Trump Holds Calls with Putin, Zelensky

An official said it was possible to make Patriot interceptors inside Ukraine, but the timeline was unclear. The statement came after President Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky that the US would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles.  “Don’t listen to the pessimists. Producing missiles for Patriot in Ukraine is possible,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry […]

Coinbase Now Lets UK Users Borrow Against Their Bitcoin And Ethereum Via Decrypt.co, Coinbase launched crypto-backed USDC lending for U.K. users on Monday. Bitcoin holders can borrow up to $5 million in USDC, with Ethereum-backed loans capped at $1 million. The service uses Morpho, an open-source lending protocol on Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. Crypto exchange Coinbase has expanded its lending service, now allowing U.K. customers to borrow USDC stablecoins using their Bitcoin or Ethereum holdings as collateral. The service operates through Morpho, an open-source lending protocol on Base—the Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network—that powers Coinbase's crypto-backed loans. U.K. users can pledge cryptocurrency as...

Futures Slide As Yields, Oil Spike Ahead Of PPI US stock futures slumped for a 3rd consecutive day, unable to find traction, and trading at session lows with tech underperforming as Treasury yields pushed higher keeping risk appetite firmly in check ahead of the latest print on US factory prices and earnings from Oracle. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures are down 0.2%, with Nasdaq futures lagging, and down 0.5%. Pre-market, MegaCap Tech stocks are mixed, led by AAPL and META +1.0%. Overnight, TSMC reported a 53% increase in monthly sales amid strong AI...