Oil futures will begin trading later on Sunday. Saudi Aramco shares were climbing as trading resumed in Saudi Arabia, possibly hinting that crude is headed for a surge.
Artificial intelligence might lead to a revolution in the U.S. economy and dramatically reshape the jobs market. That’s precisely why so many people are worried about it.
U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran will push up oil futures, and prices at the pump, GasBuddy forecasts.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmJjNjItZmUwNS03NjBlLWI5ZjUtZjhlMWFiMzQyYWNkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Tokenized gold leads ‘100% of weekend price discovery’ while CME futures are closed" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Tokenized gold markets like PAXG and XAUt now handle nearly all gold price discovery when CME futures shut for the weekend.</p>
The US military reportedly relied on Anthropic’s Claude AI for intelligence analysis and targeting during an Iran strike hours after Trump ordered a ban on the company’s systems.
The newly created Polymarket wallets placed bets on the timing of a US strike against Iran, buying shares hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2E3YWItOTIxOS03MmE1LTgyMTQtOTYzODhlOTNkMWZhLmpwZWc=.jpeg" alt="Bitcoin recovers to $68K following death of Iranian Supreme Leader" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Donald Trump described Ayatollah Khamenei as “one of the most evil people in history,” on Truth Social.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2E3MTEtOGMwMy03OTEwLWE5NDgtMjBlM2ZmOTdjODA3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ethereum smart accounts are finally coming 'within a year' — Vitalik Buterin" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Removing intermediaries with account abstraction is a “core principle of non-ugly cypherpunk Ethereum,” said Buterin.</p>
Use of ‘shoot and scoot’ drone warfare could prolong Iran conflict, warns Papic at BCA Research
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Y2E2MWMtM2Q0Mi03YmE2LThlOTAtNTQyOTRkZTM1NWYyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Anthropic CEO responds to Pentagon order prohibiting military use" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The company was the first to deploy its AI models on classified US military cloud networks, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.</p>
Ethereum’s dominant total value locked and widespread adoption by traditional finance institutions confirm its role as the base of global onchain finance. Will Ether price follow?
A rare Bitcoin bottom signal from 2023 has flashed again, but the 2026 macroeconomic backdrop calls its validity into question. Can BTC price defy the odds?
Dubai and Doha airports are among the largest international hubs for air travel.
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, putting a key regional source of the world’s crude oil at risk and raising talk of a return to $100-a-barrel oil prices.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Y2E1ODctMjg0MC03NDkzLWEwZjctNmExMTI4M2M5NWM2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto treasury companies likely to consolidate in 2026: Crypto exec" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Declining crypto prices mean that many digital asset treasuries are either underwater or trading at a discount to their net asset value.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzlmMjctNjQ2MC03MGRhLWFkZTAtMDYzOTI3MDFjNmJmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Buying Bitcoin? Hold for at least three years to avoid losses, data says" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Traders who bought Bitcoin three to five years ago are still up around 90% on average, even after the latest correction.</p>
Lawmakers urge US regulators to review Binance’s AML and sanctions controls after reports of Iran-linked transactions and potential evasion risks.
American companies are spending enormous sums to develop high-performing AI models. Distillation attacks are attempting to maliciously extract them — and nobody is doing much to stop it.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Yzk5ZWQtNjVhZi03NzE0LTg1MmUtMDY0YTUxNmFkNTU5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Why institutions still prefer Ethereum despite faster blockchains" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>TPS breakthroughs get engineers excited, but TradFi is looking at Ethereum because that’s where the liquidity is, says Kevin Lepsoe of ETHGas.</p>
During my first review last year, he said, “I just feel like you don’t dress for the occasion.”