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  <title>JD Vance Says Iran May Get $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund Access, Vice President Says Skeptics &#039;Downplaying&#039; What Tehran Must Concede</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Vice President &lt;strong&gt;JD Vance&lt;/strong&gt; said Monday that Iran could gain access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund under a peace agreement with the United States if Tehran meets its obligations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Vance Says Fund Depends On Iran Compliance&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Asked by CBS News&amp;#039; &lt;strong&gt;Ed O&amp;#039;Keefe&lt;/strong&gt; about the fund, Vance &lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/2066499408187818285&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;Well, Ed, that&amp;#039;s the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf Coast Coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vance said skeptics should expect Iranian hard-liners to &quot;overemphasize the benefits that Iran gets,&quot; while downplaying what Tehran must concede to receive them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The agreement&amp;#039;s conditions have not been released. Senior U.S. officials said details of the memorandum would be issued Tuesday or Wednesday, and the Trump administration said it would publish the full text on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vance told CBS that Iran agreed to turn over its enriched uranium stockpile, accept routine inspections and not pursue or buy a nuclear weapon.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Israel Vows Indefinite Presence In Lebanon Despite US-Iran Peace Deal: &#039;We Are Not Partners To This Agreement&#039;</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Israel&amp;nbsp;has decided to maintain its military presence in southern Lebanon, where it is fighting the Iran-backed Hezbollah, despite the recent peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Defense Minister &lt;strong&gt;Israel Katz &lt;/strong&gt;warned on Monday that if Iran were to attack Israel due to the events in Lebanon, Israel would retaliate &amp;#8220;with full force&amp;#8221;. He further stated that Israel will not compromise on its&amp;nbsp;security interests and the protection&amp;nbsp;of its citizens, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-vows-to-stay-in-south-lebanon-if-iran-strikes-well-hit-it-with-full-force/&quot;&gt;reported &lt;/a&gt;the Times of Israel. Katz vowed Israel would continue to stay in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza &amp;#8220;without any time limit.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While there was no immediate comment&amp;nbsp;from Prime Minister&lt;strong&gt; Benjamin Netanyahu&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;nbsp;members of his coalition have stated that Israel will&amp;nbsp;&amp;#8220;not be bound&amp;#8221; by the&amp;nbsp;terms of the U.S.-Iran agreement, according to the report. However, Iranian Foreign Minister &lt;strong&gt;Abbas Araghchi &lt;/strong&gt;said Israel must halt its military operations in Lebanon for the U.S.-backed peace deal to take effect. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Israel&amp;#8217;s National Security Minister, &lt;strong&gt;Itamar Ben-Gvir&lt;/strong&gt;, rejected the agreement, ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/06/53189596/israel-vows-indefinite-presence-in-lebanon-despite-us-iran-peace-deal-we-are-not-partners-to-this-a?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Israel Vows Indefinite Presence In Lebanon Despite US-Iran Peace Deal: &amp;#039;We Are Not Partners To This Agreement&amp;#039;&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Climb Trump Declares Iran Deal &#039;Complete&#039;: Analyst Predicts BTC Move Above Key Level To Fuel &#039;Risk-On Appetite&#039;</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stock futures overnight on Sunday after President &lt;strong&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/strong&gt; said that a framework agreement to end the&amp;nbsp;conflict with Iran&amp;nbsp;had been completed.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 10:30 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BTC&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BTC&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+1.84%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$63,246.60&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ETH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;ETH&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+1.33%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1,660.40&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/XRP&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;XRP&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+2.72%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.13&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SOL&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;SOL&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+3.60%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$66.48&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DOGE&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;DOGE&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+2.12%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.08570&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cr&lt;/strong&gt;ypto Market Spikes&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;jumped to $65,800 overnight as trading volume soared 36% over the last 24 hours. &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; hit $1,730, fueled by a similar wave of buying pressure, while XRP and Dogecoin posted sharp gains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over $333 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, with short position traders losing $239 million, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest spiked 2.57% in the last 24 hours. Retail and whale derivatives traders with open BTC positions remained &quot;bullish&quot; on the apex cryptocurrency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite the gains, &quot;Extreme Fear&quot; sentiment persisted in the market, &lt;a href=&quot;https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/#google_vignette&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to the Crypto Fear &amp;amp; Greed Index.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/53186413/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-climb-as-trump-declares-iran-deal-complete?