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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz fully open, Bitcoin flirts with $77K

The Strait of Hormuz has been fully reopened to commercial shipping during the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, with ships required to follow a designated route established by Iranian authorities, said Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in a Friday statement.

Bitcoin inched higher toward $77,000 on the news after trading earlier in the $74,600-$75,746 range, while oil prices tumbled. Crude dropped 11.5% to near $84 and Brent declined more than 10% to around $89.

President Donald Trump responded by thanking Iran for the move.

The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transportation, witnessed a full closure in early March 2026 as tensions escalated between the US and Iran following military actions initiated by the US. The crisis led to the longest period of oil supply disruptions since the 1973 oil embargo, with prices exceeding record highs and severe impacts on global markets.

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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Post To Earn BonusGrinex cryptocurrency exchange suspended operations after a cyber attack drained about 1 billio

Grinex cryptocurrency exchange suspended operations after a cyber attack drained about 1 billion rubles ($13 million) from its systems, which the platform attributed to state-backed actors.

The exchange, formerly known as Garantex and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been sanctioned by the U.S., U.K., and EU for helping users bypass sanctions.

Users are unable to access their funds while the company investigates, with 54 affected wallet addresses containing mostly USDT on the Tron blockchain.

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Recent discussions around the Strait of Hormuz have once again pushed Bitcoin into the center of global financial and geopolitical narratives. Reports suggest a theoretical proposal where Iran could c

Recent discussions around the Strait of Hormuz have once again pushed Bitcoin into the center of global financial and geopolitical narratives.
Reports suggest a theoretical proposal where Iran could charge a $1 Bitcoin toll per barrel of oil passing through the strait. If such a mechanism were ever implemented at scale, it could imply roughly $20 million in daily BTC flow—highlighting how digital assets might intersect with real-world geopolitical infrastructure.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues that these developments reflect a deeper structural shift: in a world where traditional fiat systems can be influenced or “weaponized” through sanctions and financial controls, Bitcoin is increasingly being viewed as a neutral, borderless alternative.
According to Hougan, Bitcoin’s original narrative as “digital gold” (a store of value) may be expanding. In limited but meaningful scenarios, it could also begin to function as a transactional medium—effectively giving it a dual identity as both “gold and currency.”
Previously, Bitwise estimated that Bitcoin could reach $1 million if it captures around 17% of the global $38 trillion store-of-value market over the next decade. However, Hougan suggests that if Bitcoin’s use cases broaden beyond storage of value into currency-like functions, those long-term projections may need to be revised upward.
While still speculative, the broader implication is clear: global uncertainty is accelerating the search for apolitical financial rails—and Bitcoin is increasingly part of that conversation.
The question is no longer just whether Bitcoin is digital gold, but whether it could evolve into something even broader in the global financial system.


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Japan's Institutional Crypto Sentiment Hits New Highs in 2026Nomura Holdings and its digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital have published their 2026 Institutional Investor Survey on Digital Asset Inv

Japan's Institutional Crypto Sentiment Hits New Highs in 2026Nomura Holdings and its digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital have published their 2026 Institutional Investor Survey on Digital Asset Investment Trends, revealing a measurable shift in how Japanese institutional investors view crypto assets.
The survey, released on April 16, captures responses from 518 investment professionals across institutional investors, family offices, and public-interest organizations in Japan.
The findings point to growing confidence in digital assets as a legitimate portfolio component, with sentiment improving across nearly every metric compared to the previous survey conducted in June 2024.



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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Post To Earn BonusStablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in 

Stablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in dollar-linked digital assets.

This comes as one of the biggest questions hanging over the sector remains unresolved in Washington: whether the income generated by the reserves backing those tokens should stay with issuers or be shared with users.

Nonetheless, the new peak underlines how far stablecoins have moved from their original role as trading tools inside crypto markets.

Over the past year, dollar-pegged tokens have been increasingly used for payments, payroll, savings, and cross-border transfers, broadening their place in the financial system as lawmakers struggle to define the rules that will govern them.

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As of April 17, 2026, the institutional landscape for mid-cap digital assets is undergoing a definitive resurgence. According to the latest data from SoSoValue and BeInCrypto, spot ETFs for Solana (SO

My opinion is that XAUUSD still has a bullish bias overall, but it is not a smooth trend. Recent Reuters coverage says gold kept rising on April 17, 2026, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and expecta

My opinion is that XAUUSD still has a bullish bias overall, but it is not a smooth trend. Recent Reuters coverage says gold kept rising on April 17, 2026, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and expectations of interest-rate cuts, while the World Gold Council notes that gold’s volatility has increased in 2026. At the same time, demand is showing signs of strain in some markets because prices are already very high, so sharp pullbacks can still happen. �
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In simple words, gold looks strong as a long-term safe-haven asset, but short-term movement can be fast and messy. So my view is: bullish overall, cautious on entries, and better for patience than chasing every spike

Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Dogecoin breakout chatter is back but this time, it’s not just noise. After 

Dogecoin breakout chatter is back but this time, it’s not just noise. After multiple failed attempts, the meme coin has finally pushed through its descending triangle resistance, and the way it happened tells a story traders know all too well: persistence pays… eventually.

Three Attempts That Changed Market Control Dynamics
Let’s break it down, because the sequence matters more than the breakout itself.

First attempt? Rejected. Clean and simple. The candle body didn’t even make it into the resistance zone that means that sellers were firmly in control, no debate there.

Second attempt? Slightly better, bu

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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026 Tokenization does not automatically make hard-to-trade assets liquid, industry executives said at Paris Blockchain Week, pushing back on 

Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Tokenization does not automatically make hard-to-trade assets liquid, industry executives said at Paris Blockchain Week, pushing back on the idea that putting private credit, real estate or other illiquid products onchain will by itself create active secondary markets.
Speaking during a panel moderated by Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko, Oya Celiktemur, Ondo Finance sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said there is still a misconception that tokenizing illiquid as



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