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Oil holds as U.S. readies 172m-barrel SPR over 120 days
<p>DOE’s 120-day plan with IEA coordination lifts supply; Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 172 million barrels, gasoline prices: WTI/Brent spreads and refill limits.</p>
Oil steadies as IEA plans 400m-bbl release amid Hormuz risk
<p>Explains how the IEA 400 million barrel release and Japan/Germany draws reach market with a lag as Hormuz disruption and logistics slow flows, analysts say.</p>
Bitcoin shorts emerge as on-chain wallet signals oil long
<p>On-chain data shows pension-usdt.eth, Bitcoin and Ethereum shorts, crude oil long; sizes, leverage, and liquidation levels, plus what remains unverified.</p>
Bitcoin holds range as Fed, ECB ready rate decisions
<p>How forward guidance and liquidity shifts from central bank interest rate decisions shape short-term BTC volatility; analysts cite macro and rate-path signals.</p>
BitMine Buys 60,976 ETH Last Week Raising Total Holdings to 4.53 Million ETH
<p>Bitmine buys 60,976 ETH, raising holdings to 4.53M ETH, with $10.3B total assets and 3.04M ETH stake earning $174M annually.</p>
Ether sees inflows as EF stakes 70,000 ETH via Bitwise
<p>Ethereum Foundation staking 70,000 ETH with Bitwise Onchain Solutions to add yield, ease sell pressure and aid security amid operational, regulatory risks.</p>
Solana liquidity shifts as Treasury mints 250M USDC
<p>On-chain data confirms: 250 million USDC, USDC Treasury mint on Solana, Solana DeFi liquidity; flows tied to Circle’s mint/redeem model and reserves data.</p>
Oil markets weigh U.S. export curbs as Trump explores
<p>Analysts examine how restricting U.S. oil exports could lift global oil prices, tighten East Coast supply, and raise domestic gasoline prices amid WTO risks.</p>
Oil steadies as G7 holds off reserve release, Hormuz risk
<p>G7 strategic oil reserves, International Energy Agency (IEA), Strait of Hormuz: IEA says supply is adequate; G7 sees no need for a coordinated release yet.</p>
S&P 500 faces downside as JPMorgan warns 10% drop on Hormuz
<p>Analysts cite oil shock raising inflation and yields, compressing equity multiples. JPMorgan 10% warning, S&P 500 10% drop, Strait of Hormuz. Sectors diverge.</p>
Ether in focus as BitMine NAV trades at a discount
<p>Analysis examines how BitMine ETH holdings, unrealized losses, NAV discount connect: concentration risk and staking approach weigh on valuation, analysts say.</p>
On-chain RWAs top $25B as tokenized Treasuries lead
<p>Data shows the RWA market topped $25B as U.S. Treasuries drove most flows; we explain real-world asset tokenization, liquidity, custody and SEC compliance.</p>
Global stocks slide as Middle East conflict lifts oil
<p>Middle East conflict, oil prices, global stock market sell-off: supply risks lift energy, stoke inflation and hit equities, analysts at Capital Economics say.</p>