Cryptonews

Unraveling the World of Crypto - One News at a Time

Is crude heading back to $100? Crypto traders drive $500M weekend Hyperliquid oil bets over Strait of Hormuz closure

CryptoSlate Published 19.04.2026 16:00

Crypto traders traded more than $500 million in synthetic oil futures over the weekend on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, betting that renewed military conflict in the Middle East could push…

Read full article →

Related articles

  • Gate Research flags 5x ETFs as tactical, not buy‑and‑hold
    Crypto.News Published 17.04.2026 15:00
  • Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Drifts Near $75K on Profit-Taking
    Crypto.News Published 16.04.2026 16:57
  • GalaxyOne Head Wants Retail Investors to Stake More, Predict Less
    Decrypt Published 18.04.2026 19:44
  • Russia advances crypto bill with licensing rules and retail limits
    Crypto.News Published 22.04.2026 07:37
  • Tether Asserts Stablecoin Dominance Over Circle's USDC Amid Major Crypto Hacks
    Decrypt Published 21.04.2026 18:34
  • The 7 leading free cloud mining platforms to watch in 2026
    Crypto.News Published 16.04.2026 10:06
  • Charles Schwab Launches Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading at 75 Basis Points
    RegChainNews Published 22.04.2026 01:40
  • SEC’s “innovation exemption” sets new rails for tokenized securities
    Crypto.News Published 21.04.2026 13:32

Market Prices

Bitcoin

Bitcoin

$77,726.17

BTC -1.46%

Ethereum

Ethereum

$2,325.56

ETH -3.85%

XRP

XRP

$1.42

XRP -2.89%

Solana

Solana

$85.84

SOL -3.70%

Cardano

Cardano

$0.25

ADA -2.88%

Stellar

Stellar

$0.18

XLM -0.16%

RSS Latest Crypto News

  • CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) drops 3.9%, leading index lower
  • Tether Freezes $344 Million in USDT With OFAC and US Law Enforcement
  • Honeywell (HON) Shares Tumble 6% as Middle East Tensions Hit Revenue and Outlook Falls Short
  • More than 90% of Web3 games failed after $15 billion boom as gamers never showed up: Caladan
  • RealGo Raises $3.5M to Transform Memes into Playable Digital Assets on Web3
  • Gold Prices Tumble as Hormuz Crisis Sends Crude Oil Soaring Past $103 Mark
  • Crypto’s CLARITY Act Sits At 50-50 For 2026 Passage, Galaxy Says
  • Firelight and Sentora Partner to Bring Native DeFi Coverage to Institutional Vaults
  • KelpDAO Attacker Converts $175M in Stolen ETH to Bitcoin Through THORChain
  • Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Soars 8% Following Strong Q1 Performance and Narrowed Subscriber Losses
  • American Express (AXP) Stock Gains After Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations
  • Pantera Capital Urges London-Listed Satsuma to Offload $50 Million Bitcoin Treasury
  • American Airlines (AAL) Stock Climbs Despite Warning of $4B Fuel Cost Surge in Q1 Earnings
  • Uzbekistan Lures Global Crypto Mining with 10-Year Tax Holiday in New Special Zone
  • Bio Protocol Gains Momentum as AI-Driven DeSci Hype Builds
  • Bitcoin ETF Flows Turn Positive as BlackRock’s IBIT Hits Top 1%
  • Curve Weekly Cover – DeFi Stress Week
  • Whales Just Accumulated 800 Billion PEPE Tokens in a Week: Is a Breakout Above $0.0000041 Coming?
  • Bitcoin To $140,000 And XRP To $7? Here’s When It Will Happen
  • Oklo (OKLO) Stock Jumps 16% Following Nvidia AI Deal and HSBC Bullish Rating