Bitcoin
Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments At Hormuz As Trump Says Strait Must Open 'Immediately And Completely'
Iran will demand shipping companies pay tolls in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, directly contradicting President Trump's demand for “complete, immediate, and safe opening” of the waterway. The Bitcoin Toll System Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran's Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Union, told the Financial Times that Iran wants to collect tolling fees from any tanker passing and assess each ship.
Bitcoin surges to $72,700 after trump's iran announcement
Bitcoin is soaring. The cryptocurrency reaches $72,700 on Friday, its peak in 18 months, right after Donald Trump makes a surprise announcement about Iran.
Quantum threat to Bitcoin is real, but manageable, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein
The broker said advances in quantum computing are accelerating the timeline for crypto risk, but argued Bitcoin faces a multi-year upgrade cycle, not an existential crisis.
Bitcoin Whale Reopens $10.09M Short After Liquidation: On-Chain Signals to Watch
A tracked whale address on Hyperliquid reopened a short position reportedly worth $10.09 million shortly after being liquidated on a previous Bitcoin short, according to on-chain monitoring attributed to analyst Ai Ai (@ai_9684xtpa). The move came as BTC briefly spiked near $72,800, wiping out the trader's earlier 500 BTC leveraged short and signaling persistent bearish conviction from at least one large market participant.
BTC Surges Toward $73K as Iran Reportedly Demands Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
The Strait of Hormuz was just reopened, will passage be paid in bitcoin?
BlackRock ETF wallets shift $49M in BTC and ETH into Coinbase Prime
BlackRock ETF wallets moved $49m in BTC and ETH into Coinbase Prime, extending a months‑long pattern that turns ETF flows into a live gauge of institutional positioning. BlackRock moved 8,513 ETH and 416.
Morgan Stanley's low-cost spot Bitcoin ETF launches to meet ‘growing client interest' in crypto
The bank boasts "the largest network of financial advisors [with] 16,000 advisors managing $6.2 trillion" according to an analyst.
Bitcoin Tops $72K on US Iran Ceasefire Rally
Bitcoin surged above $72K as a US-Iran ceasefire eased geopolitical fears, boosting risk appetite. Traders now watch whether BTC can hold the breakout.
Cango sells 2,000 BTC, cuts Bitcoin production cost by 19% in March
Bitcoin miner Cango said it sold 2,000 BTC to pay off debt and cut its BTC production cost by 19% as part of its strategic pivot to energy and AI infrastructure.
3 Signals Suggest Bitcoin May Be Entering an Accumulation Zone
Bitcoin (BTC) has benefited from the recent ceasefire announcement, with the price rising nearly 4% to over $71,000.
Iran demands Bitcoin, crypto payments for Strait of Hormuz passage: FT
Iran's crypto demand for Hormuz passage could disrupt global shipping, impact oil prices, and increase geopolitical tensions in the region. Iran demands Bitcoin, crypto payments for Strait of Hormuz passage: FT.
Is the Banksy of Bitcoin a 55-year-old British computer nerd?
A New York Times investigation points to the 55-year-old inventor of hashcash as the most likely identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto A forensic investigation by the New York Times has identified British cryptographer Adam Back as the most credible candidate yet for Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, based on an analysis of writing style, technical fingerprints and circumstantial evidence accumulated over 17 years of speculation. The report, by journalist John Carreyrou, draws on an AI-powered analysis of a database of more than 30,000 users to examine a highly specific linguistic quirk: the incorrect use of hyphens.
