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Israel and Lebanon Set First Direct Talks in Washington as Trump Warns Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Tolls

The United States is hosting the first direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations in years next Tuesday in Washington as President Donald Trump simultaneously draws a hard line against Iran over tanker tolls…

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Iran’s Hormuz Crypto Tolls a ‘Significant Milestone’ for State Adoption: Chainalysis

Iran’s reported crypto toll on Strait of Hormuz traffic signals a sharp escalation in digital assets’ role within state power and sanctions evasion efforts, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…

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Gold, Silver, and Oil Perpetual Swaps Reach $25 Billion Weekly, per BitMEX Research

A BitMEX research report published Thursday found that traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual swap volume climbed from $525.8 million to $30.7 billion weekly in Q1 2026, as commodity and equity derivatives…

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Iran Rejects 45-Day Truce as Trump Repeats Demand to Seize Oil and Open the Strait

President Trump told reporters that he wants to seize Iran’s oil fields as the six-week U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran enters a critical week with a self-imposed Tuesday deadline looming.…

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WTI Crude Futures Jump 2.7% After Trump Iran Threat, Bitcoin Taps $69K

On Easter Sunday, President Donald Trump posted a profanity-laced message on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz or face military strikes by Tuesday, rattling commodity and equity…

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Trump’s $1.5T Defense Budget Push, Iran Warning Send Stocks, Gold, and Bitcoin Lower

Wall Street closed mostly lower on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s national address vowing to hit Iran “extremely hard” reversed Wednesday’s brief optimism and pushed oil prices sharply higher. Oil…

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Binance Launches Oil and Gas Perpetual Futures With 100x Leverage Amid Iran War Energy Crisis

Binance is giving energy traders a new playground, 100x leveraged perpetual futures on WTI crude oil, Brent crude, and natural gas, dropping April 1, 2026, and no, it is not…

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