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The U.S. dollar surrendered most of its war-driven gains on Friday after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open," reducing the safe-haven appeal that had propped up the currency sinc

Dollar Retreats as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Easing Safe-Haven Demand - EconoTimes

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XRP enters an identity crisis as oil, inflation fears, and dollar strength hit the market all at once
The market is now forcing that contradiction into the open, turning XRP from a narrative-driven trade into a real-time test of whether its utility can translate into price under macro stress.

CryptoSlate has already tracked institutional migration into Ripple-linked products, ETF resilience tied to Ripple’s expanding footprint, and the growing tension between XRPL adoption and token value capture. The setup has now tightened.

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropThe House voted to reject a resolution Thursday directing President Trump to remove US armed f

The House voted to reject a resolution Thursday directing President Trump to remove US armed forces from hostilities against Iran, 213 to 214, falling one vote short along almost entirely party lines. Summary Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York proposed the resolution directing the president to end military action in Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress; it failed 213–214 on Thursday, one day after the Senate voted 52–47 to reject a similar measure. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone Republican to support the measure; Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democrat to vote against it; Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio voted “present” and three Republicans did not vote. Democrats described the effort as forcing Republicans on the record defending an unpopular war that has driven up gas prices and weighed on GOP approval ratings ahead of November’s midterms. The Republican-controlled House voted 213–214 Thursday to reject a war powers resolution that would have directed President Trump to end US military involvement in Iran without explicit congressional authorization. The vote was nearly identical in partisan breakdown to the Senate’s 52–47 rejection of a similar measure the day before. Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York proposed the measure, stating on the House floor: “Donald Trump has dragged the American people into a war of choice, launched without congressional authorization.” Who Broke Ranks and Who Didn’t Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the only Republican to vote in favor of the resolution, continuing a consistent position he has held on war powers across multiple votes this year. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democrat to vote against it. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, who had previously voted to end the Iran war in an earlier round, voted “present” on Thursday. Three Republicans did not cast a vote at all, which effectively tighte

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropNVIDIA Ising has launched as the world’s first family of open-source quantum AI models, target

NVIDIA Ising has launched as the world’s first family of open-source quantum AI models, targeting the two biggest engineering bottlenecks in quantum computing: processor calibration and error correction decoding. Summary NVIDIA Ising delivers up to 2.5x faster and 3x more accurate quantum error correction decoding than current open-source benchmarks, with calibration workflows shrinking from days to hours. The model family includes Ising Calibration, a 35-billion-parameter vision-language model, and Ising Decoding, a 3D convolutional neural network framework, both available on GitHub and Hugging Face. Early adopters include Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Harvard, IQM Quantum Computers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the UK National Physical Laboratory. NVIDIA Ising launched April 15, 2026, as the world’s first open-source AI model family purpose-built for quantum computing, providing researchers and enterprises with tools to address processor calibration and error correction, the two engineering barriers standing between today’s fragile qubits and large-scale useful quantum systems. The models achieve up to 2.5x faster and 3x more accurate quantum error correction decoding compared to pyMatching, the current open-source benchmark. What the Ising Models Actually Do The family has two domains. Ising Calibration is a 35-billion-parameter vision-language model that automates quantum processor tuning, compressing calibration workflows that previously required days of manual setup to hours of automated execution. Ising Decoding is a 3D convolutional neural network framework for real-time quantum error correction, available in two variants optimized for either speed or accuracy depending on the application. Both models are distributed through GitHub, Hugging Face, and NVIDIA’s build.nvidia.com platform, integrated with CUDA-Q and NVQLink. NVID

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation Contest Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow Bitcoin Hits $78K as Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open Bitcoin surged on April 17 after

Bitcoin Hits $78K as Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open

Bitcoin surged on April 17 after the US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open again and shipping passage was being restored.

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Iran had announced the strait was “fully open and ready for full passage.” He added that sea mines had been removed, or were being removed, with the help of the United States.

Earlier today, Trump posted again that Chinese President Xi Jinping was “very happy” that the Strait of Hormuz was open or rapidly opening. He also said that a meeting coming up in China could be historic.

The market reacted fast as Bitcoin jumped to a 10-week high above $78,000, reaching around $78,400 for the first time since February 4.

