Iranian state-linked media is reporting that the United States has agreed to temporarily lift sanctions on Iran’s oil exports while the two countries negotiate. The key words there: “if true.” The claimed waiver would only last for the duration of ongoing talks, not permanently. Iranian sources also assert that Washington may unfreeze roughly 25% of…
Cardano is trading around $0.248, down roughly -2.5% over the past 24 hours, and the chart is not offering much comfort to bulls right now. The $0.20 support level is the immediate line in the sand. Bears are pressing hard, momentum indicators are fading, and the structure of recent price action points to more downside…
Bitcoin is trading at $76.8k as the third week of May opens. It has surrendered the $80k breakout that defined the prior week’s narrative. The short-term bullish trendline that supported the inner rally structure has been broken, and the price has pulled back into the mid-range of the large ascending channel on the daily timeframe….
Bernstein Circle analysts said the CLARITY Act yield compromise blocks rival stablecoin issuers from competing on rates Summary Bernstein said the CLARITY Act language structurally favors Circle by banning deposit-like yield on passive stablecoin balances. Total dollar-backed stablecoin supply surpassed $300 billion this week, with USDC and USDT controlling roughly 97% of the market. The…
The world’s top finance officials are gathering in Paris this week with a familiar problem that’s gotten considerably less familiar in its intensity: bond markets are selling off, and nobody seems quite sure where the floor is. G-7 finance ministers and central bankers are meeting against a backdrop of rising global bond-market volatility, widening trade…
On May 17, 2026, Michael Saylor from posted two words on X: “₿ig Dot Energy.” For anyone who has followed MicroStrategy Bitcoin buying pattern over the past two years, the message landed like a starting gun. Independent tracker Strc.live estimates that roughly 15,466 BTC were accumulated across four active trading days in the week of…
[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, May 18th, 2026] VALR, Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider, served as diamond sponsor of the Kenya Blockchain & Crypto Conference held in Nairobi on 14 and 15 May 2026. Peter Mwangi, VALR’s newly appointed Country Manager for Kenya, delivered a keynote address in which he outlined his vision…
Crypto investment products posted $1.07 billion in weekly outflows as investors cut Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure while keeping selective altcoin bets. Summary Crypto ETPs recorded $1.07 billion in outflows, ending six straight weeks of positive fund flows. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the exits, with $982 million and $249 million leaving funds. XRP and Solana bucked…
## Market Snapshot The “Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of May” market is currently priced at 5% YES, up from 4% in the last 24 hours. The “US-Iran nuclear deal by June 30” market is priced at 22% YES, slightly down from 23% a day ago. ## Key Takeaways – Iran’s…
Over $660M in crypto positions were wiped out in a single 24-hour window after President Trump posted a stark warning to Iran on Truth Social, sending Bitcoin crashing from $82,000 to a multi-week low of $76,650. The mechanism behind that number wasn’t panic selling from ordinary holders; it was over-leveraged long positions acting as a…
