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Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions could disrupt global oil supply routes, heightening geopolitical risks and impacting international trade stability. The post US missile strike disables ship in Gulf of Oman amid Iran tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz could heighten regional tensions, impacting global energy markets and maritime security dynamics. The post Iran deploys IRGC ship in Strait of Hormuz, plans transit fees appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Michael Jackson Defies The Odds And Sends Several Songs To New Peaks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Michael Jackson manages to defy Drake’s chart domination as two of his songs — “Billie Jean” and “Chicago” — climb while more than a dozen others fall. NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1984: Michael Jackson performing circa 1984 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s a tough week for every artist on the Billboard charts not named Drake. The rapper recently released three albums, Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour, and dozens of songs featured on those full-lengths become hits across a variety of tallies. The hip-hop superstar breaks several records thanks to his surge of new music, and those cuts that don’t have his moniker attached that manage to hold on drop from where they sat last week, with only a very small number of hits either keeping steady, or, in the case of Michael Jackson, rising. The King of Pop – whom Drake references on the Ice

The removal of the nuclear issue from talks signals limited diplomatic progress, affecting market confidence in near-term US-Iran agreements. The post Iran removes nuclear issue from talks, no final agreement reached appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Regulated Perps vs DeFi: The New U.S. Challenger appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A regulated U.S. exchange just got the nod to list a bitcoin perpetual. That single sentence, unthinkable a few years ago, resets the race between onchain DEXs and compliant venues. On May 29, 2026, the CFTC approved KalshiEX’s BTCPERP—formally clearing a bitcoin-referenced perpetual futures product to trade under U.S. oversight (CFTC press release (Release No. 9240-26)). Hours later, the agency outlined how it will treat perpetuals going forward and gave clarity on how U.S. firms can route to offshore liquidity pools under conditions. For DeFi perpetual DEXs, a new competitor has arrived—onshore, regulated, and open 24/7. The Big Picture Editor’s note: In Q2 2026 I spent weeks comparing onshore pricing to offshore and DeFi perps during the CFTC’s late‑May actions. Dealers I speak with welcomed the case‑by‑case framework because it clarifies what they must prove in risk reviews, and a few FCM

The post AI Is Great At Analyzing The Past. Venture Capital Bets On The Future appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. VCs betting on the next big shift Getty Images The venture capital world thrives on the notion that a handful of companies will reshape entire economies. Now the tools investors increasingly rely on to spot those companies may be working against them. Roughly three-quarters of venture capital firms now use AI to help evaluate deals. It’s faster and more thorough than anything that came before it, processing pitch decks, sizing up competitors and flagging risks. But there is a fundamental problem with this approach: AI is trained on the past, but startups that reshape industries rarely resemble the past. Bias Of The AI Analyst For decades, VC investing has followed a familiar ritual. A founder presents a pitch deck. Investors meet the team and run diligence. They invite advisors and industry experts to weigh in. Together they ponder whether this startup is the next Google,

The post The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. reasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Reagan National Economic Forum that the US had seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, turning the Iran crypto seizure into an early test of Trump’s reserve framework Bessent added the authorities “just outright grabbed the wallets,” with CBS reporting he also described the assets as money stolen from the Iranian people. Yet Bessent disclosed neither the asset types nor the wallets involved, and that lack of information is exactly what determines whether any of this money ever reaches President Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Trump’s 2025 executive order created two separate buckets for government-held digital assets. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve holds BTC that has been finally forfeited through criminal or civil proceedings, or collected through civil penalties, and the order states that government BTC deposited into it

The post U.S. Confiscates $1 Billion in Crypto Assets From Iran in Expanding Sanctions Push appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways U.S. authorities have confiscated approximately $1 billion in digital currency assets connected to Iran, twice the amount previously reported in April. Secretary Bessent revealed that crypto wallets were seized and certain holders remain unaware of the confiscation. These confiscations are part of Operation Economic Fury, a financial pressure initiative that began in March 2025 targeting Iranian revenue streams. Tehran confronts severe economic distress including inflation exceeding 200%, food rationing, connectivity blackouts, and salary defaults for military forces. Iranian authorities have been developing a Bitcoin-powered insurance system for maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed Friday that the United States has confiscated around $1 billion in digital currency holdings associated with Ira