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Climb Trump Declares Iran Deal &amp;#039;Complete&amp;#039;: Analyst Predicts BTC Move Above Key Level To Fuel &amp;#039;Risk-On Appetite&amp;#039;&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Nikki Haley Backs US Strikes, Wants Pressure Ramped Up On China, Russia: &#039;Iran Will Always Play Games&#039;</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;On Wednesday, former U.N. Ambassador &lt;strong&gt;Nikki Haley &lt;/strong&gt;backed the U.S. decision to strike Iran and called for increased pressure on China and Russia, saying Tehran continues to &quot;play games&quot; in negotiations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haley Backs Iran Strike&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a post on &lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt; alongside a Fox News interview clip, Haley wrote, &quot;Iran will always play games. It was absolutely the right decision to strike today. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He added, &quot;Now let&amp;#039;s up the pressure on China and Russia for their role arming the regime and allowing them to stall further.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the interview, Haley argued Iran has repeatedly used negotiations to buy time. &quot;They stalled. They make you think they&amp;#039;re going to do something… and then the whole time they&amp;#039;re strategizing,&quot; she said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She added that Iran was &quot;rebuilding&quot; its military capabilities while talks continued.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She also said Iran has been restoring missile infrastructure, saying it had &quot;excavated 50 of the 69 tunnels&quot; previously used for missiles, which she argued allows Tehran to &quot;fight another day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Haley further called for expanding U.S. pressure beyond Iran, alleging that China has supplied weapons systems and Russia ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/06/53133251/nikki-haley-backs-us-strikes-on-iran-wants-pressure-ramped-up-on-china-russia?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Nikki Haley Backs US Strikes, Wants Pressure Ramped Up On China, Russia: &amp;#039;Iran Will Always Play Games&amp;#039;&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Slide, Dogecoin Flat As US Launches &#039;Proportional&#039; Strikes Against Iran: Analyst Sees BTC&#039;s Strong Rebound To $74,000 Soon</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside major stock indexes on Tuesday amid a big escalation in the Middle East conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.68%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$61,757.98&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.83%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1,641.98&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.71%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.13&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.96%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$65.08&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.15%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.08487&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crypto Market On Edge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;revisited the $60,000 floor but recovered overnight, as trading activity climbed 12% in the past 24 hours. &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; pulled back to the $1,600 region, while &lt;strong&gt;XRP &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin &lt;/strong&gt;remained bearish.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency-related stocks plunged, with&lt;strong&gt; Strategy Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;MSTR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NASDAQ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NASDAQ:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR&quot;&gt;MSTR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BMNR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NYSE&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NYSE:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot;&gt;BMNR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; closing down 8% and 3.86%, respectively.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over $420 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, with $324 million in long positions alone wiped out, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest rose 1.23% in the last 24 hours. A rise in open interest alongside a sliding price typically indicates that new traders are aggressively selling or shorting the asset, expecting the price to fall further.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitway &lt;/strong&gt;(BTW)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+93.78%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.1144&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Humanity &lt;/strong&gt;(H)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+96.30%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.1923&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stargate Finance &lt;/strong&gt;(STG)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+40.89%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.3704&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/53106642/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-slide-dogecoin-flat-us-strikes-iran-btc-rebound-74000?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Slide, Dogecoin Flat As US Launches &amp;#039;Proportional&amp;#039; Strikes Against Iran: Analyst Sees BTC&amp;#039;s Strong Rebound To $74,000 Soon&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <title>Scott Bessent&#039;s $1 Billion Crypto Seizure Claim Met With Shakespeare&#039;s &#039;Dwarfish Thief&#039; Dig By Iran</title>
  <link>https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/53077838/scott-bessent-1-billion-crypto-seizure-iran-dwarfish-thief-shakespeare-dig?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=topic</link>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson &lt;strong&gt;Esmaeil Baqaei &lt;/strong&gt;used a famous quote from &lt;strong&gt;William Shakespeare&amp;#8217;s&lt;/strong&gt; play &amp;#8220;Macbeth&amp;#8221; on Monday to ridicule Treasury Secretary &lt;strong&gt;Scott Bessent&amp;#8217;s&lt;/strong&gt; claim about seizing $1 billion worth of Iran&amp;#8217;s cryptocurrencies. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;Dwarfish Thief&amp;#8217; In &amp;#8216;Giant&amp;#8217;s Robe&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baqaei posted a video of Bessent from the Reagan National Economic Forum last month, where the Treasury Secretary said the U.S. had seized &amp;#8220;about a billion dollars&amp;#8221; in Iran&amp;#8217;s digital assets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Just outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now and might not realize that their wallet has been grabbed,&amp;#8221; Bessent had said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baqaei then threw a shade with a quote from Shakespeare&amp;#8217;s famous tragedy play that goes, &amp;#8220;Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant&amp;#8217;s robe Upon a dwarfish thief.