A prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could severely disrupt global oil supply, 
leading to economic instability and potential recessionary impacts.
The post Rapidan Energy Group warns Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger 
recession rivaling 2008 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could severely disrupt global oil supply, leading to economic instability and potential recessionary impacts. The post Rapidan Energy Group warns Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger recession rivaling 2008 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Rapidan Energy Group warns Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger recession rivaling 2008

The AI shift is reshaping the mining landscape, creating opportunities for 
dedicated Bitcoin miners to expand amid reduced hardware costs.
The post American Bitcoin notes AI boom softens ASIC market as miners pivot 
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The AI shift is reshaping the mining landscape, creating opportunities for dedicated Bitcoin miners to expand amid reduced hardware costs. The post American Bitcoin notes AI boom softens ASIC market as miners pivot appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

American Bitcoin notes AI boom softens ASIC market as miners pivot

The sanctions highlight increased US efforts to disrupt Hezbollah&#8217;s influence, 
emphasizing personal accountability and global cooperation.
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against Lebanese sovereignty appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The sanctions highlight increased US efforts to disrupt Hezbollah&#8217;s influence, emphasizing personal accountability and global cooperation. The post US sanctions nine individuals for enabling Hezbollah&#8217;s actions against Lebanese sovereignty appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

US sanctions nine individuals for enabling Hezbollah’s actions against Lebanese sovereignty

Google&#8217;s AI-driven search overhaul could disrupt web traffic dynamics, 
challenge standalone apps, and influence AI-related digital assets.
The post Google unveils major search overhaul with AI-driven features at I/O 
2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Google&#8217;s AI-driven search overhaul could disrupt web traffic dynamics, challenge standalone apps, and influence AI-related digital assets. The post Google unveils major search overhaul with AI-driven features at I/O 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Google unveils major search overhaul with AI-driven features at I/O 2026

Data show Bitcoin futures traders are pursuing overhead short positions, 
raising the chance of a rally to $80,000.

Data show Bitcoin futures traders are pursuing overhead short positions, raising the chance of a rally to $80,000.

Bitcoin liquidity balance hints at developing rally toward $80K

Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index remained at negative levels 
despite the rebound in BTC&#8217;s spot price back toward $78,000. Bitcoin Coinbase 
Premium Gap Points To Selling Pressure From US Traders As pointed out by 
analyst Axel Adler Jr in an X post, the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index has 
been inside the negative territory recently. This indicator tracks the 
percentage difference between the BTC spot price listed on Coinbase (USD pair) 
and that on Binance (USDT pair). Related Reading: Bitcoin ETF Inflows Are 
Underperforming In 2026, Data Shows In short, what this metric tells us about 
is how the trader&#8217;s buying and selling behaviors compare between Coinbase and 
Binance. Below is the chart shared by Adler Jr that shows the trend in the 
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index over the past year: As is visible in the graph, 
the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index was at mostly positive levels during the 
second half of 2025, indicating that the asset was going for a higher price on 
Coinbase as compared to Binance. Such a trend naturally implies that Coinbase 
users were providing a higher amount of buying pressure. The trend flipped 
toward the end of the year as Coinbase users took to selling alongside the 
price drawdown. From the chart, it&#8217;s visible that 2026 only furthered the 
downward trajectory in the metric, with a massive negative peak coming 
alongside the crash at the start of February. As the market has stabilized 
since this crash, the index has also calmed down, but negative values have 
still largely dominated. Interestingly, the latest streak of red levels has 
come despite the recent recovery that BTC has witnessed. Coinbase&#8217;s main 
traffic is made up of US-based investors, with institutional entities from the 
nation being prominent customers for the platform. The spot exchange-traded 
funds (ETFs), which have been around for nearly 2.5 years now and have acted 
as a gateway for institutions, also use the exchange as a custodian. In recent 
years, the price has often tended to correlate with the Coinbase Premium 
Index, suggesting that American whales have driven the market. As such, it may 
not be surprising that the recent recovery surge fizzled out when Coinbase 
users didn&#8217;t back it. Related Reading: Bitcoin Fall Under $77,000 Triggers 
Spike In Social Media FUD This pattern may also have played out again on a 
shorter timeframe. During the past day, Bitcoin witnessed a surge back toward 
the $78,000 level, but the move couldn&#8217;t last, and the coin has since 
retraced. The Coinbase Premium Index is sitting at a value of -0.098 right 
now, which is the lowest level this month. This relatively high selling 
pressure on Coinbase may be the source of the retrace. BTC Price Bitcoin has 
returned to the $77,300 mark following its latest pullback. Featured image 
from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index remained at negative levels despite the rebound in BTC&#8217;s spot price back toward $78,000. Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap Points To Selling Pressure From US Traders As pointed out by analyst Axel Adler Jr in an X post, the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index has been inside the negative territory &#8230;

Rapidan Energy Group warns Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger recession rivaling 2008

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