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Tehran is fighting a new price signal in public Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf chose a strange phrase for a dangerous moment. In the middle of a live crisis around the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s parliament speaker mocked “vibe-trading digital oil” and took a swipe at US Treasuries as well, turning a market argument into part of […] The post Crypto trading joins wartime propaganda as “digital oil” called out amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The NSA is reportedly running Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview on classified networks, even as the Pentagon fights the AI giant in court.

Ethereum's Total Value Locked dropped nearly 11% in 24 hours while Bitcoin, Tron and BSC were not as badly affected.

ETH price rising to $2,400 drove whales to open large ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $3,000. An Ethereum whale has opened a significant long position on Ether (ETH) worth $90.8 million, in what looks like a bold bet that the upside is not over for the top altcoin. Key takeaways: Ethereum whale opened a leveraged long position totaling $90.8 million. Read more

Bitcoin investment products accounted for $1.12 billion in inflows last week, as BTC hit its highest level since early February.

Trump’s social media posts and statements to news reporters have triggered 5% to 12% swings in the price of bitcoin, blurring the lines between policy and market manipulation.

The round comes on the heels of NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange’s $2 billion investment in the prediction market firm.

Running from April 17 to May 8, 2026, the campaign supports both followers and experienced Lead Traders. This month features a record 15 USDT entry bonus for registration, the highest starting incentive in the series to date. Deeper Dive in April’s Challenge The April challenge departs from randomized lucky draws to focus on streak-building. Participants […]

Russell Thompson warned of a sharp tightening in global liquidity that could weigh on risk assets and bitcoin in the near term, before expected U.S. policy action provides relief.

Quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major networks. Here’s how Ripple plans to secure the XRP Ledger.

STHs moving about 60K BTC at a loss, and whales, whose exchange inflows have climbed recently, are selling into Strategy's buying.

Amid the ongoing GPU shortage, Ocean Network is looking to connect the world’s massive amounts of idle computing power with those who need it.

After launching crypto-backed loans in the U.S. last year, Coinbase has expanded the Bitcoin, Ethereum offering to U.K. users.

Reabold Resources' gas field is so large it could theoretically mine 50,000 BTC, local media said. The firm said it will test bitcoin mining before pivoting to data centers.

The on-chain sleuth cited "suspicious" exchange-linked activity as RAVE swung from $60 million in market capitalization to $6 billion and back.

Bitcoin bulls avoided a correction as US markets opened, but analysis warned that Strategy was responsible for much of the latest BTC price strength. Bitcoin (BTC) erased losses after Monday’s Wall Street open as markets largely shrugged off the return of the US-Iran war. Key points: Bitcoin joins stocks in a muted reaction to the latest US-Iran deterioration and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Read more

Retail participation in the U.S. has bounced back to mid-2025 levels even as most consumers expect lower bitcoin prices ahead, the bank said.

The S&P 500 closed at 7,126 on April 17, another record, while the University of Michigan’s preliminary April consumer sentiment reading fell to 47.6, the weakest print in the survey’s history. The split on the screen looks surreal. Charlie Bilello shared the chart below, highlighting the gap. Wall Street is trading at altitude. Households are […] The post What Happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BitMine Immersion Technologies bought $235 million worth of Ethereum last week, bring its total holdings to nearly 5 million ETH.

The liquid restaking protocol said the compromised verifier was LayerZero's own infrastructure, and the setup it was faulted for running was LayerZero's onboarding default.