Oil Prices Crash as Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz
Key Takeaways: Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, crashing Brent futures 10% to $87.19 and easing future energy inflation. Trump...
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XRP Holds Breakout as Global Macro Conditions Improve and Stronger Institutional Flows Support Further Upside
Key Takeaways: XRP held above breakout levels, signaling buyers still control the trend. Institutional flows and Rakuten support strengthened XRP’s...
Bitcoin Rips Higher as Hormuz Reopening Lifts Sentiment and Keeps Bulls in Control
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin pushes toward $78K as strong buying momentum drives continued upside. Chart confirms bullish breakout with higher highs...
Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage
Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test....
Singapore Gulf Bank Unveils Stablecoin Mint and Redeem Service for Institutional Clients
Key Takeaways: SGB launched 24/7 stablecoin minting on SGB Net to enable instant settlement for transactions over $100,000. To drive...
Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela
Key Takeaways: Ecoanalitica proposes a stablecoin to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration. Surging adoption since 2025...
Sanctioned Exchange Grinex Hit by $13.7M Hack; Blames Foreign Intelligence Services
Key Takeaways: Grinex halts operations after a state-level hack drains over 1 billion rubles in USDT from user wallets. The...
Public Miners Sell Record Bitcoin as Industry Splits Between Selling and Quality Growth
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute,...
MiCA Decoded: Your Crypto White Paper Can’t Just Be a Gitbook or PDF
MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor...
Cryptoquant Data Shows Whale Deposits at Highest Level Since July 2024 Near Bitcoin Key Resistance
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin is testing Cryptoquant’s Traders’ Realized Price at $76,800, a resistance level that capped the January 2026 rally....
NYSE Welcomes Morgan Stanley’s MSBT Launch as First Spot Bitcoin ETF Issued by a Major US Bank
Key Takeaways: NYSE welcomed Morgan Stanley as MSBT launched with strong institutional visibility. MSBT marks the first spot bitcoin ETF...
Crypto Miner HIVE Targets $75 Million Offering to Fund AI Expansion
HIVE Raises Capital for AI and Data Centers HIVE Digital Technologies is preparing to raise $75 million through a private...
The Translation Layer: Why AI Is Necessary to Scale Decentralized Finance
Key Takeaways: AI agents like Coinfello automate DeFi tasks once reserved for hedge funds to manage 24/7 market risks. Jacob...
DAZN to Embed Blockchain-Backed FIFA Prediction Market in World Cup 2026 Live Streams
Key Takeaways: A Controversial Sprint From Gibraltar License to DAZN Deal Prediction and betting components are going to be significantly...
Anthropic Adds ID Verification to Claude for Select AI Users
Key Takeaways: Anthropic added ID checks for Claude users in April 2026, gating some features. Persona handles verification; Anthropic says...
