Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped off amid warnings from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. What happens next could have major implications for the global economy.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzMwZjYtNzkyMS03NWUwLWExYjAtMjMwMDEyY2YyMjcwLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Kalshi founder provides update on Iran's Khamenei market carveout" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The prediction platform said it would reimburse users and resolve markets to the last-traded price before the death of the Iranian leader was confirmed.</p>
This weekend was a big one for prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, but allegations of insider trading and a controversy surrounding the handling of one particularly sensitive market appear to have set off a firestorm of criticism.
Crude-oil markets won’t officially open for a few more hours, but traders are already using prediction markets like Kalshi to take bets on where prices will settle on Monday.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjNjOGItOTk1Ni03MThjLThmODEtMmFkOTFhM2E3OGU4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin undervalued relative to gold signals potential rally: Analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Gold has become "overextended" after climbing to more than $5,247 per ounce, according to Jan3 CEO and Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow.</p>
The 25-basis-point the latest monthly adjustment of STRC's dividend and comes amid a sharp downturn in the crypto markets and macroeconomic uncertainty.
“You’ve got this somewhat dystopian narrative permeating the psychology of the market” with respect to AI and jobs, asset-management firm’s CIO says.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2FhMDctMmNhMS03OWM0LWFjOWQtNzMwNjU1NjYwNTEzLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin traders eye Iran reactions as oil sparks US 5% inflation forecast" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin avoided a fresh breakdown around major geopolitical events in the Middle East, with BTC price targets now including $74,000 next.</p>
Oil futures will begin trading later on Sunday. Saudi Aramco shares were climbing as trading resumed in Saudi Arabia, possibly hinting that crude is headed for a surge.
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U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran will push up oil futures, and prices at the pump, GasBuddy forecasts.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmJjNjItZmUwNS03NjBlLWI5ZjUtZjhlMWFiMzQyYWNkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Tokenized gold leads ‘100% of weekend price discovery’ while CME futures are closed" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Tokenized gold markets like PAXG and XAUt now handle nearly all gold price discovery when CME futures shut for the weekend.</p>
The US military reportedly relied on Anthropic’s Claude AI for intelligence analysis and targeting during an Iran strike hours after Trump ordered a ban on the company’s systems.
The newly created Polymarket wallets placed bets on the timing of a US strike against Iran, buying shares hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2E3YWItOTIxOS03MmE1LTgyMTQtOTYzODhlOTNkMWZhLmpwZWc=.jpeg" alt="Bitcoin recovers to $68K following death of Iranian Supreme Leader" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Donald Trump described Ayatollah Khamenei as “one of the most evil people in history,” on Truth Social.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2E3MTEtOGMwMy03OTEwLWE5NDgtMjBlM2ZmOTdjODA3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ethereum smart accounts are finally coming 'within a year' — Vitalik Buterin" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Removing intermediaries with account abstraction is a “core principle of non-ugly cypherpunk Ethereum,” said Buterin.</p>
Use of ‘shoot and scoot’ drone warfare could prolong Iran conflict, warns Papic at BCA Research
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Y2E2MWMtM2Q0Mi03YmE2LThlOTAtNTQyOTRkZTM1NWYyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Anthropic CEO responds to Pentagon order prohibiting military use" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The company was the first to deploy its AI models on classified US military cloud networks, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.</p>
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