Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, tanker traffic collapses 90%
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed tanker traffic, with fewer than 10 ships expected to transit the...
Month: April 2026
Strategy, Bitmine buy $2.7B in Bitcoin, Ethereum with equity issuance
Strategy Inc. and Bitmine Immersion Technologies collectively bought $2.77B in Bitcoin and Ethereum, funded through equity issuance. Ethereum’s April price...
Iranian diplomats absent from US-Iran talks in Pakistan, peace deal doubts grow
Iranian state media reports no delegation has left for US-Iran talks in Pakistan. The market for Trump announcing the ceasefire’s...
Iran condemns Israeli actions in Somalia amid peace deal skepticism
Iran condemned Israeli actions in Somalia, and the Polymarket contract for a permanent Israel-Iran peace deal by April 30, 2026,...
US Navy seizes Iranian ship, escalating Gulf tensions
The US Navy seized an Iranian ship, the M/V Touska, ratcheting up tensions in the Gulf. The market for a...
Venezuela’s Machado proposes selling oil for Bitcoin to build national reserve
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s potential next leader, has proposed selling oil for Bitcoin to establish a national reserve. Bitcoin price...
Sir Olly Robbins to face MPs over Mandelson vetting amid Starmer pressure
Sir Olly Robbins is set to appear before MPs over the vetting clearance granted to Peter Mandelson. The market on...
Iran warns of decisive response amid Hormuz blockade tensions
Iranian military commander Ali Abdollahi warned of an “immediate and decisive response” to hostile actions. Trump’s Hormuz blockade announcement market...
Iran vows no concessions to US, complicating peace deal prospects
Iran’s deputy parliament speaker, Ali Nikzad, declared Iran will not make concessions to the US, saying Iran will use all...
IMO plans evacuation for ships stuck in Persian Gulf amid Hormuz tensions
The International Maritime Organization is working on an evacuation plan for hundreds of ships stuck in the Persian Gulf, a...
Crypto Community Slams LayerZero: More Verifiers Won’t Stop The Next $290M Hack
LayerZero is facing heavy criticism for its response to the recent $290 million KelpDAO exploit after the omnichain interoperability protocol...
AAVE Price Plummets By 26%: $9 Billion Net Outflows Traced To Kelp DAO Hack
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Bitcoin Rally May Be A Trap As Whales Sell Into Strength
Bitcoin’s rebound from the February 6 low at $60,000 is showing early signs of structural improvement, but the move still...
$1.4 Billion Pours Into Crypto — What’s Driving The Surge?
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Bitcoin Recovery Still Looks Like A Bear Market Rally, Analyst Says
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