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APIA, Samoa, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, reported that crude oil perpetual futures volume on its TradFi platform surged over 300% week-over-week, as the US-Iran ceasefire announcement triggered the largest single-day oil price swing since the 1991 Gulf War. Phemex TradFi offers WTI (XTI) and Brent crude oil (XBR) perpetual futures settled in USDT, available 24/7 with no expiry dates, enabling traders to react to geopolitical events regardless of traditional market hours. Weekly crude oil trading volume on Phemex TradFi exceeded $300 million, with the asset’s share of total TradFi volume quadrupling from approximately 3% to…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for greater urgency in Congress’s decision on the Clarity Act. The cabinet member considers the bipartisan legislation as an important element in maintaining US superiority in financial markets. Scott Bessent, Secretary of the US Treasury, urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), he emphasized that Senate floor time is scarce, so lawmakers must tackle the pending legislation without further delay. Clarity Act is the Key to Preserving the USA’s Dominance in Financial Markets The White House official claimed that cryptocurrencies are no longer a “niche experiment,”…

CryptoDirectories Press, Crypto airdrops are becoming one of the most exciting ways for investors to earn free tokens while supporting innovative blockchain projects. In 2026, airdrops are evolving beyond simple giveaways, with many projects using them as a tool to reward community engagement, liquidity provision, and early adoption. This article explores everything investors need to know about crypto airdrops, how they work, strategies to maximize rewards, risks to consider, and real-world examples. For those looking for innovative DeFi projects that reward early participants, see our Berachain article. What Are Crypto Airdrops? Definition and Purpose of Airdrops A crypto airdrop is…

The Indian IT sector is heading into earnings season under a cloud of uncertainty, and investors are once again asking the big question: is this the right time to buy the dip?Nifty IT index has lost 23% year-to-date, dragged lower by fears of AI-led disruption, macro uncertainty and concerns around future demand. The pressure intensified after the launch of Anthropic’s Claude Cowork plug-ins and Claude Code’s ability to understand and modernise COBOL, developments that triggered a broad repricing across IT services and SaaS companies.Now, all eyes are on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is scheduled to announce its Q4FY26 results…

DALLAS, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, today announced its operational update for March 2026. Cango is strategically optimizing its mining operations to prioritize cash margin over scale. This includes refining the mining fleet, decommissioning inefficient miners, deploying alternative models such as hashrate leasing in regions with high hosting fees, and migrating capacity to lower-cost power regions. Operational Strategy: Targeted Efficiency and Risk Mitigation As of March 31, 2026, Cango’s total operational hashrate stood at 37.01 EH/s, consisting of core…

Market Update: NFLX, DAL

London, UK, April 8th, 2026, Chainwire Wirex BaaS provides Utorg’s consumer wallet ecosystem with non-custodial card infrastructure, IBAN banking rails, and global payment acceptance — going live in weeks, not months Wirex, a full-stack crypto card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Utorg (utorg.com), a global fintech company building consumer and business infrastructure for the stablecoin economy, working with EU-regulated fintech companies behind Utorg’s rapidly growing onchain-financial application — serving more than 2 million users across 190+ countries. Through Wirex BaaS, Utorg will embed fully compliant card issuance and banking infrastructure directly into its consumer…

As the crypto community has now spent a second week discussing the progress of Google Quantum AI, an actual XRPL validator, known under the nickname Vet, published a detailed audit of the network’s vulnerabilities. His conclusion is concise: the architecture of XRP Ledger makes it, right now, one of the most secure blockchain ecosystems.For those unfamiliar, the main threat from quantum attacks targets public keys, which become visible on the network after the very first transaction. In Bitcoin, a large portion of the supply, including Satoshi’s coins, is stored in old wallets with already-exposed keys. These coins cannot be protected from…

Belize City, Belize, April 8th, 2026, Chainwire BC.GAME has launched BC Engine, a new rewards feature that turns instant $BC earned through gameplay into auto-staked balances generating hourly BCD. With no extra wagering requirement and wallet withdrawals available at any time, the launch introduces a more continuous rewards model built around gameplay rather than one-time bonus payouts. At the core of BC Engine is a straightforward concept: players earn $BC through regular platform activity, and those rewards do not end at the point of accrual. Instead, the $BC is automatically directed into BC Engine, where it enters an hourly BCD…

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