The post Iran’s Crypto Market Sees Spike Amid Rising Tensions appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Iran’s crypto market, worth about $7.8 billion, is seeing a sharp rise in activity as tensions and airstrikes increase in the region. Data from blockchain analysis firms Chainalysis and Elliptic show that money leaving Iranian crypto exchanges jumped as much as 873% above normal levels after the attacks. Experts say people and organizations may be …

The post Morgan Stanley Updates Filing for Bitcoin Trust ETF appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Morgan Stanley has updated its SEC filing for a Bitcoin Trust ETF, naming BNY Mellon as administrator and cash custodian and Coinbase Custody to safeguard the bitcoin holdings. The trust will hold physical bitcoin and track its value via the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark, ensuring regulated and transparent pricing. If approved, shares would trade on NYSE …

The post Kraken Becomes First Crypto Firm with Fed Master Account appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Kraken’s banking arm, Kraken Financial, has become the first crypto company in the U.S. to secure access to the Federal Reserve’s core payment systems via a Fed master account, allowing direct use of Fedwire for dollar settlements without intermediary banks. This milestone marks a major step toward integrating digital assets with traditional finance and comes …

The post Tether Invests in Eight Sleep to Advance AI-Powered Health Tech appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Tether Investments has made a strategic $1.5 billion investment in New York–based Eight Sleep to accelerate AI-driven health technology and personalized sleep optimization. Eight Sleep combines advanced AI with embedded sensors to monitor and enhance sleep quality. Through this partnership, Tether’s QVAC architecture will power adaptive, edge‑intelligence features in Eight Sleep products, transforming continuous health data into …

The post Why Bitcoin is Surging? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin is showing strength even as global markets face rising tension. Conflicts involving Iran, complicated oil and gas trade routes, and a 70% surge in European gas prices have increased uncertainty. Meanwhile, South Korean stocks fell another 12% today. Despite this, Bitcoin has moved back above $71,000, supported by five straight days of inflows into …

The post Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Rally: Why is Crypto Market Going Up Today? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The cryptocurrency market saw a strong rebound today as major digital assets moved sharply higher within a few hours, pushing the total crypto market capitalization above $2.4 trillion. Bitcoin led the rally, breaking above $71,000 after gaining about 5% in the last five hours, adding nearly $70 billion to its market capitalization.  At the same …

The post Coinbase CEO: Crypto Foundations Stronger Than Ever appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted the crypto market’s growing strength, citing faster settlements, institutional adoption, clearer regulations, ETF growth, and countries exploring Bitcoin reserves. His optimism came as Bitcoin surged over 6% in 24 hours, climbing past $71,000 after weekend fears from U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw over $1 billion …

The post Bitcoin Whale Profits $570K as Bitcoin Price Rise Above $71K appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin has climbed back above $71,000, and one trader quickly took advantage of the move. Wallet 0x004E opened a 30x long position on 600 BTC worth about $42.7 million at an entry price of $70,235.8 in the last 20 minutes. As the price rose, the position reached about $570,000 in unrealized profit. If Bitcoin drops …

The post Bitcoin Price Hits $71K While Stocks and Silver Fall: Is the Crypto Bear Market Over? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Stocks are falling. Silver is sliding. Oil is climbing on war fears. And Bitcoin just hit $71,490. That’s not how risk assets are supposed to behave. But here we are. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Bitcoin dropped near $63,000. It has since recovered close to 10%. While Asian equities sold off …

The post Bitcoin Price Crosses $70K, Ethereum Above $2K, and Other Altcoins Turning Bullish. appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin looks back into the zone, $70k, the strongest physiological zone has been crossed. Despite the fearful global equity now, falling metal prices like silver, the capital seems to be driven towards the Cryptocurrency Bitcoin.  As seen yesterday, Bitcoin was already registering positive funding rates, positive inflow of all 12 active Bitcoin spot ETFs, and …