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Bitcoin plunges to $78K amid extreme fear
Bitcoin has dropped near $78,000 after a week of turmoil. Analysts are blaming the selloff on war risks, liquidation cascades, and crash in safe haven assets like gold and silver. With the market sentiment stuck in "extreme fear", is the bull run officially over? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

AS memberlakukan sanksi terhadap bursa kripto yang terkait dengan Iran untuk pertama kalinya
Bursa-bursa tersebut dituduh memfasilitasi transaksi untuk Korps Pengawal Revolusi Islam dan terkait dengan seorang pengusaha Iran yang dihukum atas tuduhan penggelapan.

Orang Iran menyimpan bitcoin saat protes berkecamuk dan rial anjlok
Di tengah protes dan krisis ekonomi, warga Iran semakin banyak menarik bitcoin dari bursa ke dompet pribadi.

Bitcoin berisiko turun di bawah $96.000 seiring retorika AS-Iran memberi tekanan pada aset berisiko
Total nilai pasar kripto melonjak menuju $3,25 triliun sebelum keuntungan melambat, dengan bitcoin stabil di atas $96.000 dan kinerja beragam di antara aset utama.

Penjudi baru di Polymarket memasang taruhan sebesar $40.000 pada serangan AS ke Iran malam ini
Seorang pedagang mengambil langkah berlawanan dengan tren saat ini yang menunjukkan peluang rendah untuk serangan malam ini dengan memasang taruhan baru senilai $40.000.

Iran menerima cryptocurrency sebagai pembayaran untuk senjata canggih
Calon pembeli dapat membeli senjata seperti rudal, tank, dan drone menggunakan kripto, menurut situs web pemerintah.

Bitcoin Flat Near $60K Amid Mideast Tensions; XRP Down 10% on Regulatory Uncertainty
Bitcoin and ether continue in the red at the start of the U.S. morning trade Thursday. This comes amid intensifying geopolitical tensions as Israel vows to retaliate against airstrikes from Iran fired earlier this week. Plus, XRP plunged more than 10% in the past 24 hours as the SEC announced that they would appeal the rulings of the Ripple case. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

Core Scientific To Shut Down Celsius Crypto Mining Equipment; Iran's Mining Outlook
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific will shut down mining rigs tied to Celsius Mining after a U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the motion to reject its contract. Both companies are undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcies. Plus, courts in Iran have ordered the government to return thousands of seized crypto mining rigs, according to local media reports.

BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy; Kraken Settles US Treasury Case Over Serving Customers in Iran
Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy protection as FTX contagion spreads. JPMorgan says crypto market regulatory initiatives that are already underway are likely to be accelerated. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reaches a settlement with crypto exchange Kraken over serving customers in Iran.

Iranian Security Forces Arrested Bitcoin Advocate Ziya Sadr, Sources Say
Ziya Sadr, an Iranian Bitcoin advocate, was arrested by Iranian security forces last month, according to multiple sources. Human Rights Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein discusses Sadr's case and why this is a continuing story to watch.
