Qatar launches mediation talks with Iran and US over Strait of Hormuz

The post Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD holds firm as Trump ceasefire shock tests USD appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. British Pound holds firm as Trump ceasefire shock tests USD The Pound Sterling (GBP) holds firm on Friday during the North American session as risk appetite deteriorated after US President Donald Trump posted on social media that the ceasefire with Iran is over, even though negotiations continue. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3406, unchanged, after reaching an almost one-month high of 1.3451 earlier in the day. Read More… British Pound surrenders early gains as US Dollar regains ground The British Pound (GBP) gives back its early gains and turns almost flat around 1.3410 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday. The GBP/USD pair falls back as the US Dollar regains ground amid fears that the restart of the war between the United States (US) and Iran would last long. Read More… British Pound gai

The post Kalshi vs Polymarket 2026: Fees, Markets & US Legality appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Two years ago the choice in the prediction market space was pretty straightforward. Polymarket was the crypto-native platform Americans weren’t meant to touch while Kalshi was the regulated US exchange that played by the book. Fast forward to today and there are multiple other prediction market platforms like Rothera, Predictdotfun, Opinion, Limitless etc that are looking to bite away at the market share. Despite competition ramping up, Kalshi and Polymarket are by far the leaders in terms of volume, number of trades and open interest.  The line from two years ago, however, has mostly dissolved. Polymarket now runs a CFTC-licensed US arm and despite Kalshi fighting roughly a dozen states in the US over whether sports contracts count as gambling, the latest numbers on combined trading volume between the two platforms hit $47.5 billion in the month of June alone this year. That’s more tha

The post British Pound holds firm as Trump ceasefire shock tests USD appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Pound Sterling (GBP) holds firm on Friday during the North American session as risk appetite deteriorated after US President Donald Trump posted on social media that the ceasefire with Iran is over, even though negotiations continue. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3406, unchanged, after reaching an almost one-month high of 1.3451 earlier in the day. GBP/USD steadies as geopolitics, Fed minutes and UK politics collide This week, GBP/USD is poised to finish with gains of over 0.58% following the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The end of the ceasefire between the US and Iran could bolster the Greenback even though both countries are set to continue negotiations next week in Switzerland. In the meantime, the Fed’s meeting minutes showed that officials favored further tightening but supported holding rates, as they assess incoming data. Data-wise

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The post AUD/USD climbs as Chinese Yuan strength supports the Aussie appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. AUD/USD advances toward the 0.6960 area on Friday, supported by a softer US Dollar (USD) and renewed strength in the Chinese Yuan (CNY). The pair continues to recover on the four-hour chart, although escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran are limiting broader risk appetite. US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Iran had requested further negotiations and that Washington had agreed to continue talks. However, Trump warned that the ceasefire was “over,” raising concerns that hostilities could intensify despite diplomatic channels remaining open. Meanwhile, the Chinese Yuan strengthened to a one-week high against the US Dollar, offering additional support to the Australian Dollar given Australia’s close trade ties with China. The move followed a stronger fixing from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), which set the USD/CNY midpoint at 6.7989, below th

The post Euro eases from one-week high as traders assess Middle East developments appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. EUR/USD trims gains on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) rebounds while traders digest the latest developments in the Middle East. At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 1.1433, easing from a one-week high of 1.1460 touched earlier during the Asian session. In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said Iran had asked to continue talks and that the United States had agreed, while emphasizing that Washington had informed Tehran that the ceasefire was “over.” Trump’s remarks came after the US and Iran exchanged military strikes following attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. Earlier on Friday, Reuters reported that Qatari mediators are in Iran for talks aimed at creating conditions for broader negotiations. As the situation remains fluid, the US Dollar continu

The post Trump Says Iran Peace Talks Will Continue Despite End To Ceasefire appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The U.S. and Iran will continue peace talks even as the two sides have escalated strikes against each other this week, President Donald Trump said Friday, signaling a willingness to negotiate as both countries have struggled to find meaningful progress since a “memorandum of understanding” was signed last month. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Friday morning. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Key Facts Trump said Iran asked to continue peace talks and that the U.S. agreed, though he noted the U.S. “has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/07/10/trump-says-iran-peace-talks-will-continue-despite-latest-strikes-repeats-ceasefire-is-over/

The post US Charges Rossen Iossifov in $290K Crypto Laundering Case appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. US charges Rossen Iossifov over an alleged $290K crypto laundering scheme from prison. Prosecutors say forfeited crypto moved through mixers to hinder government recovery. Earlier fraud case tied Iossifov to nearly $5M laundered and 900 US scam victims. Federal prosecutors have filed new criminal charges against Bulgarian national Rossen G. Iossifov, alleging that he conspired to launder approximately $290,000 worth of cryptocurrency that had already been seized and ordered forfeited following his earlier federal fraud conviction. According to the charges, the alleged conspiracy took place in January 2024 while Iossifov was serving a prison sentence in the United States. The case introduces a new chapter in an investigation that began with his conviction for participating in a multinational fraud operation targeting hundreds of American victims. New Indictment Centers on Previously