Posted inTrading Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz deal UPDATE Saturday 9 am UTC: After markets closed Friday, the Speaker of Iran's parliament announced… April 18, 2026
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Posted inTrading Bitcoin now has just 4 days before ceasefire deadline risks price reversal with Hormuz closed again Iran's Friday announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened during the current ceasefire… April 18, 2026
Posted inTrading US Bitcoin ETFs pull in $664M in largest daily inflow since January, because Iran reopened Hormuz for a few hours US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their largest single-day capital inflow since January on… April 18, 2026
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Posted inTrading Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open Bitcoin climbed toward $80,000 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to… April 17, 2026
Posted inTrading Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoins Artificial intelligence and crypto-native tools are quickly shaping a future where software agents can fund… April 17, 2026