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Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto

Sam Becker / fastcompany - Forward March? The initial market movements on Monday seem to indicate that’s the case, at least for crypto.On Monday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) was up more than 5%, jumping to more than $69,000 as of 12 p.m. ET from around $65,500 on Sunday afternoon. L…


Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions.

Iran Tensions Push Bitcoin to $67,884 as Oil Prices Surge and Markets React to Middle East Crisis

3 days / parameter / Trader Edge

VanEck CEO Declares Bitcoin Bottom Formation as BTC Holds $68K

3 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Spot bitcoin ETFs post $458 million in net inflows as institutions buy into global instability: analysts

3 days / theblock / Danny Park

Bitcoin climbs as BTC ETFs post one of the quarter’s biggest inflow days amid Iran volatility

3 days / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Gold surges past US$5,340 and Bitcoin breaks US$70,000 as Middle East crisis sends markets into chaos

3 days / e27 / Anndy Lian

Circle Stock Extends Double-Digit Gains Amid Broader Crypto Rally

3 days / decrypt / Vismaya V

Bitcoin Treasury Firm ProCap Adds $31 Million in BTC as Stock Buybacks Grow

4 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher Monday driven by short-covering, not fresh buying, says analyst.

4 days / coindesk / Helene Braun

Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto

4 days / fastcompany / Sam Becker

Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative takes a further hit amid Mideast conflict

4 days / sherwood / Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy


Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed.

Core Scientific revenue drops in Q4 as bitcoin miner pushes into supplying data center infrastructure

4 days / theblock / RT Watson

Riot Platforms reports record annual revenue of $647 million amid AI and HPC push

4 days / theblock / RT Watson

Core Scientific craters after soft Q4 sales

4 days / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Core Scientific turns lower after Q4 results disappoint

4 days / coindesk / James Van Straten

Iran Conflict Not Major Concern For Bitcoin Mining Hashrate, Say Experts

4 days / decrypt / Callan Quinn

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Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market

tomshardware - A 130% surge in combined DRAM and SSD prices by the end of 2026 will push PC prices up 17% compared to 2025 levels and wipe out the sub-$500 PC market.


AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips

AI Data Centers Starve Budget Smartphones of Memory Chips

4 days / pymnts / PYMNTS


Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028

Extinction Watch: Sub-$500 Computers in Danger, According to Report

4 days / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Entry-Level PC Segment Might Disappear by 2028, Claims Gartner

4 days / techpowerup

Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market

4 days / reddit / /u/imaginary_num6er

Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market

4 days / tomshardware

Gartner says sub-$500 entry level PCs could disappear by 2028 as memory prices surge

4 days / techspot

Entry level PCs costing less than $500 ‘will disappear by 2028’, research firm predicts

4 days / reddit / /u/PaiDuck


Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500%

Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines — NAND squeeze affecting everyone in the SSD supply chain

4 days / tomshardware

Phison Seeks Customer Prepayments as NAND Flash Prices Surge 500%

4 days / reddit / /u/sr_local

Phison Seeks Customer Prepayments as NAND Flash Prices Surge 500% Over Six Months

4 days / techpowerup

Phison Shifts NAND Supply to ‘Prepayment’ Model to Make Sure It Secures the Cash Before Allocating Any Supply to Customers

4 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

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MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition

Trader Edge / parameter - MicroStrategy acquired 3,015 bitcoin for $204M, expanding total holdings to 720,737 BTC. The purchase was funded through stock sales and preferred equity.The post MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition appear…

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MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition

4 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Strategy purchased more than $200 million in bitcoin last week

4 days / coindesk / James Van Straten

Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 3,015 bitcoin for $204 million as total holdings top 720,000 BTC

4 days / theblock / James Hunt

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