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The ‘bottom is in’: Why Tom Lee says the Iran ceasefire is the starting gun for a massive bitcoin rally

The Fundstrat co-founder and largest corporate ether buyer on earth said the ceasefire means the worst is over. His company bought 71,252 ETH last week.
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Strategy’s STRC sees one of its highest volume days, with just one penny of volatility

High yield structure keeps STRC pinned at par while enabling large scale bitcoin purchases.
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Bitcoin stalls below key resistance as analysts clash over next move

Despite a geopolitical "risk-on" boost, crypto markets remain range-bound with BTC hovering at $71,200 while altcoins like MANA and AERO show strength.
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Bitcoin’s $80,000 bull bet just took over the market

Whales and options traders are betting on a massive BTC reversal toward $80,000 as a fragile Iran ceasefire fuels hopes for a supply squeeze and a breakout.
Tokenized perpetual swaps hit $31 billion weekly volume on commodities volatility

Commodities led the growth, with oil trading reaching $6.9 billion in weekly volume after geopolitical tensions, while stock perpetual swaps grew 908% to roughly $4.9 billion.
The $21 billion AI bet: Meta and CoreWeave ink deal for NVIDIA’s next-gen superchips

Long-term agreement between Meta and CoreWeave signals growing demand for scalable AI compute and inference capacity.
Banks are treading carefully on stablecoins despite market growth, S&P Global says

Most U.S. lenders remain in a wait-and-see mode as deposit risks, regulatory shifts and new competition complicate strategy, according to the report.
Fartcoin's price crashed 50% after $145 million manipulation bet went wrong

The liquidation was so large relative to the order book that Hyperliquid's auto-deleveraging mechanism activated, forcibly closing profitable short positions on the other side of the trade to prevent the system from accumulating bad debt.
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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines

Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.6% and Stellar (XLM) fell 2.7%, leading the index lower.
Binance adds prediction market to its app for millions of users

The integration covers gas costs to lower barriers for retail users. Binance doesn't operate the markets directly, instead providing access to a third-party application.
Mike Novogratz spotlights Helios as $15 billion powerhouse in Galaxy Digital annual report

The company's Nasdaq debut was a turning point toward infrastructure-led growth in the digital economy, said Novogratz.
BitMEX co-founder donates $5 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

Delo did not specify whether he made the donation in fiat currency or crypto, but he expressed support for a proposed U.K. government moratorium on political donations made in cryptoassets
Trump's World Liberty Financial borrowed millions from a protocol its own advisor co-founded

Onchain data shows WLFI deposited 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins it then sent to Coinbase Prime, pushing a lending pool to 100% utilization and leaving depositors unable to withdraw.
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Tom Lee's Bitmine uplists to NYSE, expands buyback authorization to $4 billion

The company holds nearly 4% of ether's (ETH) total supply, but shares have struggled alongside that crypto.
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Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s Performance Q1

Q1 digital asset review: geopolitical conflict and Fed caution led to declines, but institutional flows and regulatory clarity returned in March, building a durable foundation for Q2
Bitcoin shoots above $72,000 as optimism grows over Middle East ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly has signaled a willingness to negotiate with Lebanon.
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U.S. Treasury to loop in crypto sector on hacker warnings shared with traditional firms

The Department of the Treasury announced it's letting crypto firms sign up for timely information-sharing on cybersecurity threats.
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Potential buyers are circling Winklevoss-backed crypto exchange Gemini

Interested parties are considering buying select parts of the business, particularly its shuttered European operations, to secure regulatory licenses, rather than pursuing a full takeover.
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Securitize names ex-SEC official Brett Redfearn as president ahead of public listing

Brett Redfearn joins as president as the firm works to build regulated infrastructure for tokenized assets.
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These 3 crypto stocks could actually beat bitcoin ETFs, says TD Cowen

Analyst Lance Vitanza is betting that digital asset treasury"companies like Nakamoto, SharpLink and Strive can outperform standard crypto ETFs by aggressively stacking coins and capturing staking yields.