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The ongoing Iran–US conflict has become one of the most influential macro events of 2026 — not just for global politics, but for Bitcoin, altcoins, and the entire crypto ecosystem. From oil shocks to cyber warfare, the ripple effects are already visible across digital assets.
Let’s break down exactly how this war is impacting crypto 👇
🌍 1. Global Uncertainty = Crypto Volatility
Geopolitical wars historically trigger market instability, and crypto is no exception.
Global stocks dropped sharply at the start of the conflict
Oil prices surged due to supply disruptions
Inflation fears increased worldwide �
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👉 Result for crypto:
Short-term panic selling
Increased volatility spikes
Capital rotation between risk assets
Crypto behaves like a risk asset in early war phases, often falling alongside equities.
🛢️ 2. Oil Shock → Inflation → Crypto Pressure
The Strait of Hormuz crisis disrupted nearly 20% of global oil supply, sending energy prices higher �
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This creates a chain reaction:
Higher oil → higher inflation
Higher inflation → central banks keep interest rates high
High rates → less liquidity in crypto
Experts say this could delay Bitcoin’s major bull run, with rate cuts unlikely in the near term �
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👉 Bearish short-term, but important long-term setup.
🪙 3. Crypto as a Sanctions Bypass Tool
One of the biggest shifts: crypto is being actively used in the war economy
Iran is using crypto to bypass sanctions
Increased crypto inflows into sanctioned regions
Digital assets used for cross-border payments �
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Even more shocking:
➡️ Reports show oil transit fees being paid in stablecoins in the Strait of Hormuz �
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👉 This proves: Crypto is no longer speculative — it’s becoming geopolitical financial infrastructure
🔐 4. Cyber Warfare Boosts Crypto Narrative
The war includes massive cyberattacks and digital disruption:
Attacks on financial systems
Internet blackouts
Rising cyber warfare between nations �
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👉 Impact on crypto:
Increased interest in decentralization
Growth in self-custody wallets
Higher demand for censorship-resistant money
📉 5. Short-Term Bearish, Long-Term Bullish?
Crypto analysts suggest:
War impact could suppress markets through 2026 �
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Liquidity remains tight
Risk sentiment stays fragile
BUT…
History shows:
👉 Every major crisis eventually strengthens Bitcoin’s narrative as:
“Digital gold”
Hedge against fiat instability
Borderless financial system
📊 6. Market Psychology Shift
War changes how investors think:
Less speculation, more capital preservation
Increased demand for safe havens (gold, BTC)
Shift toward macro-driven trading
Interestingly, gold surged early in the war — and Bitcoin often follows this trend with delay.
🔮 Final Outlook
The Iran–US war is not just a geopolitical event — it’s a turning point for crypto adoption.
Short Term:
Volatility
Bearish pressure
Liquidity constraints
Long Term:
Increased real-world use of crypto
Stronger decentralization narrative
Potential for major bull cycle post-conflict
🚀 Conclusion
War accelerates change.
While traditional markets struggle with inflation, sanctions, and instability, crypto is quietly evolving into:
👉 A tool of survival
👉 A financial weapon
👉 A global alternative system
The real question is not if crypto will benefit…
…but how big the shift will be once the dust settles.

