April 2026 Monthly north Wars rarely stay where they start. The Israeli and American military campaign against Iran—the most direct confrontation with Tehran in decades—has sent shockwaves well beyond the Middle East. The fog of war obscures the tactical picture almost daily, but the economic transmission mechanisms [...]
The Dollar and Oil are Bid north The dollar and oil remain firm. The market has a had muted reaction to President Trump’s announcement late yesterday that it will extend its pledge not to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure for ten days (April 6). At the same time, reports indicate the US is considering sending more troops to [...]
Celo’s First Year as an L2: Scaling the Programmable Rails for Global Finance north One year ago today, Celo returned home to Ethereum.On March 26, 2025 at 3am UTC, Celo’s core engineers successfully migrated the network from an EVM-compatible, standalone Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer 2 leveraging the OP Stack. This milestone migration was supported by more than 100 [...]
Hope Wanes, USD Little Changed while Bonds and Stocks Weaken north The US dollar is trading in narrow trading ranges against the G10 currencies today, but the calm in the foreign exchange market belies stress in other parts of the capital markets. Equities and bonds have been sold. The hope that an end to the Middle East conflict has faltered amid the [...]