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Investing.com -- Sterling and the euro surged on Wednesday as the dollar sold off sharply after Iran signalled the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and reports emerged that Washington and Tehran were closing in on a deal to end the Gulf war, triggering a broad risk rally and a steep slide in oil prices.

Bitcoin opened at $80,900.77 on Wednesday and moved higher in early trading, surpassing the $82,000 mark as of 7:03 a.m. ET. Ethereum opened at $2,360.65 on Wednesday, and rose this morning to $2,412.01 as of 7:03 a.m. ET.

ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITU) gives traders 2x daily exposure to the Bloomberg Bitcoin Index through swaps, with a 0.98% expense ratio. The appeal is simple: when Bitcoin moves, BITU moves twice as hard, without the hassle of holding crypto directly. The structure is complex, and the gap between what holders expect and what they ... BITU’s Decay Problem: Why This Bitcoin ETF Lost 31% While Bitcoin Fell Just 10%

Strategy ‘s losses swelled in the first quarter as the Bitcoin holder’s massive crypto treasury continues to dictate its bottom line. Strategy posted a quarterly loss of $12.77 billion ($38.25 a share), far wider than the loss of $4.23 billion ($16.49 a share) reported in 2025. The change was driven by a steep drop in the value of Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings, which it records as losses.

In Bitcoin news today, the BTC USD price crossed $80,000 late Sunday into May 4, 2026, reaching a high of $80,750, and this time, the move looks structural rather than a spike. The $79,537-to-$80,000 band, which had served as a ceiling in multiple prior attempts, is now acting as a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Sharp moves in the Japanese yen that sent the currency to a 10-week high are renewing speculation that the country is intervening in the market. Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysUS Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in StraitAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksTrump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran DealWhite House Weighs AI Working Group, Model Testing, NYT ReportsThe yen surged

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, recorded a sharp drop in MSTR stock price in after-hours trading. This comes after its Q1 2026 earnings release and Michael Saylor’s comments on a potential shift in Bitcoin strategy. Ad Ad Michael Saylor Proposes Selling Some Bitcoin to Pay Dividends During the Q1 2026 earnings call,

The crypto market is up 0.81% as Bitcoin crosses $81,500 and Zcash rallies 22% with Trump's Project Freedom pause easing geopolitical risk.

Investing.com - Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) said on Tuesday it will consider selling some of its Bitcoin holdings to fund dividend payments, after the company clocked an outsized first-quarter loss.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) executives emphasized an expanded set of capital markets “levers” and a continued focus on growing Bitcoin per share during the company’s first quarter 2026 earnings webinar, while noting that reported results were dominated by quarter-end Bitcoin price moves. Quarter results

(Bloomberg) -- Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin accumulation firm Strategy Inc. has survived yet another crypto market meltdown with some fresh financial engineering. Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksUS Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in StraitTrump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran DealWhite House Weighs AI Working Group, Model Testing, NYT ReportsThe outlook cou

(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. needs to borrow heavily to fund investments in artificial intelligence, and it’s increasingly tapping every market to do so. Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksWhite House Weighs AI Working Group, Model Testing, NYT ReportsChina’s Rare Sanctions Pushback Leaves Banks Caught in CrossfireUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceThe parent of G

Coinbase cuts 14% of workforce amid AI-focused restructuring. Bullish spikes on $4.2 billion acquisition to power tokenization.

(Bloomberg) -- Japan can conduct only two more sessions of three-day interventions by November if it wants to maintain its status of having a freely floating exchange rate, based on International Monetary Fund guidelines.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksWhite House Weighs AI Working Group, Model Testing, NYT ReportsChina’s Rare Sanctions Pushback Leaves Banks Caught in CrossfireUS and

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is trading at $1.41, up 1.2% on the day, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 2.4% above $81,600. BTC just cleared $80K for the first time since January 31, but XRP—which should be among the biggest beneficiaries of capital rotation—only captured about half of Bitcoin’s daily gain. This isn’t just about today. ... Bitcoin Breaks $80K but Ripple (XRP) Is Lagging Again: Why Isn’t Capital Rotation Happening?

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.08 (+0.52%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +5.70 (+1.28%). Sugar prices extended their two-week-long rally on Tuesday and rose to 1-month highs. Strength in the Brazilian real is boosting sugar prices as the...

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Tuesday closed up +4.25 (+1.49%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +14 (+0.42%). Coffee prices moved higher on Tuesday, with arabica up sharply at a 1-week high. Strength in the Brazilian real is supporting coffee prices, as the real (^USDBRL )...

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), now operating as Strategy, currently trades at $171.02 against an average analyst price target of $372.50, implying analysts see roughly 118% upside. Strategy is the world’s largest corporate bitcoin treasury, holding roughly 713,502 BTC as of early February and approximately 762,099 BTC by late March after a $2.54 billion, 34,164 BTC purchase. Wall ... Analysts See 118% Upside for Strategy After Bitcoin Crashed 27% in 6 Months

Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) executives highlighted a busy start to 2026 focused on executing its shift from Bitcoin mining toward developing and operating hyperscale-ready high-performance computing (HPC) data centers, as management detailed new lease activity, major financings, construction progres

Strategy’s May 5 report will test whether Bitcoin momentum and modest software growth can justify its extreme valuation.