The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz — where military conflict, mine threats, and a near-halt in shipping have rattled global energy flows — is now rippling through financial markets, leaving investors juggling oil shocks, geopolitical risk, and a still-fragile global economy. The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Markets The confrontation stems […]
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France Crypto Crime: Couple Held at Knifepoint and Forced to Transfer Nearly $1M in Bitcoin
Armed criminals posing as police officers forced a French couple to transfer roughly $980,000 worth of bitcoin during a violent home invasion on Monday in Chesnay, France, in what authorities say is part of a growing wave of crypto-linked kidnappings across the country. France Investigates €900K Bitcoin Extortion After Home Invasion in Yvelines French authorities […]
Read MoreBitcoin Hits $71.7K Before Pullback as Equities Rally on Ceasefire Hopes
Bitcoin experienced upward momentum on Tuesday, reaching an intraday high of $71,775, driven by a broader relief rally in global equities. However, it retraced to $70,000, reflecting volatility linked to recent Middle East tensions. Market Correlation and the Oil Retreat Bitcoin maintained upward momentum Tuesday, climbing to an intraday peak of $71,775 as digital assets […]
Read MoreTexas Bunker Company Reports 10x Spike in Fallout Shelter Demand as US-Iran War Escalates
Interest in underground survival bunkers has spiked sharply as the 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict intensifies, according to the owner of Texas-based Atlas Survival Shelters. Fallout Shelter Builder Says Calls Flood In as Global War Risks Rise Ron Hubbard, founder of Atlas Survival Shelters in Sulphur Springs, Texas, said inquiries for underground shelters increased roughly tenfold after […]
Read MoreMeta Acquires Moltbook, the AI Agent Social Network With Nearly 200,000 Autonomous Bots
Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Moltbook, an experimental Reddit-style social network designed exclusively for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, in a talent-focused deal announced on Tuesday. Moltbook’s AI Agent Communities Draw Meta’s Interest in Acqui-Hire Deal The acquisition, first reported on by Axios, centers on bringing Moltbook’s founders and technology into Meta’s expanding artificial intelligence division. […]
Read MoreAI Firm Palantir Partners With Polymarket to Build Advanced Monitoring System for Sports Prediction Trading
Polymarket said Tuesday it has partnered with Palantir Technologies and TWG AI to build a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to monitor and protect the integrity of sports prediction markets. AI Meets Sports Betting Oversight as Polymarket Teams With Palantir for Integrity Tools The New York-based prediction market operator Polymarket announced the collaboration on […]
Read MoreOpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Push With Promptfoo Security Startup Deal
OpenAI disclosed this week that it plans to acquire AI security startup Promptfoo, folding the San Mateo, California-based company’s testing and red-teaming tools into its enterprise agent platform, Frontier. OpenAI Targets AI Agent Vulnerabilities With Promptfoo Startup Purchase The deal, announced by both OpenAI and Promptfoo, will bring Promptfoo’s automated security testing and evaluation technology […]
Read MoreBitcoin ETFs Rebound With $167 Million Inflow While Ether, XRP See Outflows
Bitcoin ETFs opened the week with renewed momentum, pulling in $167 million in fresh capital. However, ether, XRP, and solana ETFs moved in the opposite direction, posting net outflows. Crypto Funds Start Week Mixed as Altcoin Funds Slide The week began with a familiar pattern in the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, with bitcoin attracting […]
Read More$19B Liquidation Event Spurs DIA to Launch New DeFi Pricing Oracle
Oracle provider DIA has launched a new pricing system designed to calculate the intrinsic value of illiquid digital assets, aiming to address a growing challenge as more than $100 billion in tokenized assets move into DeFi markets without reliable secondary trading data. New DIA Oracle Targets $100B Tokenized Asset Pricing Gap in DeFi In an […]
Read MoreBitcoin Price Today: BTC Consolidates at $70,400 With Key Resistance at $71K–$72K
Bitcoin is trading at $70,426 per unit on March 10, 2026, after rebounding from an intraday low of $67,958 and briefly testing a session high of $71,220. The cryptocurrency’s market capitalization stood at $1.408 trillion with $54.48 billion in 24-hour trading volume as price action stabilized within a well-defined intraday range. Bitcoin Chart Outlook Price […]
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