Crypto markets rally as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire
Digital assets spiked as a surprise geopolitical de-escalation triggered $600 million in liquidations, sending Bitcoin toward $73,000 and boosting altcoin demand.
South Korea takes away exchange discretion in a major anti-phishing crackdown
The new rules apply uniform criteria for withdrawal exceptions based on account history and transaction patterns.
Crypto whale holding oil shorts walks away with $2 million in profit
A trader named Loracle closed his short position in oil futures early Wednesday, pocketing $2 million in profit.
Crypto’s ‘AWS’ Alchemy unveils tool to make AI payment systems talk to each other
Alchemy’s AgentPay addresses the problem that the agentic payment systems currently coming online don’t talk to one another.
Pre-market crypto stocks are glowing green after the ceasefire news
Bitcoin, equities, and gold rise while oil and volatility drop amid improving risk sentiment.
Attacking bitcoin mining with a quantum computer would require the energy of a star, academics say
One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star. Another replicates every major “quantum...
U.S. bank with $1.9 trillion in assets could debut its bitcoin ETF Wednesday
Morgan Stanley’s bitcoin ETF could start trading on NYSE on Wednesday under the ticker MSBT.
Bitcoin, ether, oil shorts lead $427 million wipeout on US-Iran ceasefire
Short sellers betting on continued war escalation lost $427 million in 24 hours as bitcoin vaulted past $72,000 on the ceasefire announcement.
XRP zooms 5% on bitcoin strength, but trend reversal still unconfirmed
Breakout backed by institutional flows and whale buying, though broader downtrend and weak ETF demand cap conviction.