Despite mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, bitcoin reclaimed the $70,000 mark on Monday, supported by Strategy’s latest acquisition of 4,871 bitcoins.

President Trump told reporters that he wants to seize Iran’s oil fields as the six-week U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran enters a critical week with a self-imposed Tuesday deadline looming.

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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that New Jersey cannot use state gambling law to shut down Kalshi’s sports prediction market, handing the federally regulated platform a significant legal win.

Wars and shifting trade alliances are driving deeper uncertainty across global markets and supply chains, with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warning the ripple effects could shape the future economic order for years to come.

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed total crypto, cash and equity holdings of $11.4 billion on Monday, anchored by 4.803 million ETH tokens as the company prepares to uplist to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Strategy acquired 4,871 bitcoin for approximately $329.9 million on April 6, 2026, as Michael Saylor declared that bitcoin has won and that the asset’s four-year market cycle is finished.

Bitcoin hit a session peak of $70,275, pushing its market cap back above $1.4 trillion. The broader crypto economy climbed to $2.46 trillion.

Mike Belshe, CEO of Bitgo, one of the largest cryptocurrency custody providers, has proposed using a public blockchain to solve state and federal fraud. On social media, he stated that citizen monitoring alone would be enough to control the flow of these funds.

Circle’s Arc platform will launch with post-quantum signature support to protect

A set of bills to formalize and regulate crypto transactions was introduced to Russia’s State Duma last week. The legislation amends existing laws to allow both qualified and non-qualified investors to access digital assets while establishing reporting and tax duties for Russian residents.

Apple has pulled the decentralized messaging application Bitchat from its China

Polymarket will become La Liga’s official prediction market partner in the U.S. and Canada, giving it exclusive rights to use the league’s and each club’s intellectual property when displaying soccer matches. La Liga becomes the first European football league to partner with Polymarket.

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the Central Bank of Brazil mulls taking Pix global, Mercado Libre ends mercado coin, and Pix gets political before Brazil’s presidential elections.