US-Iran War A ‘Nuclear-Grade Bull Catalyst’ For Bitcoin, Says Analyst, Even As Odds That Strait Of Hormuz Will Be Blocked Dips
Cryptocurrency analyst and author Adam Livingston argued Sunday that escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could serve as a “nuclear-grade bull catalyst” for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What happened: In a series of posts, Livingston noted the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites and Iran potentially closing the Strait...
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Dow Jones up 200 points despite Iran’s soft retaliation
Major U.S. stock indices were up despite Iran’s attack on a U.S. airbase....
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Tron jumps after $1b USDT mint as Nasdaq listing draws closer
Tron bounces back amid a spike in activity as Tether mints more reserves....
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Trump’s Crypto Ties Still Toxic With Some Dems, Including One Seen as Industry Ally
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff was among the many Democrats who voted to pass the stablecoin bill last week, but as the Senate moves on to legislation establishing regulations for the wider U.S. crypto markets, Schiff has introduced another effort to ban President Donald Trump and other top government leaders...
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Hedge Fund Veterans Plan $100M BNB Treasury Bet
A group of hedge fund executives are planning to raise $100 million to buy Binance’s BNB token through a Nasdaq-listed shell company. Former Coral Capital Holdings partners Patrick Horsman, Joshua Kruger and Johnathan Pasch aim to transform an unnamed public firm into Build & Build Corporation. The company would...
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Bitcoin Bounce Fails, Tumbling Below $100K as Iran Reportedly Prepares Retaliation Against U.S.
Cryptocurrencies gave up nearly all of their overnight bounce on during midday U.S. hours on Monday, with bitcoin BTC sliding back below $100,000 on news reports that Iran was preparing to attack U.S. bases in the Middle East. Other major cryptos also erased gains: Ethereum’s ether ETH fell below...
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HIVE Digital to Launch Canadian AI Data Hub With 7.2 MW Toronto Site Purchase
HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has signed an agreement to buy a 7.2-megawatt data center in Toronto, Canada, aiming to transform it into a cornerstone for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure through its subsidiary BUZZ HPC. The facility is expected to become BUZZ HPC’s first Tier 3 data center. It will...
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Plume integrates AUSD to unlock DeFi across RWAfi
Plume, a blockchain platform for real-world asset finance, is integrating Agora’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin in a move that will unlock decentralized finance benefits for users and developers within the rapidly expanding RWAfi ecosystem. The Plume team announced its Agora stablecoin…...
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Nasdaq firm eyes $100m BNB token accumulation plan: report
BNB was born as a Binance loyalty token. Now, it’s being pitched as a corporate reserve asset, thanks to a $100 million play by former Coral Capital executives. Their soon-to-be-renamed Nasdaq firm, Build & Build Corporation, could legitimize BNB in…...
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Digital Asset Funds Record 10th Straight Week of Inflows Despite Israel-Iran Tensions
Digital asset funds extended their weekly inflow streak to ten weeks, drawing $1.24 billion and lifting 2025’s cumulative inflows to a new peak of $15.1 billion. That said, trading activity cooled toward the week’s end, which, according to CoinShares, is likely influenced by the Juneteenth observance in the US...
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