us closer to escalation. From where I sit in Nashik watching this unfold feels distant yet oddly relevant. Crypto markets dipped a bit today Sunday morning here 10 AM IST and I'm betting some of that was traders spooked by geopolitical noise like this. Bitcoin hovering around those levels we saw last week but anything that smells like war talk shakes things up. I mean JD Vance isn't just some talking head. he's got Trump's ear and this could mean tougher sanctions or worse. Iran’s leadership probably knows that but pride or strategy whatever it is won out.$BTC #US-IranTalksFailToReachAgreement $BTC #SamAltmanSpeaksOutAfterAllegedAttack
A third round of Iran–US negotiations is expected to take place tonight in Islamabad, as high-stakes talks continue amid a fragile ceasefire
Recent reports confirm that ongoing discussions between both sides are still active, with multiple sessions aimed at securing a broader peace deal$ETH $BTC