Crypto Markets Tumble as Iran Strikes Resume
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Today’s top stories:
- Bitcoin slips under $67K as geopolitical tensions intensify
- Polymarket lets traders bet on stocks, gold, and oil
- Telegram wallet integrates Lighter for perps trading
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📈 Markets in the Past 24 Hours
| TICKER | VALUE | 24H | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bitcoin | $66,947 | -1.72 % |
 | Ethereum | $2,057.66 | -3.85 % |
 | XRP | $1.32 | -2.43 % |
 | BNB | $583.06 | -4.54 % |
 | Solana | $78.89 | -2.94 % |
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Top News in the Past 24 Hours
Crypto Markets Tumble as Iran Strikes Resume, Drift Exploit Rattles Solana
Crypto markets slumped on Thursday as a fresh wave of risk-off sentiment swept across global markets following President Donald Trump's pledge to continue military strikes against Iran.
Why it matters: Bitcoin is trading at around $66,900, down 1.7% over the past 24 hours. ETH slipped 4% to $2,050, and SOL plunged 6% to $79.
Polymarket Lets Traders Bet on Stocks, Gold, and Oil Via Pyth Integration
Polymarket has expanded beyond crypto and event-based contracts into traditional financial assets, integrating oracle provider Pyth Network as the resolution source for a new suite of equity, index, and commodity markets.
Why it matters: The collaboration, launches with daily up/down and daily close markets for major equity indices, commodities including gold, silver, WTI crude, and natural gas, and more than a dozen U.S. equities.
Wallet in Telegram Rolls Out Perpetual Futures Trading via Lighter
Wallet in Telegram has launched perpetual futures trading through a new integration with Lighter, the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange.
Why it matters: The feature enables users to open long and short positions on more than 50 assets spanning crypto, metals, equities, oil, and ETFs, with up to 50x leverage and a minimum position size of $1, all without leaving the Telegram app.
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