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Iran National Soccer Team Says &#039;Hi Mexico&#039; As It Arrives In Tijuana For Fifa World Cup Amid US Visa Restrictions</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Iran&amp;#039;s national soccer team arrived in Mexico days before the FIFA World Cup began, overcoming months of uncertainty tied to geopolitical tensions and U.S. visa restrictions that affected members of its traveling delegation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iran World Cup Team Lands In Mexico&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Sunday, Iran arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of the World Cup, which the U.S., Canada and Mexico will co-host. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The team had been training in Antalya, Turkey and shared images on &lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt; showing players boarding their flight before posting photos from Mexico with the caption, &quot;hi Mexico.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure class=&quot;wp-block-image size-large&quot;&gt;&lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/08003022/Screenshot-2026-06-08-at-9.59.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x507.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;wp-image-1495897&quot; /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The development, first &lt;a href=&quot;https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5914041-iran-men-soccer-team-arrives-mexico/&quot;&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt; by The Hill, came after Iran scrapped plans to hold its pre-tournament training camp in Arizona amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. visa approvals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In May, Mexican President &lt;strong&gt;Claudia Sheinbaum&lt;/strong&gt; had &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/05/52768552/claudia-sheinbaum-iran-tijuana-2026-world-cup-trump-warning&quot;&gt;offered to host the team&lt;/a&gt; instead, helping secure an alternative base.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The squad is set to compete in Group G, facing New Zealand on June 15 in Inglewood, California, followed by Belgium on June 21 and Egypt on ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/news/sports/26/06/53050036/iran-national-soccer-team-says-hi-mexico-arrives-in-tijuana-amid-us-visa-restrictions?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Iran National Soccer Team Says &amp;#039;Hi Mexico&amp;#039; As It Arrives In Tijuana For Fifa World Cup Amid US Visa Restrictions&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Spring Back Even As Iran And Israel Exchange Strikes: Analyst Sees Increasing Possibility Of BTC Bottom</title>
  <link>https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/53049793/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-rebound-iran-israel-strikes-btc-bottom?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=topic</link>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies rallied Sunday evening, even as rising tensions in the Middle East fueled doubts about sustained market momentum.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BTC&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BTC&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+2.30%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$63,078.37&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ETH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;ETH&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+5.50%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1,681.11&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/XRP&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;XRP&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+3.85%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.15&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SOL&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;SOL&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+3.96%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$65.92&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DOGE&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;DOGE&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+2.55%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.08533&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Crypto Market Rebounds&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;exceeded $64,000 late evening, fueled by a 15% jump in trading volume, as the apex cryptocurrency recovered part of its losses from a tough week.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;also topped $1,700, while XRP and Dogecoin recorded sharp recoveries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over $660 million was erased from the market in the last 24 hours, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data, predominantly in short liquidations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest fell 0.61% in the last 24 hours. Typically, when OI falls while the price increases, it typically indicates short covering, meaning that traders who had previously bet on the price falling&amp;nbsp; are buying back their positions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Extreme Fear&quot; sentiment prevailed in the market, &lt;a href=&quot;https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/#google_vignette&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to the Crypto Fear &amp;amp; Greed Index.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audiera &lt;/strong&gt;(BEAT)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+64.34%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $3.71&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Siren &lt;/strong&gt;(SIREN)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+46.34%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1.28&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Velvet &lt;/strong&gt;(VELVET)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+37.03%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.2574&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.23 trillion, following a decline of 3.53% over the last 24 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Despite the ongoing ceasefire, violations have been reported as Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes, according to CNN.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Bitcoin Below $63,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Also Plummet Amid &#039;Extreme Fear&#039;: Analyst Pinpoints Bearish Shift In BTC&#039;s Risk Profile</title>
