Ukraine has complicated President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize oil markets amid the Iran war, heightening risks to financial markets, including cryptocurrencies. For almost a month, markets have been gripped by a single concern: the Iran war. Disturbances in the Strait of Hormuz – a critical oil choke point – have driven prices sharply higher, […]
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The unnamed “Big Four” firm Tether chose to audit its $185 billion USDT stablecoin is KPMG, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Tether has also engaged PwC to prepare its internal systems ahead of the audit, marking the most concrete step yet towards full financial control for the world’s largest
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Sharp late-session selling and rising leverage suggest a bigger move is on the way, with downside build-up risk.
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Bitcoin fell to $68,507 on Friday morning, down 3.2% over the past 24 hours and 2.7% on the week, after a familiar pattern played out for the fifth week in a row: a de-escalation headline immediately followed by an escalation headline. US President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to strike a ceasefire deal
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White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks is switching titles and joining the President’s Council on Science and Technology as co-chair, he announced Thursday. Sacks, who was named US President Donald Trump’s crypto and AI czar before Trump took office last January, has overseen the White House’s early work on crypto initiatives, including the
Traders see bitcoins BTC$68,799.42 near 50-day uneven price action through a bearish lens can be wrong. Since hitting a low near $60,000 on February 6, bitcoin has largely traded between $65,000 and $75,000, a period defined less by direction and more by exhaustion. This phase reflects a dynamic where investors are tested not only by
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US-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is partnering with Fannie Mae-approved mortgage company Better Home & Finance Holding Co. (BETR), to enable crypto holders to use their digital assets as down payment collateral when buying a home. The mortgage is structured as a conforming loan backed by Fannie Mae, meaning it has the same protections and
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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, is questioning the limited “master account” obtained by crypto exchange Kraken from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, which she said raises potential consumer protection issues and questions about the approval process. Waters, who is likely to return to chair the
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Stretch ( STRC ), the perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy ( MSTR ), the world’s largest corporate owner of bitcoin, regained its par value of $100 during Thursday’s trading session, giving the company room to raise funds to add to its stockpile of the largest cryptocurrency. The recovery took nine trading days after the
Bitcoin BTC$68,959.92 pared earlier losses Thursday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a pause in strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the pause will now be 10 days, citing ongoing diplomatic negotiations. “At the request of the Iranian government … I am pausing the period
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