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Iran War, Debanking Push Commodity Traders Towards Stablecoins, Says Haycen CEO

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The ripple effects of geopolitical conflict are reshaping the plumbing of global trade finance, pushing some commodity traders out of the banking system and into the arms of stablecoins. That’s according to Luke Sully, CEO of trade finance-focused stablecoin issuer Haycen, who says the war involving Iran has increased compliance fears among Western banks, triggering […]

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Trump token sees whale buildup ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala; senators raise questions about event

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Large investors are stockpiling TRUMP memecoin ahead of an upcoming gala hosted by President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 28, even as the token trades near record lows and the impending event faces political scrutiny. Data tracked by blockchain detective Lookonchain shows notable whale purchases through centralized exchanges. One whale, “8DHkza,” withdrew $850,488 TRUMP

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Why North Korea is hacking crypto instead of evading sanctions like Russia and Iran

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North Korea’s six-month Drift infiltration campaign has shaken a crypto industry already reeling from exploits worth billions of dollars. But as the news set in, a bigger question arose: Why does North Korea keep returning to crypto, and why does its approach seem so different from every other state-backed hacking operation on the planet? The

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BTC, ETH and XRP fall as US, Iranian negotiators fail to resolve war

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Bitcoin BTC$71,810.06 and other major cryptocurrencies all fell around 2% late Saturday in the United States, hours after Vice President JD Vance announced that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had failed to agree on an extended ceasefire. The sides met in Pakistan on Saturday to negotiate a deal after the nearly six-week U.S. campaign against Iran.

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Musk’s SpaceX Holds $603 Million in Bitcoin Despite $5 Billion Loss From xAI

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SpaceX is sitting on 8,285 BTC worth $603 million in the custody of Coinbase Prime while reporting a loss of nearly $5 billion for 2025, according to data from Arkham Intelligence and a report from The Information published Friday evening. The loss marks a sharp reversal from the previous year, when SpaceX generated about $8

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Bitcoin and broader market stagnate as US-Iran negotiations begin

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Bitcoin BTC$73,691.17 is trading below $73,000 on Saturday, down about 0.2% in 24 hours, as U.S. and Iranian officials opened high-level talks in Islamabad. The broader crypto market is generally flat. The market rose during the week after a two-week ceasefire was announced, triggering a derivatives short sale that wiped out more than $430 million

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$1.6B Ether Machine SPAC deal collapses due to unfavorable market

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A planned $1.6 billion SPAC merger between Dynamix Corporation (DYNX) and crypto company The Ether Machine has been halted due to unfavorable market conditions, The Ether Machine announced Friday. The deal, first revealed in July 2025, was to take ether treasury (ETH) company The Ether Machine public on Nasdaq under the symbol ETHM. The company

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