BIG: $BTC is less than $10K away from the price at which Germany sold.

Inflation report sends crypto markets surging

JUST IN: Wells Fargo files a trademark for “WFUSD,” hinting at potential crypto services or a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin.

NEW: Bitcoin treasury firm Strive Asset Management is investing $50M in Strategy Inc.’s STRC preferred series, further linking two companies focused on accumulating Bitcoin.

JUST IN: President Trump told Axios in a phone interview Wednesday that the war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left" to target. "Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said

JUST IN: IEA says member countries to release 400 million barrels from oil reserves amid Middle East war

JUST IN: Russia is providing Iran with advanced drone tactics learnt in the war in Ukraine to target the US and Gulf states, per WSJ

JUST IN: Iran’s new supreme leader was wounded at the start of the war, per Israeli Media.

JUST IN: The largest release of strategic oil reserves is history is being prepared by the International Energy Agency 🤯

@HeleneBraunn reports