Japan to tap oil reserves in historic move amid Middle East crisis

Japan will begin releasing crude oil from its strategic reserves as early as next Monday to curb potential spikes in gasoline and petroleum prices caused by Middle East conflicts and disruptions to... Read more »

Oil relief and steady inflation give risk assets a breather

The International Energy Agency just announced its largest coordinated oil release in history, and crypto markets responded with something they haven’t shown much of lately: mild optimism. Bitcoin held steady near $71K... Read more »

Mastercard launches crypto partner program with 85 companies to reshape global payments

Mastercard just assembled what amounts to a crypto Avengers team. The payments giant has launched a Crypto Partner Program that brings together more than 85 digital asset companies, all aimed at building... Read more »

Oil shock rattles risk appetite as Iran-China crude pipeline stays open

Here’s the thing about oil: when tankers start disappearing from tracking systems in one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, it tends to make investors nervous about everything — including crypto.... Read more »

Goldman Sachs becomes biggest XRP ETF holder as funds record only nine red days

XRP exchange-traded funds have attracted more than $1.4 billion in cumulative net inflows despite a broader downturn across crypto markets since late 2025. Bitcoin has fallen sharply from its October 2025 peak... Read more »

Bitcoin jumps toward $69K as oil plunges 30% amid US–Iran tensions

Bitcoin surged nearly 5% on Monday, climbing toward $69,000 as investors assessed the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, which triggered sharp volatility across global markets. Oil markets saw the... Read more »

Oil chaos sends crypto and equities in opposite directions

For nearly a decade, the prevailing wisdom has been that crypto trades in lockstep with risk assets. Stocks go down, Bitcoin goes down. Simple enough. Monday’s session just threw a wrench into... Read more »

Trump declares Iran “surrendered” to Middle East neighbors, threatens further strikes

President Donald Trump said that Iran has “apologized and surrendered” to its Middle East neighbors and pledged to cease military attacks against them, while simultaneously warning that additional strikes against Iranian targets... Read more »

Oil tops $90 for the first time as Iran tensions deepen

Oil prices surged Friday, with Brent crude topping $90 per barrel for the first time since the latest escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The rally came as US President... Read more »

Oil jumps as Trump Iran warning and weak jobs data rattle markets

Markets took a double hit on Thursday. Oil spiked to $88 on geopolitical drama. Then a brutal jobs report kicked risk assets while they were already on the floor. Bitcoin dropped 3.7%... Read more »