📢 Crypto liquidations hit $412M in the last 24 hours, with longs taking the biggest hit at $273M wiped out versus $138M in shorts.

📢 OpenAI is facing a widespread outage, leaving ChatGPT, Codex, and its API inaccessible for users right now.

📢 Global uncertainty has spiked to record levels, exceeding even the COVID-19 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis.

📢 Kalshi traders are now pricing in a 49% chance of the Federal Reserve hiking rates again before July 2027. After months of back-and-forth, expectations sit near a toss-up as markets eye inflation data and Fed signals.

📢 Over the long run, the S&P 500 has delivered significantly higher returns than U.S. real estate.

📢 In February 2026, there were 46.3% more home sellers than buyers, the widest imbalance recorded since at least 2013, reflecting a continued drop in buyer demand.

📢 Strategy’s STRC has reportedly added about 77,000 BTC in 2026, roughly ten times the total accumulation from all ETFs combined, according to River.

📢 Global public debt is forecast to rise to about 102% of GDP by 203X, levels last seen around the World War II era, with the United States and China accounting for most of the growth, according to the IMF.

📢 Arbitrum’s Security Council has reportedly frozen 30,766 ETH connected to the KelpDAO exploit and transferred the assets to an intermediary wallet, blocking access from the attacker.

📢 Grayscale has updated its Hyperliquid ETF filing, naming Anchorage as the designated custodian.

📢 More than $17 billion has been lost in 518 crypto hacks over the past decade, according to DeFiLlama.

📢 Vercel stated that no npm packages were affected and its supply chain remains secure after the April 2026 security incident.

📢 AI usage among U.S. employees reached 50% in Q1 2026, more than doubling over the past three years, according to Gallup.

📢 USDT supply on Tron’s TRC20 network has reached a new all-time high of $86.7 billion, according to CryptoQuant.

📢 UK Moves Stablecoins Into Mainstream Payments

The UK is taking a big step toward integrating digital assets into everyday finance.

• A unified framework will cover $stablecoins and tokenized deposits alongside traditional payments
• The UK Treasury aims to bring crypto closer to real-world payment systems
• £1M in additional funding has been allocated to support the rollout

📢 DoorDash Eyes Stablecoin Payouts

DoorDash is exploring a new way to pay drivers using digital dollars.

• $stablecoins may be used for driver payouts via Tempo
• Faster access to earnings compared to traditional payment rails
• Could make cross-border payments smoother for drivers

📢 Europe Banks Back € Stablecoin Push🇪🇺

A group of major banks in Europe is moving toward a regulated digital euro.

• 12 banks are working with Fireblocks to build the infrastructure
• Designed to meet MiCA rules for compliant stablecoins
• Launch is being targeted for H2 2026

📢 Coinbase Brings $USDC Trading to India🇮🇳

Coinbase is expanding its reach in India with a new trading pair.

• $USDC-INR trading is now live across its India platforms
• Gives users a direct way to move between crypto and local currency
• Signals growing focus on the Indian market

📢 SparkLend recorded $1.4B in inflows, while Aave saw capital leave following the rsETH incident, according to Blockworks Research.

📢 According to Barchart, US banks are currently dealing with $306 billion in unrealised losses.

📢 Elon Musk remains the world’s richest individual with a net worth of $839B, over three times that of the second-richest person, according to Forbes.