Two Chinese container ships linked to Cosco briefly moved toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday before turning back near Iranian waters, adding to market concern over shipping access in the Gulf. Summary Two Chinese-linked ships turned back near Hormuz as Iran enforced stricter control over vessel movements. Iran warned certain ships against transit, calling
The Royal Government of Bhutan, which became one of the first sovereign Bitcoin miners by using surplus hydroelectric power, has moved 643 BTC worth over $45 million to external wallets over the past two days, according to Arkham Intel data. Bhutan once held more than 13,000 BTC and now appears to be systematically converting its
Google just crossed a line that scientists spent decades arguing was theoretically possible but practically out of reach. On February 9, 2026, Google’s quantum team demonstrated below-threshold quantum error correction, meaning that adding more qubits to their system actually reduced errors instead of multiplying them. That sounds like an internal engineering milestone. It isn’t. For Bitcoin
Tether has moved closer to a full financial review of USDT as it prepares for wider regulatory scrutiny in the United States. Summary Tether hired KPMG for its first full USDT audit and engaged PwC to prepare systems. The audit would review assets, liabilities, and controls beyond the reserve attestations issued since 2022. Tether’s audit
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, tasked with reviewing federal regulations, has finalized its assessment of a Department of Labor proposal (DOL) that would allow roughly $12 trillion in 401(k) assets to flow into alternative investments like crypto and private equity, according to a recent update. OIRA completed its review on March
The crypto market continued its downtrend on Friday as hopes of peace in the U.S. and Iran faded following a breakdown in diplomatic talks. Summary Crypto market extended losses as fading U.S.–Iran peace hopes pushed Bitcoin below key support and triggered nearly $300 million in liquidations. Escalating Middle East tensions and surging oil prices fueled
Bitcoin fell below $69,000 on Thursday morning as escalating tensions between the US and Iran weighed on global markets and pushed investors toward defensive positioning. The move followed a sharp jump in oil prices, with Brent crude rising more than 5% to briefly hit $108 per barrel before easing to around $105. The surge came
The end of the week, month, and first quarter of the year has arrived, and with it, a massive batch of Bitcoin and Ether options contracts will be expiring. Around 195,400 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Mar. 27, with a notional value of roughly $13.4 billion. This event is much larger than
Tether has launched XAU₮ on BNB Chain and Binance, extending its 60% share of a $4b tokenized gold market across 12+ networks via the USDt0 cross-chain system. Summary Tether’s gold-backed token XAU₮ is now live on BNB Chain, bringing the product to the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange ecosystem and expanding its cross-chain reach to over
LayerZero said Thursday it has integrated with Canton Network, becoming the first interoperability protocol live on the institutional blockchain and opening a route for tokenized assets on Canton to move across more than 165 public chains. The tie-up is aimed at solving one of tokenization’s biggest bottlenecks, which is how to connect regulated onchain assets