May 17, 2026

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Trump secures two week ceasefire with Iran, Bitcoin reclaims $70lk

President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran were “very far along” toward a “definitive” peace agreement, confirming that Washington had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to keep negotiations on track. Summary The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations toward a peace deal to proceed. Oil prices fell below

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Bitcoin

Optimove Acquires Smartico in iGaming CRM Consolidation Play – iGaming Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Optimove signed deal to acquire Smartico, its 4th acquisition since 2018; terms undisclosed Global online gambling market hit $95.3B in 2024, projected at $185.17B by 2033 Optimove has raised $95M total across two rounds; Smartico remained fully bootstrapped Bootstrapped Rivals Merge as iGaming CRM Market Matures The deal, announced April 6, brings together

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Crypto

Iran agrees to 14-day ceasefire contingent on Strait of Hormuz reopening

Iran has agreed to a 14-day ceasefire contingent on the Strait of Hormuz reopening. The ceasefire by April 15 market now sits at 100% YES, up from 12% just 24 hours ago. The April 15 ceasefire market spiked 24 points, moving from 67% to 90% in late-night trading before reaching 100%. The markets for April

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Ripple

Ripple Maps 2026 Shift In African Crypto Rules: What Regulators Are Changing

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Blockchain payment giant Ripple issued a new report focusing on the growth and adoption of digital assets across Africa, driven by key regulatory changes that the firm says have prompted it to offer crypto solutions to “power Africa’s expanding digital economy.”  The

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Tech & AI

I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Arcee, a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a massive, 400B-parameter open source LLM on a $20 million shoestring budget, has released its new reasoning model. Arcee calls the model Trinity Large Thinking — and it’s the most capable open-weight model “ever released by a non-Chinese company,” claims CEO Mark McQuade to TechCrunch. As that

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Coinbase

With fresh pardon, CZ owns Donald Trump

Trump’s pardoning of CZ suggests that any billionaire can effectively lobby the president if they buy enough of his memecoin. Source link

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Crypto

New XRPL Startup Initiative Launched by Seoul FinTech and XRPL Korea (Report)

During the program period, participating teams will receive support, including business consulting, blockchain technology mentoring, and networking. Seoul FinTech Lab, a Seoul Metropolitan Government-funded incubator for fintech companies, has announced a collaboration with the Korean arm of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem to support promising builders on the XRPL. The goal is to develop

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Bitcoin

Crypto P2P Trading With FRW Carries Serious Financial Risks – Crypto News Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: The National Bank of Rwanda warned on April 5, 2026, that Bybit’s new FRW P2P feature violates the country’s crypto rules. NBR-licensed banks are prohibited from converting FRW to crypto, leaving users with zero legal recourse for losses. Rwanda’s Cabinet approved a draft VASP licensing framework on March 4, 2026, which could reshape

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Crypto

Will XRP price fall below $1.30 support

XRP price has now rejected the descending trendline resistance at least three times since late March, and the most recent failure on April 6 to 7 arrived on rising volume, a signal analysts associate with bearish continuation rather than consolidation. Summary XRP price is at $1.3184 on April 7 after being rejected at the descending

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Coinbase

90% of Jesse Pollak’s Base tokens are down bad

Of the last 50 tokens launched by Jesse Pollack on Base, 40% have seen their market cap fall by at least 90%, and only three have increased. Source link

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