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View More NewsIn brief Bitcoin jumped to highs over $72,000 as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. U.S. oil dropped 22% from $117 to $91 per barrel, as the ceasefire allows for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts argued the truce provides “fragile breathing room,” noting gaps in the ceasefire agreement and pointing to incoming macro events. Bitcoin soared alongside broader financial markets Tuesday, after President Trump announced a two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran.The leading crypto extended its Tuesday gains, peaking at $72,379 Wednesday morning. Bitcoin is currently trading around $71,610, up 3.5% in the past…
In brief Crypto fraud losses hit $11.366 billion in 2025, a 22% increase from 2024’s $9.3 billion. Adults over 60 lost $4.4 billion, nearly 40% of all crypto fraud losses, and led all age groups in crypto ATM scam losses. AI-linked complaints exceeded 22,000, with adjusted losses surpassing $893 million across fraud categories. Crypto-linked fraud in the U.S. surged to a new record in 2025, with Americans reporting $11.366 billion in losses, a 22% jump from the previous year, as scams tied to digital assets continued to expand in scale and sophistication.The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said in…
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On March 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new policy that ensures female Olympic sports categories will be reserved for actual female athletes, as opposed to trans-identified men. Under the new policy, women will be required to prove their eligibility with a cheek swab or blood test—a simple one-time procedure that’s less intrusive than the drug-testing regimens that Olympians have submitted to for decades. The new policy will be warmly greeted by the substantial majority of ordinary people—on both sides of the political spectrum—who embrace the common-sense view that men should not be allowed to steal roster and…
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Bitcoin’s mining concentration problem just showed up on the blockchain itself, triggering a small “reorg.”At the center of the story is Foundry USA, the…
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Monday’s ceasefire trade lasted about 18 hours.Bitcoin climbed 3.1% to $70,352 on Tuesday morning, recovering from the weekend’s slide below $68,000, with ether (ETH),…