Bitcoin surged to above US$71,200 in below an hour after Donald Trump posted on Fact Social that he had ordered a five-day pause on strikes towards Iranian energy crops, citing “productive” discussions. Iran categorically denied any talks, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf calling Trump’s claims “pretend information” designed toContinue Reading
Bitcoin’s hash charge dropped to roughly 920 EH/s, down roughly 8% over the previous week, with a problem adjustment of about −8% anticipated on March 20. Rising crude oil costs are pressuring miners in energy-sensitive markets, whereas hash value hit an all-time each day low of US$27.89 PH/s/day in lateContinue Reading
Battle-linked betting on Polymarket reached document volumes, with geopolitical wagers leaping from US$163.9 million to US$425.4 million within the week ending March 1. 9 of the ten most-traded geopolitical markets centered on Iran, together with a controversial US$104 million market on the Supreme Chief’s standing following his loss of lifeContinue Reading
On-chain analytics agency Elliptic has recognized a 700% spike in outflows from Iran’s largest crypto change, Nobitex, beginning simply minutes after the primary US-Israeli airstrikes on Saturday. Elliptic suggests the spike in outflows might sign a capital flight from Iran. Nobitex permits customers to transform Iran’s fiat foreign money, theContinue Reading
Prediction markets confronted heavy quantity and moral backlash following U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran that resulted within the dying of Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei. Kalshi drew sharp criticism for its “Ali Khamenei out” contract, with CEO Tarek Mansour defending a settlement course of that pays out primarily based on the last-tradedContinue Reading
US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal has written to Binance CEO Richard Teng amid considerations the crypto change is concerned in Iranian sanction violations totalling US$1.7 billion. The letter follows the publication of experiences within the Wall Road Journal and New York Instances alleging Binance has been facilitating the funding ofContinue Reading
Iranians moved important funds from home exchanges to private Bitcoin wallets throughout late 2025 as a flight to security earlier than a nationwide web blackout. Complete crypto exercise hit 7.78 billion {dollars} in 2025 as residents sought alternate options to a home foreign money that has misplaced 90 p.c ofContinue Reading
