Eurasia Group estimates the chances of the cease-fire holding are about 65% but acknowledges that risks of negotiations collapsing are still clear and present, with the positioning of both sides unpredictable.
American Airlines late Friday took the unusual step of rebuffing a merger before it was even made.
Talk about a narrow foundation: one company is responsible for half of the increase in S&P 500 earnings expectations since the Iran war started.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE5NTYtOWFhMi03NjVlLTlhNTItNGIzMTZmOThkZThjLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Saylor teases 'bigger' BTC buy days after floating semi-monthly dividends" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Strategy’s Michael Saylor posted “Think Even Bigger” on Sunday, coming just a week after it disclosed $1 billion of Bitcoin buying.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZDc0YzYtMmE4Ni03Njg5LWFjYjctMTU0ZDdlYmE3YTg5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Coinbase is testing AI agents that show up on Slack and email" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Brian Armstrong has now predicted that AI agents will not only transact onchain more than humans but will outnumber employees at his company very soon.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjA3MTctZjg4Yi03MjZkLTg3NmQtOGVlM2Y4ZmYzYTdm.jpg" alt="Cloud hosting firm Vercel confirms ‘limited’ hack of user info" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Vercel has confirmed it was compromised after a member of a hacking forum put the company’s information up for sale for $2 million.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE5NmYtYTNkNC03NGNjLTg5NTktYTQ5NjZiODU0ZDE5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="The quantum gap: Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are taking different paths on security" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are taking different paths to address future cryptographic risks and long-term blockchain security.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjkyZjYtMDIyNS03NTM5LWJhNDAtYjE4M2FlMDMwZTllLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Polymarket in talks to raise $400M at a $15B valuation: Report" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Polymarket’s potential $15 billion valuation would still put it below the $22 billion valuation of competitor platform Kalshi in its latest funding round.</p>
EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic said the social engineering attack was highly sophisticated and the company is conducting further investigation to determine how the breach occurred.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE4MTgtNWY1Ny03ZWM1LWEyNjEtY2ZhODEwNGUzNDU5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin erases weekend gains as US-Iran ceasefire faces pressure" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin briefly crashed below $74,000 on Sunday as Iran threatened retaliation for a US military seizure of an Iranian cargo ship.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2RjMjktMWJjNC03Y2JhLThjZDAtM2VhMmFiZGY4MTJiLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Aave's TVL tanks $8B a day after $293M Kelp DAO hack" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Aave token fell nearly 20% to $89.5 in just over 24 hours as users withdrew billions of dollars from the lending protocol.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjI5MmQtMDZmZC03Nzg4LWFjNmMtZjc2NDMwNmE5YTVlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Stablecoins not a threat to banks in the near-term: Moody's analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins and robust payments infrastructure in the US means stablecoins will not eat into banks' market share.</p>
After a three-week-long rally that’s brought the S&P 500 to new record highs, investors are again bracing for uncertainty following a whirlwind of weekend developments concerning the war with Iran.
Volatility and upside have been declining with each Bitcoin halving cycle, but the new dynamics may not be permanent, according to Galaxy's Alex Thorn.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE2NzMtMzRkOS03YTdhLTk3NzQtNDU4ZTkyZjBhODI1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of Curve Finance.</p>
The Iran war may or may not be nearing a conclusion. But as far as the stock market is concerned, it’s no longer been worth worrying about.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE1YTUtYzQ3Zi03MjI3LThlOWMtYTM2NmNhMGUxZGVlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin price drops to $75K as new Hormuz closure puts focus on oil" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin foreshadows fresh market mayhem as it appears that the US-Iran war has returned, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz oil route.</p>
“Renting improves cash flow by about $1,300 a month.”
Alcoa is nearing a deal to sell its idle Massena East smelter to NYDIG as US industrial sites increasingly shift toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGE0OTUtNGVlYy03ODEzLWI5M2YtMDA2Y2JkYzcyNmViLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="RaveDAO denies manipulation as Binance, Bitget probe RAVE trading activity" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>RaveDAO denies involvement in RAVE token price surge and crash as Binance and Bitget launch investigations into suspected market manipulation.</p>