The global oil trade may soon witness a major shift. Early discussions focused on stablecoins, but momentum now favors Bitcoin oil payments. This change signals a deeper transformation in how nations handle restricted financial flows. Countries facing sanctions continue to explore alternatives beyond traditional banking systems. Bitcoin oil payments offer a unique advantage in high-risk
$BTC trades at $72,896 on April 11, holding inside a rising 30-minute channel while the daily sits above three EMAs and spot ETFs post back-to-back inflow days worth $598M combined. $BTC Daily Chart: $74,000 Is The Only Level That Matters $BTC Daily Price Action (Source: TradingView) The 20-day EMA at $69,930 and 50-day at $70,709
Bitcoin ($BTC) price is up by more than 8% this week amid optimism around the end of the US-Iran war. On April 11, US Vice President JD Vance landed in Islamabad, Pakistan, to lead talks on a ceasefire. However, despite this development, the Bitcoin price outlook remains fragile because the recently announced two-week ceasefire is
During a recent interview, President Javier Milei stated that the largest obstacle to dollarization in Argentina was that people did not want it. He stressed that even when the government has approved the use of the dollar for financial transactions, people still do not use it. Key Takeaways: Javier Milei admits his dollarization push stalled;
Bitcoin (BTC) developers have announced the release of v31.0rc4 for testing. As highlighted by Bitcoin Core Project on X, this major release follows v30.2 and comes with binaries and draft notes available for review by developers, node operators and testers. New privacy enhancements through Tor and I2P networks The announcement targets Bitcoin researchers, miners and
Bitcoin just had its best week in a while. The ceasefire rally, the CPI relief, $73,000 briefly touched. After weeks of grinding losses, it finally feels like something has changed. But one analyst who publicly called the top six months ago is not buying the narrative shift. According to Benjamin Cowen, founder of Into The
The Federal Reserve is asking major US banks how exposed they are to the private credit market. The Treasury is asking insurance companies the same question. Neither has announced a formal investigation. They are doing it through routine examination channels, which is what regulators often do when they are worried but do not yet know
Bitcoin might trade around the clock, but its liquidity doesn’t anymore. The asset that was supposed to become more resilient after absorbing billions in institutional capital through ETFs has instead developed a split personality, one that looks deep and orderly during New York trading hours and considerably more fragile once Wall Street’s desks go dark.
An extremely consequential diplomatic meeting is hours away. Iran’s 71-person team, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Pakistan’s capital this morning for direct negotiations with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It is the first face-to-face meeting between the two nations
Shipping firms that turn to cryptocurrency to pay potential transit fees to Iran could face significant sanctions exposure, according to Kaitlin Martin, senior intelligence analyst at Chainalysis. Martin told Cointelegraph that under the current sanctions framework, any payments made to the Iranian regime, including those tied to passage through key waterways, could be interpreted as