Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to trade below $71,000 into Sunday’s weekly close after negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down. Key points: Bitcoin shed its gains as negotiations between the US and Iran broke down. The Strait of Hormuz becomes a flashpoint again as US President Donald Trump demanded that it be reopened. BTC …
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Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron layer-1 blockchain network, criticized World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform co-founded by US President Donald Trump’s sons, over lengthy lock-up periods for the platform’s governance token. Sun said that he invested “significant capital” in WLFI as an early investor and also said that a March WLFI …
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Bitcoin’s fifth halving is roughly two years away, and the mining sector is heading into it with far less margin for error than in 2024, as higher costs, tighter energy markets and clearer regulation reshape the industry. At the last halving in April 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) traded at around $63,000 as rewards fell from 6.25 …
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The United States government must pass the CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the crypto industry with clearer regulatory oversight, soon, or risk waiting almost another four years to move the industry forward, according to US Senator Cynthia Lummis. “This is our last chance to pass the Clarity Act until at least 2030,” Lummis, a …
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Polymarket betting markets reportedly appeared inside Google News results alongside established news publishers before disappearing. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that the platform’s appearance in News was an error. “This site briefly appeared in Google News in error, and it is no longer surfacing in News,” spokesperson Ned Adriance reportedly said. Before removal, Polymarket …
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Bitcoin and Ether aren’t far from levels that could signal a trend reversal this year, despite a growing consensus across the industry calling for a bear market, according to macro analyst Jordi Visser. “If we trade above $76,000 and at the same time we see Ethereum above $2,400, I believe that is the beginning of …
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Ether Machine has called off its planned public debut after the Ethereum treasury-focused firm and Dynamix Corporation agreed to terminate their merger, citing deteriorating market conditions. In a Saturday post on X, Ether Machine said the decision to end the deal was mutual and effective immediately. The transaction had aimed to take the firm public …
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Top Stories of The Week Bitcoin can be made quantum-safe without protocol upgrade: Researcher A Bitcoin researcher has come up with a way that could immediately make Bitcoin transactions quantum-safe without the need for a soft fork. In a proposal published Thursday, StarkWare chief product officer Avihu Levy proposed a Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) transaction …
My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in …
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Back in 2016 and 2017, when XRP was worth less than a penny, Ripple’s then-CTO David Schwartz laid out a rough roadmap of what the token could fetch if things went right. Related Reading Matching Bitcoin’s market share, he said, could push the price to around $2. Capturing a slice of global payments might justify …
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An analyst on X has made a bold call on Ethereum, stating that the asset is on the verge of a parabolic move. The claim is based on a golden triangle formation on the chart, a setup that shows a breakout could be approaching for the leading altcoin. This approaching breakout could also serve as …
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My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in …
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Bitcoin’s weekly chart is showing an uncomfortable comparison to one of the most brutal sell-offs in its history, and at least one analyst believes the worst may still be ahead. This technical outlook is looking at the current price action as a mirror of the 2022 macro fractal sequence that sent Bitcoin from $69,000 to …
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A resident of Kansas has admitted to stealing around $160,000 from US banks in a check fraud scheme. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri, Jevon Crudup defrauded banks by depositing U.S. Treasury Department checks that had been stolen and altered. “The defendant deposited the altered and forged Treasury …
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The US national debt has now climbed by about $571.28 billion this year as Treasury data show total public debt outstanding approaching $39 trillion. According to the US Treasury’s Debt to the Penny dataset, total public debt outstanding stands at staggering $38.969 trillion as of April 7, 2026. The national debt has continued to rise …
