Oil Prices Surge as Iran Blocks Hormuz
Oil prices rise amid U.S.-Iran tensions, with Brent at $111.29 and WTI at $105.44 due to Strait of Hormuz blockade; June crude oil predictions show 100% odds for $90 price. #Update #Market
Tether Backs $1 Billion Mega Merger Deal
@Tether backs a merger with @Strike, @Elektron, and Twenty One Capital to create a unified Bitcoin platform combining financial services and mining operations. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Soars 30% Monthly as S&P Hits Record
Bitcoin ($BTC) eyes $77,500 as it sees 11.9% monthly gains, while the S&P 500 reaches a record high of nearly 7,220 points amid strong tech earnings and rising inflation concerns. #Update #Crypto $BTC
XRP Price Surges to $10,000 in 10 Years
David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple, dismisses speculation of $10,000 XRP in 10 years, stating rational investors would already be pricing it higher. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Bitcoin Surges Above $77000 Amid Hedging Concerns
Bitcoin $BTC rose 1.7% to nearly $77,500 amid above-average trading volume, while open interest in $76,000 puts surged 22.5%, indicating institutional hedging against potential declines. #Update #Crypto $BTC
AI Surges with Walrus Agentic Memory
Walrus launches MemWal SDK for AI agents, enhancing verifiability and portability of agentic memory, crucial for complex tasks. Integrates with OpenClaw and NemoClaw. #Update #AI
XRP $10K Theory Challenged by Schwartz
Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz refutes claims of $10,000 XRP, questioning why sophisticated investors haven’t priced it higher if plausible. XRP trades at $1.3749. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Quantum Vault Launches for Crypto Security
Silence Laboratories launched a quantum-safe vault using NIST’s 2024 ML-DSA standard, with Bitgo and Infosys joining early tests to address quantum risks. #Update #Crypto
Iranian Tankers Deliver 4M Barrels to Asia
Iranian tankers bypassed the US blockade, delivering 4M barrels to Asia, decreasing market confidence in Trump lifting the blockade by May 31. #Update #Market
Blockchain Revolution Gathers Experts at Convention
The European Blockchain Convention (EBC) in Barcelona will gather industry leaders like @BlackRock and @Cardano to discuss crypto infrastructure, regulatory harmonization, and AI’s role in trading. #Update #Crypto $ADA
Bitcoin Risks Extended Retreat After April Rally
Bitcoin’s April price surge was driven by futures, with declining spot demand raising concerns of a potential extended retreat, warns @CryptoQuant. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Ethereum Options Expire $2.1B Today
Crypto market selloffs may intensify as over $1.7B in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today, with traders leaning bearish amid rising US inflation and geopolitical tensions. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
STRC Dividend Holds Steady at 11.5%
@MicroStrategy maintains an 11.5% dividend rate for its Stretch preferred stock, while $BTC rises 12% in April, marking its best monthly performance since April 2025. #Update #Crypto $BTC
ChatGPT Goblin Talks Surge 300%
OpenAI’s ChatGPT developed an unexpected obsession with goblins due to reinforcement learning quirks, prompting a system prompt patch to suppress creature mentions. #Update #Tech