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$GUN O governo dos Estados Unidos avalia rascunho de acordo para encerrar hostilidades e neutralizar a capacidade nuclear iraniana através de incentivos financeiros.
$AIOT A investigação da Casa Branca e as negociações diplomáticas de alto nível indicam que os Estados Unidos consideram liberar US$ 20 bilhões em ativos iranianos congelados como parte de um acordo histórico.
Em contrapartida, o governo de Teerã deverá entregar a totalidade de seu estoque de urânio enriquecido, uma medida vista como fundamental para encerrar o conflito iniciado em fevereiro. O plano, detalhado em um rascunho de três páginas, busca consolidar um cessar-fogo duradouro e garantir que o programa nuclear iraniano permaneça sob estrita supervisão internacional.
Termos do acordo e o impasse sobre o enriquecimento $PIEVERSE
A proposta central envolve a transferência de cerca de 2.000 quilos de urânio enriquecido, incluindo 450 quilos com 60% de pureza, para fora do território iraniano ou sua neutralização monitorada.
A investigação da Casa Branca sobre a viabilidade do pacto destaca que os Estados Unidos exigem uma moratória de 20 anos para novas atividades de enriquecimento, enquanto o Irã propôs inicialmente um prazo de apenas cinco anos. Mediadores internacionais, com apoio de países como Paquistão, Egito e Turquia, trabalham para reduzir essa divergência e estabelecer um cronograma aceitável para ambas as potências.
As discussões avançaram significativamente nesta semana, embora autoridades norte-americanas ressaltem que lacunas importantes ainda precisam ser superadas antes da assinatura final. O governo iraniano busca alívio financeiro imediato para sua economia, enquanto a prioridade de Washington é a desativação permanente de instalações nucleares subterrâneas.
De acordo com o memorando de entendimento, o Irã manteria apenas reatores de pesquisa acima do solo destinados exclusivamente à produção de isótopos médicos.
Destino do material nuclear e supervisão internacional
Um dos pontos mais sensíveis da investigação da Casa Branca e das rodadas de negociação em Islamabad refere-se ao destino físico do urânio estocado nas profundezas de instalações fortificadas.
Enquanto Washington pressiona pela remoção total do material para o território americano, uma proposta de compromisso sugere o envio de parte do urânio para um país terceiro neutro. O restante do material seria submetido ao processo de “down-blending” (diluição) dentro do próprio Irã, sob a fiscalização rigorosa de inspetores internacionais para garantir que não possa ser convertido em armamento.
A segurança no Estreito de Ormuz também integra o escopo das negociações, com relatos de que o Irã iniciou a remoção de minas navais para assegurar o fluxo comercial. Apesar do otimismo moderado de alguns setores, a investigação da Casa Branca enfrenta questionamentos internos sobre a aplicação dos recursos bilionários que seriam devolvidos a Teerã.
O governo federal defende que o acordo é a via mais rápida para neutralizar a ameaça nuclear sem a necessidade de uma escalada militar prolongada.
Próximos passos e a posição do Executivo
O presidente Donald Trump afirmou que os negociadores devem se reunir novamente neste final de semana para tentar selar o acordo antes do vencimento do cessar-fogo atual, previsto para 22 de abril.
A investigação da Casa Branca aponta que o montante de US$ 20 bilhões é um valor intermediário, após o Irã ter rejeitado uma oferta inicial de US$ 6 bilhões voltada apenas para ajuda humanitária. O desfecho dessas conversas determinará não apenas o futuro nuclear da região, mas também a estabilidade das rotas globais de suprimento de energia.
Embora o Executivo tenha negado publicamente que o dinheiro seja um pagamento direto, analistas reforçam que o desbloqueio dos fundos congelados é a peça-chave para a cooperação de Teerã. A transparência sobre o uso desses valores e a eficácia do monitoramento do urânio diluído permanecem como os pilares de sustentação do pacto.
A conclusão bem-sucedida da investigação da Casa Branca sobre os riscos operacionais do acordo poderá redefinir a geopolítica do Oriente Médio nos próximos anos.


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10 companies that have said they're doing AI-related layoffs

Apr 20th 2026, 15:10 by Ana Altchek,Kelsey Vlamis,Shubhangi Goel

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Block CEO Jack Dorsey, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna (left to right).
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Companies like Snap and Salesforce said cuts were a result of AI.
Snap shared plans to cut 16% of its global workforce, citing "rapid advancements" in the technology.
In February, CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Block was eliminating approximately 40% of staff.
Worries about AI one day replacing human workers have intensified recently — and as it turns out, that future may be here.

A number of companies have recently announced cuts staff and cited AI efficiencies as a major rationale.

A March report from career transition firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas found that so far this year, AI has been cited in 8% of job cut plans.

Amid this rash of layoffs, some have asked whether AI is replacing so many roles once held by humans or whether some degree of "AI washing" is at work. OpenAI's Sam Altman said some companies are blaming AI for layoffs that would've happened regardless.

An MIT study released last year said that 95% of corporate AI investments have generated "zero return" so far.

Even as some companies replace human workers with the technology, they may end up hiring more people because of it — or rehiring at least some of the roles they eliminated. A 2025 survey conducted by consulting firm Robert Half found that 29% of 2,000 hiring managers said they reopened positions that had been previously got rid of after implementing AI.

Here's a list of companies that have done AI-related layoffs:

Angi
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Angi, the popular contractor listing site previously known as Angie's List, said in January that it was cutting roughly 350 jobs in part because of "AI-driven efficiency improvements."

The company added that the cuts were part of a plan "to reduce operating expenses and optimize the organizational structure in support of long-term growth."

Atlassian
Mike Cannon-Brookes walks around during the annual media and tech conference in Sun Valley
Last year, Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said that his company would have more engineers working for it in five years than it did then.
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Atlassian announced cuts of 1,600 jobs in March, totaling about 10% of its global workforce. The move comes as the Australian-American software company says it is restructuring to focus on AI and enterprise growth.

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the reduction was part of a broader effort to reposition the business for what CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes described as the "AI era."

"It would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn't change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas. It does," Cannon-Brookes wrote in a message to employees.

On the "20VC" podcast in October last year, prior to the cuts, Cannon-Brookes said he planned to have more engineers at the company in five years.

"They will be more efficient, but technology creation is not output-bound," Cannon-Brookes said.

Block
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In a post on X in February, billionaire and Block CEO Jack Dorsey said he was slashing nearly half of Block's workforce, cutting its over 10,000-person staff to under 6,000. The move came as he said business was strong and profits were growing, but a new way of working was emerging.

