- U.S. oil closes slightly higher near $95 per barrel after spiking as high as $119 earlier in session
Gulf Arab oil producers are cutting production as they run out of storage space because they can't export through the Strait of Hormuz
- Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist
The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed "irreparably" and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
- OpenAI to buy cybersecurity startup Promptfoo to better safeguard AI agents
Promptfoo's team will join Sam Altman-led OpenAI, and its technology will be integrated into the Frontier platform for AI agents.
- Middle East crisis ‘likely’ to push UK inflation up, Rachel Reeves tells MPs
Conservatives have called for chancellor to halt planned rise in fuel duty
- Middle East crisis ‘likely’ to push UK inflation up, Rachel Reeves tells MPs
Conservatives have called for chancellor to halt planned rise in fuel duty
- British aircraft carrier will not be sent to Middle East, say officials
Move follows Trump’s criticism of Starmer for supposedly wanting to join Iran war after it had already been ‘won’
- British aircraft carrier will not be sent to Middle East, say officials
Move follows Trump’s criticism of Starmer for supposedly wanting to join Iran war after it had already been ‘won’
- Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?
High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation.
- Iran's strategic oil island thrust into the spotlight as Middle East conflict escalates
Kharg Island serves as the centerpiece for Iran's oil industry, accounting for roughly 90% of the country’s crude exports.
- Pimco sticks with bet on gilts despite market slump
UK government bond market under renewed pressure as oil hovers around $100 a barrel
- Can you still mine Bitcoin on a PC in 2026? Here is the reality
Mining Bitcoin on a desktop in 2026 may sound simple, but is it profitable? Do rising network difficulty and energy costs mean the end of PCs as Bitcoin mining equipment?
- EU’s regulated blockchain securities market adds first bank participant
Swiss crypto bank Amina has joined 21X as a regulated banking participant, linking traditional financial institutions with a blockchain-based market for issuing tokenized securities.
- Bitcoin price retags $69K as G7 oil plan hangs in the balance
Bitcoin managed to avoid losses suffered by global stock markets over oil supply uncertainty, with a 5% relief bounce from its weekly open level.
- How United Nations Development Programme is using blockchains for public infrastructure
A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems.
- Bitcoiners celebrate as the network produces its 20 millionth coin
“A digital money system with transparent, predictable, and ultimately scarce supply... has rising appeal in today’s economy due to fiat currency tail risks," said Grayscale.
- Banks will run RWAs on two blockchain rails, says RedStone co-founder
RedStone co-founder Marcin Kaźmierczak says banks are splitting RWA infrastructure between private networks like Canton and public chains such as Ethereum.
- Strategy buys $1.3B in Bitcoin as holdings top 738,000 BTC
The purchase brings Strategy’s total Bitcoin reserves to nearly 739,000 BTC despite the asset trading below the company’s average acquisition price.
- Nigel Farage invests $286K in UK Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC
Nigel Farage has acquired a 6.31% stake in the London-listed Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC amid broader scrutiny over crypto donations in UK politics.
- Bitcoin at $67K despite oil shock is ‘strongest indicator’ bottom may be in
Bitcoin held strong above $67,000 amid oil surge to $119 per barrel on Middle East conflict and inflation fears, with analysts seeing signs of a potential BTC price reversal.
- Crypto funds gain $619M as markets hold up despite oil and war fears
Bitcoin ETPs turned green year-to-date with $521 million inflows last week, as total crypto assets rebounded despite geopolitical tensions linked to Iran.
- WHO chief raises alarm after Israeli attacks on Iranian oil facilities
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says children, the elderly at particular risk after damage to Iranian petroleum facilities.
- How the Iran war is affecting Africa
Before the start of the war between Israel, US and Iran, Africa was on track for its biggest economic moment in history.
- Trump says Australia has ‘taken care of’ some Iranian women footballers
Players' union FIFPRO expressed serious concerns for team after criticism for not singing anthem before first match.
- France preparing to escort ships in Strait of Hormuz when war calms: Macron
French president says 'purely defensive' mission aims to gradually reopen key Gulf waterway amid spike in oil prices.
- US senators demand probe into ‘appalling’ attack on girls’s school in Iran
Top Democrats say Minab school bombing that killed at least 170 people 'must be fully and impartially reviewed'.
- US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
The US military claims six men killed in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Turkiye says Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO air defences
Ministry of National Defence says no casualties or damage after missile shot down over southern city of Gaziantep.
- What defence support could Ukraine offer Middle East states amid Iran war?
Ukraine has built low-cost drones to counter Russian attacks with imported Iranian Shahed drones.
- Iran’s authorities showcase continuity as they back new leader during war
The IRGC says its forces are ready to 'fully obey and sacrifice for the divine commands' after new supreme leader named.
- Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist Amal Shamali in Gaza attack
Shamali, who worked for Qatar Radio, killed in an Israeli air strike on central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp.