Marisks warns Hormuz “safe passage” messages demanding BTC or USDT are a scam
Chainalysis says any crypto payments tied to Iranian-controlled waterways could still create sanctions exposure.
Chainalysis says any crypto payments tied to Iranian-controlled waterways could still create sanctions exposure.
The $2.54B, 34,164 BTC purchase was mostly funded via STRC, but the preferred has traded under par since April 15.
Traders are keying off Wednesday’s ceasefire expiry as perps stay negative and miner selling remains heavy.
LunarCrush flagged a 365-day low in BTC social activity even as weekly crypto fund inflows hit $1.4B.
The 13D shows 1.95 million shares held via related entities, with Giancarlo Devasini sharing voting power.
The whipsaw revives a pattern of 5%–12% bitcoin swings tied to Trump-linked headlines over minutes to hours.
An SEC 8-K shows STRC proceeds funded about 86% of the purchase as its ATM activity hit record estimated volumes.
Traders are treating $74,000 support and a $73,000 break as the key tell as the dollar firms and 10-year yields hover near 4.27%.
He also pointed to a sharply lower 30-day volatility regime, while critics cite the ETF-driven pre-halving ATH as a distortion.
A geopolitics-and-oil-driven Monday equity shock is being priced as a near-term BTC downside catalyst despite positive U.S. spot-demand signals.
The long-idled New York site is tied to New York Power Authority hydropower and sits on a campus where Coinmint already runs mining gear.
A Bitcoin Policy Institute researcher says there is “no onchain evidence” of any BTC toll payment so far.
The rebuttal argues the main exposure is a short force-close race window and points to multiple post-quantum upgrade proposals.
BTC reclaimed the $75.6K short-term holder cost basis as ETF inflows and a positive Coinbase premium were cited as spot support.
BTC briefly cleared $78,000 before fading back near $76,091, putting the $76K weekly-close level back in play.
Price is holding above the 200-day EMA, while traders key in on $1.40 support amid thinning participation.
Friday’s $663.9M intake capped a sharp reversal from Monday outflows as Brent slid about 10% to ~$85 on Hormuz reopening headlines.
The EDNY complaint targets SAFT fundraising and marketing claims the agency says were false and unsupported.
The proposal keeps STRC’s stated 11.5% rate unchanged, with voting ending June 8 and a July 15 first payment expected if approved.
Bitcoin futures open interest rose 13% in 24 hours as a $15.75M Hyperliquid short was wiped out.