JD Vance left Pakistan after 21 hours of negotiations without reaching an agreement with Iran. Bitcoin broke below its 50 SMA.

Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has published an analysis responding to reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has begun collecting cryptocurrency transit fees from commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen gives a 75% probability to Bitcoin making a new low before this cycle ends.

Five separate Binance datasets are pointing in the same direction simultaneously. Here is what the data actually shows.

Whale inflows to Binance just hit their lowest level since June 2025. Long-term holders absorbed $49 billion in the past 30 days. Bitcoin is at $73K and the two groups are moving in opposite directions.

Gasoline surged 21.2% in March, the largest single-month jump since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the index in 1967.

A paper published in April 9 by StarkWare's Chief Product Officer outlines a method to make Bitcoin transactions quantum-safe using existing consensus rules. A single protective transaction costs roughly $200, and it is deployable right now.

Israel announced direct negotiations with Lebanon focused on Hezbollah disarmament. Lebanon's Prime Minister called for demilitarization of Beirut. Bitcoin moved immediately. The Lebanon question was Iran's most visible ceasefire violation accusation.

On-chain data from CryptoQuant shows that long-term Bitcoin holders - wallet addresses that have not moved funds in at least 155 days - now collectively control 4.37 million BTC, equivalent to roughly 21% of the total circulating supply.

Iran to require ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to pay tolls in Bitcoin at $1 per barrel.

Both Iran and Israel have confirmed acceptance of the ceasefire brokered under American pressure, pushing Bitcoin and crypto markets higher.