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-6.06%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$62,746.22&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-4.66%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1,773.87&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-3.85%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.17&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-6.76%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$69.70&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-3.39%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.08968&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Crypto Long Liquidations Surge&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;plunged to a four-month low as sentiment worsened following &lt;strong&gt;Strategy Inc.&amp;#039;s &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;COIN&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NASDAQ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NASDAQ:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot;&gt;COIN&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; sale of its BTC. &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;tumbled to an intraday low of $1,764, while XRP and Dogecoin also battled selling pressure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency-related stocks bled, with Strategy and &lt;strong&gt;Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BMNR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NYSE&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NYSE:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot;&gt;BMNR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; closing down 7.01% and 5.95%, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Liquidations continued to surge, with over a billion wiped out in long positions over the last 24 hours, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data. Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest collapsed 8.56% over the last 24 hours.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Extreme Fear&quot; sentiment prevailed in the market, &lt;a href=&quot;https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/#google_vignette&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to the Crypto Fear &amp;amp; Greed Index.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPERFORTUNE &lt;/strong&gt;(GUA)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+36.62%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1.09&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Worldcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(WLD)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+30.03%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.5224&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethena &lt;/strong&gt;(ENA)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+18.51%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.1091&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.29 trillion, following a decline of 5.58% over the last 24 ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/52991582/bitcoin-below-63000-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-plummet-extreme-fear-bearish-shift?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin Below $63,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Also Plummet Amid &amp;#039;Extreme Fear&amp;#039;: Analyst Pinpoints Bearish Shift In BTC&amp;#039;s Risk Profile&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <title>Bitcoin, XRP Fall, Ethereum, Dogecoin Flat As Israel-Hezbollah War Threatens Iran Deal: &#039;Critical&#039; Cluster Could Decide BTC&#039;s Next Move, Says Analyst</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies plunged on Monday, while stocks extended their rally as President Donald Trump intervened to calm tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-3.00%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$71,276.47&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.40%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1,995.49&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-3.23%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.28&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.81%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$80.80&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.03%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.1005&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;Extreme Fear&amp;#8217; Returns&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;dived below $71,000 for the first time since mid-April as trading volume jumped 150% over the last 24 hours. &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;continued to face stiff resistance at $2,000, as selling pressure intensified.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency-related stocks also fell, with &lt;strong&gt;Strategy Inc. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;COIN&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NASDAQ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NASDAQ:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot;&gt;COIN&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BMNR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NYSE&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NYSE:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot;&gt;BMNR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; closing down 5.85% and 2.18%, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over $600 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with&amp;nbsp; $500 million in long positions alone wiped out, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest rose 043% over the last 24 hours. A drop in price accompanied by an increase in open interest typically indicates a short build-up, meaning that new traders are actively entering the market by selling or shorting ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/06/52928404/bitcoin-xrp-fall-ethereum-dogecoin-flat-israel-hezbollah-war-iran-deal-btc-next-move?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, XRP Fall, Ethereum, Dogecoin Flat As Israel-Hezbollah War Threatens Iran Deal: &amp;#039;Critical&amp;#039; Cluster Could Decide BTC&amp;#039;s Next Move, Says Analyst&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Flat As Trump In &#039;No Hurry&#039; To Sign Iran Deal: Analyst Says BTC Needs Weekly Close Above This Level For Bullish Move</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies traded sideways overnight on Sunday after President &lt;strong&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/strong&gt; downplayed the urgency of reaching an agreement with Iran.