"We're already seeing that the intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company," Dorsey said in his memo on X.

In the company's earnings call that followed the memo, Dorsey said that more companies will follow suit in using AI to drive efficiency gains. Block is already ahead of the trend that "all companies will eventually" adopt, the CEO said.

Crypto.com
Kris Marszalek
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Crypto.com announced on March 19 that it would cut 12% of its staff. The CEO, Kris Marszalek, wrote in a post on X that those impacted were in "roles that do not adapt in our new world."

"We are joining the list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI," Marszalek wrote on X. "Companies that move immediately and pair the best AI tools with top-performers will achieve a level of scale and precision that was previously impossible. This is where we must go."

The company previously cut jobs in 2022 during a cryptocurrency slump and another 20% of its workforce in 2023, following the collapse of FTX.

HP
Lores ends each day with reflection about HP's present and future.
Lores ends each day with reflection about HP's present and future.
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HP said it's reducing the size of its corporate workforce as a result of AI initiatives. In an earnings report last November, the company said it plans to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by the end of 2028, estimating the changes would save around $1 billion.

HP's earnings presentation at the time said part of its strategy was to cut costs through "workforce reductions, platform simplification, programs consolidation, and productivity measures" and to increase customer satisfaction, innovation, and productivity with "artificial intelligence adoption and enablement."

IBM
Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM addresses the gathering on the first day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 25, 2023
Arvind Krishna has been spent his entire career at IBM. He was made CEO of the company in 2020.
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Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, told The Wall Street Journal last year that it had replaced hundreds of human resources employees with AI.

More recently, the company announced last November that it would cut thousands of workers in the fourth quarter of 2025, affecting a "single-digit percentage of its global workforce." Its CEO, Arvind Krishna, said the company is shifting priorities to hire more people around AI and quantum. He also said the company plans to increase hiring among recent college graduates over the next year.

Krishna has also said AI adoption has led to the company hiring more employees in programming and sales.

In 2023, Krishna told Bloomberg that IBM had halted or slowed hiring for back-office roles, like in human resources, that could be replaced by AI.

"I could easily see 30% of that getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period," he told the outlet at the time.

Klarna
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski
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Klarna's CEO says its workforce has halved over the last four years and will shrink further in the coming years.

In an interview with Harry Stebbings on the "20 VC" podcast in February, Sebastian Siemiatkowski said there are about 3,000 employees at Klarna, and he expects the company's workforce to drop below 2,000 by 2030. The company had 7,000 employees in 2022, he said.

The CEO said the reduction is a result of layoffs and "natural attrition," which is when the company doesn't replace workers who leave.

Siemiatkowski said that "human connection" will be vital for the company, and jobs involved in that will not be replaced by AI.

"Those jobs will remain, but for the rest it's going to be definitely smaller," he said.

Klarna declined to comment further when contacted by Business Insider. A spokesperson previously said that its AI assistant handles the equivalent workload of 853 full-time agents, up from 700 at launch. The spokesperson said it was saving the company an estimated $58 million annually.

Salesforce
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says Gemini 3 is so advanced that he has stopped using ChatGPT.
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Salesforce cut fewer than 1,000 workers in February, including employees from marketing, product management, data analytics, and its Agentforce AI product.

In an episode of "The Logan Bartlett Show" released last August, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company was using AI agents in its customer support division to replace humans and help the company work through more sales leads.

"I was able to rebalance my head count on my support," he said in the interview. "I've reduced it from 9,000 heads to about 5,000 because I need less heads."

A Salesforce spokesperson told Business Insider previously that Benioff was referencing an organizational transformation that took place over several months to reshape its customer support function.

After deploying Agentforce, the company no longer needed to "actively backfill support engineer roles," the spokesperson said, adding that it successfully redeployed hundreds of employees into other areas of the company, like professional services, sales, and customer success.

Snap
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In a memo to employees released in a regulatory filing on April 15, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said the company would cut 1,000 employees, or about 16% of its global workforce. The CEO cited "rapid advancements" in AI and "small squads" using the technology to be more efficient.

Spiegel said Snap would also close more than 300 open roles, and that US-based employees would receive four months of severance, healthcare coverage, and equity vesting. In an investor update included in the company's filing, it said the layoffs would result in roughly $500 million in annualized cost savings.

Wisetech
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Wisetech is cutting 2,000 jobs.
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Zubin Appoo, the CEO of Wisetech, said the logistics software maker is cutting 2,000 jobs, or 30% of its staff, because of AI-led efficiency.

In a conference call on February 25, Appoo said that AI enables greater productivity in less time and with fewer employees. The Sydney-based company employed about 7,000 people, according to an annual report released in October.

"I am prepared to say this clearly: the era of manually writing code as the core act of engineering is over," Appoo said. The technology is "unlocking levels of efficiency gains across WiseTech that were previously out of reach."

In some parts of the workforce, such as customer service, one in two workers will disappear, he added.
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