The United Arab Emirates officially withdrew from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ alliance on April 28, 2026, and bitcoin fell below $76,000 within hours of the announcement. Key Takeaways: The…

President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran after Iranian gunboats fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing a fragile Pakistan-brokered…

Iran’s military reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, 2026, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims that the critical waterway was fully open and would “never” close…

The United States Navy began enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET, targeting Tehran’s remaining oil…

Bitcoin Magazine Why Iran Wants Bitcoin For Safe Passage Though The Strait Of Hormuz Iran’s grip over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important oil maritime transit choke…

Bitcoin dropped to $71,067 on Sunday after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapsed and the U.S. Navy moved two destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian mines.…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly collecting fees of up to $2 million per vessel in Chinese yuan and stablecoins for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the…

Trump struck a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, 2026, and within hours, blockchain analysts were asking who knew first. Key Takeaways: Trump’s April 7 ceasefire with Iran reopened…

Oil markets jolted on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency said member countries will release a record 400 million barrels from emergency reserves to counter supply disruptions tied to the…

Oil prices jumped to $115 a barrel over the weekend on the decentralized exchange ( DEX) platform Hyperliquid as Middle East conflict and sudden production cuts from Kuwait and the…