Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%.
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Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%.
Bitcoin rebounded to $82,000 as Trump ruled out an Iran strike before the midterms, while crypto security experts pushed back on “bunker mode” fears.
The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.
Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, even as he said the war could end soon.
Biden says the token is about “resilience, redemption and recovery” and will give coins to nearly one million wallets that lost money on TRUMP.
Bitcoin fell, altcoins slid after Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is "over" as U.S. and Iran traded airstrikes.
Net assets of U.S.-listed spot ETFs have fallen to levels last seen just after Trump won the election in early November 2024.
Trump is expected to speak at his crypto conference in Palm Beach shortly.
Bitcoin and other risk assets have been whipsawed by President Donald J. Trump’s shifting rhetoric on Iran. Here are some indicators that help cut through the noise.
Asian stocks surged 4% and S&P 500 futures jumped after Trump said the conflict could conclude without a deal with Tehran, while Morgan Stanley's newly approved bitcoin ETF at 14 basis points opens a $6.2 trillion advisory channel.
Trump said "great progress" had been made toward ending the war, but warned the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if a deal isn't reached shortly.
Treasury yields and swap spreads could eventually pressure the Trump administration to moderate the conflict, analysts argue.
Trump said that the two countries held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East."
A dormant crypto whale just bet $7 million on the Trump memecoin after a new Mar-a-Lago gala was announced, sparking a 60% rally for the struggling token.
Trump said U.S. prepares to negotiate to acquire Greenland that will not pose threat to NATO.
Cardano founder says Trump’s actions have politicized crypto and alienated half the country.
A tax change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill may steer gamblers toward blockchain-based prediction markets to reduce their IRS bill, Coinbase said.
Crypto options platform PowerTrade reports that traders are betting on a strong year-end rally in several altcoins, including SOL, XRP, TRUMP, HYPE, LINK.
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