Trump Rejects Iran Deal — Bitcoin Reacts With Sharp Drop Below $74K
Bitcoin’s market cap stood at roughly $1.5 trillion as the sell-off unfolded, with daily trading volume climbing past $32 billion — a sign that traders were moving fast in response to a rapidly shifting news cycle. Related Reading: ‘All Of DeFi Unsafe,’ Developer Warns As AI Agents Reshape Security Threats A Fabricated Deal Sets Off […]
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The US-Iran war continues to linger with the two countries yet to reach a deal, and US President Donald Trump is threatening new strikes against Iran. Amid this, Iran has moved to launch a Bitcoin-backed service as it looks to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.-Iran War In Focus Amid Trump’s Threat and New Bitcoin Service According to a Reuters report, US President Donald Trump has threatened that a new US attack on Iran could happen in the coming days if both sides fail to reach a deal. This came amid his revelation that he was close to ordering a strike against Iran earlier....
Bitcoin has now climbed nearly 30% since the US-Iran war began on February 28 — a run that has outpaced both gold and the S&P 500 even as the conflict continues to shake global markets. Related Reading: Tether Ramps Up Wallet Freezes, Blocking Over $500M In USDT A Week Of Potential Catalysts Two events in […]
Blockchain analytics firm Arkham has built a public, searchable map of crypto wallets it links to Iran’s central bank — a move that puts Tehran’s alleged digital holdings in plain sight of investigators and anyone else curious enough to look. Related Reading: Trump Rejects Iran Peace Proposal — Bitcoin Breaks $82,000 How Iran Moves Money […]
Companies using natural gas as a power source to mint digital currency in Iran will have to deal with a sharp increase in the price of the fuel. The new rates set by the state-run supplier are almost double the previous and have been imposed retroactively, local media reported. Iran Raises Tariffs for Mining Farms Running on Natural Gas The National Iranian Gas Company, an enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic, has informed cryptocurrency miners about a raise of natural gas rates, the English-language daily Financial Tribune announced, quoting a report by....
A wave of forced liquidations swept through crypto markets on Tuesday as traders who had bet against Bitcoin and Ether were caught off guard by a sharp price surge tied to hopes of a US-Iran agreement. Related Reading: Dollar’s Shrinking Value Adds Fuel To XRP Bull Case: Finance Expert Around 80% of the $530 million in total liquidations over 24 hours — roughly $425 million — came from leveraged short positions in the two largest cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin touched just under $75,000 on CoinMarketCap, a level not seen in nearly a month, before running into heavy resistance and retreating to....