Key Takeaways Bitcoin price dropped as Iran’s Parliament approved the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, heightening fears of oil supply shocks and global inflation. A prolonged closure of the strait could drive oil above $100 per barrel, impacting global GDP, inflation, and crypto markets. Share this article The price of Bitcoin fell from nearly…
Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Michaël van de Poppe says Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of turning bullish. Van de Poppe tells his 792,200 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin could soar above the $112,000 price and hit a new all-time high if BTC manages to break above the resistance level at around…
Rekt Drinks have announced a deal with 7-Eleven that will see their beverages hit the shelves of the world’s largest convenience store chain. This deal, which is expected to start this week, is being marked with a series of 7-Eleven store takeovers by the Rekt Drinks crew. The first of these took place in Los…
Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have stated on X that XRP now holds a 95% ETF approval chance, up from 75%. If the XRP spot ETF gets the green light, analysts expect XRP may surprise us with a rally ranging from $3 to $10. Bitwise was the first to leap when it filed an S‑1 registration…
Funding will accelerate the deployment of high-speed, AI-powered social modules built on Solana’s scalable infrastructure. June 19, 2025 1:00 AM EDT | Source: Kaj Labs Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – June 19, 2025) – Imagen Network, the decentralized AI-driven social platform, announced that its core developer has allocated $43 million to develop and deploy new…
Nicole Rafiee has been around the block on YouTube. The 25 year-old creator made her first channel in middle school, and after deleting her channel a few times (she wasn’t thrilled when her high school’s football team found it), she started seriously posting to YouTube her sophomore year of college. These days, she’d have a…
Zurich, 18th June — Relai has always been committed to offering the simplest and most intuitive way to buy bitcoin and hold the coins in a self-custodial manner. From their 0% fee auto-invest plan up to 100 CHF/EUR per month, to their fast buy flow for one-time purchases. That commitment is evident in the ever-growing…
In our latest Africa crypto news, Visa is partnering with Yellow Card as Empowa expands to Nigeria. Crypto players in South Africa are pushing for reforms to unlock tax revenue. Blockchain housing startup Empowa is expanding its presence in the Nigerian market after partnering with local players in the housing sector. Meanwhile, the international card…
A new report from Flashbots has warned that Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) is quietly becoming one of the biggest roadblocks to blockchain scaling. According to the research, rampant “spam auctions” driven by MEV searchers are systematically consuming most of the new capacity on high-throughput chains like Solana and Ethereum Layer-2s (L2s), neutralizing scaling gains and…