At press time, $BTC is trading at $77,163 and is up 3% on the day. Over the past seven days, Bitcoin has been up 6.37%. Ethereum rose 3% after the announcement and is up 5.88% over the weekly period.



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On April 18, the US Central Command stated on social media that since the US naval blockade, 21 ships have turned back to Iran as directed by the US military. According to reports from the British shi

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This channel is also legible to investors in a way that on-chain mechanics often are not.

People understand the warehouse model. It is the same story as spot commodity ETFs, a regulated wrapper that accumulates inventory and reduces free float, even if the underlying network does not generate distributable revenue.

This channel is also legible to investors in a way

The founder of Capriole Investments has warned that the Bitcoin miner AI pivot could result in mining revenue plunging to 30% in 2-3 years. Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Fast Pivoting To AI In a new po

Bitcoin Mining Network Collapsing Into AI At Record Pace, Analyst Warns

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropTrusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Discl

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After a sudden upward move earlier this week, the Bitcoin price appears to be stabilizing near the $74,000 mark as bullish sentiment persists. With bullish momentum gaining traction, investors are now shifting into accumulation mode across the market, which has led to a notable withdrawal of the flagship asset from cryptocurrency exchanges.Growing Accumulation Drives Bitcoin Off ExchangesCurrently, a notable shift is unfolding in the supply dynamics of Bitcoin. While Bitcoin’s price is showing upward momentum following a broader market recovery, investor demand for the leading crypto asset has reportedly been returning beneath the surface.  Related Reading: Bitcoin Supply In Profit Drops Sharply, Echoing Previous Bear Market Levels, Downtrend To Continue?Bitcoin continues to flow off cryptocurrency exchanges at an accelerating pace during this brief price rebound. As stated by Darkfost, a market expert and verified author at the CryptoQuant platform, this has been ongoing for the past two months, during which Bitcoin was withdrawn from exchanges nearly every day.This consistent withdrawal indicates a significant wave of accumulation as investors are shifting their holdings into long-term storage. When exchange reserves dry up, it implies that the number of coins readily for sale is decreasing, a trend that could often precede upward price movements.Source: Chart from Darkfost on XAfter his examination of the Bitcoin Exchange Netflow metric, Darkfost found that the monthly average has also turned negative, which is currently positioned at -1,640 BTC. What this simply means is a clear accumulation trend that has been building over the past few months. Darkfost has highlighted that, in particular, when Bitcoin departs from exchanges like this, it is usually wit

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropCardano founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized the latest Bitcoin (BTC) proposal to protect 

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized the latest Bitcoin (BTC) proposal to protect vulnerable assets from quantum-computing threats. The three-step approach touted as a possible lifeline might face another setback due to Satoshi-era coins.Hoskinson analyzed developments in the Bitcoin ecosystem, comparing solutions to those of top altcoins. The BIP-361, which seeks to save more than a third of Bitcoin’s supply, approximately worth over $536 billion, has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. The plan is expected to make all assets quantum-resistant to prevent losses likely to occur in the next five years. However, experts say freezing coins that don’t migrate to quantum-resistant addresses will not solve all problems.In the coming months, the three-phase proposal will replace older signature schemes. Initially, inflows to quantum-vulnerable addresses will be blocked before legacy coins are frozen. The final phase is more contentious because it allows recovery of Bitcoins that missed their deadlines.While it’s acceptable to many, it doesn’t account for coins held before 2013. These assets, about 1.7 million BTC, were created before the key generation of BIP-39.“34% of all Bitcoin is vulnerable… and here’s your hard fork here. They don’t want to admit it, but this will require a hard fork. Users with frozen quantum vulnerable funds can construct a quantum safe product to recover funds… that’s a lie! And you know it. 1.7 million coins can’t do that. It’s not possible.”Hoskinson and other critics noted that the plan could recover some of the assets, making it not an entirely bad proposal. He noted that inaction could result in massive losses if quantum computers breach Bitcoin’s cryptography.It should be noted that 1.1 million BTC belongs to Satoshi Nakamoto, the blockchain’s pseudonymous creator. According to Hoskinson, if Bitcoin had proper on-chain

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