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BTC&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BTC&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.72%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$73,545.07&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ETH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;ETH&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.15%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$2,004.73&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/XRP&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;XRP&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.79%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.32&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SOL&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;SOL&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.78%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$82.28&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DOGE&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;DOGE&quot; data-exchange=&quot;CRYPTO&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.34%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.1005&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Crypto Market Holds Steady&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;meandered between $73,300 and $74,300, with trading volume dropping 9% in the last 24 hours.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By contrast, &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;was far more volatile, battling bears at the $2,000 resistance but falling short of a decisive breakout. &lt;strong&gt;XRP &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin &lt;/strong&gt;moved sideways.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roughly $191 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with over $100 million in bearish short bets erased, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest fell 0.40% over the last 24 hours, broadly aligning with the drop in spot price. Retail and whale derivatives traders, meanwhile, remained bullish on the leading cryptocurrency, continuing to favor long positions over shorts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fear&quot; ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/05/52895272/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-flat-trump-no-hurry-iran-deal-btc-weekly-close?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Flat As Trump In &amp;#039;No Hurry&amp;#039; To Sign Iran Deal: Analyst Says BTC Needs Weekly Close Above This Level For Bullish Move&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Aniket Verma</dc:creator>
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  <title>Trump Said Iran&#039;s Nuclear &#039;Dust&#039; Will Be &#039;Immediately&#039; Turned Over To The US Or Destroyed: Here&#039;s What Crypto Prediction Market Is Betting</title>
  <link>https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/05/52798626/trump-iran-nuclear-dust-crypto-prediction-market-betting?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=topic</link>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency bookmakers are not pricing in particularly high chances of the U.S. gaining possession of Iran&amp;#8217;s enriched uranium stockpile anytime soon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Polymarket Sees Aggressive Betting&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Polygon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/POL-USD&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;(CRYPTO:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;POL&lt;/a&gt;)-based&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Polymarket&lt;/strong&gt; showed a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://polymarket.com/event/us-obtains-iranian-enriched-uranium-by&quot;&gt;22%&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;possibility of this happening anytime this year, down 6 percentage points in a week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The odds of the U.S. obtaining Iran&amp;#8217;s nuclear dust by the end of June were only 7% as of this writing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bet has already garnered over $22 million. To qualify, the U.S. government or military must confirm that they have physical custody or control of the enriched uranium, regardless of whether it is held within U.S. territory or in another location.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the odds that Iran ends uranium enrichment before the end of the ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/05/52798626/trump-iran-nuclear-dust-crypto-prediction-market-betting?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Trump Said Iran&amp;#039;s Nuclear &amp;#039;Dust&amp;#039; Will Be &amp;#039;Immediately&amp;#039; Turned Over To The US Or Destroyed: Here&amp;#039;s What Crypto Prediction Market Is Betting&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 04:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Move Sideways: Analyst Says Middle East Ceasefire &#039;Best Trigger&#039; For Crypto Market Strength</title>
  <link>https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/05/52736905/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-sideways-middle-east-ceasefire?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=topic</link>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies moved sideways, while stocks rose further on Thursday, as traders pinned their hopes on an Iran ceasefire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure class=&quot;wp-block-table&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:10 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.76%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$77,336.44&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.73%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$2,127.64&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.59%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.36&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+0.19%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$86.67&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+0.65%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.1050&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Crypto Recovery Stalls&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;failed to hold gains above $78,000, while &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;stalled near $2,150 as major cryptocurrencies remained flat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency-related stocks gained, with &lt;strong&gt;Coinbase Global Inc. