By Jordan Lyanchev A new report from the Financial Times says that the Iranian officials would require bitcoin and crypto payments for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, Hamid Hoisseini, noted that the toll must be paid in crypto after tankers submit details […]
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By Wayne Jones Bitcoin futures open interest has dropped by half, falling from $42 billion in October 2025 to $21 billion as of April 8, 2026. This is according to data supplied by analytics platform BIT, whose analysts suggested the sharp dip in leveraged positions is because the market has undergone a reset, leaving BTC […]
By admin Around $276 million of Bitcoin derivatives were liquidated as a sharp price bounce forced crowded short sellers to close their positions, effectively flushing excess leverage out of the market. Bitcoin’s roughly 3 percent rally triggered these liquidations within a 24 hour window, with short sellers absorbing the majority of losses totaling approximately $188 […]