Here's a question that sounds stupid but cuts straight to the heart of crypto's biggest contradiction: If stablecoins are supposed to be stable, just digital dollars maintaining a $1 peg, why do we have over 280 of them fighting for market share? 

Precious metals staged a sharp recovery Tuesday following a brutal sell-off that began last week, with gold rising more than 3% to $4,822 per troy ounce and silver surging 5.3% to $83.50 as investors rushed to buy the dip after a 20 percent drawdown.

Brent crude climbed above $70 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since September as traders responded to President Donald Trump's escalating military threats against Iran, raising concerns about potential disruptions to oil flows from the Gulf region.

French cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has hired investment banks for a US initial public offering that could value the company at more than $4 billion, highlighting sustained investor appetite for digital asset businesses despite recent market volatility.

President Donald Trump said he may prevent ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the company's chief executive told him the country was "uninvestable" during a White House meeting, escalating tensions as the administration seeks to attract $100 billion in private oil sector investment to rebuild the nation's energy industry.