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;COIN&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NASDAQ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NASDAQ:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COIN&quot;&gt;COIN&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BMNR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NYSE&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NYSE:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot;&gt;BMNR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; closing up 1.19% and 1.13%, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roughly $100 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, evenly split between long positions and short positions, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest fell 2.25% over the last 24 hours. Interestingly, the majority of retail and whale traders on Binance were positioned long on the apex cryptocurrency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fear&quot; sentiment prevailed in the market, &lt;a href=&quot;https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/#google_vignette&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to the Crypto Fear &amp;amp; Greed Index.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure class=&quot;wp-block-table&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:10 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grass &lt;/strong&gt;(GRASS)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+27.49%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.4148&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nexus &lt;/strong&gt;(NEX)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+18.92%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.000005983&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEAR Protocol &lt;/strong&gt;(NEAR)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/05/52736905/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-sideways-middle-east-ceasefire?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Move Sideways: Analyst Says Middle East Ceasefire &amp;#039;Best Trigger&amp;#039; For Crypto Market Strength&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Aniket Verma</dc:creator>
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  <title>Bitcoin, Ethereum Tread Water, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Trump&#039;s &#039;Limited&#039; Period Warning On Iran: Analyst Says BTC &#039;Doesn&#039;t Look Great&#039;</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Leading cryptocurrencies stayed weak alongside stocks on Tuesday as President &lt;strong&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/strong&gt; warned the U.S. would wait only for a &quot;limited period of time&quot; if a deal with Iran is not made sooner.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24-Hour Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;(CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd&quot;&gt;BTC&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.05%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$76,666.92&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethereum&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd&quot;&gt;ETH&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-0.77%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$2,107.43&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XRP&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd&quot;&gt;XRP&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-2.39%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$1.35&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solana&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd&quot;&gt;SOL&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.17%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$84.09&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin&lt;/strong&gt; (CRYPTO: &lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd&quot;&gt;DOGE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;strong&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;-1.67%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;$0.1026&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Crypto Market Loses Momentum&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bitcoin &lt;/strong&gt;wiggled in the range between $76,000 and $77,000, even as 24-hour trading volume fell drastically. &lt;strong&gt;Ethereum &lt;/strong&gt;fell below $2,100 in the early trading hours, before recovering slightly in the evening. &lt;strong&gt;XRP &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Dogecoin &lt;/strong&gt;traded in the red.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cryptocurrency-related stocks slipped further, with &lt;strong&gt;Strategy Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR&quot;&gt;(NASDAQ:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR&quot;&gt;MSTR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;strong&gt;Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;ticker-link&quot; data-ticker=&quot;BMNR&quot; data-exchange=&quot;NYSE&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;(NYSE:&lt;a class=&quot;ticker&quot; href=&quot;https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BMNR&quot;&gt;BMNR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; closing down 1.20% and 0.53%, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over $150 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with $104 million in long positions alone erased, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations&quot;&gt;according &lt;/a&gt;to Coinglass data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin&amp;#039;s open interest fell nearly 1% over the last 24 hours, with the majority of retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance positioned long on the leading cryptocurrency.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Gainers (24 Hours)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cryptocurrency (Market Cap&amp;gt;$100 M)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gains +/-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. EDT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Block Street &lt;/strong&gt;(BSB)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+23.21%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.8309&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Banana For Scale &lt;/strong&gt;(BANANAS31)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+14.49%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.01140&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahara AI &lt;/strong&gt;(SAHARA)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;+13.35%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $0.03689&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.55 trillion, following a contraction ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/05/52681321/bitcoin-ethereum-tread-water-xrp-dogecoin-slide-trump-iran-warning-btc?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=topic alt=Bitcoin, Ethereum Tread Water, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Trump&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Limited&amp;#039; Period Warning On Iran: Analyst Says BTC &amp;#039;Doesn&amp;#039;t Look Great&amp;#039;&gt;Full story available on Benzinga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 02:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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