A fire broke out at a petroleum facility in Fujairah after Iran launched four ballistic missiles at the UAE, confirming what many feared — the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US was fracturing in real time. Oil Markets Feel The Burn Brent crude futures jumped more than 4%, hitting an intraday high above $114…
View More Iran Launches Missiles At UAE — Bitcoin Price Barely Blinks
Bitcoin’s technical indicators had just started flashing warning signs when crude oil markets made things worse. The MACD histogram turned red — a signal that buying pressure was fading — right as West Texas Intermediate crude surged past $104 a barrel, rattling risk assets across the board. Bitcoin Gives Back Recent Gains BTC had clawed…
View More Crypto Markets Rattle As Bitcoin Sinks Under $77K Following Oil Spike
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index crept up two points to 29 out of 100 on Monday — its highest reading since late January — but that number still signals fear among Bitcoin investors. Markets had barely settled from a rough weekend before the index was being watched again as a barometer of just how…
View More Bitcoin Pulls Back Below $74K As Iran Tensions Rise Again
(Editor’s note, April 18 – This article has been updated to include the latest cryptocurrency prices) US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open for passage — a declaration that came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, confirmed the waterway would be unblocked…
View More BREAKING – Bitcoin Breaks $78K As Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz
More than 87% of Argentinians surveyed in a January Coinbase poll said they view crypto and blockchain technology as a way to strengthen their financial independence — a sign that the role of Bitcoin in the global economy may already be shifting well beyond what markets have priced in. Bitcoin’s Dual Role Draws New Attention…
View More Bitcoin’s Market Potential May Surpass Gold Amid Iran-US War: BitwisePrevious bear markets left scars that are hard to ignore. The 2017 crash wiped out more than 80% of Bitcoin’s value. The 2021 collapse took nearly 77%. So when a fresh wave of analysts began calling for a drop to $50,000, the warnings carried weight — at least on paper. A Different Kind Of Cycle…
View More Bitcoin $50K Bottom Call Faces Pushback As Price Nears $75K
A wave of forced liquidations swept through crypto markets on Tuesday as traders who had bet against Bitcoin and Ether were caught off guard by a sharp price surge tied to hopes of a US-Iran agreement. Around 80% of the $530 million in total liquidations over 24 hours — roughly $425 million — came from…
View More Hope For Iran Deal Sparks Risk-On Rally, Bitcoin Nears $75K
More than 8 million wallets now hold XRP — a milestone that comes even as the token’s price sits well below where it stood less than a year ago. A Market Still Chasing Its Peak XRP traded at $1.35 on Monday, up roughly 4% on the day, but still more than 60% below the $3.65…
View More XRP Wallet Count Tops 8 Million As Trading Volume Nears $4 Billion
Crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel and Bitcoin slipped as US President Donald Trump used a White House address to say the military campaign in Iran was close to wrapping up, while also warning that more strikes could come in the next two to three weeks. Markets Move First Bitcoin fell about 2%…
View More Bitcoin Weakens While Oil Climbs After Trump Signals Continued Iran Strikes
Investors are currently sifting through a decade of market data to see if a massive spike in energy costs will sink Bitcoin and the crypto market. While many people focus on the immediate price of oil, the real damage to Bitcoin in the past often came from internal industry blowouts rather than what was happening…
View More Bitcoin Faces Fresh Pressure As Oil Crosses $104 For First Time In 4 Years