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Tokenized gold leads ‘100% of weekend price discovery’ while CME futures are closed
<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>
US military used Anthropic in Iran strike despite ban order by Trump: WSJ
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.
6 Polymarket traders net $1M on US-Iran strike, spark insider fears: Report
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.
Bitcoin recovers to $68K following death of Iranian Supreme Leader
<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>
Ethereum smart accounts are finally coming 'within a year' — Vitalik Buterin
<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>
Drone warfare could mean investors need a new guidebook for this Iran conflict
Use of ‘shoot and scoot’ drone warfare could prolong Iran conflict, warns Papic at BCA Research
Anthropic CEO responds to Pentagon order prohibiting military use
<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>
Ether’s 60% down from its 2025 high, but TradFi keeps betting on ETH: Here’s why
Ethereum’s dominant total value locked and widespread adoption by traditional finance institutions confirm its role as the base of global onchain finance. Will Ether price follow?
Bitcoin bottom fractal calls for 130% rally, but is the model valid in 2026?
A rare Bitcoin bottom signal from 2023 has flashed again, but the 2026 macroeconomic backdrop calls its validity into question. Can BTC price defy the odds?
Middle Eastern airports are crossroads of the world. Here’s how the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran will sow chaos on air travel.
Dubai and Doha airports are among the largest international hubs for air travel.
Iran conflict raises talk of a return to $100-a-barrel oil
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, putting a key regional source of the world’s crude oil at risk and raising talk of a return to $100-a-barrel oil prices.
Crypto treasury companies likely to consolidate in 2026: Crypto exec
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Y2E1ODctMjg0MC03NDkzLWEwZjctNmExMTI4M2M5NWM2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto treasury companies likely to consolidate in 2026: Crypto exec" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Declining crypto prices mean that many digital asset treasuries are either underwater or trading at a discount to their net asset value.</p>
Buying Bitcoin? Hold for at least three years to avoid losses, data says
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzlmMjctNjQ2MC03MGRhLWFkZTAtMDYzOTI3MDFjNmJmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Buying Bitcoin? Hold for at least three years to avoid losses, data says" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Traders who bought Bitcoin three to five years ago are still up around 90% on average, even after the latest correction.</p>
11 US senators request federal probe into Binance’s sanctions compliance
Lawmakers urge US regulators to review Binance’s AML and sanctions controls after reports of Iran-linked transactions and potential evasion risks.
My boss told me to dress better. Now I feel uncomfortable. He is a white man and I am a Black woman.
During my first review last year, he said, “I just feel like you don’t dress for the occasion.”
Can China just steal America’s AI brain that’s costing trillions to develop?
American companies are spending enormous sums to develop high-performing AI models. Distillation attacks are attempting to maliciously extract them — and nobody is doing much to stop it.
Why institutions still prefer Ethereum despite faster blockchains
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Yzk5ZWQtNjVhZi03NzE0LTg1MmUtMDY0YTUxNmFkNTU5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Why institutions still prefer Ethereum despite faster blockchains" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>TPS breakthroughs get engineers excited, but TradFi is looking at Ethereum because that’s where the liquidity is, says Kevin Lepsoe of ETHGas.</p>
‘I dread the snow’: My heating and air conditioning always breaks down. Do I spend $15K on a new one?
“Is there a formula or method for figuring out when replacement becomes more cost-effective than ongoing repairs?”
These fintech stocks are loved by analysts and could bounce back in a big way
Shares of PayPal and Block are both cheap relative to historic levels, but only one of them commands heavy enthusiasm from analysts.
Any chance the Fed cuts rates this year is ‘evaporating before our very eyes’ as Iran tensions raise oil prices
With oil prices rising in response to growing tensions with Iran, the rationale for additional interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve is disappearing.