Volatility exits crypto, TradFi markets even as U.S.-Iran risks linger, sovereign debt rises
Your dayahead look for Aug. 14, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Trump family's World Liberty Financial delay plans to sell Maldives resort token
The token’s sale has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin stuck below $65,000 as Hormuz hopes evaporate, XRP close to dropping below $1
The Strait of Hormuz relief trade unraveled after Trump demanded 50 years of Iranian compensation, pushing oil back to $89 and leaving crypto and equities…
U.S. stock futures dip as investors await inflation data, grapple with more Iran uncertainty
U.S. stockindex futures were little changed on Sunday, after new demands from Iran raised fresh doubts about the Strait of Hormuz reopening anytime soon and as…
US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges
The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to…
Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate further
Brent crude has meanwhile moved to over $83 a barrel after Yemen’s Iranlinked Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, further escalating tensions in the Middle East.…
Oil prices fall to three-week low after Trump calls off planned attack
Oil prices declined sharply on Monday as hopes rose among investors of a potential deescalation in the war between the U.S. and Iran. Source：MarketWatch
The Iran war sent investors into fertilizer stocks — but here’s the China risk everyone’s missing
The fertilizer trade as it relates to the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz is really three trades pointed in different directions. Source：MarketWatch
OPEC+ may keep lifting its oil output quotas as the Iran war broadens. Why that won’t help lower prices.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies may decide Sunday to lift their oil production quotas for a sixth straight month — but…
ExxonMobil, Chevron’s combined profits quadrupled in three months as the Iran war raged
Combined profits of ExxonMobil and Chevron for the second quarter soared more than 300% in three months to more than $26 billion. Source：MarketWatch
Dubai-based crypto exchange tied to $4 billion Iran sanctioned-evasion network
Shelbit allegedly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to major crypto exchanges, including Binance, as it linked gambling sites and sanctioned Iranian…
U.S. sanctions Iran-linked bitcoin insurance scheme for Strait of Hormuz ships
The Treasury Department said the Hormuz Safe platform accepted bitcoin and other digital assets as part of an alleged sanctions workaround tied to IRGCbacked…