Jai Hamid

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Jai Hamid

Jai Hamid

Author

Jai Hamid has been covering crypto, stock markets, technology, the global economy, and the geopolitical events that affect markets for the past 6 years. She has worked with blockchain-focused publications including AMB Crypto, Coin Edition, and CryptoTale on market analyses, major companies, regulation, and macroeconomic trends. She has attended London School of Journalism and thrice shared crypto market insights on one of Africa’s top TV networks.

Author’s Articles

  • Galaxy Digital prepares for Q1 result filing with lowered expectations

    Galaxy Digital reports a $216 million quarterly loss, with $0.49 a share amid crypto downturn
    April 28, 2026 Business

  • Robinhood misses on profit with $0.38 EPS as crypto revenue sinks 47% to $134 million
    April 28, 2026 Business
  • Software stocks face worst start since 2022 as AI fears deepen

    Why are Coreweave, SoftBank, Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia, and Oracle stocks crashing?
    April 28, 2026 News

  • BYD profit sinks 55.4% to $599 million as revenue falls 11.8%, the biggest drop in six years
    April 28, 2026 Business
  • Google receives petition from hundreds of employees demanding he rejects AI partnership with Trump Pentagon.

    Google receives petition from hundreds of employees demanding he rejects AI partnership with Trump Pentagon
    April 28, 2026 Tech
  • Why is Micron’s stock outperforming everything right now?

    How this US Senator is quietly insider-trading Micron stock, up 60% in 4 weeks
    April 28, 2026 Business

  • LIVE: Nvidia market cap makes new all-time high of $5.26 trillion as S&P 500 hits 7,173 for the first time ever
    April 27, 2026 Live Updates

  • Iran finally calls Trump with a permanent deal offer to open the Strait of Hormuz
    April 27, 2026 Economy

  • Welcome to the busiest week of Wall Street’s Q2 2026 earnings season
    April 27, 2026 Business
  • The quantum trade is here, but Wall Street still cannot agree on when it gets real

    The quantum trade is here, but Wall Street still cannot agree on when it gets real
    April 26, 2026 Tech
  • Senator Thom Tillis ends his Powell-probe standoff, clears way for new Fed chair Kevin Warsh

    Senator Thom Tillis ends his Powell-probe standoff, clears way for new Fed chair Kevin Warsh
    April 26, 2026 Economy
  • A 24% staff cut is leaving the CFTC with less muscle for insider traders in crypto, oil and prediction markets

    A 24% staff cut is leaving the CFTC with less muscle for insider traders in crypto, oil and prediction markets
    April 26, 2026 Regulation
  • Trump Treasury is asking Americans to help it pay US national debt via donations from personal wealth

    Trump Treasury is asking Americans to help it pay US national debt via donations from personal wealth
    April 26, 2026 Economy
  • What is the wisdom behind Google investing in Gemini’s toughest competitor?

    What is the wisdom behind Google investing in Gemini’s toughest competitor?
    April 26, 2026 OP-ED
  • Elon Musk is asking SpaceX investors to believe its future is building a global utopia.

    Elon Musk is asking SpaceX investors to believe its future is building a global utopia
    April 26, 2026 OP-ED
  • U.S. reaches edge of sanctions power as Iran’s economy adapts

    LIVE: Trump survives another assassination attempt in White House after returning from crypto conference
    April 26, 2026 Live Updates
  • Trump says crypto was created in America at Mar-a-Lago meme coin event amid community backlash

    Trump says crypto was created in America at Mar-a-Lago meme coin event amid community backlash
    April 25, 2026 Business
  • Donald Trump tried to "save face" on Saturday by announcing that he has cancelled negotiations with Iranian leaders in Islamabad after they already stood his envoys up and told the whole world they weren't going to be there. Hours after they made that perfectly clear, Trump went on Truth Social to say: “I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’ Nobody knows who is in charge, including them. Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!” Iranian officials remain unfazed by US theatrics Before heading back to Washington later on, Trump told reporters that the Islamabad trip made no sense because it involved “too much travel.” He said the US had “all the cards” and added that nothing had changed in recent days. He also said, “Too much travelling, takes too long, too expensive. I’m a very cost conscious person.” The president framed the cancelled trip as a cost and time issue, but the reality is, America needs this deal more than Iran. And the Iranians know that, so even though both sides claim they want peace, Iran isn't willing to be pushed around for it. They've made clear what they want in negotiations, and they aren't budging on a single on a single one. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were the US envoys expected to travel. The White House had said on April 24 that both men would go to Islamabad on Saturday for more talks with Iran. On the same day, Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Pakistan for meetings, but an Iranian official said there were no scheduled negotiations with the US. That killed the mood fast. Pakistan had been acting as the mediator and had even closed parts of its capital for days to prepare for possible talks. But by April 25, Iran’s foreign minister had already met Pakistan’s prime minister and the country’s army chief, then left for Oman without any announcement about when Trump’s team would arrive. On April 11, senior US and Iranian officials met in Pakistan for more than 21 hours, but of course no deal came out of it, though both sides said the talks had made progress. Then on April 19, Trump said his representatives would return to Pakistan, but the plan stalled after Iran said it had not decided whether it would join. On April 21, Trump agreed to extend the ceasefire with Iran for an open-ended period so diplomacy could continue. Four days later, the talks were still floating in the air. While attending a cryptocurrency event at Mar-a-Lago, where he was due to speak, Trump spent the day taking calls and confirming to media outlets that the trip was off. A New York Post reporter who was in Islamabad covering the expected talks reportedly got a text from Trump telling her, “Come home!!!” That pretty much told the story. The table was set, the room was ready, and the main event did not happen. Israel strikes Hezbollah sites while the Strait of Hormuz keeps oil markets nervous The failed US-Iran push landed while Israel was hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to “vigorously attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon,” his office said. The IDF also posted several Telegram updates on Saturday accusing Hezbollah of breaking the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel have each accused the other side of violating that same agreement, so yes, another ceasefire is already sitting in the usual Middle East paperwork shredder. While attention stayed on Trump, Iran, and the missing Islamabad talks, the IDF said it was still striking Hezbollah-linked buildings in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said the targets were used to threaten IDF troops and Israeli civilians. Earlier this week, Trump said the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire would be extended by three weeks. That extension is now running beside fresh strikes and new claims from both sides. Trump said the US Navy is clearing Iranian mines from Iran's waterway Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil.

    All they have to do is call: Trump cancels negotiations with Iran after being stood up
    April 25, 2026 Economy
  • US monthly crude exports head for new ATH of 5.48 million bpd due to Hormuz shutdown.

    US monthly crude exports head for new ATH of 5.48 million bpd due to Hormuz shutdown
    April 25, 2026 Economy
  • Iran shuts down claims of negotiations with Trump admin as US envoys leave for Pakistan.

    Iran shuts down claims of negotiations with Trump admin as US envoys leave for Pakistan
    April 25, 2026 Economy

  • Trump admin sues New York as battle over prediction markets turns into a states’ rights fight
    April 25, 2026 Regulation
  • Sam Altman wins key round in Elon Musk lawsuit as judge tosses fraud claims, case heads to trial

    Sam Altman wins key round in Elon Musk lawsuit as judge tosses fraud claims, case heads to trial
    April 25, 2026 Tech